Woodinblack

What have you got against female squirrels?

Yep, thats how those double posts happen, you press it, it doesn't work, you press it again, it doesn't work, you then refresh the page and it has posted twice.

Cheap old stuff was terrible then compared to now. Indeed. I am always of the opinion that old instruments were very variable, but it seems they were better because the ones that weren't got smashed up or didn't survive, but the ones that were really good were hung onto. I have to say that one of the worst jazz basses I ever played was a 64 - basically firewood but I also played a 65 I would have bought had it not been silly money.

Don't think it is an either / or. I have tried them (and tapewounds) many times on several basses, notably fretless but never got on with flats at all. But I got some for my mustang and there they are wonderful. Don't like them anywhere else though.

On the other point, it depends what you mean by a few bars. if you mean like, one or two, that is bad, but if you mean 4/8/12 because the guitar is going on a bit, sometimes that happens, and you can tell that there is no way the guitarist is going to resolve the solo in the bar, so they are going to have to be given a bit more space. But that much should be obvious and normally best avoided

Waterlooville? Perish the thought - I am from Portsmouth, why would I want to slum it over the hill??

We have all been there!

Like a little string condom!

Have one of your ABY switches as it was cheaper than just getting the componants and doing it myself!

😮 I can cope ok with a lack of musical ability, but I really have problems coping with people who can't control their emotions. I know people have issues, but that is not what I am in a band for.

If you are the one that gets the gig, I would say, do this gig as it is reasonably soon, then if it doesn't go well, or you have more tantrums, get on bandmix or join my band or something, wade through the hassle there and get a band together. There is no point if you want to gig being in a band with people who don't want to gig, there will always be a reason. My current band I joined 6 years ago, and we had our first gig a week after I joined. It was a hectic week. The guitarist left at the last gig on saturday and we have new guitarists getting ready. My other band we started 3 years ago, in that time it changed lineup so I was the only pre-existing member in it, we had done two gigs, and had a load of drama. Some bands you have to know are not going to be doing anything, if I had the sense I would realise that that band was never going to work. There are worse bands to be in than no band, as at least in no band you have a hope of joining one!

Did you press submit twice because the first time it didn't seem to work? that is how it is has happened for me.

No problem, ignore it and then panic the day before, that always works!

Its genuinely hard enough when you are a cover band with a large reportoir playing for 2 or 3 hours to get everything perfect, but if someone is deliberately going to mess things up then it probably isn't going to work. Also bear in mind if he can't cope with musical input from you, what is he going to do with the musical input of a crowd? They will happily tell him to turn it down / up / play ac/dc etc.

this any good? https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/suzanne-vega-blood-makes-noise-bass-tab-s21899

So problem solved, you can move on

I am guessing by the question that the Squier Classic Vibe Late 50s Precision bass isn't right for some reason? I see that the nut is 1mm narrower than you want, oh yes, the radius is also wider. https://www.peachguitars.com/squier-fsr-classic-vibe-late-50s-p-bass-2-tone-sunburst.htm Other than that, fender classic series, but probably out of your budget and harder to find. Older G&L SB1s have it, Older sires have a 7.5" radius too.

Well, it says 'all original hardware', so I guessing the summer of love had an impact within the fender factory!

I have a helix HX, a SY200 and a jamman solo that plays samples. The Helix is in the effects loop of the SY200, the Jamman goes into the effects return. The effects return is the last block in the chain (after the effects) on the helix so it gets neither the effects of the SY or the effects in the HX

If they get the money they can move the body out of the bed

I use van damme / Neutrik jack cables from eBay, they don't cost much and I have never had them go wrong. Also they are a different colour so I can recognise them easily. I have never had a fender cable that hasn't failed, or knew of anyone else having them (the fabric covered ones), although they have the replacement thing, which is handy as I have used it, I have one at home, I wouldn't gig with it. I also have a whirlwind cable from the early 90s Oh I have a planet waves cable with a switch on it. Works fine but I think it is one of the oversize things, as there are some sockets it seems too tight for.

I doubt that you could get that many people at the bar, so they probably had to wait and hope he finished?

and then we would be expecting the next one in 2041!