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Though I usually prefer a set of Ernie Ball slinkies, whatever it is in the pink packet, I really believe in experimenting with different strings to make subtle differences to how you hear and feel the instrument and consequently what you play. I recently put some Rotosounds on my Jazz bass having steered clear of them for years but they sound great and they're very durable. Also some of the best strings I've used have been some of the cheapest top, Maruszczyk flats are excellent at least than £20 for a four string set, and Fender nylon wrap strings were dirty cheap but great on my old p bass. I really want to go back to flats on a jazz but I think that means a new bass....

I forgot about nylons somehow

You need two P basses. One for flats, one for rounds.

Absolutely love your work on one of my favourite albums, Lexicon of Love.

Loads of dints in the headstock from clashing with right handed guitarists when we wonder about on small stages.

We try to add a new song each month, or a handful if we have a few weeks between gigs. The problem is that the second half of the gig often remains the same, I really want us to always go bigger and cycle through some of the typical closing songs. Some new songs don't last long due to indifferent crowd reaction, and some go down far better than you'd expect. One thing I found that works with covers bands is if you're getting tired of playing a certain song by a specific band but it always goes down well, why not replace it with another hit by the same band? Then you have a good level of confidence that you will make it sound great and that the audience will love it. Seems like a good compromise in a lot of covers bands.

My last Evri delivery was two parcels. I got an email saying delivered so I looked outside... A car arrives and gives me a bass. Great. But where was the other parcel..... Delivered a few houses down. No idea why. I like the ones where you get a uniformed driver in a branded van, because typically they are regular staff who might just be paid a reasonable wage. When it's anybody with a car paid £0.05 per delivered parcel you really are taking a risk.

Loving this thread. You could have a very niche TV show... Ok YouTube show... A bit like Repair Shop, Hoarders, Storage Wars all rolled in to one. I can imagine you and @TheGreekracing towards a "first come first served" bargain Trace Dual Band compressor for sale in Torquay.... In all seriousness, Trace amps sound phenomenal and we're built to last. It's great that someone is keeping them going. I'd be tempted but I already have too many amps. I am also a fan of the Marshall DBS amps and like with Trace Elliotts there's a quality in the sound that you just don't get from modern amps.

Donated! Iris is a gorgeous name... Named after the Goo Goo Dolls song?

Just used this tactic on a different buyer who was sending passive aggressive messages about a screw missing from the battery compartment on a very old effects pedal. His comeback, I unsurprisingly was "well, I'd like to keep the pedal. Do you have another offer?" My answer: "No." Unbelievable how much effort people can put into trying to save £1 or £2 here and there.

I bought one of the Bluetooth adapters for my ME90-B and it's unreliable at best. I have sort of given up on it really. After using it to change the LED settings I've not had much further use for it IF I could get it working.

I took the advice here, thank you all. And this is the result...

Yes... These are the pictures. The amp was well packed in my view, it may have had some small room to move in the box but not a lot.

I sold my little SWR Combo on eBay. It was fully working. I posted it to the buyer and he claims it had zero output, he tested it using an external speaker and the amp is all fine. He has since done some poking around and sent me this message: "Ok, as I said earlier it wasn’t well packed enough and was able to move around inside the box. Here’s the problem. The speaker connection panel has broken off. I suspect the cables that attach to the coil are damaged, hence no output. I’d rather keep it but will need to get a new speaker. Are you willing to compensate me for that?" Two questions... Does this sound likely/ reasonable and is it a new speaker required? For a 10" bass speaker for a 100w combo what kind of cost would be reasonable here? Thank you!

Getting really sick of ebay. Selling items on there is so much more hassle than it's worth. It's not necessarily eBay, but just some buyers I've had bad experience with. Sold an effects pedal. It's about 20 years old, maybe more. Got loads of snarky emails because one screw was missing for the battery cover, absolutely no effect on the functioning of the pedal. Loads of cagey "what do you suggest to remedy this?" Ummmm I can post you a screw? Now going through something similar but with a different and more expensive item of equipment. Buyer says it has arrived DOA when I know it was in perfect working condition. I have a feeling I might be getting done by having defective parts placed in mine and it sent back for a full refund with me left carrying loads of cost and now some knackered parts. Had a bad experience with DPD (I think??!) losing a parcel when I sold a bass to some bloke who eventually received it and stole the knobs before sending it back!!! The tight g!t should have just bought some knobs online and saved everyone the headache. People eh?

I have only ever played one. And I bought it!! I know the 2 band EQ version has a massive following but don't dismiss the 3 band. Having that mid control makes the bass really versatile if you're playing covers, so boosting the kids to play something that has more of a traditional P bass sound... Bit it keeps the punch and overall massive sound of the Stingray. It's a clever thing and very useful if you need it to do that. Of course there are many other tricks with it, like cut the treble completely to take the sizzle out, or boost bass and treble and cut the mids to go for a Flea type sound.... It's a really well done EQ.

Never had long hair, sadly.

I think it's from a kit, for various reasons... Hardware is average to poor, pickups unbranded and not working, no shielding, screws are odds n sods and the paint job is very poor.

Generally with second hand gear, especially a little older, people chance their arm with the asking prices. I had one, great for my 80s band but when that folded I sold mine. Being left handed it's perhaps more rare and I got somewhere near £800 three years ago, but it was in excellent condition and a very rare left hander.

So, you know when you nonchalantly chuck an eBay bid on something not expecting it to get accepted... Forget about it.... Then find an email saying PayPal is taking money off you to pay eBay and you have no idea what for??! That's how you end up with this. Keep in mind I am big fan of jazz basses and stingrays. It's in a bit of a state. I have no idea if it even works. The fretboard needs a clean, well the whole thing does tbh. Going to unscrew every part, clean and rebuild over the next few weeks. No idea if it will be a keeper or not.

Because in it's most simple form having it all on one single unit removes several points of failure, and allows me to experiment with effects I might not stick with or might not want to buy. Over time I will do presets, etc. but from the plug n play perspective it's a good halfway (not halfway as such but a few steps towards maybe) house between the all powerful mega FX units and loads of separates.

It's perfectly usable... All you need to do is turn the relevant knob to what effect you want then step on a button to engage it, tweak from there.

More updates... I'm getting used to this now. I still haven't programmed any presets of my own and probably should. Good points: the sheer simplicity and having physical knobs and written descriptions is good for me. I can really quickly tweak my effect type, e.g. from one overdrive sound to another, in between songs. Using the foot pedals for on/ off for particular effects is great. It's easy to see on stage, simple to use, and sounds very good. I've not yet used it for DI out though, still using in front of a physical amp. I have some nice amps so I'm not using the amp SIM. I might be brave at my next gig and go DI from the pedal just to see what happens. Combining fuzz and chorus makes a nice synth sound too. Bad points: it's so easy to roll the knobs off the desired setting when lifting this in and out the Roland backpack. If the unit is off this doesn't change anything, so you can power on and still have the same settings as when you switched off, but as soon as you start disengaging and re-engaging effects the settings change to the knob setting. Without using presets I just have to remember some things such as the level value for the distortion bank needs to be at 33. This is no big hardship, really. I find the Bluetooth connection to my phone really hit and miss. I managed to change some settings but it's often unreliable and I don't have the patience for it. So far, when rehearsing or gigging, the sound quality has very little perceptible difference to my individual effects. No more mini jacks and 9v cables and interference noises is a huge bonus. I think for the amount of faff there is with individual pedals it's just not worth it. While I could enjoy the more complex digital effects if I had the time on my life to program and explore them, I think I'm happy with the ME90-B as a swiss army knife gigging tool.

Good to hear! I think it would be a real miss if this is great for guitar but not so great for bass. People who play both and want a flexible, portable rig could be disappointed. I liked it when you said you could use one mains plug for the cab and "head" but then disappointed when the connection is via the headphones mini jack, that just doesn't scream "gig capable" to me. Hope Andertons get you sorted quickly

Posting to Northern Ireland would be exactly the same as posting to England, Scotland or Wales. I don't see the issue from the seller's perspective.