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This caught my eye... I never knew that PMT had a house brand, but they've just bought out this rather nice-looking Rickyish thing - the Antiquity Legends RB-BK. It's hard to judge exactly what it looks like as it's all black, but it looks quite tasty. Very similar to the Harley Benton RB-414BK, but Antiquity have gone with the "none more black" approach. The spec on the site says it's got a scale length of 28.35", but the solitary review says it's actually 34". The reviewer does go on to say nice things about it, however. Anyone seen one of these in the wild yet?

A Pretzel and a Twiglet had a baby.

I am confident that this paragraph is the funniest thing I will read all year. This is genius. Thank you so much for this.

The string spacing on the two string is slightly "challenging" at the dusty end, isn't it? But that three-stringer is sweet. It's almost as if one of the Cabbage Patch Kids grew up and became a luthier.

Ah, it's great to see a B3 on a board. I wouldn't be without mine.

E: Take your bass to the nearest shop that sells make-up and beauty supplies. Find a nail polish that's the closest match to the colour of your bass. Carefully apply the nail polish to the chip, building it up in layers if the chip is deep. You may need to gently sand it with a high grade of sandpaper to smooth it out. It might not be perfect, but your eye won't be drawn to the dink. Keep the nail polish to treat the inevitable dinks and scratches that a gigging bass will get.

Glad to be of service! I use a short fishing rod bag to keep my Hercules double stand in - It works a treat.

I had a Thomann Producer Backpack for a while. but I found I could never remember which pocket everything was in! Currently, I use a generic sports backpack which has no pockets (apart from one in the front flap where I store a few spare strings) but a large storage area. The aforementioned flap folds right out which means I can open up the bag nice and wide and drop my leads, mics etc into it without any faffing about. I keep my leads, SM58, toolkit and a few other odds and ends in there and it works a treat for me. Fishing bags and cases are a lower-cost option, too - here's a random one from Amazon.

Another smoooooth transaction from Mick - many thanks!

He's a legend. I was lucky enough to see him with fIREHOSE and later with the Missingmen and they were both outstanding shows. What a work ethic - he never stops.

The Nebulous pedal is just dropping off to sleep, but the Future Chorus pedal is thinking about the lovely board that Mr ThePlug is going to make for them.

I always take a spare bass. I'm fortunate that for most of the gigs I play, the stages are big enough for me to have both basses at easy reach and I'll often swap instruments in the break between sets, purely to give them both a run out. I look after my gear, but I've still had the (very) occasional mid-gig crisis and the spare was there to save my life. Any old car boot sale, boat anchor bass will get you out of trouble, and rather annoyingly, you'll probably be the only person in the room who's noticed that you've gone from your 1962 Fender Precision to your 2019, Gear 4 Music starter bass.

The trick is to stick it in your shopping cart and wait - within a day you'll get a "have you forgot this? It's cheaper now" message. Also, if it's the first thing you've bought from them, you'll get some money off. You can try using "Honey" - it's one of those browser add-ons that search for discount codes. You could save a few quid.

Yep - the LEDS won't work, but it'll do the job.

If you don't mind waiting for a few days, I can recommend this: https://www.wish.com/product/58aed34a9c0dfe067bc0919a It came from that purveyor of quality electronics; Wish, but it's robust and works well. It's an ABY box and works passively - the power only illuminates the LEDs. With postage and various discount codes, mine cost about £12.

I'm probably leaving myself open to being flamed to death but... A few years ago, I did a version of this and stuck it on YT. It's not note-for-note, but it was a lot of fun working it out and it's a lovely line to play. Persistence pays off!

Yep. The only use of the term "Fender Bass" on an album credit I can remember is on "Kick Out the Jams" by the MC5 where Michael Davis is credited as "Fender Bass." In the early days of the electric bass, the term was used to delineate an "electric" bassist from someone who played the acoustic/upright bass. There's an interesting thread about it on T*lkB*ss: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-bass-as-a-generic-term-for-bass-guitar.894227/ Oh - and WD40 is great.

If that bass could only talk, eh? It looks amazing. And my favourite volume/tone configuration too. Scrub it up, set it up and play it.

That's lovely, that is.

Very true. When you first start using it, be prepared to spend a lot of time getting your head around it. I'm still using Cubase LE4, which I think came bundled with a Zoom recorder. It's absolutely perfect for my (fairly basic) needs.

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#relatable I have an irrational distrust of those angled amp stands, so I looked for ages to find something suitable for my combo. I almost went for one of those workmen's platforms/stepladders things, but their footprint was too big. This Thomann stand folders up into a T shape and is way lighter (if less impressive) than carting around the extension cab to seat it on.

Gaffa tape. Always gaffa tape. Another vote for a Behringer BDI 21. While not exactly a pocket money purchase, at £35, this has been a real boon. It raises my Genz Benz combo off the floor and into a position where I can actually hear it. Solid as a rock and very portable. If you use a tablet for cheat sheets, I can recommend one of these: I've got one (branded Cuvave) and it's had 2-3 years of regular use with no issues. Currently a mere £9.64 on AliExpress