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I am thinking of getting my 5 er down from the loft. I used to play 5s almost exclusively (see also fretless) but decided I hadn't come close to knowing what I was doing on a 4 yet, so parked the 5s. Just this morning I'm learning a line and spending quite a lot of time working out when to play one part up around fifth and seventh, then the easiest way to get back to first and third for the low F. On a 5 this would all be played in the same position. You do know if you get one you'll get two don't you? I mean if you're gigging and your bass stops working then you need a back up right?

That's a tasty set up. I might have to run the rm through a BF 15 or two, see how it goes.

My idiot band mates say its orange, but it's clearly a shade of salmon pink.

Thank you! My first ever musician crush.

Some access holes leave little space for a normal Allen key, with a right angle you come hard up against a string having barely turned the nut, this just looks better and more user friendly.

Wish my wife would go pick up a valve head and a four by twelve for me. Oh wait. I haven't got a wife. Dammit. Absolutely love the look of that rig.

That's good to hear. Any company can have something go pear shaped, it's how they deal with the problem.

Thanks so much for saying so. I'm working on the layout more now. As I start working through the bassline I've already uncovered one wrong chord, but I took that as a plus - I noticed it!

*probable

Thanks guys, it's really the repeats I was concerned about as I haven't jumped back like that then jumped forward again to a coda. Although I appreciate the advice re chords and choice of key. C# was my third attempt! I remembered what I was taught about modes etc and that helped me to decide which were the provable chords. Bass notes I can do, chords I'm very much still learning

Could someone cast an eye over this. not added the dots yet, been working out the chords and structure first. It's the way I've organised the repeats - I'd be so grateful if someone could check I have the DS Al Coda/To coda stuff down correctly. I don't mean is it correct for the song, rather does it read properly. Thank you Cry_No_More.pdf

Love that guy so much. Learn from him every time he opens his mouth

Thanks mate. Its not the huge bass wardrobe I always loved to stand in front of, but those days are over. I'm planning for my 60s and 70s, needed to down size!

Oh God. They'd have found me swinging from a roof beam

My carefully thought out rationalisation plan rolls forward. In no way am I selling a bunch of stuff I bought last year just to buy a whole pile of new shiny stuff this year. 😬 I have become the proud owner of an Ashdown RM500. And its blooming lovely. Bought from @Chris1127 of this parish, the idea is to pair it with the Ashdown 12" cab I bought last month. Giving me a modular system suitable for rehearsals, smaller gigs and with the flexibility to handle bigger stuff too. Essentially a 2x12 with a 500w head. First impressions. Does it replace my ABM? Kind of. It's similar but different The drive control is way dirtier than it's counterpart on the ABM, the tone controls slightly less flexible. But it has a shape button which Trace Elliot lovers will warm to and some others won't like at all, needless to say I love it. A variable compressor which feels pretty aggressive, a good thing to my ears, reminds me of the TC Electronic spectracomp toneprint I put on my BG250. Main volume is a nice tactile dial; let's you feel each increment as you turn it. It's a comfortable one hand lift, rather than an easy one, the handle on the top is well sited for balance. Oh and it's loud. Really loud. I've not had the needle close to the red and kept the master at the first click! What else? The cab and combo are not a perfect match as the feet are on the side which puts the horn at the bottom on one, top on the other. A bit of an ocd challenge, but the speakers not quite lining up may be for some physics or other so I'll live with it.

I would have had to be happy (not that I think there's much wrong with it) because bands I'm in never have time for the bass to set up or play. They need all those studio hours for the pri madonnas and their 50 takes per solo

https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-truss-rods/gripper-truss-rod-wrenches.html

Just bought it. Sounds like my kind of thing

When I feel utterly desolate and need to wallow, while being simultaneously cheered I play Bish Bosch by Scott Walker. While it reaches deep into my soul, nobody else seems to want to hang around.

Oh and the music from Local Hero - perfection.

I love the first two albums very much. Sultans Of Swing stopped me dead in my ska/punk/rock tracks when I heard it, still love it now. Making Movies was good but my real secret pleasure is Love Over Gold. Don't tell the cool kids they'll get me after school. BIA didn't float my boat but when a band gifts you three great albums I don't moan if they want to make some money thereafter.

Ok so you've all had fun with me for suggesting something might be easy but in my defence all I meant was that at aligning the fretboard with the neck should be easy I said nothing about gluing or clamping