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I no longer own the bass, but I measured by doubling the distance between nut and 12th fret. Thanks - it's good to know the official line and that there's an increased risk. Perhaps I was lucky!

And previously with Fender 9050 flats. I see (and agree) what you're saying about the windings going on the post, but these ones definitely didn't break either.

I had a J&D mini bass, 28.5" scale length, with La Bella flats on it and they definitely did not break.

Perhaps it depends on the camera. What camera do you have, and how does it detect whether it's an H1n or a SR-PAX2 at the other end of an audio cable? I have a Fuji X-series camera, and it definitely accepts an external mic straight into its mini-jack input.

I might have misunderstood- but why do you need the SR-PAX2 mixer? Can you not just plug the H1n straight into the camera?

I don't think there's really any right or wrong; but yep, that's how I'd do it: I think I understand what you're doing, which is learning scale degrees. These are the intervals relative to the root, and it's a good exercise and learning tool for how, why, and when to use certain notes in certain situations. One of the first things to notice is that he is mainly using chord tones here. If you don't already have it, you must get the book "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"!

Bear in mind that the 3/8" or 1/4" is the bushing size, not the hole size: the 3/8" bushing needs a 9/16" hole, and the 1/4" bushing needs a 11/16" hole. All dimensions here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1574/0577/files/206.PDF?5066948558007359183 Bass Direct's website isn't amazing to navigate... the bass-side tuners are here: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Hipshot,_Licensed_tuners.html , and the treble-side are here: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Hipshot,_Licensed_tuners_treble_side.html

Plug the bass and the phone (or other device) containing the backing track into your bass amp (or mixer, etc). Connect the output of the amp to the mic input of the laptop. Record the video on the laptop using the webcam.

Mine is 33xxx and I bought it from a retailer (not custom order) in Aug 2019. Here's a rough extrapolation using the numbers so far!

Couple of other thoughts in this thread, if you didn't see it already: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/419763-ebs-microbass-3/ For power, any power supply which supplies enough current should do; I use https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Fame-DC-Junior/art-GIT0040359-000 but there are others e.g. https://truetone.com/cs6/ .

I have the walnut one and I like it. The neck is nice; it's quite shallow (front-to-back) and I find it easy to play. Mine weighs 3.75kg which is on the lower side for a P bass. I couldn't say if that's typical of the current Classic Vibe line, although I noticed the black and walnut are nato but I think the green one (is it a limited edition?) is poplar.

I think the question shouldn't be phrased as traditional rig vs powered speaker; it's more about low-quality gear vs high-quality gear. A £350 powered PA speaker won't be good as a £1000 bass combo. I use a powered speaker for either monitoring or backline, depending on the gig situation.

I suppose it depends which Markbass combo; a CMD121H is £700 but a K1 is £1300. I replaced my Shuttle 9.2 + Big Baby 2 rig (cost £1500 new) with an RCF 732-A (cost £650 new), and I don't find the RCF's bass response lacking in any way; in fact, with a five-string bass, I high-pass it at 60Hz.

Can you use the rss feed (https://www.basschat.co.uk/discover/all.xml/) and filter it with something like https://siftrss.com/ ?

I played a mixed set for a while: rounds on the E and B, and flats on the A, D, and G. I can't remember for sure which brands, but it might have been Yamaha rounds and Fender 9050 flats. They blended well, both tonally and volume-wise - the latter through chance really, rather than anything I did.

Never used them, but I do really like Dunlop flats, which are are similarly-priced at £36.99 posted for the 5-string set, from https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Flat_wound_strings.html

Yeah, it quickly gets unclear. I'm no expert, but the above is general guidance for "rehearsals, training, pre-production and performance" - so that should cover gigs. But then there are more guideines to consider depending on the type of gig. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/performing-arts-given-green-light-to-resume-outdoors-on-july-11 says "Performing arts can now take place outdoors from 11 July with a socially distanced audience present" For (indoor) pubs/restaurants/bars, there are some general guidelines in https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5eb96e8e86650c278b077616/working-safely-during-covid-19-restaurants-takeaway-delivery-230720.pdf , which says: "Venues should not permit indoor performances, including drama, comedy and music, to take place in front of a live audience [...] All venues should ensure that steps are taken to avoid people needing to unduly raise their voices to each other. This includes, but is not limited to, refraining from playing music or broadcasts that may encourage shouting, including if played at a volume that makes normal conversation difficult." For theatres and music venues, there is: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/audiences-back-in-theatres-from-1-august which says that they can re-open but with restricted capacity etc. Update: apparently this is "postponed until 15 August at the earliest"; this postponement also includes wedding celebrations up to 30 people. To me, it seems that both the general guidance (e.g. no non-professional singing/wind/brass) and the venue-specific guidance (e.g. venue type, indoors/outdoors) should be taken into account. So, a professional husband-and-wife instrumental guitar duo giving a quiet recital outdoors is clearly ok; whereas a non-professional 10-piece punk choir accompanied by a trumpet player and a clarinetist, none of whom live together, performing inside a pub at such loud volume levels that audience members must raise their voices, is definitely not allowed. I guess most bands fall somewhere in the middle.

According to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/performing-arts#arts-5-1 , section 4.1: Singing, wind, and brass is limited to professionals ("i.e. for work purposes only"), each social distancing 3m. Other instruments: non-professionals: same guidelines as meeting people outside your household, i.e. outdoors: up to six people or up to two households; indoors: up to two households. professionals: use additional social distancing, barriers, get private testing, etc.

They are great; I had one, I loved it, but ended up selling it (because it wasn't a 5-string) - but kind of regret it a bit now. 1. Not sure, as I never adjust volume knob from full. 2. I think you'll be ok. Mine was around 4kg, which I believe to be typical, but wood density varies between each individual sample... buy online and you can send it back if you are unfortunate to get a particularly heavy one. 3. Mine balanced well. The thing about these current Yamaha BB is that the tuners are not great - I had two of them (434 and 735A) where a tuner went loose and started to rattle; perhaps a coincidence, but across the 30 or so basses I've owned over the years, this issue has previously only happened to me on one other bass ever - but then twice on these Yamahas. Googling it seems that I am not the only one - so be prepared either to dab some fine superglue into the tuner ear, or upgrade to better quality ones. Relating back to your question about balance - you could take the opportunity to upgrade to hipshot ultralites (or similar). But like I said, I didn't find there to be a balance issue in the first place.

Yep, look out for a Fender Rumble 500 combo. In fact, here's one: https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/quick-sale-fender-rumble-v3-500-/1379640576 £360, and he even says he will drive up to one hour from Newmarket. (NB I don't know the seller... do your own checks of course)

Good prices on some other basses too; a couple I noticed in particular: Maruszczyk Jake, £899 https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/right-handed-bass-guitar/maruszczyk-jake-c4p-natural-electric-bass-guitar Lakland Skyline 44-64 PJ, £885 https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/right-handed-bass-guitar/lakland-skyline-44-64-custom-pj-candy-apple-red-laurel-fingerboard-electric-bass-guitar

Always good to hear both sides.

To me it seem the webpage is partly an article about flatwound strings, and partly an Amazon affiliate landing page; the prices shown are presumably just whatever some various sellers' prices are set to today.

Thanks for making this thread sharing your experience and I hope you manage to resolve this one way or another. I had a Maruszczyk Jake (bought used) and it was really lovely instrument; but after reading Adrian's replies here, there's now absolutely no way I would ever order a new Maruszczyk bass.