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[quote name='GregBass' timestamp='1491464924' post='3273170'] On the other hand, in 1974 I sold a 1960s Hofner Violin Bass for £15 - including its original case. It played like a dog and sounded like someone kicking a dustbin. Why do people value these so highly??? [/quote] Some famous bloke had one, name escapes me. Same thing with my Vox Wyman​, around about the same time. I can't believe people are asking 1500 quid for them now, i wouldn't give you 15p for one.

The battery in a P retro isn't removable, it's wired into the circuit. My guess would be that it will go to passive mode when the battery is flat. The passive tone and volume controls are in the signal path for the active side. As Grangur days, leave it plugged in and see what happens? It's probably a dry joint on the pot.

I guess you missed the part that says "Please do not use this forum to promote your own auctions. If you have something to sell put it in the For Sale forums."

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1490815153' post='3268318'] So if you are one of these guys that don't want to go digital but want to explore IEMs further, I remembered that if you have a desk with direct outputs as above, then there is the nifty P16-i from Behringer for just short of 200 notes. [/quote] Ah, so could you also use this with a desk with no direct outputs, using one Aux mix instead?

Put the strap on the button, then put the straplock onto the button. You don't need to fix the straplocks onto the strap.

[quote name='Greg.Bassman' timestamp='1490895886' post='3268932'] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]Hi ikay. Cheers for your reply, good to know. My focus is primarily on 4-strings though. Many thanks.[/color][/font][/size] [/quote] There is a TRB4P, but they are rarer than a very rare thing.

Since I figured out the 'across rather than up and down the neck' strategy with my 5's I find I hardly ever ever do anything below the 4th or 5th fret, unless it's on the 'B' string.

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1490611307' post='3266337'] I'm still thinking my point is not being grasped. Do other people, on finding out from one's other half that you are a practicing muso, seem to think, for whatever reason, that she should attend every gig? Is that not completely weird? [/quote] Ah I see. Not often. When we do encounter someone like this, they are usually satisfied by the explanation that 'er indoors doesn't really like weird folk music, prefers to go out with her own friends, and doesn't mind it if i am missing because she has one fewer child to look after.

Buy a BBNE2 while you still can!

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1490315707' post='3264318'] We've never told people "there and then", because we want to have a chat among ourselves first. But we always contact them within a day or so. If it's the right person, then why wait. If it's not the right person, why delay? Once you find someone who fits, that's it. [/quote] I wish that everyone took that approach, but it's unusual in my experience.

Have you tried Presto Lights or Ultralights? I'm very happy with them, they're low tension, OK for slap and will also take a bow at a pinch if that's a consideration.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1490125817' post='3262450'] This isn't really the right thread to post that, but my 2p: [/quote] Plus another one - I'd prefer to see discussion of commercial product development in another thread. This thread is for DIYers buidling their own kit.

I use a Tecamp Puma combo for just this.

We use www.wheresthegig.com . It allows you to manage gigs etc, band members can flag days when they are not available and the whole lot can be exported into a Google calendar. Not an app though, just a web page, so it will work on any phone tablet or device with a browser.

[quote name='Rexel Matador' timestamp='1490127989' post='3262486'] I’ve been thinking about trying to join a covers/function band. It would be nice to make a few extra quid playing music. Most ads I see state that your own transport is a must. I can’t drive and don’t really see me learning any time soon. So I’m just curious as to basschatters’ experience and/or opinions on this. Can it be done without a car? Well actually, I know it can, because my bass teacher does it, but I’m still curious as to what other people think. [/quote] In London or Manchester or maybe other cities with decent public transport this might work. In the rest of the civilised world, you will get the gig if there is no-one else, or if you are so much better than everyone else that the rest of the band agree that they will transport you. In the real world this might happen for singers or keyboard players, but rarely for non-scarce resources such as bass players. So ask yourself, what do i bring to this band over and above other bass players, that is worth the added hassle for someone else in the band to make a potentially significant for to pick me up and drop me off? Usually if the difference is between someone with transport and someone without, you can see who is going to be offered the gig. Offering to pay fuel costs for someone giving you a lift is the minimum.

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1489935232' post='3260914'] Yup, that's it, as far as I remember. I got as far as plugging the instrument in, checking that the three pots all did something and then started taking it apart. [/quote] I never understood why they did that. Unless you have both volumes on the same setting, it used to hiss like a bastard.

If it's the same as the OLP 5-string MM3 that I used to have, it will have two volume controls, one apparently for each side of the humbucker, and one tone control.

[quote name='JenniferAnne' timestamp='1489583499' post='3258134'] Hahaha and also the fact that that word , the one I hideously mispelt will make or could create a new genre of its own )))) [/quote] Who put the cack in the Rocakabilly Who put the the ram in the ram-a-llama ding dong? I am with Marty, a little can be very effective but goes a long way, especially if there is a drummer. Jack you are never too old you just need lighter strings and it will keep the arthritis at bay!

[quote name='alaskaleftybass' timestamp='1489463327' post='3257135'] Thank you! Ummm, how do I do full editor on the title??? [/quote] Use the 'Edit' button on the first post in the thread, then select Full Editor and the title comes up in a box above the message.

Very nice bit of woodworking . You might want to think about adding a balanced XLR output for people who do things like DI off their Sansamp, or offer it as an option.

A Woollies special, starting at a whopping £485! Think I'll pass http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arbiter-SG-bass-guitar-sixties-made-in-Japan-/302222042160?hash=item465dd66430:g:MDUAAOSw2gxYn4vj This is more like it - never seen one like this before, anyone know what it is? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-Japanese-Made-Bass-Guitar-/192126398553?hash=item2cbba03059:g:u5UAAOSwTA9X3WL9

Anyone have any recommendations for Android, or should I start another thread?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1489403365' post='3256556'] Exactly. You run the effects that need to go before the pre-amp drive in front of the amp and those that need to after in the effects loop. [/quote] Ah, I get it - looks like I failed reading comprehension 101 yet again :-)