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YES the D'Addario EXL160BT are brilliant for drop tuning to C#! Will do C as well, but I preferred the slightly tighter feel up a semitone.

On the subject of shorts scale ray-alikes, this review has just gone live: I really enjoyed this one. Quirky, fun and a bit different! Please sub to my channel too

I forget which one, but there's a venue in Norfolk where the limiter is set so low that our drummer had to use an electric kit. I have a video where you can hear me clearly talking whilst stood 6" from the PA. We explained to the audience when their singing tripped the limiter (which isn't something the band would have liked to have done) but thankfully the wedding party took it in good humour. The stupid thing is that at the time, the dance floor wasn't exactly full. It was one of those weddings where people like to sit down. The band already had a contract in place signed by the wedding party which includes noise limiter disclaimers. I think as a function band, you can't not have every eventuality covered (as much as possible) so you're not left out of pocket or any negative impact of not feeling comfortable with a gig situation arising.

Not fretless YET, but I can hear from playing a few fretted models that a fretless would sing! Lovely basses. I'd also love to own a Pedulla PentaBuzz. I've played a couple in the past, one at an original Bassworld Bass Bash and it was insanely nice - it wasn't yours was it @Kiwi?

The only thing stopping me from getting drums is space. I will absolutely have another kit one day, even if it is another tiny fusion set up. Basses and guitars and my moderate studio set up (a work in progress) for my job are all catered for, so it’s really just a full on acoustic kit 😍 needed

I had the same 200W IBS amp head pictured. I bought mine new and it did many years great service.

"Mmmmmpfrrrfmph. Mmmrr, Fmmr Hermpf Rfffff Ommm Hrffffh!" "I can't hear you whilst I am playing with IEMs in" "Mmmmmpfrrrfmph. Mmmrr, Fmmr Hermpf Rfffff Ommm HHRRFFRF!" "Look, I can't hear you, I'm busy playing and I have these in" "MMMMMHFRRFF MFRRHHRRRMMMFFF!!!!!" "Ask me later!" "Mmmmmpfrrrfmph. Mmmrr, Fmmr Hermpf Rfffff Ommm Hrffffh!" "FFS, ask me later" and still they don't get the message!

Oh mate! We did the same with a box of cymbals once! We were in Braintree and the cymbals were left in Norwich. I zoomed back towards the drummer's home and his dad jumped in his van and met us half way. When we arrived back at the gig we both walked straight on stage, no sound check and zoomed straight in to the first set. I was playing guitar at the time, so the other guitarist set up my gear for me. Can't comment on the drums but there was lots of one-handed metal drumming going on at points in the first set!

Then I will endeavour to remember to add some squish to my reviews! I'll take that as a tip - Indeed, I have a pedal here now that is on my review list for Bass Gear Magazine!

my email address is... lol

@frusty It looks stunning as I remember! Do remember me should you decide to part with it! Thank you, I guess that's testament to my set up and build skills eh! Although, I agree, the bass was pretty amazing completely stock and it does pain me to think that I had to sell. Yes, I've done a couple of JD style P basses. I'm actually getting ready to do another black and gold soon. I have the hardware here, just waiting for the donor vintage P to arrive. It's not a Fender, but also not surprising, it's one of Japan's finest period copies. Thank you for the pictures, fantastic.

AWWWWWW Yes Please!!!

The new owner is a really good guy and I see his posts quite a lot on Facebook, but it pains me as I put so much work in to that bass. It's a Dingwall one of a kind in many ways. The half Pickguard was my idea that I discussed with Sheldon Dingwall and received his blessing. The pickups in the bass weren't even available at the time too!

I know a bass player who forgot his drummer once. I had to drive all the way back to collect him.

And this lovely bass. There's a few more that I don't have pictures immediately available to me. It was a very sh*t year for the Dingwall's

DEFINITELY THIS ONE

This one too..

And this one... @Frusty, you still got this one?

This one. It's possibly somewhere in a studio in SUFFOLK. I'd love to know where!

One of my very early home videos... Things have progressed substantially since I was recording in a tiny back bedroom!!!! OUT OF FOOOOOOOOOOOCUS!!! GAHHHH!!!

Gosh, it's a while since I reviewed one (Youtube) but from memory, if you set the blend to 100% wet (as expected), it does go squishy, but maybe not as much as some that sometimes go a bit too far for useful bass sounds. I really rate this compressor and kinda wish I hung on to the one I bought.

it IS I!