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Yeah it’s exactly right, quite surprised as the red of my bass is actually quite dark. I’ll bookmark the ones you have just in case I ever buy a JMJ! I think RightOn do a blue one which might match, too. I live a matching strap but also cannot do a strap that clashes. Hence I normally go for black. I think this red one is the first coloured one I’ve had for ages!

I just got this back from Soundgas who have converted it to true bypass, if that counts? @MM Stingray 62 interested to hear how you're getting on with the Haz Mutron. The two compare very closely, I reckon the Musitroncs has the edge in down mode and perhaps has a juicier treble range, but the Haz has(!) some great features as standard (like true bypass) and has a slightly quicker attack, I think. I love them both.

Yeah it really nails the tone

Just to confirm that the required screws are 6-32 UNC. I've got 2" on the E and A, and 2.5" on the D and G.

I decided 30” scale was a bit too much for me, so I’ve had a 30cm scale made instead

Love it, what a thoughtful gift 🎁 👍🏼

I came across Washington Miniaturas on Instagram and had my own mini bass made. Great comms with the guy who makes them, it took a couple of weeks and only cost about £120. It’s about 30cm long and even comes with a cute little stand!! I highly recommend him if you’re looking for a miniature version of your own bass (I mean, who isn’t?). Check out his work on Instagram, they’re brilliant.

I like that BC acts as a standard. If someone is prepared to pay for a listing here, then the same item on another platform immediately has credibility. I've seen people list items and include a link to the BC advert too. Same thing to a lesser extent if there's a listing on Reverb/eBay although for those you don't pay upfront, so not quite as safe...

Every time I see this thread title I think it says "Which compressors are dead to you" I've been on Basschat too long.

Hi guys, I'm looking for some spare screws for my Mustang bass saddles. I must admit the different ways of measuring screws make my head spin, but basically I want some longer than standard to give me some wiggle room when downturning. Assuming the 60's saddles are the same thread as newer USA models, I wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction??

Only if it no longer plays well. I’ve had basses with frets like that which have played perfectly so I didn't touch them.

I recently bought some new strings to replace the Elixir 45-100 rounds that I'm using on my Mustang. I play in drop D and found to my surprise that this works really well despite the short scale and relatively light strings. However I ordered the wrong set, instead of nickel 45-100 I bought Stainless Steel 45-105, so near enough. Strung them up earlier, including giving the fingerbard a bit of Planet Waves Hydrate fluid, and you know what, they're great. I have never been able to use heavier strings on long scale basses as I go so used to a .40 G string and love the lower tension, but going down to 30" the .45 G makes sense and feels fine, more familiar now specially since the 'Stang has been my go to for a while now. The tighter D string is noticeable, and the SS strings have a bit more top end and I think a less focused midrange, which suits the bass well because it's naturally mid punchy. It means using both pickups in jazz bass mode sounds a little deeper. So all in all, happy accident. Reckon I'll use these again next time (which IME will be about a year, more because I think I should rather than them needing it!)

Hi there thanks for joining. I’ve been tempted to buy the original Funk Machine pedal out of curiosity. Can you tell us a little about what it does? I’m assuming a band pass filter with depth control (and therefore perhaps not optimal on bass?)

Good to hear a shout out to Failure, one of my favourite 'heavy' bands

Hi mate yeah the font is called Xirod https://www.dafont.com/xirod.font

We're ready. I will monitor the bandwidth and fire up extra servers if you pre warn me

This is a great resource and a good place to start! http://www.musicmanbass.global

Notifications, basically.

It's not quite a fully fledged app but it works quite well in it's current version.

Yeah I was going to suggest it might be preferable for them if people come and try them rather than buy online. Distance selling regs and judging value based on minute indicators must make it quite difficult to sell something like that online.

Great, I’ve realised why badges in the app don’t work - they’re not supported yet. Hopefully things will develop over the next few updates.

I honestly don’t know why The Bass Gallery put so little effort into their descriptions. Massively lets them down imo especially as buying from a shop like that should mean a reliable source of expert information as opposed to some waster saying ’L@@k VINTAGE LAWSUIT’ on eBay