chris_b

I'm not surprised. It doesn't have any strings on it!!

Actually SVT-4's. . . . but maybe the picture isn't accurate?

The only song I know I'd take to a desert island would be Marvin Gaye's Heard It On The Grapevine. The rest come and go, depending on my mood, but that one remains on the list.

The Beatles changed everything. There was Before Beatles and there was After Beatles. They were the most influential band, ever. They wrote great songs which will still be played in 100 years time. They are in my top 5 but if we are talking favorites, then there others ahead of them on my list.

The Interweb says he's worth £50million. I saw him many times with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac. Everything I play on bass grew from those evenings.

I have played with all those personality types and worse. I don't have to be best mates, but as long as they are good musicians and don't have BO I don't care which institution they escaped from.

Of course you would. This amp was probably used back stage to warm up. Charlie Watts flight cased his teapot and tea cups. If you didn't it would be smashed to pieces by the end of the first week.

I don't play with half stack Harry's, but a Twin Reverb can get just as loud. My amp EQ is basically a straight line. That's what you can do with a good bass and great cabs.

I was lined up to see them when the first Lockdown happened, then I was gigging when they were playing locally, a few months ago!! Third time lucky!!

Sugar Sugar Wilson Pickett and . . . . We Can Work It Out Stevie Wonder

I've been using NYXL's since around 2017. I wouldn't put them on my P bass but they sound great on the Jazz.

Check out Cory Wong for full on rhythm playing.

Find a new singer. this one is a liability and will never be anything else.

D'Addario NYXL's. Keep the zing for the longest time.

All bass manufacturers, add a small anti gravity device to all basses. One that can lift about 8lbs.

Dumpstaphunk. . . .

2. That's just right.

While checking out MonoNeon, I just discovered this. . . .

The Metro is the long running Japanese made Sadowsky model. The Japanese Metroline was a short lived attempt to make Sadowsky basses on a factory production line. That didn't seem to go too well and variable manufacturing quality seemed to be an issue. I don't think many were made. Then the Metro's were discontinued and the deal with Warwick was announced. So I think you are probably asking about the Metro basses rather than the Japanese Metrolines. I've been playing a Metro Jazz RV5 for nearly 8 years and it's a good one. I've been trying to replace it with a lighter bass, but haven't found one that sounds or feels as good. Roger Sadowsky said that the Metros were the same quality as his US made NYC basses. They had the same hardware, pickups, preamps etc, but just didn't have the chambering or customization options. A few years ago I played a chambered NYC bass (sadly with neck dive) but felt my Metro sounded and played better. I haven't played a Warwick made Metroline.

You can list as many extremes as you like. In my experience, with "good players" these situations don't occur. If you're not using "good players" then all bets are off. I'm not talking in general terms, but specifically saying you'll get a good band if you hire good players who know what they are doing.

If the musicians are good players and know what they are doing, then a scratch band is no worse than any other band and will be better than many.

Maybe think about retiring when the phone stops ringing. Up to that point, rock on.

It's a hybrid resonator. Previously discussed here. . . .

I've heard that a few bands and duo's on the local circuit are getting cancelled at short notice because of low ticket sales.