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[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1437148325' post='2824052'] Had a kingbass, and after 12 months I decided the headless thing wasn't really for me...but I still fancy a jack [/quote] What Sir wants is a Hohner B Bass, which is a Jack with a head on. Personally, I think headless is great.

I had a Jack 5. Sold it because the neck was too chunky for my liking. I now have a B2AV with similarly chunky neck but that's a backup bass, the small size and ability to be quite sanguine about standing it up in a corner being very useful.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1437082650' post='2823539'] Quick q does the sound of the "pronounced mids" change slightly if you turn the cab onto it's side? [/quote] If you turn it upside down, are they pronounced "spiw"? Dood, have you got any 1x12s to A/B this one with?

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1435594054' post='2810385'] Also, since i have a minotaur strap wich is thicker the nut that secures the strap to the locking mechanism tens to come loose after a while, i need to find a way to make it more stable, maybe using a nut with some sort of grip system. [/quote] The Boston straplocks which are Schaller clones have two nuts - tighten the first one onto the strap, then tighten the second onto the first which locks it.

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1436982933' post='2822580'] No accusation of theft was made by me, I was only ruminating that the quality of the units might possibly be on a par with the "professional quality studio monitors" that I've been offered in service station car parks on more than one occasion by the aforementioned dodgy white van men who were trying to "liquidate excess stock". Allegedly. I must have looked shifty as well, I suppose. Just sayin'... [/quote] I was offered a brace of "high quality speakers" at a petrol station in That London some years ago. The seller was undaunted when I pointed out that I was riding a motorcycle. I suspect he was a congenital idiot.

Tony Tsai.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1436376670' post='2817695'] Actually it looks like the new cab will be 2.5-way! [/quote] You've developed a one-speaker isobaric system?

Gallien Krueger MB150 or 200MB (the 200MB was the forerunner to the MB150, as opposed to the MB-200 which isn't).

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1436121167' post='2815166'] It wasn't you I find your posts genuinely funny, this guy only [b][i]thinks[/i][/b] he's funny. [/quote] Can't be me then, I'm a comedy genius.

I've never owned, used, or had any sort of contact with a Lightwave bass, so in that spirit of expert ignorance, ISTR that string changes required the pickups to be set up. Was that the case, and if so, does it still apply? Edit: having actually bothered to read the manual, I see you do but it doesn't look like a terribly complicated process and it's only when you change string type or gauge.

I don't see why the tracking would be any better than an instrument with a well set up Roland GK-3B or Graphtech bridge. It's outputting string vibrations to a 13-pin socket just as those do, so still needs vibration to MIDI conversion.

Yes, we keep some imperial units to keep the simple-minded happy (Americans, of course, use them all the time).

My rig is a Tecamp Puma 900 and brace of Bergantino AE112s. I've used it without problems for quite a few gigs, and one day I may play a venue big enough to need the master volume turned past 10 o'clock. Just thought that some advice based on actual experience might be helpful, though I realise that that doesn't conform to BC standards.

The ZT Lunchbox is an example of shrinking guitar amps.

Right hand technique is as important as left (or vice versa if you're a leftie). Experiment with plectrum and fingers, and also with your thumb, especially if your fingernails get involved when playing with fingers - the side of your thumb will give yet another form of attack.

I bought a 5-string fretless and it had the right label, plus one scratch about a centimetre long on the upper side. No problems with playability or electrics.

Bought one bass, exchanged it plus a bit of cash for another which I still have. Also bought an amp. Biggest category for me has been cabs. Bought one 4x10 and two braces of 1x12s, sold one of the braces of 1x12s. I may have omitted something.

Fender's dog's diarrhoea green (although their marketing department called it 'surf green').

The UK has been metric since 1973 so it shouldn't be an issue. The fact that there are numerous people who have proved unable to cope with a system based on the number 10 and prefer systems based on a mixture of bases 3, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, and 22 shows only how popular care in the community is.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1435949814' post='2813991'] I suspect there is no smoke without fire and guitarists who don't crank their amps to 11 are the exception to the norm. Rather like drummers who can control their dynamics without resorting to using hot-rods. Yes, they exist but they're in very short supply. Swimming against the steam and complaining that all guitarists aren't like that is a bit of a pointless exercise. [/quote] I can't remember the last time I played with a guitarist or drummer like that. Mind you, I can't remember what I had for breakfast either.

Agree with restraint on alcohol, having a pee, checking flies. Also be prepared to be buzzing for hours afterwards. Also, rehearse your starts and stops thoroughly. And have a look at the audience every now and again. If you find that makes you nervous, look just above their heads.

I thought the thing about Dolly Parton miming (well, apart from the sax bit) had been adequately debunked by now. Have I missed something?

It sounds like a combination of a low action and a little too much relief so I agree it probably needs tightening and possibly the action adjusted. Best way to check for relief is to fret a string at the first fret and the topmost fret and see if the string has just enough room to vibrate a tiny bit.

I think it's a false dichotomy as you can have both reasonable on-stage sound and good out-front sound.

I find I can easily switch between listening to the band as a whole and picking out individual instruments, unless one component is so bad that I can't help but listen to it.