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Hehe... You did say you liked my Rickenbacker, so I'll let you off! 🙂

Hmmm - I think I recall you turning your nose up at my Warwicks at the last bass bash! 🙂

I find the Squier/Fender thing is more a case of reverse snobbery "My Squire JV beats any Fendre US" ever made and so-on. Me, I like my Rickenbackers and Warwick bolt-ons and I've no desire to go up-market from them.

Mint Condition- Fender Squire Affinity Precision Bass, 4 String needs repair https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175313516735 "neck bowed truss nut working electrics working good finish used dings ect "

I might have one as a number 2 guitar...

Well, I am now in possession of an Ampeg SVP and a SansAmp RBI; they'll be going in a rack case along with a power amp. It'll be interesting seeing how they compare when I get the setup going. I've also got a MarkBass EVO amp which does emulations, including Ampeg; I'll see how that does as well.

Not of Rickenbacker basses! (Remember that car which was designed by the Japanese and built by Alfa?)

I knew who it was at the first picture.

Yes - I contacted one of those, as I need a shed, and I got a reply saying to go to their site for their special offers. I've seen them for Herman Miller chairs, electronic drum kits, and other things too; I generally just zone them out now. The price usually seems to be £73 or some unusual number.

Playing higher dates the music; there's something special about playing down low. (Not saying that playing high is a bad thing, though.) I never really much noticed John Deacon, though he is of course very good. As for Geezer - I saw him with Heaven & Hell and he had a really good bass sound; way better than the "get out of the way of all the other instruments" muffled middley sound of the earlier Sabbath recordings.

The wing-nut is a nice feature too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275339210163 £750

That looks nicely run in.

Did you just shoot Paul Kersey?

I got the impression that’s a warning post.

I'm going for one of the ones @Happy Jackrecommended; the 4-channel version (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334387167184?var=543385789351) (there was also a code for an extra 5% off). A word of warning - I looked at some options and some brands are (deliberately) vague as to what their Watts are; for example this one just says "2x 500W", without saying peak or RMS; after a bit of poking around I found a seller saying "max", so I guess that's peak then. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184524818501

Must've been modeled after this.

Yep - it's probably an exercise in futility, since I have MIDI bass pedals, synths, synth fx pedals and whatever else anyway! I guess that playing the fills & stuff on the bass means playing the bass on the pedals... Who knows when (or if) I'll put it into action anyway.

I did that with the bass one and managed to get one working one out of it. I also dismantled and put back together the guitar one. But I don’t trust either tbh.

Thanks, Andre - I appreciate the reply. They look nice and the price seems about right, however, I think I need a drop-in replacement, so maybe this one isn't what I'm looking for on this occasion.

Thanks - they look rather nice. I guess the two questions are: Is there a drop-in replacement for a Steinberger? How much do they cost (I'm in the UK)? (I definitely want to steer clear of the Chinese toot!)

Yep - I'm thinking it's for effects & swell, rather than staccato on the beat stuff.

I've got a Roland GM-70 MIDI interface which I'll give a go; I hear there may be some latency though. TBH, I don't really have an intended use as such; it's just one of those "because I can" type things.