bass_dinger

"Move the pointy bit of your hat to the front, you poncy boyband pop-star!"

@basexperience looks both delighted and surprised to be surrounded by so many pedals! "These pedals are fantastic - and they are the same ones that I have at home! What are the odds of that?" I chatted a while, and was infected by his enthusiasm and passion for playing. And I was reminded that we play music, rather than work music!

Gary is saying "Without a cap on, I get an extra three inches of headroom." Or Chris is saying "Am I meant to be on-stage?"

I will be taking this to the local recycling centre on Saturday.

I will be taking this to the local recycling centre on Saturday.

@NancyJohnson of this Parish, and joint-patron of the South East bass bash, had a splendid little Eden amp for sale. I tried it out at the event and was impressed - the only reason that I didn't buy it was because I use headphones at home, and because it struggled with the low B on my 5 string. * However, if you are looking for recommendations for someone who has a four-string, then the Eden range impressed me. * that's two reasons.

Dalston, apparently - and they have found someone. I sent a direct message to the OP - I didn't want them to think that we were not keen to help!

There is a whole thread on mandolin playing, here.

Well, that was a very unsatisfactory experience. D minor, I played wrongly. Wrong notes in two of the pieces. My singing was off-key. Terrible. However I already have the Grade 3 pieces, and am playing them already. So, I have not let the bad experience put me off. However, I plan to do things differently for the next few months, and don't plan to focus on the exams for a while.

Vivaldi only needed 4 strings. And indeed, only 4 Seasons

Yes.

Yeah, but the price... From memory, a shaped bass case was £170. Now, €310. Even accounting for the exchange rate, that's a 50% price rise.

Let me look at my own early XB500, and take some photos and get back to you. In the meantime, you might want to start a separate, and new, thread about your own XB500.