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Tons of extra info here: http://www.deaky.net/indexE.html You'll need the plectrums too: http://www.deaky.net/bass/pickE.html If you can find any out there!

Yeah gonna need to see this...

And here's the black-on-black babe. I believe it is still owned by the BCer who bought it from me. I did try to buy it back at one point, but understandably, the owner liked it too much! Good on him I say.

oh, and if you can find a Fender PB70-US ASH R/W model you will be laughing!!!!!! Stunning Japanese made basses! I would grab one in a heartbeat , funds allowing. I'd say that that's a great place to start for your John Deacon bass.

Hey folks, Just chiming in here. Thank you for the tag! Andy has pretty much answered everything you need to know! I did indeed do two JD tribute basses and my latest Fender is a nod to JD as well. My first, which I foolishly sold was a "Wembley 86 era" tribute which started life as a CIJ (non-export model) PB70-US. I actually had a special order with Fender Japan as they stopped making the all black version at the time. I would highly recommend this instrument to cover the '68 Fender JD had as it is a very close version - but also it has the 40mm nut width which would suit your request in the OP. My second tribute bass also featured a PB70-US neck, but I had Jon Shuker mate it with a stunning piece of timber for the body. This version went with the tortie pickguard and I alter sold it on BC as I knew I had a huge pang for the real thing! Pictures below: My JD tribute, but in this image it has a black guard and Billy Sheehan P pickup. Picture two is a snapshot from Wembley 86. You will see, with reference to the discussion about bridges, that after the refurb, JD had a Schaller 3D (2000??) bridge added. Not necessary if you are going with the natural look. and speaking of natural, picture 3 is my near-UPS-disaster and utterly gorgeous '76 precision bass. (I would have saved up for a 68 and found a couple I liked, but this one is my birth year) I LOVE it!!! Sounds amazing!

(EMG Active) PJ for my 4 stringers mostly and for everything else I favour dual-rail pickups, specifically the EMG DC Active models in J bass positions.

I love the deluxe, it's my all time fave drive pedal now I reckon. It just works very well with my own particular set up (though I maybe approach my drive in a different way, maybe not ha ha!) Oh and there's the new little babe sat here in a box that I will be talking to the Guitar Interactive studio soon. So you know what that means! (Oh and you can't ask me now as I've not been up to opening the box yet.) Erik is a great guy, I really like his style of playing and his reviews are making great viewing. Dan

Good for you. I hope that you get what you are owed.

My point above is useful here too. Every band doing a gig in a venue (and being paid for it) needs a contract in place. Sadly so many bands can't be bothered and leave themselves wide open to getting sh&fted.

Most tend to pay up when they receive a letter from the MU legal department. I have not had to dish one out myself yet, but I know that other bands have and settled soon after. However, it does require the band to be in the MU to access that help. Even if the band aren't, it would be wise to flag to the MU about the venue anyway in case there are other bands who have also reported and maybe in the midst of proceedings.

Are your band members in the Musician’s Union? Well worth having a chat with them as their legal department can assist with “writing a firm letter of intent”. Recovering fees and protecting yourselves in the future is something they can help with.

And if I may be as so bold to add my own, here's just a few videos I've done: (Playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF3285qKMRQac1DgPAJeHcX9Rl57CUILr

Adam Neely at the top of the list! https://www.youtube.com/user/havic5 Thing is, he has so much watchable content, I can't list all of it!

In short, yup! B|Amp does indeed give you access to a huge amount of functionality. The DSP speaker profiles just don't appear on any other bass amp I am aware of. Absolutely brilliant. You can think of Forte as being a B|Amp as the signal path integrity is the same, however, think of the Forte as having a B|Amp with it's settings "locked" to an optimal configuration. The EQ is fixed, not fully parametric as an example. Yes, you can save programs on B|Amp and there is also a wireless foot controller for changing your programs (which may of course include a driven patch and then maybe a compressed sound, or EQ adjustments!!) Do I think B|Amp is worth the extra dollar? If you saw the amount of kit I used to grab around in order to achieve what B|Amp can, the answer is a resounding yes. That said, Forte offers up a very strong argument for remaining on my shopping list.

P.s., definitely not the cheapest way, but mine was actually an Apple refurb machine. It was much cheaper than new, so I guess I was lucky that day!

Ah, be careful! Quick example, I have a late 2013 MBP and the memory (16Gb) can't be upgraded as it is on the motherboard. It is said the SSD card can't be upgraded either but I think it is possible to replace the SSD board. I think pre-2012 models you can slot in standard memory and an SSD, but don't quote me on that, go to somewhere like Crucial Memory or OCW who offer upgrades for various manufacturer's kit. I do however agree, get the best you can afford. My MBP is a 2.3Ghz Quad Core i7 with 16Gb RAM ..and I kicked myself over going for only 500Gb SSD. Wish I went for the 1TB.. still, 5 years later, those slot in cards are much cheaper now, so it might still happen. I recorded all of the bass to Ostura's "The Room" album on that MBP I think!

Wow, I somehow missed this post ha ha h!! Ok, so I have a calibrated reference microphone designed for iPhone and iPad. I'll have to dig out it's model number. Every microphone is lab tested and comes with a profile file that you then drop in to the app of choice. It's been a little while since I've needed it, but I think the app I am using is AudioTools. I also have OctaveRTA, A-T Tools, N-Track Tuner and Pocket Audio amongst other tools for various task... Well, it might be fiddling about, but they are all really useful for learning stuff as well.

https://equipboard.com/items/gibson-1978-rd-artist-bass (No idea if this is accurate)