chris_b

What cab is it? I play with a guitarist who uses a fold up step to raise his cab. You can also get stands that angle the cab upwards. Probably less bulky to carry around than a flightcase.

I've carried fuses since the 70's and batteries since the 90's. Need once always carry. Over the years, I've bailed out several guitarists and PA's.

I have not had a gear failure in 20 years, but still I take 2 of everything to every gig and they are all #1's. I can use either bass or either amp depending on what comes out of the car first. If one cab goes down the other can cover. I'm currently carrying 3 full sets of leads. IMO there's no point in playing a great #1 bass and then needing to use a POC backup. For me the backup has to be as good as the #1.

Non of my bands are training schools. I'd confine this "budding" bass player to a couple of numbers during a rehearsal, but never on a gig.

I'd ask why! And then say, do you have bass you can use?

If it was sold as new, then I'd send it back. From new I'd want all the knocks to be mine.

Change your name so the initials match.

Maybe you could try altering your technique.

Run Run Rudolph i OK, but I'd rather not play any of the others.

The volume difference between an 8 ohm cab and a 4 ohm cab is minimal. The difference between 1 cab and 2 cabs is huge. There are heavy and light amps and cabs. You've got to the stage in life where weight is important, so do this job properly. There are 20-30lb 112 cabs out there which will blow "standard" 40-50lb 212 cabs out of the water. I haven't heard a bad D class amp yet.

I have 2 passive basses that sound great. I also have an East preamp in a Jazz bass. That gives me 7 controls and who knows how many combinations of tone. I've found the one great sound I prefer and that's how it stays.

In the late 80's I replaced the pickups in my old Precision with Bartolini. The improvement in the sound was amazing, 1000% better, like the difference between black and white and Technicolor. After this success I added a Bart pre amp and, disappointingly, the improvement was minimal!! I'd always upgrade the pick up first, but I'd only change them if I knew I could get a better tone out of the replacement.

OK, so the new WD-40 does clean switches. The old one didn't. Make sure you are using the right one.

WD-40 is a lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer. It's not a switch cleaner.

When love goes wrong. . . .

I wouldn't have my first bass back if it was free!! What Lull basses are they? Sell one to me and buy what you want.

He was playing bass in the UK from abut 14, so that makes hem an honorary Brit.

I failed O Level Maths. . . .

British bass heroes. . . . Phil Chen Jet Harris Alan Spenner

I'm done. I only need 2 basses. I played a Jazz with rounds and a PJ with flats for most of the last decade. Unfortunately a back issue means I've got to find a lightweight replacement for the Jazz. So far, none of the basses I've tried have been "the one". I didn't expect replacing a favourite bass to be this hard.

Vernie Robbins Junior Lowe Mike Leech All unsung bass heroes. . . .

This year I've looking for a special lightweight bass. I bought 4 (Cort, Ibanez, Lakland, Sandberg), 1 amp (TH700), 1 pedal (Sadowsky SBP-1), Mono Vertigo, and Sleeve gig bags, a strap and 2 sets of Dunlop strap locks. A busy year. All very good purchases, but none of the basses have made themselves indispensable, so I'll probably sell them all next year, and try again.

I heard several LFSys cabs at the SE Bass Bash. IMO they are worth investigating. There is no "lack of bottom end". There is plenty of bass but it is tightly controlled which eliminates much of the boom and woolliness you get on many gigs.

That's a start.