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I have a mirror type for that bass sat lying around that came on mine. I swapped it for a different type, no markings on it so no idea who made it. You could get one made from sheet alloy if you wanted a metal one. Aluminium shouldn't interfere with the pickups but could be wrong.

Two main reasons for me, firstly to learn faster. Being new to this game it has made me work harder and improve at a rate I could never have done on my own without having to learn to play with others. Gigging after only two months of starting really focussed the mind and I am still less than a year in with a set list 30 songs long and more on the cards. Secondly, My work can be very stressful at times and being in a band with mates from work is the perfect antidote. After a really hard day it's easy to take that stress home, but a couple of hours rehearsing always leaves me far more relaxed.

I am 99% sure PMT had a jaguar of some sort in the last time I went, but that was a few weeks back.

Alive by Pearl Jam, off one of my favourite albums and great to play. So what tunes are other basschatters enjoying playing?

I can play stuff through on my own, whether anyone would want to listen is another matter!

Presumably he plays in sandals and used to play for Fish.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1496678023' post='3313156'] Due to recent tragic events I now know who Ariana Grande is. They played her singing Over The Rainbow in her best Mariah Carey/pub singer/X Factor stylee on the radio today. Judy Garland will be spinning in her grave. [/quote] That was very painful, but in the circumstances I think it took a lot of bottle for her to do what she did last night. Not my sort of music at all but impressed by the effort she has put it in various ways.

I have t watched a great deal, not my sort of thing and TT on, but I wouldn't care if they sounded like cats peeing in a tin, they are doing enough being there.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496605492' post='3312658'] Git? Blue [/quote] Gentle negative term, don't think there is a US equivalent.

Same here too, picked up a travel bass yesterday off a guy on here, top bloke as has been everyone I have met.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496596488' post='3312567'] You might want to wait or buy used. Blue [/quote] That is why the wanted ad is up ;-) Wouldn't buy one new (and couldn't afford to at mo).

I set mine up myself but the guy in the music shop in Lichfield has a good reputation locally (I think it's called s and j music or something like that). I know a few people locally who use him and his prices seem reasonable from what I have heard.

I picked up a tip from someone on here that has worked the one and only time I needed it which was to say 'that is later/ in the second half' and the guy went away happy, when we didn't play it he came up and the end and I just told him we had run out of time but would play it next time. He was half soaked and seemed happy with that.

It wouldn't make me go to a gig, and like the others above I think it could be a tricky mix (ac/dc with sax?) but give it a go. You will know pretty quickly if it works or not I think.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1496571964' post='3312325'] PM incoming! [/quote] Replied! I am sure this forum should come with a wealth warning! Always loved the look of the thunderbird and then the sound hits so I guess it was only a matter of time before I succumbed to it.

It's no good, my will has failed. There is a wanted ad up as we speak for an epiphone thunderbird (sorry Blue, my pockets just aren't that deep to stretch to a Gibson at the moment)

I guess it's annoying as it shows a lack of care. I make sure all my kit is always clean and well maintained. Judging from some stuff I have seen that is far from the case with everyone.

I bought a travel bass off Alex, very helpful from day one, top bloke to deal with. Thanks Alex.

And forgot to mention that you buy direct off their website too, they sometimes have 2nds as well. I have one and can't tell why it's a second.

I use hypnotic straps on all my stuff, very good quality and customer service. They are based in Poland I think.

You can't see the end of the headstock - probably a wire to the ceiling, or perhaps a very large helium ballon ;-)

I haven't been playing long and asked for tips when I first started playing from a guy who has years and years of experience. His reply was to make sure the beginning and end are perfectly in time, along with any whole group rests in the song and no one will notice what goes in the middle. I assumed he was joking and said as much, he replied that whilst it was a bit tongue in cheek it was generally true in most gigs and to prove it he purposefully played a few bum/ weird notes whilst nodding to me. The only one who noticed was the lead guitarist who was in on the conversation and just smiled every time - there were about 150 people in the room. No one else seemed to have a clue. I think the majority of people only notice as far as if something sounds good or bad to them. So as long as it's mostly ok and sounds vaguely like the song they expect then they miss the mistakes/ problems. If it's perfect then they just see it as being 'better'. Since I started playing I have noticed some glaring things in songs I have listened for years without a clue, so obviously your ears become much more attuned to what should be happening. If someone messes up the lyrics to a classic though it's a different matter and everyone notices then.

I use it all the time, but due to arthritic fingers my fretting style is hardly textbook and it often does the job of my bent ring finger, but I mix and match as feels comfortable.