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Unfortunately Alan Spenner didn't. He was one of the best bassists I saw on a stage, in the early days of Kokomo.

My laptop is grinding to a halt on a regular basis, even when I'm only running Basschat. I use Firefox, so I'd also be interested in any answers or ideas.

This is one of the best rhythm sections of all time. I used to see the original band in the pubs and clubs, so I'd happily watch them with any front line.

According to various films and interviews he's been a royal PIA for many years. I'm surprised to hear he was still part of the band.

Yeah. I don't find it's too bad, but I have to zone out the noise on mine as well.

No but my interest is in trying to sound better. IMO if you can sound this good playing at home why settle for anything less.

The best low volume amp and cab I use for playing at home is my regular Aguilar TH500 and a Barefaced One10. If I add the second One10 the sound is wonderful.

Makes more sense than Paul Rogers in Queen and that line up did quite well.

What style of band are you in? What gear do you currently play? What are you trying to achieve with this change?

I've used 2 One10's together and, to my ears, they sound much better than the One10 on its own. I only play a 5 string bass but this was with an AG700 as well.

OK, I'll be the grumpy one. . . . you guys shouldn't be looking at your fingers when you're playing!!!!

I've had all of those and a lot more over the years. The flawed personality type who is drawn to play in a band seems to have existed forever. Mozart probably had guys like this in his orchestra. If you can't change them or fire them learn how to deal with them. I'll endure almost anything if the gig is good. I've played with the mildly eccentric to the outright criminally insane, but I've met more good guys and they make up for it all.

I'm struggling to contain and tame a singer at the moment. We're running through songs and he'll do two of this and one of that, then the next rehearsal it's the other way around. I'm vainly trying to get him to play the agreed arrangement, every time. Apparently it's OK for him to change at will but the rest of us have to play our parts exactly and keep up with him. We're rehearsing for a gig at the end of next week and then that will probably be the end. Some people are just too selfish to be in a band.

I'm assuming the OP wants to mod a 5 string bass to 35" and not a 4 string bass! That's a mod which is never going to be a good idea. If you have a 5 string bass and you're struggling to play on the first fret you're not doing it right. Why not play that line starting at the 5th fret instead? And. . . no matter what bass you've got, how small your hands are or which postilion you're playing in, if you are doing any stretching at all you're not doing it right. Have some lessons and make playing these things easier.

I've owned my fantastic passive Lull PJ5 for about 5 years. I was looking for a good quality Precision and it just happened that the best one I'd played in decades came with a Jazz bridge pickup. The J pickup was superfluous to the sound so I don't use it. The P sound doesn't need a J pickup and I have the J5 for anything else that the Precision can't do. The Jazz does everything plus all the limited sound that the J bridge pickup brings, only it does it all better. IMO get the best sound, buy 2 basses.

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Nice bass playing, but is that Jamerson? Jamerson was renown for his technique of changing his lines in every verse. By 1968 I wouldn't expect to hear him playing the same line throughout the song.

I just play one bass. I buy the next one, see if it works better than the last one and if it does that's the next bass I play. The last bass becomes the backup. Any others usually don't get played and are moved into the departure lounge. So, for example, instead of having 3 £500 basses, I play one £1500 bass. That's in a totally different league of instrument.

My passive Mike Lull PJ5 is a fantastic instrument.

I don't know the Little Mark Tube 500, but when I had an LM2 I ran it through 2 Bergantino 112's. Great sound. Bergs don't appear to have a UK dealership these days, which is a shame. Anyway, I know a player using a Markbass LM800 amp through a Barefaced Super Compact. He sounds very good. If you go down this route you can use 1 BF cab for the regular gigs and 2 for bigger gigs. That's what I do. Modular work best for me every time.

Rob Allen EAB's come with La Bella Black Nylon tape wounds. They feel and sound very nice on the RA and should be the same on the Alien.

Find the strings you like and want to use. Base your decision on their feel, sound and longevity. If they make you sound that good then just put your hand in your pocket. It's a small price to pay.

If your teacher is any good he'll have developed, or will be developing, your technique so that small hands won't limit or hinder your playing possibilities.

I've yet to meet a gentleman harp player!