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I always take a spare bass. My rack has 2 amps in it anyway, so I always have a spare amp too, TBH I'm more worried about a battery in the bass crapping out - At some point I'd like to get a passive 5 string just because there is less to go wrong.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1417969804' post='2625579'] Still in development but could be cool if they can get close to the classic sound. Prices of originals continue to rise and rise. . . [/quote] Not according to ebay. Not hitting £600 anymore.

DO NOT RUN THE SEND INTO THE VT PEDAL! Preamp pedals (as opposed to drive pedals) have MASSIVE output available and you can really ruin your amp if you are going into the front of your amp using the amp preamp and then the pedal preamp as well! BASS > PEDAL > FX RETURN on the amp. Nothing in the amp input and nothing plugged into the SEND either! Leave your AMP gain at Zero. you are not using the amp preamp section at all, you are swapping it for the pedal preamp. You can't run 2 preamps cascading into the power amp without really stressing the power section of your amplifier.

Mesa Bass Prodigy 4:88 nails that tone beautifully.

It happens. This is why every band should have at least 1 competent backing singer who could take over. But saying that - how many singers do we know that actually look after their voices properly? I have Vocalzone ready at all times, and failing that sweet sherry to sip (only sip!) through the set. Or black very sweet tea. Strips the crap out of my throat. NO DAIRY! Even milk in the tea causes the mucus glands to kick in again.

I love Marleaux basses. Best I've ever played, irrespective of price.

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1417728808' post='2623614'] That was the manager... He spoke to the guy at the warehouse on the phone in front of me and didn't even have a go at him. Seriously, if my junior tech did something like this to a customer I would have gone livid. [/quote] If the manager had a go at an employee in front of a customer that would have been far more unprofessional than a warehousing error.

When I had one I set the EQ all at 12 o clock and just used the filters to adjust for the room. It was very nice. Sometimes I wonder why I sold it!

Even if you don't like him or his music - 10 minutes of annoyance = a shitload of free publicity for your band. Collect all your mates phone footage and take it to your local rag to explain how awesome it was even if you didn't think it was. They run a local interest story on a slow news day and people discover your band. Could get 6 months of work out of a little story like that for zero advertising spend.

Yes. Because unlike him I can still sing "Behind Blue Eyes" in the original key. Obviously I doubt I'll be able to when I'm 70 as well!!

I've got a ruler on my desk now - 22mm does look massive! That can't be right!! Thanks for the link though - that will do just lovely!

I have a lovely Jap P bass, but the string spacing is a little wide for me - I've not accurately measured it but IIRC most Fender 4 strings are about 22mm at the bridge, and most of my other basses are about 19, or even 18 on the 5 strings. I'm happy with the existing BBOT bridge as long as I can use replacement saddles to narrow the spacing a bit - but there are choices. Current USA Fenders come with 3 or 4 quite large grooves cut in the saddles to allow adjustment. But vintage Fenders actually seem to have threaded saddles where the whole thing is grooved, but not as deep. Does either of these have an advantage over the other? And just as importantly - where's the cheapest place to get them? ta

sh*te. The digitech BSW is different but nevertheless far better.

I had one. It was very good. Would have been excellent if it had a clean blend

Depends a lot on the amp. If you have a valve in the preamp (or solid state drive function) then any increased input signal will give more grit. but if you have an FX loop then you get a level boost after the preamp stage. So something like the TC Spark / Suhr Koko Boost / DOD BiFET Preamp etc etc in the loop will give you an increase in volume without a tone change unless you actually want one. Sometimes a boost is not about increasing the volume equally, but making it cut more. So sometimes a mid boost is better than a flat boost. A good EQ pedal gives you both options.

I have a TM5 and it's brilliant. I actually bought it as a backup to my Marleaux, but they are so different it has become another first choice, depending on the job. The only thing I would say is that they can be quite heavy, so try them out and take your scales!

[quote name='Silvint' timestamp='1413979298' post='2584298'] Hi there, I have made a video using my NXT 5 (with a high C). I have used some EQ and reverb and the sound goes through my GK 200MB amp. I hope that helps! [media]http://youtu.be/u1h-zX3c5Xc[/media] [/quote] That is really nice! What EQ and reverb unit did you use? And what settings? thanks!

Another vote for Bergantino here. Either the CN112 (1x12) or the CN212 (2x12) I love them - and they seem to work with a variety of amps. I have 3 very different sounding amps and the Berg cabs play nice with them all.

[quote name='andyonbass' timestamp='1415431896' post='2600207'] Wouldn't mind trying a set on my fretless 5 string but I notice the "B" is a 136 gauge, I don't fancy taking a file to the nut only to find a woolly B string. Has anyone tried a set on a 35" five string bass? [/quote] I use them on my 5 string Marleaux. It's a 34 scale and sounds nice and deep.

You oughta know - Alanis Morisette. Bass by Flea on a fretless. Great bass part and enough space to play with it.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1415140079' post='2597234'] It says these are discontinued on the GAK site ? [/quote] Fender bought Genz-Benz and then closed them down. If Fender had simply re-badged the Shuttle and Streamliner amps then it would have been fine. Instead they discontinued some of the best modern amps in the world and only made a half-arsed attempt of using the tech in the Fender's own amps.

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1415345949' post='2599348'] Just to go somewhat the other way, I've largely stepped DOWN from Fenders to Squiers. I mod them a little, usually just tuners and pickups. Sometimes not even that. More than ever, I could never justify huge costing basses. [u][i][b]The law if diminishing returns applies![/b][/i][/u] [/quote] Of course! But you don't buy a Ferrari just because it's a car.