fretmeister

Sorry to hear that.

I don't have big hands. I can play extra long scale basses as competently as I can a shorter scale. But on a 3 hour function gig I'll take the comfortable option every time. Problems and Comfort or lack of it are not the same thing. It's the same as balance and weight etc. With the massive amount of options available these days there is no reason to make it more difficult / annoying than it has to be. The best instrument for any player is one that seems to get out of the way of the music and playing.

I have the 32 scale mezzo Ibanez. It’s excellent. The low B is very good indeed with the right strings.

I really must try one of these.

Put steel rounds on it. Always does the trick.

Reaper for me.

I see Doug Johns has joined the Sandberg artist roster and they’ve built him a 24 fret TT4 with his favourite Barts.

Gary Willis used to use little plastic spacers behind the bridge of his basses to move the ball end further away, so it has been done before. I've been meaning to try it as I can't get a D'addario medium scale B string. You can always order custom strings from Newtone and have them made exactly for your instrument. Very nice they are too.

Email and ask them. They can do a lot. just be aware that if it can’t be done with a neck shape they already make and you really really want it… you’ll be paying for new moulds and tooling too…

derrière. it’s been discontinued.

Source Audio Spectrum filter. And a big surprise, the Boss BC-1X compressor. Ive sold my expensive ones and kept the Boss. The X stuff really is excellent.

My 4 string is tuned to C. I fitted EMG PJ-X set with an EMG stack 2 band, and the ABCX active Balance control and I’m really impressed with the sound. Also, Roto B strings suck like gravity. D’addario B are much better. Can get tapered ones too if that helps the intonation.

@adamg67 What power supply have you got there?

7.5lb limit for me. Too many injuries and operations.

That Times headline is misleading too. In other places it's been reported that The Offspring guy has declined on advice from his doctors due to other health issues. He doesn't seem to be anti-vaxx at all, just that he has a genuine medical issue that at the moment seems incompatible with the vaccine.

I know that pain. I think I'm going to sell my DG head and quite possibly my Urge 2.

I had a pair of HD112 and swapped them for CN112 many years ago. The HD112 had a more trad sound. Warmer, slightly scooped compared to the CN112. The CN were more mid pushed. I really preferred the sound of the HD but the weight saving was considerable. I wouldn't have either again. HD was too heavy, CN didn't sound how I wanted them to. I've not tried any other Berg cabs. All really well built though.

Decision made. I'm going to see what I can sell to raise the funds for the 5 string version.

Ray for the fingers Jazz for the slap.

I wash my hands before I play (proper old soap that leaves my skin feeling a bit dry) but never wipe down the strings.

He’s a fabulous player. I still love his Metropolitain album.

I’ve found a nice blue tort….

A really dark tort might be ok. Just.

The annoying thing is that I’m a bit bored with the harshness of my black plate on my white / rosewood P and I want a change and I don’t want white…