pete.young

Probably best to have a chat with Chris. Smoothhound customer service is excellent.

The 40 Instrumentals thread has pretty much nailed that!

From what I am reading and hearing, I think 4th July could be mayhem and I am glad that I don' t have anything in the diary. I'll be avoiding pubs even more than normal on that day. Some of the local pubs are talking about not opening until 6th. There is a lot of use of 'should' in the guidelines : pubs 'should' obtain details of customers in case they need to be traced and tested, etc. To me, should means must: it's the same as shall. But to many people (including some international standards committees who go out of their way to redefine the word) it means, 'well maybe this would be a nice idea but don't stress if it doesn't happen'.

That should empty the dance floor more quickly than you can say 'Jessica'.

That Pedulla Pentabuzz of @Kiwi is still hands down the best fretless I've ever played, so I'm sure this one is excellent too.

There's a used one on t'bay, in better condition than Anderton's new one 🙂 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-SDGR-SRH500-semi-acoustic-bass-with-gigbag/203021482545?hash=item2f4505fa31:g:4u8AAOSw2eNe5nMQ

Apologies for the slow update. I've now sorted this and it's working properly. The problem turned out to be that R1 had failed open circuit and I hadn't been paying proper attention to the resistance measurement. Replaced it with a new resistor and all was well. Learning point for me - if I make any more pedal kits I'll be sure to check the resistance value of all the resistors before I solder them onto the board. Schoolboy error!

Sending stuff is fine with DPD, but they won't let you book a courier to collect from someone else and deliver it to you. This is for everything, not just basses: I ended up using Parcelforce to collect some motorcycle panniers.

I found when I tried to get something collected that the choice of courier was much reduced: for example DPD wont' do pickups. You could try asking the seller to arrange the courier on your behalf.

I'm a dabbler rather than a player these days. I have an FP-4, which looks like the equivalent instrument to the FP-60, one down from the FP-90 that you linked to. I've had my FP-4 for about 10 years now, it gets played every week (sometimes more than once) and is still as good as the day we picked it up. The action is superb and it has a wide range of non-piano and midi sounds. It's sort-of portable but if you need something just for home use the FP-60 might be a cheaper alternative to the FP-90. If I need portable I have a V-Accordion 🙂

As long as it doesn't leave any marks.

Mayonnaise has been known to work in this household, although it was on a couple of guitar cases rather than an instrument.

Kenny Gee. He's the ultimate in elevator music.

Would be nice if it was occasionally _somebody's_ cup of tea, though.

Not so many in Fender Japan though.

If you want super clarity, Euphonic Audio Classic i800 would be worth looking at.

Some thoughts here:

You could check out the Build Diaries forum. Many of the builders hang out there and post highly detailed descriptions of the techniques they use, and cool photographs.

Ampeg PF-50T?

If that kids bass has 'Tanglewood' written on the headstock, you did OK for £5 - normally I'd expect them to fetch £40-£50 or more.

Usually I take my BBNE2 as a spare. Which goes to show just how good these basses are. Anyhoo, it's nice to see my favourite thread title of all time make a brief return to the first page.

My 465 now has one, it's a feature of the Nordstrand preamp which replaced the long-ago-failed original. I never use it. The batteries last for years.

Tom bought a stage box from me. We met up at a mutually inconvenient service station near the M25 for a handover, shame that we didn't have more time to chat. It's been pending for a while, but was arranged at very short notice and Tom rose to the challenge with his customary panache.

Just picked up a banjo from Russ, social distancing flawlessly observed. I even got to touch the actual Binky bass! All good.

Or, play the lower note with your thumb and pop the top one.