geoffbassist

Sorry to hear that Clarky. I wouldn't go anywhere near a sound post setter. I know it's a hassle but that's a really hard thing to get right and it makes such a difference to the sound. Also fitting it too tight could damage the top. I would wait till Olympic traffic hell eases then take it to Malcolm or try to find someone more local. Good luck mate.

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1342682434' post='1739056'] Try a drummer stool. my mate has three for his practice room & they work perfect i think they were £20 each & are very sturdy & comfortable for the price [/quote] I havnt found one high enough with a foot rest. Shame as there's lots of great drum stool for reasonable prices.

It's a nightmare trying to get a decent policy for professional musicians. Victor Knight is supposed to be good but didn't bother to get back to me when I spoke to him about a quote. It also took ages to actually get through to him. Worth a try though. I've got 11 years NCD and a clean licence and still struggle to get a fair deal.

Very sad. He seems like such an amazing person in the Standing in the Shadows of Motown film. RIP Bob.

Great looking compact light cab. I bet it's perfect for gigs on small stages. Let us know how it works out for you. Cheers Geoff

Welcome Joel and I think it's great you are listening to your readers. Cheers Geoff

Reading is the main reason I play a 5er. Glad your hard work reading is paying off. :-)

I had one of these years ago. Not a great bass but pretty rare.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1341319580' post='1716903'] IME good construction always trumps just adding another inch or two to the scale length. [/quote] +1. Also intresting to hear about pickup design. For me you could hear the problem acoustically. The neck actually shook a bit when playing the B and my thoughts were that this was the reason it sounded weaker.

IMO no. I've owned and played many 5ers and there is a genuine difference from bass to bass. I used to own a very expensive bass with a weak B string and tried every possible gague and had many trips to the maker and couldn't resolve it. It was simply a lot quiter than the e, a, d & g. It's further complicated by being much less apparent at practice levels than at giging volume. Scale length and to a lesser degree gauge makes a difference but my current bass is 34" and has a great B. I think a big part of it is the construction of the neck. IME Its always work experimenting with strings but some basses just have weaker B strings.

Great rig. Good to have you back on basschat.

Love it!

Sounds like great service from GAK. Enjoy the new bass.

Superb bass! Really nice.

Great stuff! Nice one.

What a thoughtless thing too do. It's a nice way to repay your favour! Still accidents do happen. .

Great name!

Welcome. Its always good to have some more double bassists on the forum. Cheers Geoff