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That is a lovely looking amp set up

Well, we replaced it with something from a credible brand this time, I think it's a Mackie 18" sub. So, the failed Amazon not-so-prime sub is up for sale at the paltry sum of £25 because the cabinet is definitely in good condition, the speaker might be ok and if someone was looking to build their own bass cabs this could be a good option for them.

What's the difference between the 7200 and 7400. And don't say 200 😉

I saw a 2x10 Marshall DBS cab and I really want to buy it but the seller wants to sell it with an amp head that I have no need for. Sad times! Think I will just stick to my Ashdown 15s

I often DI my ABM head and there is no issue adjusting the master volume for on stage sound only. It's playing with the EQ settings and input gain that can p!ss off the soundman IME.

Thanks will be sure to get it a full service. I'd like to get quite an aggressive tube driven sound out of this one, my Ashdown ABM is a fantastic amp but the valve drive doesn't quite do it for me, for some gigs I'm playing with a lighter setting on a drive pedal always on so would be good to get that from the amp and leave the pedals for the big texture changes.

You must have needed a forklift to move that cab, and then to put the combo on top!!! I had that 150watt combo when I was 17. Unfortunately I don't think I ever got the best out of it. I do remember having to carry it up a pedestrian zone though and that was torture.

It's louder than I'm used to (I bought a brand new Ashdown ABM last year or the year before) but having a bit of a noodle around and I didn't notice it. It didn't bother me at all.

So, as a teenager starting out on bass I'd see the Marshall stuff in the local music shop and drool over it, safely knowing I could never afford it. Well, many years later, a cheeky eBay bid, I've got it. It fires up and it's working well, had a little noodle and everything is functional but I want to get it serviced before I trust it on a gig, the previous owner has had it in storage for ten years or more. Will try to get it to the amp tech ASAP along with some other stuff I want him to sort, then it may be unleashed soon!

I really want to glitch!

...and does the Octaver make the glitching noise you get with an OC-2?

Well done on finding a practical use for a keys player!

I've said it so many times but that fretless Harley Benton is a fantastic bass. The US Jazz is lovely too, pictures don't do the colour justice and the neck feels fantastic.

Left to right: Epiphone Jack Casady Mex Fender P USA Stingray USA Fender jazz Fretless five string Kramer Striker Lying down: Harley Benton fretless

I often have to explain the meaning of some lyrics to our singer. He's great, but he just doesn't get into what the lyrics are about, the stories in the songs, etc. I accept it's just the way some people are, but they're missing a whole new world IMO.

I'd love to get a four string one of these to try out, really like the finish on the fretboard and with that active EQ it must be incredible. I'm a big fan of the Sire jazz basses having owned two. Get a decent thick strap and the neck dive shouldn't be an issue. But if you play a four hour gig in a sweaty club in Amsterdam with this over your shoulder you'll end the night feeling like one leg is much shorter than the other!!

I've been thinking about trimming down the number of basses recently.... Now I've seen this

Aaahhhh I get it.

Loving the matching headstocks!!

I used to do the same on my Stingray and just used my standard Ernie Ball Slinky strings, whatever the guage is in the pink packet. No issues with excess flop or flap.

One thing I love about some of my better pedals, Darkglass duality fuzz and Alpha Omicron drive, is that they retain a lot of the punchiness of the attack. I find a lot of drive pedals made of bass just make a fizzy noise that takes out the attack. How are the drives on the ME90B?

SCPBs? Not familiar with that... Anyhow, I won't turn my nose up at greatest hits. Played the jazz last night, gorgeous instrument. The Stingray is a cut above everything though.

How did I forget Kickstart My Heart!!?? 💫

I'm a left handed bass player and over the years I've been tempted to answer a few ads for Beatles tributes. If I had joined any I would be buying a Hofner and the black suit with no lapels, white collarless shirt, otherwise what's the point? If you don't do the clothes and get the instruments in the right ballpark then why even restrict yourself to material from just one band? Just be a sixties cover band or whatever. My band at the moment is being asked to do 00's theme nights. We've had tons of discussions about whether we should include a song or two from 1999 or 2010, whether there is anything distinctive from the decade to wear, etc. but luckily it's not too complicated to pull off. We've never had anyone say "hey! Left handed mexican p basses weren't available in the Noughties!" Or criticism of how we dress. At the end of the day, when we do this we are "The Desert Penguins plays the Noughties" or something similar title so that you know we are a band doing a special set for the night, rather than a specialist band... If we were we would have to be called "The Noughty boys" or something awful like that.