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A much more reasonable 15% commission at the Bass Gallery. They're just not as greedy.

Me too. Slight mods to mine, but a great value bass

Active EMG's wont work for me. Their built in plugs and preamps would mean dumping my onboard preamp

The passive ones ?

I've read that passive Hz pickups are a bit meh, but read good reviews on the Nordstrand Big J blades

Yes it is. Just think ' dandruff '

Dont active EMG's have some kind of built in preamp already ?

I joined Bassworld / Basstalk , then Basschat, and when Finnbass took off, i joined there too. ( I joined Talkbass in 2004 before all of them but made the mistake of listing myself from the UK ) Finn was never a threat to Basschat, it was also run differently, and the characters were different. It was immensely humourus at times, rather loose , but ultimately i drifted away because i found it took too long to get answers to serious questions

Thinking of getting some J shape pickups, but with some specific requirements I hate single coil hum, who doesn't, so do they need to be humbucking ? Not looking for trad single coil Fender J sound either. I'd like subdued highs , as glassy brittle treble is not my thang. Smoother midrange, smoother low end. I believe ( rightly or wrongly ) that its easier to add growly mids with onboard / amp EQ to a smooth pickup, than to clean up a growly pickup. I have an onboard preamp, so would passives overload the input when combined with the onboard pre ? Or does it not matter , just turn down the amp gain if there's too much input ? Having said all that, what choices are there for me - recommend some names if you can. Cheers !

Just in case... https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/boss-dc-2w-dimension-c

I never really got on with Chorus pedals, though i've tried a few over the years. They either rob the low or sound too much like a mild flanger or both I dont like the Choruses in my Zoom Multi. Then in a fit of oddness, i bought a Boss Dimension C DC2 . Weird thing, no knobs ( matron ) I couldnt lash out for a new one, as i wasnt sure i'd get on with it, so bought 2nd hand and a lot cheaper than new I really like it, as it can be subtle enough if required, which i do require.

He made a fairly decent ( by his standards ) solo album way back ( 461 Ocean Boulevard ) which i bought many decadaes ago, but i cant stand Cream or anything he's done My now ex GF bought us tickets back in 1994 to see Sheryl Crow at Shep's Bush ( not a euphemism, ) who was bluddy amazing by the way , and as a surprise for a couple of tracks, she wheeled on the old fart, who actually spoiled the show

We did that just before lockdown, New Years Eve gig 2019. Not the whole set but a couple of covers video'd ( Jamiraquai Bad Girls to name just 1 ) and the vids were shoved on the band's Faceache page and they're still there, along with more pre New Years eve gig vids. I dont know why they picked on yours but left ours up ?

On the other foot, you will be using a multitude of the venue's mains sockets. Is the venue covered for damage to your band's equipment if the 240v sockets go a bit awol ?

I accidently saw Clapton On Sea live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in '94 Bleughhh

The bottom E is upside down, therefore it's just a right hander upside down, otherwise the bottom E would be at the top

It's just a right handed guitar upside down

I'd certainly have one if i could figure out how to squeeze a forklift into the back of my car.

I would seriously remove your mobile number off of your signature. This is a public forum after all, and can be seen by all and sundry.

Nice to see a bass that is a true beaten up relic / road and gigged mojo, rather than those hideous fake reliced jobs.

When i bought tickets to see Brand X at Milton Keynes , i was intending to turn up 100% It was cancelled because of Covid and rescheduled for the following year. During the wait, the last 2 founding members , John Goodsall and the monstrously brilliant Percy Jones, suddenly weren't going to be there. Goodsall couldn't some to the UK because of legal restrictions regarding the pandemic ( Goodsall lives in the US ) and then Percy Jones left the band. With neither of those last 2 original members being in the band, i didnt see the point of going to the gig. Especially since my undeniable excitement of seeing my favourite bass player of all time was not going to be a reality. I got my money back.

I had to just go and check what i do, as i seem to be unaware of how i mute unwanted ringing. It appears that i'm not muting much with my plucking hand. Most of the muting i do is actually with my fretting hand, and particulary how i fret and how i lift my fingers off the string after that note is done with

The less said about that the better. I mean the experience of my commission sale, not the 20% commission itself. Even that's too high when you look at the percentage some other bass shops charge.

Only a handful IIRC. Steve the owner of FB was one, and a couple of others. So not the hoardes of disgruntled bodies it appears or some might have you believe. There was one highly disgruntled member over there, ex of Basschat ( or Bassworld as it was then ) and he even fell out with FB owner Steve eventually, and Steve kicked him off or he left, and that was a guy called Thumper on FB.