fretmeister

I support this view as it's important to engage. Even just to make sure the person is aware that other views are available. Kids raised in racist homes have such an awful start and often don't hear other views. But a band is my escape from the world. I don't want to drag that nonsense into my time off.

Yes. I enjoy a good debate as much as the next person and I am quite happy that people have differing views to me on all manner of things as long as those views come from a genuinely informed position and they are trying to do what is beneficial for others. But bigotry isn't like that. It's questioning whether a person or group of persons should be treated equally or sometimes questioning whether they can exist at all. I couldn't be in a band with anyone like that.

A sensible approach might be to make one or two along the lines of what you might offer for sale and then relay it round your favourite BC people to get their thoughts before they are returned to you to consider any improvements suggested. That approach worked for Paul Reed Smith - he drove round to shops and gigs with a pair of his first guitars to drum up interest, but I bet he had several versions before being happy enough to sneak into a Santana show to get him to see one. So - a couple of examples for trusted people to try, then if all is well see if the UK youtubers would be interested in doing a quick video. That's probably the modern equivalent of PRS' approach.

The builds are in batches. It just depends on whether he's just finished a batch and there's batches for his other models to do before coming back to the Jive. When I ordered mine (some time ago) I think it was 2 or 3 months before I got it. But I also seem to remember being aware that was likely. Chris could make it a bit more obvious on this site though.

If you are blowing the cross-over I can't see the risk being lowered - presumably the BT3 has the same cross-over for the split with the HF horn? And as an aside - if you are that loud then surely the PA should be doing the hard work instead?

Just got the email https://aguilaramp.com/en-eu/products/aguilar-plugin-suite I know there's a lot of Aggie fans on here so I thought I would share.

@mcnach where did you get the vinyl? I'm thinking about wrapping a telecaster I've got rather than the hassle of stripping it and painting.

I've always played bass and guitar - started at the same time really. It was all the fault of Brian May and Steve Harris! Over the last 40 years I've probably done about an equal amount of gigs on guitar and bass with quite a few of the guitar ones as frontman / singer too. For some reason I find singing while playing guitar easy but almost impossible with bass. Different mindset I think. 40 years of buying gear I didn't need! I'm not in a band at the moment. About a year ago I ended a 12 year stint doing big band jazz as I needed a break. I really enjoyed it but it was time to go. Over that time I got so used to playing in flat keys that anything else now sounds really weird! I am now writing new stuff a bit which I haven't done for a long time and I've been putting together bitsas for the first time ever. I'm enjoying that a lot. I am just starting to get the urge to gig again but I'm not sure whether for guitar or bass. I think I'd like to sing again if I can get my voice back into shape - I haven't fronted for 20 years. Whatever it is though it will be a power trio, or 3 + singer. There were 25 people in the jazz band and I'm craving simplicity! Top Tip: If you leave a band to have a rest - DO NOT TELL ANYONE! Within 10 mins of me telling friends that I had quit the big band I was getting texts with "you've still got your gear.... right?"

That's lovely! The website people need flogging though. Can't spell "D'addario" properly. No nut width or bridge spacing information either.

Just in case - I have listed 2 medium scale Ibanez basses in the classifieds (I have paid my subs!). A 4 string and a 5 string. Both in great condition. In the unlikely event that someone wants them both I'm sure a deal can be done!

I don't think it's an integrity issue at all. The world has changed. Hardly any bands make good money anymore and everyone has to eat.

It's going to be like that old gag - Jimmy Page's telecaster sold a lot of Les Pauls. This pedal is going to sell a huge amount of HXOnes.