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And one Passion Series II at a low price in Germany : https://www.bassic.de/kleinanzeigen/vigier-passion-2.24210/

GR Bass head with AeroTech (carbon) series cabinet. Can't find anything lighter and powerful at the same time. But it's not cheap.

I've played with a guitarist like that for, urm, urm, 10 years... Every gig, not even talking about the recording sessions, was a bit of a challenge, not knowing what was going to happen. I quit something like 8 or 9 years ago explaining him that I couldn't play anymore with someone so unpredictable. Guess what ? He's still moaning about that today and never swallowed the pill. 🤣 So, yes, move on.

Old age and hearing loss... At 70 years old, there's no miracle. Genius or not.

It's been a while since I've listened to Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, but they can't keep their rhythm right, they keep accelerating and slowing... Really strange. I have this record, I'll listen back to it.

Yes, that's the way you should talk. Ask a classical musician. 😉

Excellent misinterpretation ! Congratulations ! 👏 You've won the Rocker Award.

Looks interesting, but what's the price as I couldn't find it ? On my Leduc EUB with a floating top, finished in 2013, the soundpost is adjustable as it can dramatically change the sound and I found it an excellent idea.

I only hear the terms front and rear pickup in English, elsewhere it's neck, bridge or central (sometimes mid) pickup. Why not simply use this instead of confusing everybody. You could also use the terms close and far which are as useless... For the strings, there's also the confusion between going up and down the neck, lots of people are saying the opposite of what they are doing. Notes are going from low to high, and it's written in stone (no need to argue here), so you have to use the same wording when naming your movement or placement. According to this, the bottom string is the lowest and when going down the neck you are playing lower notes. And don't forget those manufacturers reversing the controls on a preamp, going from high to low, which is also very confusing. But people always find it hype to use their own different wording, that's how human beings are. The question is : Are you counting from 1 to 10 or doing what is called a countdown ?

I don't think you understand what kind of partial fret job it is, Mick. Read back what @Stub Mandrel wrote, it's clear enough that it's not a simple fret job, but a very complex one.

No problems, I may sound harsh, but that's because I never take gloves. It helped you, so that's the most important.

I've just watched it, some good moments and memories there like the first audition of Dominic Miller and the way it started so badly. I agreed with everything he or Dominic or even Rick say about music and his career. But frankly, Sting is not a genius even if he can create instant catchy tunes that he calls flagships, he doesn't deserve such a title. He's a clever guy for sure, but no genius, and his voice is unique because it has a default in it, which are distorted harmonics : just try to sing like him and you'll understand that he's not high pitched, but that there are distorted harmonics coming and giving that high pitch illusion. He says it himself, everything is already in classical music and especially Bach.

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You didn't search that much as the preamp is stated on Schecter website for this bass... : https://www.schecterguitars.com/bass/riot-4-bass-inferno-burst-detail And the preamp used : https://www.emgpickups.com/b30eq-sys.html Then the specifications :

£350 for the job is, I'm afraid, a decent price for the job. As @Stub Mandrel explained, it's absolutely not an easy job. As you said, there are some basses like that around, but most of them are luthiers job and expensive. I tried a few, but was not convinced at all.

Interesting concept, I'd like to hear the final recording.

Tapping is great. I love it. 👌

Nope, it didn't. 😉

A standard gauge would have been : 0.020 (F), 0.028 (C), 0.045 (G), 0.065 (D), 0.085 (A), 0.105 (E). But it seems @GuyB wants a light tension and opted for a very light tension.

Urm, urm, Axminster is in the U.K. and @Si600 lives in Germany... I pretty sure what they propose is kiln dried.

That will be very light tension.

Poxy Lady, here I come !

In fact good seasoned wood is always seasoned outside the first year totally uncovered so the wood will be washed. After that year, the wood is still stored outside, but covered, in a kind of warehouse opened to the wind, only protected by a roof. It's only after a few years that the wood is stored inside to finish the seasoning that really takes time.

All instruments (mainly Fender's, go figure) that I've shielded were theoretically well grounded as I always first check the ground conductivity, but were buzzing. After a full copper (aluminium is excellent too, but a pain in the a*s to solder) shielding including the entire back of the pickguard and all cavities, everything fully interconnected and grounded, the instrument becomes dead quiet. What we're doing here is like all those useless meetings you have to attend at your job : there are obvious solutions, but nobody is willing to apply them, because we didn't come to a (scientific) concensus... Strange how human beings need to talk for talking and need to be heard even if they have absolutely nothing to say. And why never listen to experienced people with 100% of success even if science facts (which are too often wrong ... afterwards) are not really suggesting that it's correct. Make that perfect shielding and forget the buzzing. As I also said, you can use this cable too and it's clearly stated why it will work and how : https://d-buz.com/

And don't forget this one with that urm, urm, appropriate colour name : Don't know why the bike is showing... That said...