chris_b

You'd need sparkly tort to go with it.

Trump'll just blame Biden for the recession.

The guy over the road has a Tesla. They've had all kinds of problems with it. Next door has a Skoda EV, and have no issues at all.

Whatever makes you happy. . . . but for me a good technique makes a ramp unnecessary.

Is a Ferrari better than a Ford Focus, a £75 bottle of wine better than a £7.50 bottle, or a Fender Ultra better than a Sire? To many people they are. The bottom line is always if you can tell the difference then that difference will matter. Your choice. For me my Sadowsky sounds better than most of basses I've played since I bought it. It wasn't cheap, but it's worth the extra. . . . to me. @NancyJohnson is right, the person who will notice most is you. But if the bass makes you happy when you play it then you'll play better, and your band will notice that. So it's always a good idea to buy the bass that makes you smile. I had a great gig on Friday. During sound check the drummer lent over and said that bass sounds good. That made both of us happy and we played better as a result. That made the promoter happy and she gave the band more gigs. So buying the right bass, whatever the cost, not because it's the cheapest or most expensive, works best.

We're all trying to think this situation through logically, but all Trump wants is money and power. It's no more complicated than that. He'll do anything for those and it doesn't matter to him how many countries he screws over, including the USA. There is no other logic and very little planning. The on-off tariffs prove that. 90% of what he's said since becoming 47 has probably been put there by someone else. He hasn't the intelligence or ability to think any of this stuff up himself, well maybe the Gaza bit!!

Your budget could get you a great used Lakland Skyline and any number of used Fenders.

If you want to buy lots of cheap basses, if you don't see any difference between cheap and not so cheap, then go for it. Personally I'd take that £1500 and get the best used bass I can find. That budget can get you into a different league of basses.

Trump's main job is to end the Constitution and declare martial law. After that he's expendable because there won't be any more elections. As above. If everything goes to plan, 2024 was the last US election.

It's a heavy bass. You can make it more comfortable but you can't take away the weight. If the weight is a problem, and it probably is because you've started a post about it, there is only one answer. . . . sell it.

Depping on a gig on Friday, rehearsing this afternoon, given the set list late last night!!! I know about 25 of the 30 songs, but most of the arrangements are new to me and not straight forward! I got some scribbled notes. We'll see how it goes. Should be interesting!

Unfortunately we were in a school hall, and I don't drink anyway. I just sat there ignored, unloved and trying not to burst into tears!! I did chat with the singer. No one wanted to talk to her either.

I don't think we're at the sabotage stage, whereas Putin has had a couple of runs at underwater cables and a Gas line in the Baltic.

I was on a "tour". Thursday in Bury and next night in Keighley. As we had a spare afternoon we did a session at a local school for the students. Afterwards they were invited to chat to the band and ask questions. Everyone had queues of kids asking about their instruments. . . . except me!! Not a single student wanted to talk about bass! Ho Hum!

This. Putin's ships are already mapping the under sea cables that carry the internet, phone lines and much of the West's intelligence traffic. The aim is obviously to "blind" us and delay any response prior to his next big "push", whenever that will be. He's also had a couple of test runs!!

IME bass players are the ones with brains, who can pack a van, write great set lists and come up with better arrangements. We're also the ones holding the band together.

I use Duracell Ultra and change the battery every year, whether it needs it or not. The old batteries from the bass go into tuners etc, which are changed when they run down.

I am kinda brand loyal-ish. I used Mesa Boogie (2 x 90lbs) for 10 years, Bergantino(2 x 30lbs) for another 10 and for the last 10, Barefaced (2 x 22lbs). The weight of these cabs tracks my physical fitness!! Currently I own a Super Compact, Super Midget, BB2 and 2 One10's. Unless a miracle happens I imagine these cabs will see me out.

Give me a call when you get fed up with it.

The Democrats have no power. Where does it get them if they try to shut down the Government? Trump is in charge of the treasury and will just make an executive order to carry on funding. The only way out of this is for real Republicans to grow a pair, join with the Democrats and military, and stage a coup. Arrest Trump, all his cronies and the Supreme Court, send them for an extended holiday at Guantanamo, which will undoubtedly start a Civil War, split up the Union and cause enough disruption to enable Russia and China to do whatever they like! There are very few options to get the US out of this dystopian nightmare.

This is all distraction. The real game in town is Trump and his gang working in the shadows to dismantle the apparatus of the US Government, end the Constitution and bring about full dictatorship. At one point it looked like the courts were the only way to stop these illegal acts, but court judgements are enacted by the US Marshals Service. . . . who work for the DOJ. So Trump has neutered the court system. This is a well thought out and apparently unstoppable plan which is being ruthlessly enacted.

That's about right!!

duplicate. . . . !

IMO if a bass sustains well the rest of the note sounds better.