Norris

The service report says "Suspect pot cleaned, soak tested with no occurrence of fault described".

Not being the singist I didn't know the lyrics until I looked them up. It won't stop us performing the song. Many songs are written with darker lyrics. It's not as if the lyricist is condoning the subject matter - more often it's an experience they have had that inspires them to write about it, and often it will be to draw attention to the issue. I see the case for changing specific lyrics that are now seen as offensive (e.g. The Sun Has Got His Hat On) but not to avoid controversial subject matter entirely

I don't personally agree with what he is doing, but I can see that in his mind his actions are justified as the company is making a profit - and that's what his job is.

It turned up yesterday but I haven't had chance to even open the box yet. I'd better give it a blast tonight as I have a gig on Friday and need to know whether it's fixed properly or if I need to take my spare amp.

You have a very nice friend You have a very nice bass I've just put a set of D'Addario Pro Steels on mine - they sound great

Maybe it's to avoid any chance of the bridge lifting. The through stringing would have the effect of clamping the bridge to the bass - although that's usually the job of the screws

Animals is a great album for lyrics too

My Aria My Ric is going nowhere either

GAK got my combo back from Fender today. I've arranged for it to be delivered on Monday. Fingers crossed it works ok now

Living on a Prayer took some time to sink in. It's probably the repetition

Boredom can make people do bad, bad things, including music shop assistants

Anybody who is naughty on basschat is sent this bass and has to post a video of them playing it with their band to avoid being banned from the site - the Sawnplank Redemption

My Ric is my main gigging bass and occasionally my Squier P, which is usually the home noodler. The others don't often get a look in. In fact I will probably move one of the others on soon as it just doesn't get played

We don't generally do more than three gigs in a venue per year, and spread them out. So in reply to the OP - more venues less often

14/15 - I got the 5 sharps key wrong

We try for at least 300 in pubs, won't go below 250. You've got to make it worth your while, especially for a covers band. Maybe do the first one at a venue for slightly less with the agreement that next time it's for more. Edit: We're a trio btw

You could rest the head of your bass on your music stand

[quote name='flippyfloop' timestamp='1433092348' post='2787758'] I'm looking into buying a couple of cabs & would like to know - Can the 210 cabs do the modern thing well or are they more suited to vintage, warm stuff ? I really favour cabs with good tweeters & good articulation. [/quote] The combo is pretty clean and punchy so I assume the cabs will reproduce pretty much any sounds you throw at them. The amp has a Vintage switch which does what it says - and that sounds good too

He wants you for his cult

To be fair to GAK, the amp is going back to Fender for them to look at. If Fender then send it back to GAK you would expect it to work correctly. I don't think that GAK would send out anything with a known fault, as handling a return would probably kill their profit margin

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1433085453' post='2787679'] Maybe I'm just too cynical - but it's odd it's the same problem on the same amp model from the same retailer...... [/quote] Yours had the same issue - sounds like a speaker has gone but coming from the amp?

My serial number is ICTA15021950

Mine was working fine at first. I gigged it for around 20 hours before it developed a fault. The gigs on Friday and Saturday were ok, it started making horrible noises on the Sunday

Thank goodness for my trusty old Peavey Databass combo. I'd have been stuffed otherwise. I only got the Fender because of the age of the Peavey. It's gonna stop working one day

Hmm... if I get an extension cab it might be worth investing in a little class D head as a spare. I shouldn't have to though. They sound great but I'm starting to have doubts about the reliability.