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[quote name='Jonnyboy Rotten' timestamp='1402655182' post='2475655'] Someone is bringing an Encore - I don't know how much that cost but it probably isn't much more than £130. I am bringing my second hand Squier Affinity which I got off gumtree for £50. Admittedly the only stock parts left are the body, neck and pots. [/quote] A guitarist friend of mine just picked up an Encore in great nick for £20. Can't knock them at that price! You should get one into the test and see how it fares.

The Prunes and Custard sounds like it wants to break into a rendition of the [i]Roobarb[/i] and Custard theme!

[quote name='Ant' timestamp='1402561646' post='2474738'] my Pedaltrain volto has been amazing, saved me at gigs with really REALLY limited plug space and from noisy venues. i planned to charge it all the time just in case, but through laziness i barely charge it and its done a fair few gigs. [/quote] How can you tell whether it has enough juice for your gig?

Mono dual gig bag for basses, hard cases for vulnerable guitars (Gibson, Gretsch), gig bags for tough guitars (Fender). Guitar amp in flight case (doubles as stand), bass speakers in Roqsolid covers, bass heads in soft bags. Guitar pedalboard in Pedaltrain soft case (stopped using hard case). Stands in K&M bag. Leads and assorted bits in silver camera cas, with dividers to keep smaller items in place. Phew!

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1402521536' post='2474481'] I've just noticed sonething odd and mildly unsettling about the VM77 neck I just put on my Precision. It has a first fret side dot. Now I've seen it, it cannot be unseen, as it were... Weird... [/quote] You're never going to be left wondering where the first fret is!

Good for you James!

Just bought a pedal from Ian, all good!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1402431719' post='2473521'] It's for busking , I've got a Diago power thing for normal use. [/quote] Fair play! [quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1402431744' post='2473523'] I dont the technical reasons, but surely the massive benefit is to cut out any sort of hum? Correct me if I'm wrong. [/quote] Fair play again - I hadn't thought of that.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1402518672' post='2474424'] Go to local gigs, get chatting to bands you like. You never know if the bassist is a dep who is just helping out, and the band are waiting on a permanent low-ender. [/quote] This. It's all about connections. If there's a band that makes you think 'I'd like to be up there with that lot', go away and learn their set list. Make friends with them, and who knows what might happen.

Do you have any transcription software like Sibelius? If so, find a MIDI version of the song online, import it into the software, and isolate the bass track. It won't be 100% accurate but it will be a start.

I am an ex-Christian (the whole evangelical 9 yards) and this sounds horribly familiar. Something that you really enjoy, not 'sinful' as such but takes up a lot of your time and commitment: serious competition for the big G. So you pack it in, you've made a sacrifice, bit of kudos from your fellowship, but the warm glow won't take away the sick feeling that tells you you've made a mistake that's difficult to reverse. I'm not going to try to convince you that Christianity is a crock, you need to find your own way on that one, but the at the end of your post says it all.

[quote name='umcoo' timestamp='1402426555' post='2473454'] One thing, not sure if the pickups are 70's spacing. If anything, they look even further apart than that. I had a Geddy Lee body [with 70#s spacing] and it didn't look that far between each pup. [/quote] Yes that bridge pickup looks way near the bridge. Otherwise - phew, what a scorcher!

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1402433490' post='2473546'] I intend to have no volume and no tone control. [/quote] Mods! Mods! Arrest that man!

A while back I picked up (for 50p each!) a handful of those 'Blues Collection' CDs that originally came with a magazine. I've been listening to the T-Bone Walker one, which features recordings made in 1970 with one Jimmy Jones on bass. This guy is the mutt's nuts! He nails every approach - arpeggios, walking, riff, funky 16s, triplet fills - with a great tone throughout. I did a bit of googling and I think he was mainly a jazz player who worked with Sidney Bechet: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-jones-mn0000852350/credits Obviously with a name like that you get lots of spurious hits. Anyone know any more, or have recommendations for further listening?

If the wiper no longer makes contact, then full on. If it has disintegrated inside, anything could happen.

To me the only point of these is outdoor/guerilla gigs on battery power. If you have mains available for your amp, just use a conventional power supply and plug in.

Ooh-er, just lost my religion

Just sold some tuners to Russ, whole thing went off without a hitch.

I'm guessing the 4 speakers are currently wired all in parallel to give a combined impedance of 8ohm. If you are replacing the lot, you just need to find a set of suitable 8ohm units, which will open up your options considerably. You would then need to wire them series/parallel to give an 8ohm total load.

Is it any good for metal? *departs, coat in hand*

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1402323493' post='2472124'] The problem I have with internet opinions, at times, is it takes a while to suss out who knows what they are talking about and who has just nicked it from an earlier thread or forum and is just repeating it to belong in some sort of clique or sound like some sort of 'authority' Yep..you get them everywhere but you need to be part of a discussion platform for a while to get to know who they are.. [/quote] Damn! You found me out