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But there's the rub. The police themselves probably feel exactly the same as you do. But what can they do if they're understaffed or underfunded?

Just took delivery of a piece of Japanese bass history which Ash was kind enough to sell me. Great Basschatter, kept me in the loop, and delivered fine lump of wood exactly as advertised. Deal with complete confidence.

Unwrapped a suspicious parcel only to find lurking inside, surprise surprise, another bass guitar 🤦🏼‍♂️ Seriously, somebody stop me. Every time I scrape together a few quid I tell myself to save it for a rainy day. Then find myself in a dark alley trembling and twitching as I hand it all over for just one more score. This week I have become the proud owner of a Washburn Scavenger. I have a few weak areas in my feeble defences, of which, early 80s MIJ basses is one. This is a doozy. Really lovely finish, great shape (I think so anyway) and it sounds wonderful. No neck dive at all. There can't be any really. Not unless the neck was another three feet longer and constructed from cast iron. This is a heavy piece of wood. No problem on a comfort strap, I played it all evening and even my dodgy shoulder is fine. It's also string through, which I've not had before. Tell me, does this mean flats are a no no? I know @Bassassin knows a fair bit about these. Any info gratefully received.

I reckon this thread Could be the perfect advert for it if you want to sell

I have done out of loyalty to a partularly hard working band leader. If it's a charity gig I always ask if the door staff, bar staff sound engineer and the owner are also working for free. Not maliciously, just so the other musicians recognise the value of their hard work.

I shall bung some in with a future Thomann order, thanks for the tip.

It's a thorny issue. Get it delivered to me. I'll send the battery pack on to you and look after the bass. 🤷🏻‍♂️ least I can do

Massive cuts to public spending and a pandemic probably hasn't helped the Old Bill maintain this level of service.

I am too dull for this thread My ultimate dream bass would, in all likelihood, look and play exactly like my Bass Collection Profile.

Saw a 'Sa uier' advertised there recently. Actually a very good price.

I've had this issue with every envelope / auto wah I've ever tried (to a greater or lesser extent). My favourite now is the Future Impact synth pedal. Because you essentially create your own effect from scratch, I can tailor it to suit my playing style strings, pick ups, etc. Only problem is stopping once the perfect sound is achieved.The FI offers so many possibilities, in the hands of an addict who has zero conception of the word 'enough', its impossible not to just keep on until my bass sounds like a war in space.

Look forward to your review.

Interesting isn't it? I have been tugging away at the thick string since coming over from the dark side back in the very early 80s. It's only the last year or so I've begun to discover that I prefer some necks over others. Probably only because of Basschat.

Oh I love the colour. Nice work!

£200 on FB if you're interested...

I seem to have a thing for Joyo pedals. Lots of different effects have come and gone over the years, but looking at the ones which have stuck, there's a fair proportion of Joyo not going anywhere. Most recently I acquired a tiny Orange Juice from the Ironman range and it's great. Any Basschatters use any other of these mini pedals? Any you'd recommend?

Gave the Elf its first outing today at a rehearsal. Put it on top of my Ashdown 1X12. Blew me away. I'll gig it without hesitation. Wonderful tone, and as much oomph as any bass player could wish for. Set it up for a TE scoop at it did what I wanted, underpinning the sound with big fat bass and dancing lightly over the top. Blessed with a singer who has a a really good ear. Said she liked it, but she's particularly partial to a punchy midrange bass sound. So I reversed the tone pots (BMT: quarter to, quarter past, quarter to) and just an amazing sound. So good. Used the P with @KiOgontone switch fitted and that was a revelation. It's quite a varied set and some lines need to ring out while others need to be smooth. One click of this cunning device and... perfection. I know I have more kit than anyone could ever need or use, especially now my health limits me to very occasional performances, but whatever I use I ask myself, if this was all I had would I be content to gig with it week in week out. This set up is an emphatic yes.