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All my basses have Schaller strap-locks, except for the Sandberg, which has clever strap buttons that work with or without a strap-lock. Single Comfort Strapp for them all, spare wide leather strap just in case.

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'Rodent free'? Hmmm... I've known mice to make nests inside speaker cabs, and guess where they get the paper from!

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - title track of the first album I actually loved as an album, not just a bunch of songs. The Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen - heard in a record shop listening-booth - hairs stood up on the back of my neck, the purchase was made. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - made me realise there was a whole world of beautiful music that wasn't just 'rock'. Bob Dylan - House of the Rising Sun - first song I ever learned on the guitar, from the version on his debut album. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - in a small way, helped me realise I had to part company with Christianity

[b] [size=5]You know a new bass is good when. . . you look up and realise you've been playing for an hour and a half.[/size][/b]

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1432583966' post='2783056'] Same for me on the SP Comp. Too much bass roll off. Hissy at higher settings too. [/quote] This would be for skinny-string guitar. Probably want to try it first - that and the SL drive

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914'] Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea. [/quote] Disappointed on 3 counts there!

I spend a lot of time playing through the smallest version of my live rig, alongside tracks coming through my studio speakers. I can be fairly confident that my sound will fit well in the mix, but sometimes find myself dialling in a bit more top end live, depending on the cab(s) I am using, the loudness of the ban overall, and of course the room.

The Xotic SP Compressor also has a blend control. I am seriously pondering one, but I think I will have to wait till next Saturday to go down to Anderton's and try one out.

Yep, I tried one of these (Dave Swift's I'm told) at the same time as I bought my Demeter. It probably had the edge on the Demeter in the awesomeness stakes, but would have cost a fair bit more to buy with a Minnie 800W power amp, and it wouldn't have made the most convenient package for live use!

I for one find that perfectly acceptable. Squier away to your heart's content!

If this were mine I would probably end up just looking at it rather than playing it!

I frequently gig on lead guitar with single-coil-equipped guitars, and often use two drive pedals at once for solos. Against the background of the other instruments, and on a stage large enough fro me to stand more than 4ft from my amp, it is rarely a problem. I really notice the hum at home though! However, all my basses are fully hum-cancelling, and I do remember hating audible hum when I used to gig a Jazz. As our American cousins say, go figure...

I searched in vain for a barf emoticon so I have had to link to this one:

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1432466703' post='2781678'] Lets get the picture of the bass back, am intrigued [/quote] Yep, missing it now!

The first 2 digits of the s/n are bolder than the others - I don't recall seeing that before.