pete.young

I think you're going to need a couple of pub gigs, or some kind of gigs, to shake things down. The one place you will get family groups of 30-40 is the open air festivals - around here they are very popular with that family group, they can take the kids out and let them blow off a bit of steam, have a picnic, a couple of beers and relax. I'd never heard of Ordinary World and had to look it up - if you're going to do a Durannie you'd be better off with something from their good period in the '80s, more uptempo, that people will remember.

That's a bargain in comparison with the stuff in the Russ Andrews catalogue.

Yes, I've got a Star bass that I bought from Greene King. I don't have any pictures of it, but the forsale thread is here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217359-sold-duesenberg-star-bass . I put some Status half-rounds on it and it sounds formidable. Definitely no clickly brightness with the neck pickup and the tone rolled off.

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1418854192' post='2634194'] The necks might be licensed blanks, but I doubt very much they let them use the trademark. The two things are worlds apart. [/quote] Spacey is correct, at least as far as Warmoth is concerned. Warmoth publish their licence here. http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/fender_lic.pdf It states in clause 6 " ... nor shall it (WARMOTH) place on any Replacement Neck any name logo or mark owned by FMIC . I don't know whose necks Limelight uses, but I'd be surprised if other licenses said anything different. I can see why Limelight no longer puts the Fender logos on.

I just wanted to make sure you're aware that the P-Retro doesn't give you a full active tone stack for the treble and bass controls. It uses the passive treble and bass controls as an input to the active circuit. That allows you to boost the mids, boost treble and bass together (I find it easier to think of this as a mid-cut) and have a bass frequency boost or bright boost.. It's a great bit of kit which really adds a lot to a standard precision, but if you want full active treble and bass you might be better off with a U-retro, or an external pre-amp.

If you have any singing teachers near you, talk to them - they may have a student who is ready to make the move to a live band.

I had an EBS Neo 2x12 for several years which stood up to pub gigging and handled everything I could throw at it.

We are at the excellent Bay Horse in Sudbury, for the third year running. They go to great lengths to decorate the pub and bands and customers are expected to turn up in fancy dress. Last year the barmaid spent 4 hours making up her face to look like it had all started to fall off - fantastic. We love it, it's a top night and a great gig. Some images from last year: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153387675220524.1073741832.342366270523&type=1

I have Status half round on my duesenberg star short scale, really good sound, not completely dead but not zingy in the slightest. Medium length because of the tailpiece. A bit more tension than the ti flats I had on my precision but not as much as chromes.

A used Yamaha BBNE2 would be within your budget. I have one and it has completely cured my 5-string GAS.

Xilddx used one of these as the basis for his Lion of Judah build. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217816-the-xilddx-zulu-bass-now-finished/page__hl__jaguar

Bellowhead seem to manage OK with cello and bass , OK helicon but the same principle applies. Cello doesn't have to play bass lines!

Nice article, thanks for the link. RIP Rory, much missed.

Yes, he should have told you. Advertising is one thing, what turns up to the audition is another matter. Either you are out, or back in with a stronger hand in negotiations! If you were the real Sting though, you would be used to being called a w***er, and far worse :-)