Woodinblack

When Dusty Hill damaged his shoulder he just played a keyboard!

The future impact. Seems like if you want synth noises, and you had a 13 pin connector, the GR1000 would be a good way to go. Obviously not!

I was thinking with the FI connected.

So neat. Although not sure how you get your foot to that shelf. Although as you already have a GK13 cable, why not a GR1000 or something?

I must say I do like your labels. Every single time I gig with it I am like "So is the red one in?" and every time I practice it is "Is the one nearest the headphone?" Which is crazy, as I have a labeller!

I did a gig sitting down once, although to be fair, I had just had my knee replaced and I wasn't even really supposed to be out

I had no problem with the unlined part of my fretless, it was just the fretless itself which I was completely untalented on!

There is a K&M electric guitar stand, I am sure a bass would work just as well https://www.thomann.de/gb/km_14760.htm

I guess my head must adjust for that, but also my angle is a lot shallower (ie, I am lookng more at the edge and feeling across). But enjoyment is what it is about so it is what works for everyone. I know I couldn't cope without the front marks on my chapman stick (as I have just put them back in), but then that has a lack of well, side, let alone side dots!

Why is that? My most commonly used basses don't have fret markers, and I don't notice, because I never look at the fretboard when I am playing, just the top side of the neck so I only see the fretmarkers when I am not playing, when it doesn't really matter. Or is it just for asthetic reasons?

No, if those were the sort of things I was looking for, that is the sort of order I would do it. Which is odd, as most keyboard players I have played with in the last few years wouldn't know a USB-C from a mains lead. The ones that play keyboard and do know, don't tend to be playing live! Indeed - that was always what I was told, and to be honest in trying, in the majority case that was not entirely unjustified.

Our band soundchecks with two. Brown Eyed Girl intro for the sax, Money for nothing for the vocals.

was fairly impressed, the wedding we just did, which was obviously after the food, the bride danced to every single song. We almost ran out of songs, playing about 3 hours, and she didn't miss a beat.

I would get your money back, that isn't a very good gold colour at all!

We do a dual sound check really. Our levels are probably pretty close relative to what we want so we start doing a song, singer wanders out and listens, gives some overall levels, I wander out (I am wireless), get most things set up, then we do a song where both me and the singer sing, and he (with a long lead) says whether it is ok. Then I make sure the sax and guitar are at the same sort of level, and then we go.

Facebook market? I thiink your range is wider than mine, I can only find one sold in Bristol. Ebay is stupid, half the ones on there cost more than the full price, but I guess that was always the way of eBay!

Where are they cheap? I was looking round to see what to sell mine for, but they seem to be all overpriced on ebay (ie, I wouldn't buy one for that price, which means I couldn't sell one for that price!)

I tried that. Turns out it isn't as impressive as it sounds!

I take mine as a backup, although it is not as pretty as yours!

Haven't had that problem. Mind you, that is because one jack is the wireless sender, and the other one is the lead to the bass. You could always put the thing round the other way so any tension on the cable pushed it in more?

Been in a similar position when we were at a wedding gig, and in a part time bit one of the wedding party wanted to have a go at playing something as he was apparently quite good (and we know how well that works), who was badgering the guitarist to borrow his guitar. He would not lend it any everyone was doing the 'oh its just one song, we will be careful', but he had his 59 reissue les paul custom that was over 2k and there was no way he was lending it out, and I didn't blame him, but it seemed others did. Just made for a bad atmosphere for a bit.

I think it is different lending a mate a bass (which I would do), than lending a stranger your bass at a gig because they didn't prepare well, or damaged theirs.

I have never carried spare strings for a bass, as I have never broken any on a gig. But I always carry a spare bass. If something goes I can swap it mid song and check what went wrong in the break. I wouldn't want to restring a bass mid song!

Same here - come in, set up, sound check, then have a break and then start the gig. We can't control the people in there, it is a pub, they are open all day. It is in effect for them, still part of the show

Its a good bass. String spacing is a little wide for me and the neck weight isn't great but it is really fun bass to play, and it sounds good gigged. I think it does need better pots though, I should do that!