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Dave bought a pedal from me, paid promptly once the deal was done, and kept me posted about the, er, post.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1472654284' post='3122963'] There was an ad in JMB & Gumtree local, for a balding, talentless, one legged knob headed bass player with eff all charisma, zilch ability, sh*te gear, no pets, and a sister on the game. You know what happend next.. [/quote] How long did you stay with them?

I have a Gen 2 Compact and had to wind the volume up higher than normal on a gig last weekend (should have taken 2 cabs!) but it still sounded phat. Could be the amp?

I'm a confirmed big-car driver. Here my E-class Merc swallows my PA, mini bass rig, and a drum kit, with room to spare for ordinary luggage on a recent French road trip:

I got Mike Rutherford, but I have no faith in the process as many of my real answers were not among the options presented.

Hair length/colour wouldn't be a problem to me, I'd just buy a wig. I got a reply to one of my 'dep available' ads from a band whose 3 existing members are aged 15-18. I realised I was older than the lot of them put together!

'Chunk', eh? You read it here first...

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1472304329' post='3120199'] How was it to fit? [/quote] Pretty easy. I snipped off the pickup and grounding wires right near the pots, stripped back the insulation, and secured them in the connector using the handy little screwdriver that came in the kit. The pots and socket fitted into the scratchplate holes straight off, but the fixing nuts are larger than on the CIJ components. I got it all in on the second attempt as I forgot you have to get the pot tags facing each other to avoid fouling on the edges of the body cavity. I gigged the bass last night and it did a grand job.

Just finished upgrading a CIJ P-bass with a wiring loom from John. Quality work, lightning turnaround, and the little screwdriver was more useful than I thought it might be for securing the solderless connections! John hardly needs me to recommend him on page 12 of his feedback thread, but I heartily do so anyway!

KiOgon loom fitted - lovely smooth pots, and the low end 'swells' as you wind the tone right down.

I have evenings like this I where I come home from work looking forward to playing, but by the time my bass is in my lap, the bounce has gone from my bungee.

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[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1472208989' post='3119439'] I think your issue is TWO guitarists. I've been in a similar situation where finding a tone that fits in the mix is practically impossible because both guitarists are using 'Their sound' which is the sound that they like when playing solo in their bedroom/practice space. This leads to volume wars where everyone just tries to turn up in an effort to be heard over everyone else. [/quote] +1 I much prefer to play in a 1-guitar band, whether or not that's me on the guitar. The single guitar naturally has its own space without having to compete with another one very much like it. Guitar, bass, drums - sorted. Keys? A whole other thread...

When you say 'chops', would that include 'jowls'?

To me, Townshend, Moon and Entwistle played as 3 soloists, but somehow the chemistry worked. I had a first run through last night with the band, and the approach of signature riff + ad-lib improv seems to work.

I voted 'abandon' because I recently sold my 5-string after owning it for a couple of years. I imagined it might make my services more desirable, but it was only really of benefit on one (1) gig. I don't think I ever identified string spacing as an issue, but I totally get the 'comfy slippers' thing! I now have a Hipshot Xtender on one of my basses - quick access to low D is generally enough.

I'd go for one with just a P pickup in place of the regular Mustang one (in fact I've seen Mustangs modded this way) but I have a thing against PJ layouts.