chris_b

His website says, "He's s one of those geniuses that flies under the radar". If he can talk us into buying this bridge for $158 each rather than the current boutique bass favourite, the Hipshot A style for just £99, does that make him a genius or does it make us just plain gullible.

As long as the DB sounds good through the MB, that would be my choice.

Markbass would be on my list too.

A few years ago I tried the Suitcase and found it a very awkward lift. It has 2 handles and trying to use just the 1 handle doesn't work! I also preferred the sound of 2 cabs rather than just the 1. My preference would be for any of the 112 cabs (Mesa, Genzler, Aguilar, Bergantino, the Greenboy cabs in the classifieds or Barefaced ) on the market rather than the Suitcase.

I've just had this. The band leader told me I was playing one of his originals wrong. I asked him to play it the right way and then had to tell him it wasn't anything like the mp3 he sent over! I told him I could play whatever version he wanted, so which one did he want. He insisted the mp3 was right. I sent him the mp3. Silence since!! To the OP, get him to tell you exactly what is wrong and what he thinks you can do to put it right.

When my Mesa 400+ was playing up Mesa Boogie, Westside and the Bass Centre did a very good job of looking after me. I don't see lots of posts about problems with amps where manufacturers and distributors have failed the customer. There are a few but probably less that I would expect.

If you feel a jam night is cliquey, don't walk away, join in, became part of the clique and make it less cliquey.

All my basses were sold because I had just bought a better one. So, I have never bought back an old bass.

Dunlop 65. Not very frequently!!

The only amp failure I had, which required contacting a distributor, was an all valve Mesa 400+. Westside were very good to me in sorting out that situation. Like most customers, I have never had a problem with SS or D class amps (fingers crossed). Thanks to Agedhorse for giving us some background to the technology. Seems to me the OP hasn't been dealt with badly by the other parties in this, but is unlucky to be one of the very small percentage who has suffered a failure with this technology.

Just checked. The last cover band gig I did we had 32 songs in the list. That's 16 songs a set, with not a lot of waffle in between,. Some were extras, so we probably played about 12 of them.

We used to plan for 9 songs a set in our Blues/Soul/R&B band. Having 2 guitarists and good arrangements helped. Even 30 seconds of any slow blues makes me want to leave.

Have you bought it yet? Have you?

Bother. . . Paul Herman. Of course!

Yep. Everyone's doing it!

That's a Wal Pro 2. How much does he want for it? Advice? Buy it. Now! Then send it off to Paul Herman at Wal for a service and overhaul. ps That looks like an original case. Even better. pps corrected name

I very rarely get FOH these days so I have to carry the room with my gear. I find it's easy to fill the whole room with my current cabs. If I DI then I'll prefer to use the post option from the amp which bypasses the cabs, so I guess then both sounds will be significantly different.

You don't have to be "advanced" to play a 5 string bass. If you can play anything on a 4 string bass you can play the same thing on a 5 string.

A short video about TONTO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX0XPdmSfXI

Location is relevant so you can decide whether to try it out or not. Weight, photos and various questions on the spec are routinely asked. So routinely that it makes me wonder why people don't learn and put this info in the ad without having to be asked!

Yeah, I was listening to that as well.

Guys like Archie Shepp tried to develop free-form music but in reality there is structure in most music. Sometimes it's just harder to workout where the verses and choruses start and end.

NYXL, steel core and nickel plated windings. I've been using them (45 -130) on my 5 string Jazz for about a year now. The first time I've used something other than DR for many years. I'd recommend them for their feel and sound. My next set of strings will be NYXL. Prices and availability are all via Google!!

No problem with that approach at all. I believe that is within the spirit and letter of the rules. The "issue" is others putting negative, irreverent or unhelpful comments in sale threads.

Mark Smith isn't bad. Is he making a living from teaching bass? I've looked at several of his videos and gained from them, but IMO he's selling you a 2 bed terrace while Scott is selling you a 3 bed semi-detached with planning permission to extend as big as you want. Really, this isn't a put down for MS, it's just that SBL seems to be designed to take you further.