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Saw this on Instagram just now.... Won't be rushing to do it to my basses right now.

Great to hear his analysis and praise of the session bassist. I like Rick, he has the enthusiasm of an amateur Youtuber type but then he deconstructs the music very technically (but in a way even I can understand) and replays it perfectly on any instrument.

I always think about resale when buying basses. There are so many better quality basses out there than Fender but it's Fender that keeps its value. Not criticizing Fender, they make really nice basses and I've had a few, it's just amazing how their second hand prices shoot up.

Aria SB series, most of those were passive one pickup basses. They sound great too. The previously mentioned Epiphone Jack Casady is a fantastic bass. There's tons of them.

I need to track down this book and use it as a prop at work!

I think it's in the Beatles Anthology he says he always considered Fender an expensive instrument "even though I could buy the whole company now" or words to that effect.

I get what you are saying here but your thread title and first line has created a bit of a pile-on over something that's not really the end of the world. It's poor, but it's not like you've been ripped off or anything. I don't want to have a go at you, I like a lot of what you write on here, but if I owned a small business for a niche product set that made a small mistake and caused all this to come up in Google searches I'd be mortified.... But then again, that seems to be the theme here! What is being done to correct things? I'm waffling, and having just contradicted myself, I'll stop.

My watch-out would be this... Do you sometimes use different basses? Some pre amp pedals sound amazing with a passive P bass but dog dirt with an active jazz, so if you like to rotate between different instruments you need to really get hands on to understand what settings are best. Also, some pedals don't play nicely with others, so it can be a bit of a lottery getting them to work together on a board without unwanted noise and fartiness (IME, I'm no pedal-head). And finally what sounds great on online demos might be awful when you get your hands on it, the way you attack a note, your string choice, the pickups, your EQ, all these things can wildly change the sound you're getting from a pedal, if you can try before you buy, or have the patience for trial and error on the second hand market then you should be ok.

I think I've seen one or two years back, never in that colour. But I thought, and could be completely wrong and can't be bothered looking it up, these were the cheap bottom of the range basses. Might even just be a guitar pickup in there? Obviously a few people know something I don't or want these so much they'll throw more than a grand at it... Or both!!

They should call that the P55. And the four string version, you guessed it.... Go and get your P45, bassist!

My 2019 MiM neck has a smooth finish, it's not thick gloss.

Depends on which models and when from I guess? As a right hander you've got a lot more options, but my simple way of looking at it is this: I've got a 2019 MiM precision neck on my Bitsa and it's lovely, very very good. I tried out a new MIA Jazz in a shop a few months back and it was light years ahead. It feels like there's no finish on it, and I think from looking at the woodgrain it must be this "quarter-sawn" business that gets spoken about. It felt like there was no finish on it at all, nice and thin, very fast. The MiM neck is a huge improvement on the rubbish they made in the 90s but the MIA feels premium. Hope that helps

We need a thread of recordings of good settings....

It's great isn't it? Speeding up and slowing down the sequencer, altering the pitch, it's great. I used a few settings with the band the other night and it was great. The synth sits really nicely under the guitars, it's not in-your-face, and the bass guitar sound still pushes through very clearly and nicely. I'm impressed. Going to use it on my next gig on Fri, hopefully can record it and see how it goes.

So far I've not found that sort of thing but I've been digging into the strings synth bits. But this is a synth pedal and not an envelope filter so a dedicated envelope filter might be better for what you need? The SY1 is sensitive to playing dynamics, it behaves differently in different settings but I'm yet to work it out.

Hi there, I went for the MarkBass wedge thingy. It's worked out pretty well. I've only used it in rehearsal so far but my gig on Friday has good PA support so I may use it there so I've only got to take one cab. I wasn't to sure about some of the amp stands, taking the weight and handling the vibrations.

Yowzer. Sold for over £1,400. I know it's old and you don't see many but seriously?! Can you imagine a Squier Bronco you can get for £200 now going for over a grand in 30 years?

Jeez the previous two posts have made me try to find a vomit and crying reaction thingy...

Hi Gaz. Only had mine a while but I like it a lot. Used it with the band first time last night. I think putting a driven signal through it helps on some settings, just roughs up the sound a bit. My signal chain has a Helix Stomp, followed by a Full Boost, then a bass Wah, then the SY1. It is happy at the end of the chain. A bit of chorus going in to it is good on some settings but not all. I've not yet tried the SY1 at the start of the chain.

My bands of recent years have done Weddings and Functions for good fees but also do the pubs because playing two sets in a pub is a doddle in comparison. You play for less time, set up is quick and easy, you can test out new songs, it's fun, you take a lot less money but if you're good people remember you and ask you to do their 50th birthdays, Weddings, etc. Unless they're turning away functions paying fantastic money every week then I don't see why they'd turn their nose up at pub gigs.

I saw Tankus the Henge in the centre of Kingston back when I lived there 2012ish. They were amazing. I've seen lots of originals bands live but they are one that grab your attention and are memorable still 10years later.

Suppose I shouldn't ever mention on Facebook that the only times I've ever depped (3 in total) it's always been for £0. Can't recall even being bought a pint, actually. Still, I enjoyed it and it helped out some friends, and that's why I did it.

That's brilliant.

Yeah that's a bit sad. Surely it's easier to ignore it rather than be rude to the guy, he's just trying to get a dep in.

The real issue I suppose is would you as a dep either be experienced enough to just turn up and play (v experienced player), or have the time to put in to learning a set (different keys, song endings, etc. Time spent depends on experience as a player and of the set list) just for £50?