martthebass

sorry, I like it. Not enough to buy it, but I like it. Whip it, whip it good.....

Colour me interested, looking at a direct passive replacement in my Squier Mustang (Mickey Way Sig) as I find the stock one a bit under powered and lacking in bite.

Ironically I used to teach literacy.......unfortunately the OCD got the better of me and I had to quit. Equally ironically, I took part in a study (while teacher training) looking into the effects of media on information assimilation. Apparently I fell into the group where the screen was much less effective than the page.

Not at all mate, glad that it found a good home. If I’d kept it it would have ended up stored in a case in perpetuity. Ironically I have another ‘non standard’ Ray in the ‘herd’ but that is getting some use.

Rewinding to the mid nineties I was in a Brit Pop band, Oasis, Kula Shaker, OCS, Shed 7 etc, we were booked by the agent to play a backwater WMC called The Titanic. The place was full at the start of the first spot but my good feeling was tarnished with the head count of blue rinses and all manner of Country & Western style dress. You could hear a pin drop after every song....the singist, a bit flustered by the response, garbled something about ‘this is the closest to Country that we do’ before launching into ‘She’s Electric’. By the end of the first spot the audience count was down by 80%, the concert sec came into the dressing room in the interval and launched into a tirade about how we had emptied the club etc. Git wouldn’t pay us off though so we had to endure another hour of slow death before packing up and going home....

On occasions like this my default position is ‘damn autocorrect’

I specifically said ‘overgeneralisation’ so as to differentiate it from your ‘generalisation’.....please keep up 😘 I do use a MacBook instead of one of those new dangled PC things though...

Up until recently I’ve always had a 1 in 1 out policy. However, over the last 18 months the gig money coming in has grown and ahem, along with that so has the collection of gear. Some of this acquisition I guess has been justified, e.g. buying a backup amp head, however the main problem has been the growth of the bass collection from 3 to 6. In my head I justify all 6 but in reality 3 should be more than sufficient as I never take more than 2 basses to a gig. Ironically the 2 basses I use for gigs are cheap as chips (a Squier Mustang and a Squier Jaguar ss); the expensive US made stuff, 3 Musicman basses and ‘cough’ a Ric, generally sit at home. Don’t get me wrong, they all get played but if they all disappeared in a puff of smoke it wouldn’t stop my musical endeavours. So, how do you guys keep this thing under control and/or make sensible decisions on what to dispose of?

My two shorties that get used in the Glam Rock tribute act. The Mikey Way sig Mustang gets used most weekends, the Jag ss is a new addition that will be replacing my MM USA Sterling Sub for backup duties.

Not one for overgeneralisation then PC? I’m pretty sure that everyone over the age of 55 doesn’t read the Daily Mail and exhibit a lack of capacity to access and interpret the internet. Similarly I’m sure not everyone under the age of 25 uses ‘of’ in place of ‘have’......

Another 'Yes' vote, routinely alternate between a MM Sterling SUB USA and a Squier Mustang without a problem. The Squier definitely punches above its weight.

Sat Nav and a new model VW Tiguan for my gear. PA goes in the drummers Van. If the gig is a 'long haul' then we double up if not then it's separate cars/vans.

Got snowed off unfortunately......got within a couple of miles of the place after a 1 hour drive through a blizzard only to have to turn back at the last hurdle. Never mind, British Summer Time starts next week!

My Glam band cover those, with the exception of BB.....to be left field we went with Fox on the Run in the place of that one. Great song choice mate - can't fail with those. Add in the Slade and T-Rex and you're there!

Slimmest neck without getting stupid - best of the bunch IMHO is the MM Sterling. A US one is a bit above your budget (apart from the rare and no longer made US SUB) but you might bag a used SB14 which I believe had the same neck dimensions.

Oooooooh, even the 'mother' would have trouble loving that monstrosity.

I'm well overdue for a clearout (of basses....). I only use the 2 'cheapies (an MM US Sub and a Squier Mustang) for gigs, a Ric and 2 very nice Rays end up sat under the bed. I keep convincing myself that I'll turn them into a nice Telescope or something down the line when my gigging days are over but I'm not sure who I'm trying to convince. One thing for sure is that as long as they stay as basses and not cash the wife can't spend em....

You're not wrong, easier on a mustang ;-)

I've played 5s and 4s but always felt more comfortable on a 4. I don't have any 5s in the fleet now and TBH I don't really miss them. There are occasions where I think that a particular song would be easier to play on a 5 but I always enjoy digging in far more on a 4 (never enjoyed the narrower string spacing on a 5 and always found 'broadnecks' too much of a handful).