Happy Jack

It's all keys, mate, I'm telling ya ...

How bizarre - I just listened to them both and reached exactly the opposite conclusion! On the Woolley version, that guitar sound and the signature lick he plays at the end of each phrase are totally late 70s ... that sound and that lick were everywhere in the music of the time, and to me that version sounds really dated. On t'other hand, the Buggles version was uber-modern in 1979 partly because there was no guitar at all, and it still sounds strong today.

I do like that Thrash Comp button ...

Not sure I've seen a BBOT bridge in such agony before.

Bastard! When I bought my BDDI from them, nobody offered to teach me anything!

Just for balance, I moved to London in July 1974. I cannot imagine living anywhere else.

Christ! I hadn't spotted that ...

Anyway, back on subject, sometimes mic'ing up the percussion can get a little ... strange.

It just gets harder and harder. If you weren't already aware of ULEZ then you really should be. Phase #1 (the existing Congestion Charge zone) arrives in six months. Phase #2 (all of London inside the North & South Circular) follows in three years. Start here just to see if your current vehicle will be hit by this: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/vrm-checker-ulez

The guy's got over 2000 in eBay Feedback so I doubt he's either an amateur or a hen-pecked husband. The price looks daft to anyone who knows anything about bass guitars, but he only has to attract one stupid or ill-informed buyer and he's done his job.

Add to Chris's comment the fact that your old Trace 15" speaker will have been very thoroughly worn-in and probably be capable of a great deal of excursion, whereas your brand-new 2x10 will be (temporarily) very stiff and reluctant to move as much as it will in due course. You're changing too many things at once. Do you have a separate power amp somewhere, or a friend with one? Try taking a feed from the FX Send on the Trace head to an external power amp (preferably 500W or greater), then use that power amp to drive the new 2x10 cab. That should tell you where the problem lies.

When did Ed Sheeran start playing a uke bass?

Laurence is, of course, Lawrence's twin brother. Oops!

I have recent experience of Lawrence Dixon in Brixton - not the cheapest, but absolutely superb work. Happy to give an unreserved recommendation.

Well that rules out a spot of window-shopping then ...

Don't suppose you'd consider moving the band closer to London? No, thought not. GLWTS.

Sssssssh! Be quiet, or they'll all be at it ...

Gotta love the Rasta playing the spoons in the background ...

Good luck getting Vincent Price to do the voiceover for your GCSE Thriller project ...

Agreed. I'd struggle to play most of my favourite basslines on that thing.

I assume you already have an amp? If so, are you happy with it? The 'perfect' solution (in so far as one exists) is a 2-channel amp, with each bass using its own channel and its own EQ. Not cheap, but a complete answer.

Strewth mate! How did you manage to go through seven sets of strings on one DB? I've had the same Silver Slaps on mine for six years ... they were on there when I bought it from Clarky.

You'll never master the fifth string, Ralph. Quit while you're behind and just send the bass to me ...