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My SR505 and SR375EF (fretless). There's really not a lot I can't do with these two.

I saw that Spitfire LABS has been mentioned earlier in this thread, but I'd just like to recommend that again. Spitfire keep adding new instruments to it, and it's truly an inspiration machine. Each instrument is simple enough to where I don't get lost in parameters, but they all offer something unique and inspirational, especially if you like composing songs with a lot of ambience and darker textures. 11/10, would recommend. https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/ My personal favourite is "Soft piano". Here's a little jam I was inspired to make when I first downloaded LABS and played around with it. All synths in this track are from the LABS collection, and this was just me scratching the surface for a couple of hours.

My current gigging rig, which is treating my very nicely these days. - Ibanez SR505 and SR900 - Line6 HX Stomp - Ampeg PF-500 into Fender Rumble 410

Family gathering I'm really loving the the SR505, but I'm debating flipping the SR900 for a newer SR four-string. The 900 is quite heavy, and the weirdly "bowed" back contour doesn't suit me as well as the newer style bodies do.

Once that demo started I could feel how tired my ears are getting of that Dingwall/Darkglass distortion sound. I wish they could focus a little bit more on their other tonal offerings, but I guess they've figured out what sells.

Just got hold of a used SR505 (with the mandatory worn spot above the neck pickup). Love everything about it - Pickups and preamp are great, the neck feels amazing and the 16.5mm string spacing is so much more comfortable than the more traditional 5-string spacing of Fender and the like. Ibanez and myself have a relationship stretching back to the mid 90s, and I've never picked up an Ibanez bass or guitar that didn't sound and feel great. Very happy to find that this was no exception, and I've already started thinking about getting hold of a 4-string SR as well.

From yesterday's rehearsal

Edited. I was still on the Sterling line, but the full fat MM is the top of the line, of course. But I've reached the edge of my Stingray knowledge here, so I'll bow out and let others correct me I think

It gets confusing, but I believe it's like this: Gold standard: Music Man Stingray Top: Stirling RayXX (e.g. Ray34, etc) Middle: Stirling 4 and Sterling 5 Bottom: Stirling Ray4 and Ray5 (the SUB series) https://intl.sterlingbymusicman.com/collections/basses-1

There are two levels of Sterling basses, IIRC - Sterling by Music Man and SUB By Sterling. The SUB basses are down towards the "Squier" end of the product range.

I use the HX Stomp in front of an amp when playing with a band, but I use it going direct when playing and recording at home. The amp models are excellent, and both the built-in cabs and the IR loader allow you a multitude of great cab options too. And although I prefer to run it in front of an amp live, it's really nice to have the option to run direct if I need to for a fly gig, quiet stage, small bar setup etc. I'm really happy with it, both for effects and amps. The HX Stomp is also my entire setup for electric guitar (for recording at home) and acoustic guitar (for unplugged gigs), and I run direct in both those cases. In terms of outputs - The HX Stomp technically has balanced outputs, so you can use a TRS to XLR cable to run to the desk without a DI box, but just for peace of mind and not having to carry a dedicated cable of undefined length I would use a DI box anyway.

Heaps of P-basses out there not made by Fender/Squier and that don't look like Precisions. Like others have said, it's mainly about the pickup type and position, and it should probably be passive to ensure you're hitting your amp in a similar way and not colour the tone too much. Edit: It's also about scale length. Don't expect a 30" scale bass to sound like a Precision, regardless of pickup position.

Agreed

Brought the amp home from our rehearsal space for some tweaking, which provided a nice photo op

In the words of Turner Hall: He's the most successful British artist you've never heard of. https://turnerhall.co.uk/2017/09/12/the-most-successful-british-artist-youve-never-heard-of/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/24/steven-wilson-the-prog-rocker-topping-the-charts-without-anyone-noticing

From our album sessions last summer

Yeah, it's a pretty neat solution. The shelf is called "Ekby Östen" and the legs are called "Capita", if you want the exact same setup. The legs come in various lengths; mine are 8 cm. Edit: Looks like my shelf is discontinued, but they have one called "Ekby Alex" which has a couple of built-in drawers. That might prove even more practical. Alternatively I'm sure there are tons of alternatives to the exact one I used.

Nothing fancy or bass cab-related, but this is my tiny Ikea hack: An Ikea shelf designed for hanging on a wall, and some legs designed for a cabinet. Perfect size and height for my video and studio monitors.

He's playing along to an album and just listening through speakers. I'm guessing he hasn't got it turned up loud enough so he gets out of sync sometimes.

It won't fit. The well-known ones I know will fit are: Cioks Adam, DC5 and DC7 Truetone CS6 Strymon Zuma R300 and Ojai and probably a few lesser-known ones.

It will only draw what it needs; the 500 mA outlet will be fine. Voltage is pushed (so you need to connect it to an outlet with the exact voltage the pedal can handle), while current is drawn (so it will only draw what it needs).

Haven't tried any others, but I'm very happy with Lastpass.

Unless the password manager is a scam from day 1, this shouldn't concern you. Passwords are not stored in the password manager's database in cleartext, so even the people running that company are not able to read your passwords. They are encrypted using your master password as the key, and the master password is also not stored anywhere on their servers. As long as that password is secure enough and not used for any other account anywhere online, noone will ever be able to read your passwords. There's an infinitely much larger problem inherent in not using a password manager, because that invariably leads to reuse of passwords (since most people can't remember unique passwords for each and every account). Sites get hacked every day, and it could be literally years before anyone even finds out that your user data has been compromised. Unlike in Hollywood movies, there's no blinking red light in the company's IT department warning them that they've been hacked. The only way that warning could detect a hack would be if the developer already knew of the vulnerability, and if he knew the vulnerability he would fix it. If your password for one site is out there, and you've used that same password for other accounts, you now have a much bigger problem. Password managers will also generate more secure passwords that are much harder to simply guess. If you use a combination of names or dictionary words in your password, it will have two consequences: 1: It's easier for an automated system to crack it, because it can "simply" run through a dictionary and throw in various numbers and other characters in order to brute-force your password 2: There's a greater chance that someone else out there has used the same password, which means that if their password is revealed somehow, yours might be too. Use a password manager. If you prefer to use an "American" one, then go ahead, but any well-reputed password manager will be a million times safer than any other reasonable approach. If you really distrust cloud storage (which is fair enough), there are offline password managers that will only store your passwords locally on your computer and sync them to local storage on your other devices.

Not really, unless someone manages to insert a script that exploits a vulnerability in your browser or email client. EXTREMELY unlikely unless you're still using a ten year old version of Outlook or something like that. Attachments and links are the main danger.