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So far every 212 I've heard significantly out performs the 112 version. I have 2 Super Compacts and they sound huge. Awhile ago I tried a Super Midget with one of my SC's and the combination was even better.

The exchange rate is to blame for the prices.

Google Fender replacement Bass guitar bridge.

Musical circles can sometimes look like closed shops by those who are on the outside. They can be cliquey and are often difficult to penetrate. In my experience the better bands rarely advertise. They work by word of mouth. So keep doing what you're doing , but start going to jam nights, sit in, chat and network. Make sure you are recognised and remembered (for good reasons!). Go to gigs and say hi, circulate and meet people. Get business cards printed and chuck them around like confetti.

You can see my answer to that if you read the rest of that post.

Playing a fanned fret bass is easy. Try it and you'll see every thing falls into place.

Why would Mesa not consider everything? They were clever enough to build the Walkabout in the first place so if they are lining up the WD800 as a replacement I'd expect it to perform. There are a few who will be dissatisfied no matter what, but as Mesa know much more about their amps than we do, I'd wait to see what the WD800 sounds like before jumping to conclusions.

The "best" sound I ever got was through the first amp I ever owned. It was a 60 watt valve amp and a 412 cab. I sounded so good I couldn't believe my bass (and me) could sound like that. That was it, no turning back. I have no idea if I actually sounded good or not but I thought I did to the point that I knew I'd be a bass player for the rest of my life.

A good sound just makes you feel super confident and gives your playing another gear.

There's another WT500 in the classifieds.

If you like the GB I'd definitely check out the Genzler MG800 that's in the classifieds right now.

Seems to me that putting on a new set of strings should come first, then email Sadowsky, then get the bass set up by a good technician. You're probably going to see the same suggestions and ideas that you got when you put this question up on Talkbass.

Good band, good playing. Poor "whizzy" camera work.

Forget the notes, just play 54-46 for as long as it takes for you to find the groove. Doesn't matter if it takes minutes, days or weeks, just focus on feel.

No. HPF is not damping.

Best sounding bass? Reggie McBride with Keb Mo. Anything Nathan East has recorded. Anything Duck Dunn recorded.

More false news. Everyone knows Reggae was started down the road from here, just off the Portsmouth Road, near the Bentall Centre.

Several reasons why you will remain disappointed. There is no such thing as "proper", just preferences. Amp manufacturers will only make what they can sell. D class plainly outsells SS and valve so that is what they will make. You won't find valves in PA systems or recording studios, so while some remember the good old days, the majority of the bass world is moving on. All early adopters have to make compromises, but the development in D class design means that these are the amp of choice for most players these days. Both SS and D class are not trying to be anything other than what they are. I remember when you had to take your pick with valve amps. Some were good but many were terrible. I don't go glassy eyed for valves, I listen to the amp. There are good and bad in all categories. You don't have to be disappointed. Valve and SS amps are still being made. Buy one of those and be happy.

Mesa are a class act. They do not cut corners or make exaggerated claims for their gear, so if they say they have produced the next generation Walkabout I'd expect them to have come up with a great sounding amp.

I've been on stages where that would have fallen straight through!

This is pointless nonsense. There are as many styles of Reggae as there are people playing it. Music is fixed when it is recorded. When it is played live it changes. Musical forms, styles and genres don't stop progressing and evolving just because a bunch of politicians want to make a statement.

Their 42lb 210 beats the 100lb Road Ready 210 EV I used 20 years ago!!

We were given our own table when we played at a charity function at the RAC Club down in Epsom. We got the same 5 star food as the paying guests. Forget kebabs I want a Michelin star chief on all our gigs now.

. . . . Michael Manson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfL5n7RPm9Q

I saw a Stanley Clark gig at Hammersmith Odeon with a regular bassist in his band. The 2 bass player band that stands out for me is Dumpaphunk. Tony Hall and Nick Daniels, both ex-Neville Brothers bassists. They have 3 basses on stage when Ivan Neville picks one up.