tauzero

You're only just into double figures.

FTFY.

The headstock. Or, in the case of proper boutique basses, the unheadstock.

If you use VLC for playback, you can raise or lower the pitch (Tools | Effects | Audio effects | Advanced). Or, if you're using Youtube, you could try this: https://transpose.video/. Note: I have no experience of the latter. We play Sweet Child a semitone down, I use a pitch shifter (Zoom MS-60B+) as I play it with other bands and at open mics in D.

The covers band I've been in the longest (Dirty Roses, classic rock) - some influence in song choice (we all make suggestions, some get taken up, some don't), basslines are up to me and my conscience. The covers band that I've transitioned from dep to permanent member in (The Bonnevilles, R&B) - I have yet to find out if I have any influence in song choice, fairly free on basslines but the guitarist has put me right on a couple of them. Originals band (RJG band) - the band is there as a means to turn the BL's already recorded material into a live set. Currently in a bit of a hiatus as we're not sure what's happening with the drummer. I've got total freedom with the basslines and it appears I haven't yet done anything stupid. Covers band I've just been recruited to (Magenta Protocol, genre spanning) - apparently everyone can make a small number of suggestions which are adopted unless they're vetoed. Basslines, again, are up to me and my conscience. I've done the website for Dirty Roses and for other past bands. Our drummer seems to be the best at getting us gigs.

Best - it's proved itself very capable for small gigs, it's handy as a back-up amp for my already small Tecamp, and it's low-powered enough to not blow up any of my cabs (with one possible exception). Sounds good. Minor gripes - jack socket output instead of combi jack/speakon, no mute switch (although admittedly it would be hard to find somewhere for a mute switch - maybe someone will come up with a pull for mute volume pot one day for pocket amps). Plus the manual is misleading about the signal LED, it shows green to indicate a signal is present and red when it's clipping.

Good point. OK, TC BAM200.

Once upon a time it meant you were hanged. It's a bit more lenient now. If he commits another offence before the suspended sentence has expired, any offence, the suspended sentence can be activated and he gets banged up.

Years ago, I was doing some recording straight into the studio desk. My Antoniotsai active bass was picking up lots of interference and the engineer offered the use of a Precision that could have been used at Agincourt, the neck was so bowed (and it had one string too few). Fortunately I also had a passive Peavey Zephyr with me and that proved interference-proof. When I thought about it afterwards, it did occur to me that I could just have gone into the studio away from the racks and racks of electronic gear and used a DI box.

Thinking of cricket bats, there's also the Westone Quantum and the non-cricket-bat small-bodied headless Ibanez Axstar, although both are now obsolete and priced accordingly.

Best (so far) - Barcus 6-string fretless. very nice to play and a good sound, and I don't have to look at the singlecut while I'm playing it.

https://www.thomann.co.uk/allparts_knob_puller_tool.htm If you haven't got a really big knob, or one with a flange, it doesn't work.

Bevel 42

No problems with any orders, although my knob puller wasn't very good.

Hohner B2 (B2A for active) or Steinberger Spirit XT2.

I remember them coming out but I don't think I played one - it was a long time ago though. I did think it would be rather susceptible to fretboard wear though.

Something to be aware of is that you need a USB power supply plugged into the other USB-C socket on the Chocolate Plus - it won't work as a USB host with just the internal battery.

Nice!

Just as well you're not a Trace Elliott fan.

"An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to be so open that there is no keeping anything in or out of it." - Samuel Butler, author of "Erewhon".

Do you need to have the dirty sound at the same time as the clean sound, or could you use a reamp box to take the original recording and run it through the amp?

It's not going to be a reprise of the "Would you be in a band with a bigot?" thread is it?

That's obviously true. After all, who could possibly say that the apartheid regime in South Africa was racist?

You were the one who had a dig at Guardian readers while ignoring the unpleasantness of Daily Mail readers. I did not imply that you endorsed the opinions of others at all. Still, if you want to imagine that I did, go ahead. I shall give your further contributions the attention that they deserve.