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[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1377742743' post='2191288'] That was like walking barefooted and stepping in a dog turd[size=1]. [size=4]Yuck.[/size][/size] [/quote] No. I did that yesterday and it felt better. Well I had boots on but it still felt better.

I once tried a Trace Elliot 30 watt bass amp, in a shop I might add, and it distorted straight away. I don't think low watt amps are that great for bass. Just in my experience. There will now be plenty who say they are great. I'd go for something around 60 to 70 watts.

Number six should be enshrined in law. [size=4] [/size]

...and the two of them mention it in this interview. [url="http://www.level42.com/2013/07/25/cspicks23-jul-13mark-king-and-nik-kershaw-bbc-radio-scotland/"]http://www.level42.c...radio-scotland/[/url] Quality.

I have no experience of them but they do look rather tasty. [url="http://www.eveguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.eveguitars.co.uk/[/url]

I don't think you can be OTT enough when it comes to planning. If you have good planning and foundations it makes the rest of the job so much easier in the long run. Fascinating so far.

I've shipped to Germany before via UPS and it arrived with no problems at all. Cost me around £130-140 as far as I remember. The bass was in a hard case and packed in bubble wrap and cardboard with plenty of tape round it. Only problem was UPS trying to sting me for extra carriage. This despite the bass being checked and weighed at their Edinburgh depot. I challenged them on it and they didn't take it any further.

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I'm waiting for the Providence Dual Bass Station to come out next month. Looks quite useful for what I need. Don't know about dirt on it though and it is 24v. I like the idea of being able to control the mid frequencies. [url="http://www.providence-ltd.com/products/effector/dbs1.html"]http://www.providence-ltd.com/products/effector/dbs1.html[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJJ-RFOp-I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJJ-RFOp-I[/url]

He chose the best track too. Well except YYZ and Xanadu and [color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]La Villa Strangiato and...[/size][/font][/color]

£7 per item or £20 for a year to sell as much as you want. It's in big capital letters at the head of "[color=#323232][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]RULES AND GUIDELINES ON MARKETPLACE USAGE".[/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1376834168' post='2179676'] Very nice and a solid 9 out of 10, no hat [/quote] Still have some hair so I might as well show that off while I can. [size=4] [/size]

Two of me with the Stentor Arcadia DB and my NS

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1376773109' post='2179061'] I keep thinking about adding to my tiny bass heads stable (current occupancy: 1), and natural I dwell from time to time upon Markbass. So what is the closest equivalent head to the amp in the CMD121P combo? [/quote] The amp in the CMD121P is the same as the LMIII (or LMII depending on how old it is).

Better still, just use Photobucket or Flikr.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1376502335' post='2175086'] My dislike (call it rational...or otherwise) is designer made "road worn" basses/guitars. [/quote] Ah yes. A road worn P bass. Possibly the worst invention ever. [size=4] [/size]

Precision basses! Don't like the sound, the body is too big, the neck too chunky and that awful looking split pickup. [size=4] [/size] Other than that I'm sure they are pretty good basses.

I have used my Markbass CMD121P in both folk and jazz with no problems. I'd say go for something with at least 300 watts. 100/150w might find it hard going in an amplified setting.

Really as BRX says. I hate rounds on fretless anyway but I did buy an ESP fretless recently strung with rounds. Had clearly been tried in a few hands, even though it's new, and the strings had marked the board. You can sand a board with the right radius sanding block if you want rounds. Anyway I like a darker tone so I use halfwounds (Status Hotwires). Less finger noise and much, much less damage to the board. Sanding/planing the board will alter the action, as a refret probably would too. But if you are having your bass setup every so often these things can all be looked at at the same time. Don't think oil would protect the board much. Really down to personal taste.

Can I ask what made you decide on that particular pickup placement?

Clearly the economy IS picking up.

[quote name='Wally' timestamp='1375702507' post='2164392'] Be worth taking a break, as much as you possibly can, from the activities causing wrist stress. Let the hands have a break. [/quote] This is good advice too. By the end of last year I was having a lot of trouble with my picking hand playing the double bass. I've had to take an extended break from playing it. Still have a few problems with that arm. I think it was last week Jeremy Vine was talking about bad backs. Dr. Sarah Jarvis said that these problems can occur with a very small covert cause but the underlying problems can be traced back much further to younger life. I have a continuing problem with my back that can only be said to caused by lifelong bad posture and bad working practice. Osteopath keeps that right now.

I'm sure you will get a lot of useful advice on this thread. There will also be a lot of stuff online. I do think, though, you would be far better served going to see an osteopath. They can give sound professional advice about the whole muscular skeletal structure of the body. Going to an osteopath will give you better results much more quickly than trying to do it yourself and maybe not fully understanding what you are doing.

The body, I take it that's what it is, has the same sort of grain pattern and colouring as my Yamaha BB1100S which has an Alder body. Neck I would imagine is Maple but I couldn't tell you what the stripe is.