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This i think is the best approach, especially if you arent convinced or sure that a 5 string is the way forward. I started playing like this and slowly started adding in new fretting positions and utilising the B string more around the middle of the neck. I actually found playing 5 string improved my 4 string playing as well, as i was starting to use different fret positions. Oh, and the over use of a low D to finish any song that ends on D 😂

No problem, the names are very similar. I’m not a fan of the bug transmitter, but they seem to becoming very common in the under £200 price point. I use a Boss WL-20L but got it as I wanted to go completely wire free. I’ll probably get a smoothhound when I do go back to using a PSU of some sort.

Is it the same with the G10S, the one I posted about? EDIT: Not the same thing at all.

Have you looked at the Line 6 G10s? Latency is a bit less than the Sen and it looks like quite a cool system. Also cheaper than the other two systems. https://www.andertons.co.uk/line-6-relay-g10s-digital-wireless-guitar-system-w-pedal-sized-receiver-grelayg10s

Ive got one of those. Dangerous in the wrong hands or if you sneeze at the wrong time lol. I now use the EB power string winder, although its a lot slower. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ernie-Ball-P04118-Power-Peg/dp/B0019H6750/ref=asc_df_B0019H6750/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310872962114&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9720761779151026713&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=aud-545868369748:pla-382562542799&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

2006 😫

Clip on tuners as well. Got a few of those, and love the TC Electronic ones, but even the £10 Snark tuners have been great for gigs etc.

Jimmy quit, Jody got married, so i needed cheering up 🙂

This is the direct link to yours Bas. The link about takes us to a different version without the digital display. https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-FantiX-Digital-Battery-Checker-Batteries/dp/B014FEM21G/ref=pd_sbs_60_2/260-9369431-7656544?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B014FEM21G&pd_rd_r=8b0d285e-c6c5-4aad-8fb8-de960fd7f7ad&pd_rd_w=pRjTe&pd_rd_wg=jGLky&pf_rd_p=7f9048ad-9bda-4493-8578-13e4eff8da65&pf_rd_r=P6KXMFJ38MJGY29SXGVV&psc=1&refRID=P6KXMFJ38MJGY29SXGVV

I got my first real 5 string as i was playing in two different bands, playing very similar set lists but in different keys. The singer in the second band didn't have quite a range as the first, so they played a lot of songs quite low. For me it was easier to get a 5 string and just play the same way, but lower. The second band was just a dep gig so i didn't want to mess with my muscle memory for the first band. Other than that, and being able to play Superstition in Eb i cant say i need a 5 string, but i do enjoy messing about on them (and yes, i have two).

https://gruvgear.com/products/fretwraps i got mine form Strings Direct.

i had one a while ago and lost it, but got a new one yesterday. I mainly need it for playing the middle bit in All right now. Playing with a pick i find i end up letting the E string ring, when it should be the A. The FW works well for muting the open E. It also looks cool. i explain to people its a sweat band because i play so fast lol.

I agree. Mine work on all my basses but not 100% on the Yamaha 425, unless i press the transmitter in harder and dont bump the bass. You can feel like a double click when you push it in, but the jack socket is trying to push it back out to the first position, which cuts off the signal.

Yep, been using those Velcro ties for years. I insisted the band use them for our PA leads as they woudl otherwise get tangled up and waste too much time at gigs setting up. Then we all started using them. If we are talking cheap things then i guess its been Eneloop Pro batteries. Its all i use these days and never had one go bad (yet). A bit high and i guess the Zoom B1 Four as its something i use almost every day.

its such a shame Boss put that nice display on the receiver but didnt add a tuner to it. Would have been so easy to do.

Just sold Peter a pedal and all couldn’t have gone smoother. Great guy to deal with. Cheers mate 🤟

Im the owner of @Al Krow’s other 425, and can only agree about how good it is. I also thought it could easily replace my Fender P, but as I prefer 4 strings most of the time I thought that now I know a Yamaha can work I’ll get something a bit premium. Would have liked a 1024 but none around, so bit the bull it and got a P34. Love the tone to bits, and the feel etc is great, but I’m with you on the snake oil thing. Never had a bass that had this and no way of knowing what difference it really makes. Still, as a complete package the P34 is amazingly perfect the for me, and has made me realise my use of pre amps like my BDDI’s etc over the years was to try and get the tone I now have with just the P34, so for me it’s money well spent.

Well i am wondering how it compares to a 734 in passive mode. A bit cheaper and with extra tone options if needed.

Yep, i got one last month. Lovely bass. Very easy to play (with the right action, which i cant quite get yet). Feels good in the hand and hangs well. Wasn't took keen on the VVT layout at first, i prefer a toggle, but ive got use to it now. Im not 100% keen on the finish on the back of the neck, i much prefer gloss, but again im getting used to it and its really a non issue now. Tone wise i find it quite nice using any pup combination, but even the neck pup has a bit of a jazz growl (to my ears). Its not quite 'Fender' P sounding, but has a bit of a freq hump somewhere that just helps it poke through. Quite funky sounding even when played with a pick. Ive always loved using a BDDI with my basses but this is the first bass in a long time that ive felt is just right without needing any help. in fact since getting this ive more or less given up on using effects, as i feel this bass just sounds so good on its own. Not sure id say it was worth the money, as Yamaha basses seem to be of a very high standard across the board, but i appreciate what's gone in to making this.

Bas, i never found the TI's to be floppy as such, they are just a bit more flexible and 'bendy'. I was impressed with the EB Cobalt flats i had briefly.

Cheers. Yes, it was spoken about when they first came out, and yes, there were variable responses to this, but my question was really to see if anyone found it to be a real problem and moved on. I do use a pick and so do get a more audible click, and I suppose this can be more noticeable if it’s delayed, but I agree, 8ms is nothing to worry about I’m definitely talking about pubs and small clubs, so not worried at all about the range.

Having seen and used one of these systems the other night (thanks to @Al Krow) iim considering getting one in the near future if i find my new-ish Boss WL20's dont work out. I like the idea of a more robust system, and have recently given my G30 away. The Boss system is good, but im a bit worried about how stable these small systems are. Ive already had more drop outs with it in a couple of months, over never with my G30. Ive ready all this thread and you all seem pretty happy with them. MY only concern is the latency. Now i know a lot of you said its fine, but that was a while ago. Has anyone changed their minds, found it a problem under normal gigging conditions? im not talking about recording etc, where it could be noticeable (not sure why anyone would anyway). Not looking for other recommendations, just asking about the SH system. Cheers.

Have you tired posting this in the EUB and DB section?

17th is good for me Bas. Ill speak to Dawn but if she doesn't want to ill come alone. Be really good to hear the F112 at a gig like that.

Haha, i didnt mean you, you're one of the good guys (even if you did prise that SS from my clutched hands lol)