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There are at least 2 sizeds of 5-string Jazz pickups. Fender ones are wider and the bridge is wider than the neck. Bass Collection and Sadowsky are much shorter, and the same length 94mm. There are probably other sizes too.

I have a Harley Benton Powerbank+ mark 2 which has one output that can be set to 18V. I don't know if it's linear or switching (how do you tell?) but there is no wall wart, it's a battery. It has enough power to drive my DHA VT1s.

@agedhorse @Tech21NYC this is absolutely fascinating stuff. Thank you for sharing your memories and experiences. I wonder whether either of you came across Greg Burman?

First mistake right there! Normally the answer from our drummer is "What's a key?" You quickly figured out it was a tone down, so E to D. If you'd played it in D, maybe used an octave down if you have one, and then thrown your bass at the guitarists after you'd played the song!

Very nice gig last Saturday with the blues band Ministry of Mojo in the Wagon and Horses, Newmarket. Very nice pub despite it being Greene King, small but enthusiastic crowd with plenty of dancing. We were very short of space so I elected to leave the double bass in the car and did the whole gig on my Epiphone Century bass, a first time, it sounded great. Shoes: like dead pigs noses.

Yeah, I've had this with my BBNE2.

2 Yamaha basses and one Yamaha effects pedal in 30 years? What else?

Whenever I hear a busker, I ask myself 2 questions. Could I do that? Would I want to? If it's No and Yes in that order, I always give them some money.

I wa going to post pretty much what @Jack said, then realised he'd said it.

Someone's already done that joke.

Beautiful work. Looking forward to the next installment.

What we do has value. People don't value things that they get for free. So if you want to protect yourself and not be treated like a carpet, you need to charge something even if money is not your motivation. You can always make a retrospective donation.

Folding work platform from Screwfix - also handy when fixing things like lights and attaching banners to curtain rails. https://www.screwfix.com/p/mac-allister-aluminium-470mm-x-0-6m-folding-work-platform/5892p