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I have never seen a bass where the bridge is being pulled from the body. The 4 or 5 screws used is more than enough to anchor the bridge. Believe me that is not an issue.

Basses are tuned in 4ths. Which also why a 6 string bass has a top C instead of a B. I know a 4 string player who always tunes low C F Bb Eb. There are so many different tunings being regularly used these days that you can use which ever one is comfortable for you.

A few years ago Lakland were asked the same thing about their US basses. They said that they get many orders a month for 5 string basses but about 1 request every other month for a 6 string. It's just not a commercial proposition.

I'd play Higher Ground like Nate Watts did on the original. It would easily fit with the Chilli Peppers version.

I have TI flats on my passive P bass and D'addario NYXL rounds on my active Jazz. This has been my choice for a few years now. About 3 years ago I replaced my GHS Precision flats (which I thought were very good) with TI's. There was a chance to buy the TI's at a lower price so, given the reputation, I thought I'd give them a go. I like the sound and the feel. I also looked at Labella flats but decided I preferred the TI's. I spent nearly 20 years using DR Lo-Riders and Hi-Beams. I thought they had a great feel and sound, until I heard someone using the NYXL's. I bought a set to try them and IMO they work very well with my Jazz, so that's another long term move.

More like Lenny Da Vinci!!

These basses certainly are versatile. I've used my Sadowsky Metro on 99% of my gigs (that's every genre from the 50's to this year) since I got it, about 3 years ago. The sound is far from inoffensive, it's full, fat and punchy, with a top end that can take your head off and a low end that will break your speakers in a second if you let it. Basically a huge sound. It's actually got too much of everything in the preamp and it's down to the player to control it. I don't say everyone has to like this bass or its sound, but if anyone can make these basses sound inoffensive then they are not operating it properly.

Just had an email arrive regarding this P bass. They claim it was made by Overwater but it's got Ibanez tuners, a Wilkinson bridge and they say they've removed a kg's worth of plastic finish! Has Overwater ever used these components on a bass? I don't think so. Anyone know more about this than me? The seller has 100% feedback! What gives here? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254446216243?ul_noapp=true

You don't. Sell the other one. Too many people listen with their eyes, but we are better bass players if we listen to our ears. Ignore what the bass looks like, just know you sound good and get on with improving your playing. Become a better player and you'll find an even better bass in a year or two.

I hate it when someone says, "Let's start with xxx, to ease in." The first number has to hit the audience between the eyes and make them want to stay for the rest of the set.

Necks: Multi piece and carbon are for reinforcement: Both will reduce dead spots and aid stability. Neither is better than the other. 4 or 6 bolts: If the bass is well made the number of bolts doesn't matter. I've seen Ritter basses use upto 17 bolts and they aren't more stable than my 4 bolt Sadowsky. Aesthetic: Whatever turns you on. I'm a "Fender" shape fan. Electronics: Pre-amps are about tone. I change the battery on my active bass once a year. Acceptability: I'm not a pro player so I don't care what other people think. Body: I've not found through stringing makes a difference to the tone that I can hear. What I look for in a new bass is 18-19 mm at bridge, weight that is under 9lbs and it has to sound better than my current bass. If it doesn't have those 3 things I'm not interested. Everything else is negotiable. You've got to be comfortable with your choice, but, for me, none of your points would trump tone. I'd get the bass that sounds the best. The rest comes a distant second.

Nice one.

I have a Thunderfunk and while there are 17 knobs and buttons on the front of mine I only use Gain, Timbre , Volume and have the Tube button pressed in. The rest are at 12 o'clock. From posts on Talkbass this seems to be a fairly standard approach to using the amp. I have just bought a BB800 and am still a/b'ing it with my TH500, AG700 and T'funk. Jury's out at the moment.

Take it back and get an opinion from the guy who set i up in the first place.

I have no idea what any of you are talking about.

As she said, you've got to be good enough, at the right place, right time and you have to be what they want. The best guitarist in the world won't have been given three chances if he was a 6' 4" bloke, with glasses and a beer gut! Funnily enough Nita was given 3 chances. I wonder why? As she also said, getting the gig is one thing, keeping it is another. Some "stars" keep their bands for decades, some change them all the time. The moment you think you are safe in the rock side-man world, you're in trouble. Complacency will kill your career every time.

The last 410 I owned was an Epifani in 2006. It was light, for a 410, but still a very unwieldy lump. These days, I'd always get 2 210's rather than a 410.

You got me there. I've just put it under the spotlight and there is a fan inside the casing. I guess now I've got to give my Scouts Observation badge back!!!! Apologies to all.

I do not run my gear to critical levels, so I don't see any of these issues myself. If I need more than an amp can comfortably give I get the larger model. Same with cabs. I'd be surprised if any TH500 heat issues were caused by an overcrowded box, because there's enough room in there to play a game of football. I've owned 2 TH500's and I can guarantee they only had one fan.

If your cabs are the EBS Classic 112 they run a max 250 watts a cab. I would guess you won't be running at full whack so you shouldn't have a problem. You can hear cabs start to sound bad and breakup if you are running them too hard. Start with the volume on about 9 o'clock. If that sounds OK turn it up a little more, then a little more until you either get to the volume you want or it sounds bad. I'm sitting here running an 800 watt amp into a Barefaced One 10. The power of the amp doesn't matter, it's how far you turn up the volume that decides the cabs you use.

If there is only one output on the amp you can daisy chain the cabs together. . . . . . . assuming your cabs have 2 sockets on each cab. If not you can probably get a cable made up that will do the job.

As the FB clip shows TB has a great sound to start with. I've heard Trevor Barry, Ian King, and Phil Mulford live on small local gigs and in the pit on a show, using their Overwater basses. All with no post processing and they are exceptional. Yes there is work done on the sound of those clips after the performance, but if you start off with something which sounds that good then post processing doesn't "make" the sound, it just enhances the already great sound already there.

Trevor Barry has one of the best sounding basses I've heard. The secret weapon TB and many of the West End players (like Ian King, also a member here) have is Overwater basses. Their sound is just world class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_2HRxpRCD0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZDM9QLPaYo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=habje7Yl0Ug

IMO the best amp I've used in a long time is my Aguilar AG700. There was one in the classifieds a couple of weeks ago.