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[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1409491353' post='2540120'] Bloomin' 'eck! Am I reading the price of these things right at around £230?!! Looks like a lot of nice bass for the money. Good score [/quote] [size=7][size=6]WH[/size]AA[size=8]AAT[/size] [size=8]![/size][/size] [size=4]£230 ?[/size] That's a great looking bass, and for that price, spending a bit extra on a good set-up by a good luthier is well worth it.

He's right though isn't he ? If someone pays by Paypal, then collects it, how does he prove that it's been delivered ?

I'd recommend lessons personally. I'm in Birmingham at the moment and teach, there's one guy comes to me once a fortnight. He's made fantastic progress after only 3 lessons, he couldn't even fret notes properly at his first lesson.

I wouldn't use anything bigger than a 130 for a B. I tend to use a 125. I have a set of nickel 125 to 30 fodera strings you can have if you want them, they've had very minimal usesge, you just need to get an F string from somewhere to match - I also have an 020 circle k 😊 If you want them pm me and I'll post them to you 😊

What bass did you buy ?

Try Circle K strings, you can choose your string tension.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1409356399' post='2539058'] That label came long after the scene was gone, I think it was applied by American listeners. It was bands who were signed to the Creation label in the early '90s. Ride, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver, etc. [/quote] Still going, check out Engineers for example - [url="http://www.kscopemusic.com/artists/engineers/"]http://www.kscopemusic.com/artists/engineers/[/url]

I've heard good things about these - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-STRING-ACTIVE-BASS-BY-MAZETI-including-goodies-/141387234512?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20eb55fcd0"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-STRING-ACTIVE-BASS-BY-MAZETI-including-goodies-/141387234512?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20eb55fcd0[/url] Here's an Ibanez - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBANEZ-BTB7-NTF-Limited-Edition-Sondermodell-7-String-E-Bass-NEU-NEW-/251622524478?pt=Gitarren&hash=item3a95df063e"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBANEZ-BTB7-NTF-Limited-Edition-Sondermodell-7-String-E-Bass-NEU-NEW-/251622524478?pt=Gitarren&hash=item3a95df063e[/url]

There's this one that's advertised on here - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240107-final-price-drop-fs-conklin-gt7-only-l800/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240107-final-price-drop-fs-conklin-gt7-only-l800/page__fromsearch__1[/url] If I was going to get a 9, and I'd want one then same spec as you, then I'd get one built by this guy - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240107-final-price-drop-fs-conklin-gt7-only-l800/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240107-final-price-drop-fs-conklin-gt7-only-l800/page__fromsearch__1[/url] maybe the shapes are a bit esoteric, but the prices are good, and the craftsmanship is amazing. He's also a member on here. Ibanez do a 7 that looks pretty good, I've never played one, but I did try a 6 and was pretty impressed. [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/eu/news/f_products/2013/BTB7/index.html"]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/eu/news/f_products/2013/BTB7/index.html[/url]

I'd like a 7 string, but I have to 'justify' owning an instrument, I have to have a need for one. At the moment everything I want to do, I can do with my 6. The Conklin's look amazing value for money if you're after a 7 string. Personally I'd go for high F, rather than a low F#, I like the chordal and high register playing stuff.

Are your strings all the same age/brand/type ? Maybe look at how you play them. Are you playing each string with the same force and dynamics, and using the same part of each plucking finger ? If you put your fingers together, your 2nd finger is longer than your index, so using 2 fingers to pluck, you will get a difference in tone because of the angles and dynamics of the fingers hitting the strings. You'll find it's just a matter of practice, i.e. practice playing scales or whatever, and try to play each note the same with both fingers. A compressor is really just to even out the dynamics of your playing, not really for the tone.

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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1408973360' post='2535059'] You have to leave the DJ something to do to earn half of what the band got for setting up a Maplins PA and a few lights haven't you? [/quote]

[quote name='geoham' timestamp='1408972205' post='2535039'] How long do you guys play at a wedding? Pretty standard to do 8pm to Midnight up here in Scotland, with a break for the evening buffet. [/quote] Everyone I've ever done has been maybe 2x40, sometimes 3x40 though the last set usually runs on to maybe an hour. There's usually a disco too though. We're booked for our first wedding with our new 'acoustic' line-up in 3 weeks time, we're asked to play for an hour early evening while everyone's arriving and talking etc. There's a disco on later for the main bit.