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I enjoyed that very much. I like a cover that takes a song somewhere different.

Tony bought a DAW from me, and the way he dealt with payment was exemplary. UPS seem to have used a numpty agency driver, but Tony encouraged me in my efforts to contact them and helped by speaking to them himself, and between us we got delivery sorted. He even sent a picture of the parcel to reassure me that it had arrived undamaged. I would have no hesitation in dealing with Tony as buyer or seller.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1482420358' post='3200428'] Flats for me too. Are flats the bass equivalent, in trendiness terms, of sporting a big beard? [/quote] Absolutely not!

Isabelle bought a mic from me, no problems here!

Cheap = crap Best quality/price ratio is our very own OBBM, aka RockWire cables.

[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1482080319' post='3197456'] In this song, I can play some of the 12-string guitar part on the bass ... [/quote] Huh?

The Monkees - Hey Hey We're the Monkees

Index. But there are times when it makes sense to break that rule...

I've bought slightly-used flats to see whether I like them, and sold flats that I bought new and found I didn't like. It's a cost-effective way of trying different types, and cuts down on waste of valuable metals.

I think there's only Zoom still making them, but even their R16 doubles as a controller for your software DAW.

Bass, backing vocals, PA, website. The drummer sorts the gigs.

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1481020009' post='3188955'] Just found this 'au contraire' article. [url="http://menga.net/adventures-with-strings-on-a-short-scale-bass-guitar"]http://menga.net/adv...ale-bass-guitar[/url] [/quote] I read that article, and it contains a very obvious [i]non sequitur[/i]: '... [color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]when you string up a short scale set that was originally meant for long scale, the balance goes completely out, resulting in overtones.[/size][/font][/color]' The last statement [i]does not follow[/i] from the first. Neither does it accord with my experience of using Chromes on short-scales. So don't panic!

I have a pair of Beyer DT150 'phones. They are great for recording with a sensitive mic as they provide excellent acoustic isolation, but too tiring and bass-heavy for other uses. My go-to 'phones are the Sennheiser HD201 - so cheap I got 2 pairs, comfy and quite well balanced. I think I would always want to check a mix through speakers though.

Wouldn't bother me, but that's just me.

On a bass gig, the only gadget between bass and amp is my Korg Pitchblack. The batteries last for ages, probably because the current draw is infinitesimal when it's bypassed. It gives you a warning when the battery is dying, and if it does die mid-gig, it defaults to bypassed, so no embarrassing silences. I have had the original TC Polytune on my big guitar pedalboard since they came out. I use it in strobe mode. The polyphonic mode is ok for quickly working out which string(s) have gone out, but it invariably gives a different result when you go to tune just one string. Also it does create some noise whilst tuning, but this could be because I don't have it running on an isolated power supply. For all other purposes it's the Snark clip-on. I have 3 secreted in various places!