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I recently bought a beautiful Roscoe SKB3006 from Mark. He was an absolute dream to deal with.

I tend to use Google, if I'm after a specific sound that I've heard on a recording. What sound are you after ?

If you can stretch your budget slightly, the Markbass Compressore can be had for £119 brand new.

I'm careful with mine, not anally so though. The Modulus Q6 that I sold before Christmas was 16 years old. I'd done dozens of gigs with it, it'd been taken backwards and forwards to uni in London from Birmingham 3 days a week for 3 years. It was in amazing condition though. I smile when I see adverts stating, "this is a players bass, and has the inevitable wear and tear to prove it". Mine are also "players" instruments, I just maybe look after them a bit better.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1452939184' post='2954843'] TC Electronic Hyper Gravity is my top spot favourite compressor. About 100 quid I think but essentially you have TC's famed studio triple band compressors in a pedal. Very nice! [/quote] Is it any good ? I read on the Ovnilab site that the guy wouldn't even review it, but had heard that it was very noisy. [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/hyper.shtml"]http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/hyper.shtml[/url]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1453071229' post='2956206'] Of course you're right to be worried. Ba-oooooww!! [/quote] My dad and brothers laugh at me, I can't help it though .

That's something I'd love to have, my house can be so noisy sometimes. The only thing is I tend to work through the night sometimes, and I'm erm............................scared of the dark . I'd be imagining all sorts of things outside while I was inside.

Try your local music college.

Phil Jones does a very small speaker that's designed to go on a microphone stand. I posted a photo of it a few weeks ago.

And good luck with the gig. Trad jazz is great fun, I did a few trad gigs 4 or 5 years ago. In the summer they seem to be ran in conjunction with beer festivals.

I think nowadays they expect electric bass rather than double. I seriously can't remember the last time I went to a jazz gig and saw someone playing double bass.

Peter is an amazingly talented artist. I love his new blood album from a few years ago, all his songs reworked with some amazing orchestral arrangements. This is amazing - sorry it doesn't have any bass though [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPT0T2FWbq8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPT0T2FWbq8[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1452907858' post='2954736'] With Basschat and eBay as options I cannot see any reason to sell a bass in a shop. Fees are higher, risk of damage is higher, market is far lower. [/quote] Selling on here is good, though I wouldn't touch eBay, unless it was strictly cash on collection only. I sold my Modulus via Facebook. I got exactly what I wanted for it, no haggling or hassle.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1452901561' post='2954702'] I understand the OP's need to de-bulk his gigging setup as much as possible to take on public transport. Unless I am also singing (in which case I need another box of bits and a mic stand), I can get all my kit from car to venue in one go. The one thing I have never been able to further downsize is my Hercules stand, which supports the bass from the headstock. I have a lightweight A-frame stand, but I just don't trust it to keep my bass from getting knocked over on stage. [/quote] You're correct with my wanting to downsize the stand for travelling. At home I use this, which is great - [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002BG2DQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002BG2DQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage[/url]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1452901371' post='2954699'] I would stay away from practicing the fun stuff you already know.Practice in your area of weakness or where you know your challenged. [/quote] Exactly.

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1452900805' post='2954694'] Any recommendations for a decent, cheapish, stand for a jazz bass? I've had a couple of near misses recently, left the bass propped up against the side of the sofa, only to hear the thud of the headstock hitting the wall a couple of minutes later. [/quote] I use one of these - [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002BG2DQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002BG2DQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage[/url] They're very well made, and will suit and shape guitar or bass.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1452879075' post='2954420'] Completely missing the point of the thread! [/quote] Excuse me for being dim, but it seems to be what everyone else is talking about, I've obviously misunderstood.

I posted a similar thread a few weeks ago. The main things are if the shop is well known, and has a good internet presence, then there's more exposure for your instrument, so it should hopefully sell faster, and you don't have to worry about posting it etc. There's obviously the commission thing though, and make sure that they're not being too over optimistic with regard to price.

The band Yes. I was just making a pot of coffee and they were playing one of their songs on the radio. I have tried, On recommendation I've bought 2 or 3 of their albums. I don't get them though.

It's a one-off, not another one like it, well there's a relief. Built by someone with similar DIY skills to myself .

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1452505287' post='2950466'] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181985686347?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true&clk_rvr_id=964917996993&rmvSB=true"]http://www.ebay.co.u...6993&rmvSB=true[/url] Looks a good deal at £3500... The only reason I haven't bought this and sold my MK1 fretless, is that I have a fretless 6 on order and the MK1 will be easier to sell to pay for the new build when the time comes. [/quote] It's not as nice as your fretted.

I've 'discovered' a lot of new music over the last 3 or 4 years, and most of it has come from Amazon's recommendations. Steven Wilson and Porcupine tree being one.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1452815850' post='2953854'] IIRC, Number6 bought one and found it flimsy and not fit for purpose. I've had a Hercules Mini, but the bass is held at too shallow an angle and thus takes up too much stage room, which defeats the object of a small-footprint stand. I'd buy a bog-standard generic folding A-frame type stand. Not too much of a pain to carry but will hold your bass securely and is relatively compact. Can be got for less than a tenner. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_gs2001e.htm?sid=4cddfa951f45096fbe45103a0771e121"]http://www.thomann.d...e45103a0771e121[/url] Problem is, you can't beat physics. A small stand is likely to be less secure than a larger one. [/quote] Thanks

[quote name='Josh' timestamp='1452811302' post='2953820'] I've vowed to never buy anything from PMT Online after my experience with them, summarised in my Facebook post from almost 2 years ago in regards to a USA Fender jazz I bought on finance with a £570 deposit: "Well that USA Fender I bought back in April turned out to be a dud (through-body stringing furrels fell out upon changing the stock strings, dull tone, average playability) so I arranged to have it sent back and be refunded, it took about 2 weeks to have it collected which was dealt by another company; Dolphin Music. [/quote] I've had 2 Fender 5 string jazzes, both had the falling out ferules. [quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1452814028' post='2953839'] Most of the large scale online retailers are simply not close enough to their stock to know what they've got, they have to go by what's on the screen and bar codes, which can be wrong for so many reasons. The amount of times I've bought and paid for 'in stock' gear online only to get an email saying something like "Good news, your amp will be with you in July" is simply ridiculous. The only online dealer who can be trusted are Thomann, who are also generally the cheapest, most efficient, and most polite if you have to deal with an issue. [/quote] Thomman are fantastic. Their customer service is brilliant. You also get a 3 year warranty, and they pay shipping both ways of you send something back for repair.