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With some couriers you have the option to leave somewhere on your premises like a shed, greenhouse or even a bin. You need to go on-line and select that with them. Its not an automatic option. I personally never give them that option. If they choose to leave it there and it goes missing then its still their responsibility. Think that's taking a fair bit of risk if you select anything like that because its an open door for any delivery driver to steal it. I have found that most items go missing at the central hubs they all use. Sometimes the collection driver picks up and items scanning shows that but the depot scan doesn't work or doesn't get done at all and the item lies there in a warehouse cause their employees can't read an address and sent it. I hate courier companies. BC'ers recomended using P4D and since using them i've had no trouble at all. They do however tend to use Parcelforce. Dave

I never used to have a reputation. I blame BC. Dave

Think i should have said intact rather than 2 seperate words there. My reputation for spelling is now in tat ters. Dave

seems the nickel users are slow to start but once going they will out-pace the SS every time

Ah my reputation is in tact.

I use anything that's free.

Just ordered on Amazon Dave. Forgot i had put it on my wish list few months ago. That's me with the full set so far and looking forward to another great read. No better way to chill out than with one of your books. Humourous and Intriguing storylines with so many twists and turns. Brilliant. Dave

Are the Pro's using a different frequency ? Dave

Thought it was to do with the laptop wireless. Its not really a problem as i don't usually have the laptop on my amp. Does that mean i will experience problems at gigs if people are using their phone cameras near me. ? Always good when someone gives me some feedback on problems. That's why i spend so much time on BC .........i have a lot of problems

I'm with Davo on this as well.

Had an odd one yesterday. I sat my laptop on my rack next to wireless receiver and the interference led's started to light up and i could hear distortion. Moved the laptop down to floor and sorted.

I haven't tried that yet but tweaking the amp a little was enough for me. Might try that today tho just to hear the difference in tone. It looks quite easy to change the settings. As my strings dull down from new i usually tweak the bass or amp EQ anyways so it wasn't too much of a change and i think i would simply get used to it. I suppoese it makes sense to set it the same as your lead as that way if it fails for any reason i'll swap over to a lead and tone won't change. Dave

Not sure if they still make them but the Kramer DMZ 3000 I remember Neil Murray had one with double P style pick ups that i believe he used in stereo mode or bi-amped in some way. For me that was his best tone. Also saw Trevor Bolder using one with Uriah Heep and it sounded fantastic. Definitely on my wanted list

Yep i've noticed the treble thing. I generally use a 3 or 4 metre lead at home so the difference when using the wireless was quite noticeable. Not overly bad it just felt as tho my older strings had a bit more life in them. New strings on my Jazz was quite a bit more in your face. I just tweaked the EQ on either bass or amp to suit. Was thinking of putting some velcro on top front corner of the rack and some on bottom of the reciever unit to ensure it doesn't move. I don't use pedals as amp has built in compresor that works pretty well. Dave

i've got loads of patch leads from when i had my pedal board but really appreciate the offer naxos10. I'm getting a short lead made up by our very own Bassic-bits with an angled jack one end and locking female jack the other as i'm putting the transmitter in a small pouch on my strap. Dave

I'm another that's had lots of active basses over the years and mostly had them running flat or on passive mode. I prefer my Jazz tone but my active P/J i run all flat with maybe a touch of balance towards P pick up. In the studio i've seen me tweaking the mids back a touch but never live i just keep it flat on everything. I've considered getting the actives removed and turned into a passive P/J. I've always adjusted my amp to get any tone i like but on saying that i also like my amps running virtually flat and maybe tweaked very slightly depending on venue. To be honest i will buy a bass just for the look and the feel of how it plays. The EQ can always be changed or tweaked along the chain somewhere but the bass needs to feel right from the start. Dave

Sympathy and condolences to family and friends. Dave

Wish him all the very best. I too have surgery coming up but its nothing overly serious apart from the usual risks that go along with any surgery. Hopefully i'll be back playing with the band in 3-4 wks Dave

Just recieved my Smooth Hound wireless and its pretty impressive just giving it a quick try at home before going out. Quality is pretty good altho i can see what people meant with batery cover but a little care and it will be fine. I bought the small strap case to mount it as when i change basses i use the same strap. Does the reciever move when sitting on top of your amp ? Its not very heavy and just wondered what others have come across with this or any other types on top of amps. Literally plugged in and played with no set up required at all. Need to order a short lead for transmitter tho. Dave

Seems to be a fair bit of Fender truss rod failures getting mentioned. I like my Fenders but its a bit worrying to hear of this. Dave

Use it in the recording studio mainly because the guy i'm doing the bass work for likes the low B string depth. Other than that i never use my 5 or 6 strings in a band situ. I def prefer my Jazz 4 string. Dave

If i was nearer i would be in more often and probably a good thing i'm 290 miles away. I did visit few yrs back looking for a 5 stringer and ended up with my Dingwall NG2 which is a great bass to have in the arsenal. I found the guys very helpful in the shop. No issues at all. I left feeling happy and content and having just driven 290 miles that wasn't an easy thing to achieve especially with the prospect of driving back home in same day. Dave

Me neither

I had a Peavey 5 string cheaper range and the B string was really nice on it. 34" length neck thru. Its as good as my Dingwall NG2 or my Overwater Custom 6er. Ranging from Under £500 for the Peavey to circa £3k for the Overwater and the B strings sound good on them all. Dave

worked ok for me earlier today. Dave