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[quote name='rodney72a' timestamp='1469149053' post='3096174'] You'd be paying a significant amount to devalue your bass by a significant amount. [/quote] Or he's paying a significant amount to make it perfect for him so he wants to keep it even more. My own 2005 5 string has twin EMGs and been routed out for them. (Yes I did that to a limited edition one). It is now perfect for what I want. It's not going anywhere. It is correct that modded EBMM instruments get more flack than say Jazzes. I imagine it is partly because of the way the EBMM forum is run with zero tolerance for mods or sometimes even discussions about non-EBMM strings! Quite often the flack includes "Sell it and buy the bass you really want - don't ruin that!" However there aren't any other production line basses with that neck, or with that string spacing. So if body contouring and different electronics are what you need to be changed there is no possibility if "buying the bass you really want" as it doesn't exist. Whenever I get that sort of crap I always ask - What non-custom bass can I buy with that neck and with 17.5mm string spacing etc etc that (for example) already has EMGS or whatever. I've never got an answer.

Due to a slight OCD issue I like even numbers. 20,22,24 are all good.

I doubt Mesa will help - they will direct you to Westside Distribution and they don't like helping anyone who hasn't bought a UK model.

http://images.cdbaby.name/d/o/dougjohns3_large.jpg?v=b9542374-189a-49f0-97bd-417035df5f9e Doug Johns album?

In advance in full. No money - don't even load the car.

Yup. I like GHS Pressurewounds as a good halfway.

For £30 the box models will just be a daisy chain in the box. They won't have isolated outputs. Can be fine if your pedals aren't noisy though.

I gigged my little stack last week. Music Trust gig so several ensembles of various sizes. Sounded brilliant. Extra height of 2 cabs was great for monitoring and there seemed to just be a bit more of everything. Played everything from Bacarach tunes to the Hawaii 5-0 theme!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1468013527' post='3088162'] Is that just because what we have been led to believe as 'the norm'? [/quote] I don't think so. A rock show has movement of the players, running round huge stages. Can't do that with a stand.

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1468002265' post='3088032'] Because you get very little repeatition of notes, rhythm, or structure that you get in rock/pop. I play in orchestras and in large wind bands. Some of the easier pieces, the music is an aide-memoire since you get to know it after a few rehearsals. But you don't develop that level of familiarity with more complex works, plus as already noted, there are a vast number of articulation, dynamic and performance instructions, as well as notes and rhythm to worry about, plus other performance guidance notes, cuts etc. Typically you get maybe 4 or 5 rehearsals, do concert, start rehearsing new set of music... I don't yet play bass in any group. When I get round to that, it is likely to be jazz-ish probably. Since I don't currently know any bass music, I'm anticipating using a stand, which I do not see as a problem. Maybe over time, if I end up developing a core repertoire that is aired regularly, that requirement will fade. Don't know. I don't see it as a big deal. One orchestra I play in has a partially sighted player. He has an A4 sized tablet. He gets his music scanned and then video reversed so that white is black and vice versa - he can see this better. He has a pedal to control scrolling. The main point is surely that what matters is the end result - if it's a decent performance, what's the issue? [/quote] Orchestra: fine Imagine Muse or Metallica with music stands. No.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1467980536' post='3087765'] Agreed about watching the carver. But, It's not always about knowing and learning the charts, that's the easy bit. For reference in certain situations. If there is some kind of mess up on stage or elsewhere, then the Conductor or MD shouts out 'Bar 88..1.2.3', you just do it, or pre show there is section cut (for whatever reason), pencil in the cut. No messing around looking for the music, there is no time (unless you have memorised every bar number as well) the moment has gone. The pad is mostly for reference after a while. IE, tune order etc. It's a safety net. IMHO of course. All this as well. [/quote] Hadn't thought about a mad jump to a new section, probably because that hasn't happened to me (yet). I would be screwed unless it was something I had learned on the way like Section A or B or something.

Even when I play in the local orchestra I learn the tunes so I don't have to use the music. I treat it like I was in a rock band again. I never look at it during the performance, eyes on the conductor. I am often surprised that even the Grade 8 players haven't memorised them. Some of them could sight read and transpose at the same time having never seen or heard the piece before. But not remember it after a term of rehearsals.

[quote name='paul h' timestamp='1467810499' post='3086425'] I think that's a very interesting question! I was a Big Billy Sheehan fan...Mr Big at the Birmingham Institute still rates as one of my all time favourite gigs. However, I've never really had a desire to play like him. I imagine he has inspired many people to play bass but you're absolutely correct, I can't think of a single bass player who seems to have copied his style! Funny that. [/quote] I copied it for a long time. Attitude basses, 2 amps the whole lot. Played some Mr Big and Talas tunes in the sets too. Funnily enough my chops aren't good enough anymore, but now I can read music and I couldn't then.

Yup - you can run the 1/4 jacks with Cab sims and the XLR without, at the same time. Or the other way round. Why would the price come down? Demand is far higher than supply. Prices never come down in that situation. And don't forget the pound is in the toilet against the dollar now too. The amp models have been tweaked a bit in V2 firmware as well. Definite improvement on the ones I use a lot. It's one of those rare things that I haven't had a millisecond of buyers remorse about.

Firmware V2 is out! And it has "Snapshots" which is basically Fractal's "scenes" on steroids. Single stomp within a patch to not only activate a full memory of blocks on/off, but also it can remember 64 parameter changes too! I can't wait to try it!

http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2016/06/29/amptweaker-introduces-bass-jr-distortion-pedal-series/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoPcZjKiU84 The guitar pedals are exceptional so I'm quite excited about this.

Ash bought my beloved Status Energy. Really fast payment and arrangement of a courier. All good all the way!

Ah! I had forgotten about that. My existing Puma is relatively recent and I really like it, so it seems likely that the Eich's will be similar to that.

Was the Eich the T-1000 model? I thought they were pretty much identical internally?

The Ibanez Chrome Boy Satriani sig models are notorious for the finish coming off. Many unhappy people - as you'd expect for a £10k guitar. If they couldn't get it right at that money... I imagine it would work far better on a carbon fibre body.

Anyone got one yet? I could do with a back up to my Puma.

Green. Not enough green basses about.