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I have just come back from playing a gig in a small band accompanying a choir. The concert programme included arrangements of pop (Simon & Garfunkel, Madonna, Lighthouse Family), classical (Mozart), opera (Carmina Burana), swing (Sinatra), and musicals (Oklahoma, West Side Story). I used one of my Precisions with the tone set at about 30%, and didn't feel the need to change any settings all night. I wasn't being lazy, it just sounded great from one song to the next so I left it. Why do I mention this? Quite often someone's question about a flexible or versatile bass is answered in terms of the range of sounds available from two or more pickups and/or onboard EQ. Tonight's experience highlighted an alternative answer.

Missed this first time round - I like it!

Poor intonation on an acoustic would be a deal-breaker for me. Almost all electric guitars can be intonated by the average person with a few simple tools, but if an acoustic has been built wrong it's not an easy fix.

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1468658518' post='3092392'] Do you have access to a luthier near to you. Get them to look at the cracks and give a diagnosis. My initial feeling from the pictures is that I would not describe it as EX condition. [/quote] I agree. I have no skill with woodwork, let alone luthiery - an expert eye is what you need.

The cracks parallel to the line of the neck are along the join between the neck and the heel extension. The first photo also shows cracking parallel to the neck/body joint. I can't say from the photos whether the cracks go any deeper than the lacquer.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1468500544' post='3091359'] This. [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1468500866' post='3091362'] That. [/quote] [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1468501831' post='3091378'] Them. [/quote] [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1468501838' post='3091379'] The other? [/quote] [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1468503384' post='3091399'] Those. [/quote] What they said.

I like it

Lovely that.

I'm pretty sure the current Boss phaser has a setting for this.

I was the same until I tried a £1,000 instrument and realised it had something extra. Not 2 or 3 times as good as a £500 instrument but worth the extra to me. And that's the key - if it's worth the extra to you, you will pay it. My record now is £2,495...

Some collection points have a size/weight limit because of limited space to store large/heavy stuff like basses and amps.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1468399644' post='3090616'] I'm not keen on an active Fraudster. Can these be converted to passive? [/quote]

PM'd

I'd love to try an Ampeg PF50T with my Barefaced cabs - anyone taking one to the SE Bass Bash?

Whilst packing up after a gig I tried to jump onto the stage but didn't quite get my foot high enough. I scraped the whole length of my shin against the edge of the stage. Stinging rawness followed by aching scabbiness. Ouch.

But no, you won't blow up your bass amp by playing guitar through it. Whether it sounds any good is another matter entirely.