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the way to set neck relief is to lower the strings until fret buzz starts then adjust neck relief and string height until slight buzz is the same all the way along the neck, then raise the strings to suit

I'm not sure neck relief effects the higher frets it's down to saddle adjustment, so it's a trade off between fret buzz, string height and how hard you hit/pluck the strings, I've found the Fenders string height recommendations for a P bass aren't far off the mark

this is an area where the friendly local guitar shop will be sorely missed, any newbie reading this thread would be thoroughly confused by now. What are set ups like on cheap mail order basses? I got a new Vintage off ebay, excellent bass after a set up, was unplayable when it arrived, a newbie wouldn't have a clue about setting up a bass or even if it needed it

sounds dodgy to me, I'd avoid it, not worth the risk

copied from @leschirons post in 'Quotes to Live by' thread heard, two nights ago, one of the greatest musical statements ever. Chatting to a Brit EUB player after his gig, I told him that I'd just started learning (he'd been playing jazz standards at the gig) and that I needed to put in a lot of work to get his level. His reply. "It's not as hard as it looks. If I have a chart with the chord changes, I usually play the root of those chords in the right place and hit any old bo ll ocks in between" I'm thinking that I could probably apply this method to every situation in life😆

chatting to a fellow bass player, he uses Ashdown rather than the Trace Elliot I do, because Ashdown sounded 'cleaner' whereas I prefer the 'dirtier' sound of Trace, it's a difficult thing to put into words without using the word 'heft' 😊

what no Ramones songs in there , seriously, All Along the Watchtower is one of my favourite songs, but not because of the solo but because of the overall guitar playing, don't listen to planet rock and looking at this list I'm not inclined too

so, when it gets hot the volume could go down? I did think this might be happening, thought it was a fault. My SMX is the fanless model, just the heat sink

I had the mosfets replaced in my AH250 a couple of years ago, could this explain why it's so loud?

very rarely are tabs 100% correct or where your personal preferences is for fingering is, I like to play near the nut, for instance B is nearly always shown at the 7th fret on the E string whereas I prefer the 2nd fret on the A, but as a guide tabs are valuable tools, unless they're totally wrong.

maybe Trace just sound louder because they're full of heft 🙄

That thought has accord to me as well, that's why in my unscientific test I had everything turned up to full

yes they appear to be very conservatively rated, I believe you can tell an amps output from how much current it draws, maybe someone with more knowledge than me can work out whether they really are a higher wattage than advertised

you've probably seen this before, but I'll post it anyway, always makes me smile

I was under the impression that the AH200 was actually 150 watts at 8 ohm, but I could be wrong. When I did my totally unscientific test I used my 2 Fender Rumble V2 cabs so all amps were under a 4 ohm load with the gains and volume controls on full and EQ's flat apart from the very bottom end end taken off I could record them all using a mic in the room but tbh I fear for the health of my Rumble cabs with the Trace SMX AH250 at full volume. Edit, the Ashdown amp is a AMB EVO III 500, not an MB

I have 2 Trace amps, a series 6 GP12 AH200 and a GP12SMX AH250, I recently bought a Ashdown EVO III 500, just to compare it and have a newer amp (and it was cheap). Turned them all up to full, the AH200 is slightly louder than the Ashdown and the AH250 very noticeably louder. So I guess it is true, there's watts and then there's Trace watts

apologies, didn't see the 's' didn't even know it was out, looks like they've learnt from the issues with the G10, but it is nearly twice the price which takes in to competition with a lot of other wireless systems. Personally, when I get another one it'll be something like the Boss WL20 where you don't have a bulky receiver at all

that would probably work, but you might need a bit more than gaffer tape, as I said before the problem is the power socket is attached to the circuit board with no other support so any flexing with eventually result in a poor connection to the circuit board or where the plug goes into the socket, anybody who has had problems charging their mobile phone will know the problem

major design flaw with the G10, mines still ok with the above mod I did, our guitarist has just ditched his because of this fault

thanks for those links, like them both, but therein lies the problem, there's that much stuff out there because it's so easy to produce a recording it destroys the will to search it out because there's so much dross to wade through, rather like all the channels and streaming services on TV, the choice is overwhelming. BTW, what's with the capo on the bass?

DR Neons, I use them all the time, very punk rock, I get far more comments about strings than my bass playing

this typical GAS, we all do it, an idea worms it's way into your brain and you've got to get one and try it out, then you usually (but not always) find it's not for you after all, but hey, if it's second hand you won't lose much money on it when you move it on

I had a Rumble for a while, moved it on because the build quality was a bit iffy, and although it's light, it's still deep and with just the handle on the top it's not that easy to carry around, wasn't impressed by the drive section either. But there's obviously a lot of love out there for them, they are light and loud.

We've used one of these powered mixer amps for about 12 years, no problem for pub venues, we use Wharfedale Titan 15's, wish we'd bought 12's now,, I'm the one that has to store and carry them , and cheapo no name monitors, we do mic up the bass drum (along with 3 vocals mics), it doesn't boost the bass drum much but it keeps the drummer happy 😄

I used combo's for a long time, then I discovered Trace Elliot, combos way too heavy , so now I use a Trace head with light weight cabs, certainly gives you more options using a separate head and cabs, might not be a good thing though 🙄