Jean-Luc Pickguard

How would you describe the differences between Overdrive, Distortion, and Fuzz?

Pitch correction has its place. I have been known to use it on my recordings, but the key is to make it subtle. It makes me sound like I can almost carry a tune in a bucket. I'm really not a fan of the sound where it is very obvious, as heard on the rap/grime/whatever tracks my 18 year old son listens to at high volume in his car, but I'm not the target market for that stuff and he seems to enjoy it.

As low as possible I use the extra long version of the comfort strapp adjusted to the maximum length available for my thunderbirds - I think its actually 's against the law to play a thunderbird at nipple height like the Sade bloke's stingray. for my mustangs I use a levys suede stap adjusted as long as possible.

I've never used the kind that sits by the nut, and probably never will as I don't go in for slap tap or similar party tricks. I've never got on with foam at the bridge end as it either deadens too much or not enough for me. I tend to use palm muting where I can control the pressure on the string with more precision.

A lot of people on here do their own setups, repairs and modifications, so wouldn't hesitate to get the toolkit out and add a strap button from their 'bits box'. However if you aren't comfortable doing that yet, or even if you are but want to be a stickler for what is right, this is Anderton's problem. Speak to them and I'm sure they'll sort you out.

1 - Rotosound jazz bass 77 - hahahahahahahahahahahaha! What a ridiculous load of bollocks

Is is something to do with them playing Sun City during apartheid?

BT12 https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/bass-xtenders/products/bt12-bass-xtender

you’d need some balls to play it

If I spent that much on a pleckie I’d keep it quiet

The strings going over the back of the bridge and into holes behind the bridge doesn't look very well thought out.

I love my short scales. I have a few with 30” scale length: a pair of mustangs (CIJ & JMJ), a pair of early 70s musicmasters, a danelectro longhorn, a guild starfire, and a squier Jag SS. The Squier was my regular rehearsal & gigging bass in a previous band mostly playing blues. I have recently become aware of the very cute squier mini precision which can be found for under £140. I’m currently resisting the temptation to get a black one and add a mirror pickguard, EMG Geezer pickup and Fender HiMass bridge.

The TC mini pedals are PSU only - there's no space for a battery

yes - I have used the 32” TI JF-324 flat wound set on a mustang and they were a perfect fit. Status hot wires medium scale flats also fit. Fender fit standard long scale stainless steel flats to the JMJ and I’ve kept them on mine with no problems

I visited a guitar tech in Denmark street many years ago which was down a narrow flight of stairs. While I was there Lonnie Donnigan came in and told the tech he was there to have a pickup fitted to his acoustic guitar. He didn’t have a guitar with him though which was puzzling — until a couple of minutes later when his missus entered struggling with a rectangular aluminium covered flight case containing the guitar in question. Perhaps you could keep your existing cabs and, like Lonnie must have done, tell the missus that you’re going to let her become your personal roadie.

Puddle of sh!te

I wonder how easy it would be to find a case to fit it

Isn't that a recipe for salad dressing?

Luke Warm and the Taupe Polo Necks

My dunlop prime tones were delivered this afternoon (thanks to amazon prime). So far I quite like them. They feel good in the hand and the bumps provide a good grip. I've temporarily lost my red tri stubby so I can't compare them to that one at the moment, but I'm sure it'll turn up.

I have the Kala/Galli flatwounds on my Ubass - bought from Mike Upton at the LBGS. As these aren't as thick as the Pahoehoes/thunderguts etc, the nut had to be recut - Martin at the Gallery did a splendid job of this. The strings eare easier to play than rubbery ones but still have a low tension, however they sound tighter and more focussed. I hope they last forever as they weren't cheap.

Have you seen the price of these things? https://bluechippick.net/ $35USD for a single pick! I'm not much of a pick player on bass and the ones I use on guitar don't feel right on bass, but I have found I quite like the red 1.5mm Dunlop Tri Stubby. I only have one of those, so I have ordered a few dunlop primetone 1.5mm triangles which appear to have similar dimensions and look like they share some of the characteristics of the blue chips at a less punishing price - about £10 for three.

I would probably book a course of lessons if I had that much money going spare and it had to be spent on my bass addiction.

It sounds like this would be due to differences of the density/weight of the body so would vary for each individual bass rather than be a characteristic of each model.