Owen

I had a D-180 for a long time. It was a US spec one and I had to carry a huge yellow building site transformer with me. Real drag. My local incompetent guitar shop told me it was impossible to sort it out for UK voltage. My brother who is an Electrical Engineer just took different taps off the transformer and it was all good. If I was anywhere near this for pickup I would be monitoring the sale quite closely! Cos I REALLY need a 4U valve power section now that I have gone to active PA cabs for any backline I might never use again.

Yep, resale trumps all. "The one" there is not. The chase only there is.

What time is Kick Off?

I feel your pain.

Not me. No, not ever!

Basses come, basses go. The one there is not, the chase only there is. If you will always reach for the MM then the other two are not going to be used. Flog them (or trade - better VFM) and get another MM as a backup. >I know it's subjective, and could be a sprawling, non-sensical ramble, but that's BassChat isn't it? Ain't THAT the truth. In 40 years of playing I have NEVER been asked "Do you have another bass to try for a different flavour" in a band or in a session. I am sure those situations exist but I have not seen it. For my personal satisfaction, yes. To the rest of the world a bass is a bass.

Yes. If it is in one ear and is there because of playing volume then you can protect the other ear. This is big AND clever. Do it now. Or kick yourself in 4 years time.

Sometimes you will get tempted to throw caution to the wind and play without earplugs. In the moment it is great. Afterwards it is not. And afterwards lasts much longer than the moment.

If you have a digital desk it might multitrack to a HD. I know the A&H stuff does, as do some of the Behringers and many others. By doing that, you can record a service and then practice mixing for a live stream.

There goes my chance of picking it up for a pittance

I am glad you remembered, cos I had forgotten!!!

I started on cello when I was 8. I did not hit the DB until 15. I taught cello for 12 years after leaving Uni. Going from 4ths to 5ths was OK for a long time. But the less I did it, the harder it became. It makes my head melt now.

The D'addario 'Helicore Fourths' made for DB tuning are tensioned properly for the tuning they will be in. They will be an octave higher. GJazzer, I know you already know this, I am just clariyfying it for the thread. You will need a different bow but you will be ASTONISHED at how much easier it is to draw a note out of a cello with a bow. I looked into it once but never actually did it.

I should have said " I have lost way more than the full purchase price of this bass on many basses I have sold on during my long and glorious record of buying and selling basses".

I believe every 3 years is the refresh rate. I have just had a new set and can feel the difference.

Different coloured! Genius! In 3 years time when I get my next ones I will be doing that. As an aside, I use one to sleep. Not for any tinnitus reasons, just because I have realised that I am monitoring sounds in my sleep and if they are not there I sleep better. I often wake up 8 hours later in the same position. Unless I have had to get up to go to the toilet - but that is for another thread.

The best advice I could give is accept it and make sure you do not give a chance to get any worse. Proper earplugs are imperative.

Thanks. I am tempted....