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    [quote name='gareth' timestamp='1464797605' post='3062680'] last Friday with a blues band I play in It's a regular Friday evening gig at a local British legion type club with three bar lounge areas. The gig takes place in the basement area which has a stage. The organiser gets a headliner band and other solo or smaller acts. I turned up at 9pm for a 9.30pm start, there are 4 people there, all fellow musicians. A couple of solo sets and then we do a 30 minute set 9.30 to 10pm, by which time there are about 15 people mainly fellow musicians. Come off at 10pm and then wait till 11.30pm to do our last set. Between 10 and 11.30 there are numerous other acts. Then we do our final set by which time there are about 10 people mostly fellow musicians. We don't get paid. Our audience is mainly fellow musicians who have seen us before There is no chance of getting any paid work at the venue, they don't pay musicians There is no chance that anyone seeing us will book us for paid work, they are mostly fellow musicians, if they hear of any gigs they will put themselves not yes in. So what is the point? Personally I get little reward from playing to other musicians. I will be insisting we do not play here again. [/quote] That would work for me!
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    +1 to trying flats. Surprised to hear there is a treble bleed cap - I was led to believe they don't really work on basses. Removing it should allow you to use the volume pot as a second tone control.
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    I think the Cutlass would have to impress me as being way better than a Precision in all respects before I would want to pay the extra,
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    Ow - this hurts my eyes!
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    I only DI (in addition to backline) if there is a honking great PA provided. It's pointless putting the bass into a band's pub PA, all it will do is steal headroom from the vocals!
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    I will be travelling between Swindon and Whitby on Saturday 28th May, and making the return journey on Wednesday 1st June. If this might help eith a reluctance to buy unseen, or to be subject to the vagaries of couriers, get PM-ing now!
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    I will be travelling between Swindon and Whitby on Saturday 28th May, and making the return journey on Wednesday 1st June. If this might help eith a reluctance to buy unseen, or to be subject to the vagaries of couriers, get PM-ing now!
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    You could do worse than start [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/3730-gain-power-and-volume-a-confusing-menage-a-trois/"]here[/url].
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    Good work one and all. Slightly OT - what model Charvel is the guitarist on the left of the picture playing? It's given me GAS!
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    SOLD
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    SOLD pending
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    Good for you Bob!
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    Back-in-Blighty bump.
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    Back-in-Blighty bump.
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    Back-in-Blighty bump.
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    All those bells and whistles but no HEFT switch?
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    What does the titty boost do? (It's abbreviated to TT on the front panel.)
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    Bought a cable from Jon, arrived in short order, well packaged and in perfect nick. Cheers Jon!
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    Case porn

    JapanAxe replied to lapolpora's topic in Gear Gallery

    I don't want to worry you, but I think one of those cases is for a saxamophone
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    Ooh nice!
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    Always angled. Btw it's an OUTPUT socket on your bass.
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    BUMP
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    BUMP
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    I've had some questions PM'd to me, so for the benefit of anyone who is interested, here they are with my answers: [b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. It looks like there is engraved swirling on neck plate of the bass-whats that about it can't be original is it?[/font][/color][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Yes it does look like swirling on the neck plate, but it's not - it's just a reflection of the grass in my garden! I have attached an indoor photo taken just now, and you can see the only marking on the neck plate is the stamped G&L logo.[/font][/color] [b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2. Why block up the holes with screws?[/font][/color][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bass is designed for both top-stringing and through-body stringing. I use flats exclusively, and I didn't want to subject them to the severe break angles that through-body stringing can cause, so I went for top-loading. BC-er Neepheid put me onto [/font][/color][url="http://www.bassesbyleo.com/l2500_bridge_mod.html"]this link[/url][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] warning of the possibility of the 2 bridge screws pulling out of the wood, so I fitted the machine screws. Their purpose is not to block off the holes, but to ensure that the bridge remains firmly attached.[/font][/color] [b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. How come it needed a shim and you haven't tried the truss rod?[/font][/color][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Although I set up my own guitars and basses, I am no expert. It looked to me that the neck had the right amount of relief in it, but I couldn't get the action low enough for my light touch, hence the shim. An expert could probably do a much better job![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color]
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    If there is a significant in overall tension then you may find you end up with a noticeable change in neck relief.
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