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Well, if you buy off Aliexpress you do have to keep your wits about you and I certainly don't believe the branded products for sale there are genuine. However, with eBay you pay a buyer's premium (sorry, "Protection Fee"); I'd raise a dispute, citing them bein fake/not as described. Similarly, if you buy something on Amazon and a fake turns up then there's recourse by contacting their CS via chat/callback. As for Hercules wall hangers, I think there were issues with them a while back and I wouldn't have them anyway. That said, they are often used in shops.

I’ve seen Guy Pratt with his Spector. And his pink Fender.

But he said that the Rickenbacker is the best bass.

So, is relicing one equivalent to scratching your ass?

Sounds perfectly rational to me. Oh, and bloody "influencers"!

I sometimes respond with "I don't know, so I'll just sod off then!".

Curious. Did you get my reply to your dm? I just added @cetera to that conversation.

I've received the pm and replied.

TBH Country is so formulaic that it doesn't surprise me it could be auto-generated.

I hadn't heard of them before this one. I thought they were doing Northern Lights with this one. And I wonder if they've heard Kayleigh? https://youtu.be/2FHhMS43fjY

Yes - I played his Dingwall last weekend at the Bass Bash. He also brought along his Sandberg (a black fretless) and said he's really not playing it and so was looking to sell it.

I'm not sure if the word it out, but at the SE Bass Bash Chris Childs said he's selling his Sandberg fretless. I had a quick go on it and it's a really nice bass (but I don't need another fretless).

I had one; the neck is wider to keep the string spacing. I would've preferred it to have a narrower neck and closer strings.

I have to say I played another Dingwall recently and it sounded a bit generic.

And I liked it! 🙂

It was nice to play. He says that he just takes that along to sessions now rather than 4 basses. It's got a block of three pickups which can be switched into various combinations.

I'm thinking about buying one like Chris Childs'.

Hehe - it's just you mentioned Ian Hill...

Is it tuned BEAD?

Sure - just thinking aloud about how many cabs we could fit on a stage! Maybe a bass horn too!!! (Only kidding; yep, great to meet!)

One more for the roll of honour: @police squad for providing the PA. It was really quite participatory this event, which is rather excellent on the part of all involved! Oh, and the things like tidying up, stacking the chairs, winding my mains extension leads back onto their reels didn't go unnoticed! 🙂

I'm just tucking into a slice of cake to round off lunch... FYI, the way we sorted out the cost of the CostCo run was I charged the takings pro-rata for what was used (eg. 50% of the cost for half a cake having been scoffed) and then what was left remained mine (including the slice I've just had). A piece of cake, so to speak! There were a load of cups/plates/wooden cutlery left over, so they've got to @NancyJohnson's for future use; they now belong to the charity and will either appear at next year's event or other suitable activities.

It'd be interesting to see smaller drivers in larger cabs, ie. is the bass response due to the cab size or the driver. There's also the question of isobarik loading - I think Orange did that in some cabs.

Yes - a big thanks to @Mike Brooks: hosting those talks was a big contribution to the success of the day.

That was a fun day out! Very enjoyable speaking by the speakers (and about the speakers!). I got to meet some great folks and play some rather nice basses.