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[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.

I used to play double bass at a local folk session. One of the regular attendees is a guy who doesn't exactly mince his words if he doesn't like something. He'll say it's crap if he thinks so. In his own words he told me about a session he played at in Glasgow where the bass player was one of the DB players in the RSNO. He leaned over to his wife and said; "Where's Graham when we need him".? If you knew this guy you would understand how much of a compliment that was. That kind of beats the worst gig I played. When it reached it's deepest depth I played in B when the singer sang in Bb. No-one else was playing at the time so nowhere to hide. Ah well...move on.

That Joe McElderry laddy can't half belt out a tune. Great voice.

Had a chance today to get outside and finish the sanding of the body. Took it down to 1000 grit and it is nice and smooth now. Ready for finishing. Had another go at sanding the finger board as well. Took that to 400, 600, and 800 grit. Difficult to get the whole neck in focus with a point and shoot camera but who needs to coat a board.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkzzBoDnWfM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkzzBoDnWfM[/url]

Wow! I haven't seen one of them for a very, very long time.

Does anyone know if there is a supplier of EMG 35 routing templates in UK. I'm aware they are available from the States but I really don't want to spend two and a half times the cost of the template for shipping. Or does anyone have any they might want to sell.

If you are not experienced at band playing I would look for a drummer on the same level, muddle in together. If you are lucky you might find someone more experienced who would work with you and, yes, it probably would help your playing. See if you can put an ad in your local music store. If you are having trouble picking up bass lines from the record maybe you could try something like [url="http://www.ronimusic.com/"]The Amazing Slowdowner[/url]. It does what it says on the box. Slows everything down and keeps it at the same pitch so you can learn at your own pace. As you work with this your ear should become more atuned to transcribing this way.

I wonder what is stopping you from contacting Status? They are not going to charge you for a phone call..... BT might though. [size=4] [/size]

Some information from the Status site. [color=#000000] [b][font="Arial"]The phenolic fingerboard on my bass looks grey and has lost it's original black colour :[/font] [font="Arial"]The dry look on the fingerboard is where the laminated phenolic material is actually 'drying' out a little. It is often caused by being cleaned wit[/font][font="Arial"]h a water or solvent based polish which can take the natural 'oils' out of the board. You can fix this very easily by cleaning the fingerboard with a very small amount of oil. Something as simple as WD40 is fine. Use a soft cotton cloth and wipe a VERY small amount of oil on the fingerboard and rub it in.... then clean it all off again leaving just a trace which has 'soaked' into the surface. This will bring back the dark colour of the board.[/font][/b][/color][color=#000000] [b][font="Arial"]'Non waxy' types of furniture polish are fine for the gloss lacquer on the body or the lacquer on the BACK of the neck but not for the fingerboard.[/font][/b][/color]

Are you sure it's not available for the iPB-10?

Honestly, the best person for advice on this is Rob Green at Status. I'd give Dawn or Rob a call and see what they say.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1374282859' post='2147265'] Vai doing Building the Church live. Disregard if you will, the blowy hair and funny faces. Vai and the band are full of immense musicality, musicianship, compositional beauty, and it's executed with great levels of feeling. Above all, for me, he's got fantastic taste in note choice and phrasing. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0p-vIEN2Bw[/media] [/quote] This guy shows some real potential. With a bit more practice he could be quite good. [size=4] [/size]