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The rattle doesn't come through in a band setting. John Bentley from Squeeze came along to an SE Bass Bash a few years ago and his sound had a surprising amount of clank and buzz in it. That doesn't bother me. IMO it gives the note its definition, a leading edge, and improves how we hear the rest of the note. It's one way of making a bass stand out in a mix. The sound will change when a solo is taken, but during solo's I'm listening to the playing rather than the sound.

I was in a band in the early 70's who had a meeting in a very posh South Ken apartment with a wealthy aristocrat, who was looking for a band to help and "invest" in. Nothing came of it and I can't remember why. Anyway, I later saw on the news we had been talking to Guiy de Montfort. Look him up. We had a very lucky escape.

I'm not surprised. . . . . . . . . . .

If your current set up works, you just need to refocus the sound. Put an Ampeg pedal in the mix.

Am I getting warm if I suggested that was Pete G.?

Was that the Dynacord BS412? If so, I used one for about 8 years in the 80's and 90's. A wonderful sound, but heavier than a large planet. That's when I started using dolly boards for my gear.

I wasn't referring to your post, so I'm not sure what you object to. IMO means just that.

Put this up on Youtube. Go to Settings. Change the playback speed to 0.75. Much easier to read and play at that speed.

I read that NWR didn't record it at that speed. The tape was speeded up in the studio and even he had a struggle to play it that fast in the beginning. Just solid practice I'm afraid, but this might help. Go to YouTube and hit the settings button. Hit the Playback Speed and put that on 0.75. That slows the song down to 3/4 speed. Makes the song easier to work out and start playing. When you're good at that speed try the normal setting. Good luck.

IMO the size of the frets doesn't affect the tone or intonation. I prefer fat/big frets. I can feel where my fingers are. I played a Dingwall once and it was like playing a fretless.

We don't encourage "calling out" because, as has been said, the price is only the business of the seller, no one else's. Some people seem to think sale threads can be discussion threads. IMO discussing the pro's and con's of the instrument, or picking holes in the sale thread is just bad manners. Always take issues to PM and keep it off the thread.

The filters are off when they are turned anti clockwise, pointing at 7 o'clock. Don't have them pointing at 12 o'clock.

I've always heard others getting a good sound out of Markbass, and IMO my LM2 had a very good sound. The trouble with parting company from bass gear that has been with you for 20 years or more is you are so in tune with it that everything else fails in comparison. We've all bought a piece of gear and wondered why it doesn't sound like what it replaced. The reality is a new piece of gear will never sound like an old friend. You have to find something that sounds good and learn to love it. If you really can't do that, don't worry, just move on. For about 4 or 5 years I've used Aguilar amps through Barefaced cabs. Can't see me changing that in the foreseeable future.

Here you go Al. My idea of great bass tone . . . . @Al Krow Delbert with George Hawkins on bass Keb Mo with Hutch Hutchinson on bass Eric with Nathan East on bass George Duke with Christian McBride on bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHFJ9qhR0VM Keb Mo with Reggie McBride on bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mFd_i1j2Sc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI3T9vUFM_c

The action on my Spanish guitar was so bad/high that I couldn't hold down all 6 strings at the same time, to make a chord. A friend had a proper guitar and amp so as I wanted to play with him I decided to just play the bass lines. That worked well enough for me to stick at it.

Nice playing.

I wonder if we'll get Hans-Peter Wilfer jumping in and offering to help like that?

You can look but don't even think about touching!! If you want to do anything bass related, learn a totally new song.

I've shipped basses and amps in the UK and in Europe, but while the whole courier thing can be a lottery, over the last 10 years or so, I've never had a problem with Interparcel.

Before the shutdown, The Oak used to put on 4 gigs a week. Let's hope they can survive this. RIP Ermir. Very sad news.

True. It might be a good bass for £800, but that's not the point of a Sadowsky bass. The only thing on it in common with the previous basses is the name. We'll have to see if is it up to the Sadowsky standard.

Nice one, Dave. Now all you need are a couple of tort pickguards.