Paul S

Well, I can only imagine that with a shed full of the top song writers in the band, how the bass line ended up is pretty much exactly how they wanted it to be

On Thursday I am leaving Southend around midday heading to Devon/Cornwall border. My route will be A127, M25 to J12, along M3/A303 then A30. Return leg will be on Monday, via Plymouth. Does that fit?

obbm. Simple as that.

Dave - what can I say? Other than PM incoming

Ta! I'll leave them in the bag then

Heft, for me, is the quality of bass sound that hits you in the body, not something you get with your ears. I paired my Trace Elliot head with two Barefaced Supercompact for the first time at a pub venue in a room upstairs. The place will take about 200 people (The Ship in Old Leigh, if anyone knows it). I wasn't going through the PA. A bass player I know who just happened to be standing at the back said as soon as I started to play he got that push in his guts and lamented selling his Trace Elliot head.

That is a good tip - thank you. I have ordered one now. If all goes to plan I won't actually have to use it as it is a 'get out of jail' thing. I'll find out soon enough. thanks all! Edit - I already have a couple of A/B/Y boxes - would they have done the job?

Perfecto! Muchas gracias!

Not even sure if this exists or that I have described it properly. Following my belt and braces approach, should my Markbass combo fail, I am after something I can use to connect the speaker lead from the spare amp I take to the cab in the combo. The existing MB lead won't stretch far enough. Anyone know if it is possible to get a double female/female connector? I did a bit of Googling but am not entirely sure what to look for Ta! Paul

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1464524907' post='3060053'] I like the idea of a lightweight amp that can do the same job as my TEs but TBH those I've tried haven't been up to the job. I thought the answer would have been my Mesa Walkabout but this sadly fell below my expectations - didn't even compare to the heft from the good ole English workhorses. I'm sure that one day somebody'll build a Class D amp which can do the job, experience tells me it hasn't happened yet. [/quote] This, for me. I don't always need 'heft' but, when I do, I use my Trace Elliot.

Another option is forget the screws and use double sided tape.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1464445413' post='3059522'] Surely you must be able to get small circular glow in the dark stickers from somewhere, similar to the tape job above but tidier? [/quote] I have used a hole punch to make some dots out of luminous stickers before now. A bit big and not that sticky but they are cheap!

That is a great deal! They go for around that secondhand. If i didn't already have one I'd get one

[quote] The next one is 29/7 @ The Bassment in Chelmsford if you're free? Would be great to see you again. [/quote] Have a gig myself that night. Again. Busting to see you lot but never free!!

Very impressive, Warren. Lovely job.

I feel I should qualify that. You write reviews that are just too damned sexy and it is just too damned easy for a weak-willed, GAS-fuelled and naturally curious kind of chap to be seduced. Just stop it.

Thanks Jon, as ever. I'll pass as I have to many anyway. Currently enjoying the Vantage Standard II - rather nice. I'll do a follow up to my post on it with some pics etc.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1464271672' post='3058091'] That's good - I will have gigged the rig well before then and will have posted my thoughts about it. Not that you should ever base any purchasing decision on what I think, of course. I'm a well-known loony. [/quote] +1

One just popped up on eBay BIN £110 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-tmb30-black-short-scale-4-string-bass-guitar-/162083358739?hash=item25bcebc813:g:q-8AAOSwMHdXRqej"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-tmb30-black-short-scale-4-string-bass-guitar-/162083358739?hash=item25bcebc813:g:q-8AAOSwMHdXRqej[/url]

Cimar Jazz - good or bad? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIMAR-Japan-by-Ibanez-electric-bass-guitar-/252402428088?hash=item3ac45b68b8:g:hs8AAOSwNsdXRgna"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIMAR-Japan-by-Ibanez-electric-bass-guitar-/252402428088?hash=item3ac45b68b8:g:hs8AAOSwNsdXRgna[/url]

There are a number of scratch plates for sale on eBay - some of the sellers link to a downloadable template (with instructions as to how you get it to scale) that you can cut out to see if it will fit. I bought a b/w/b plate to replace the plain white one in my latest black JV Precision and, having tested it with the template first, had no nasty surprises. The seller I bought from was Dangleberry music.

Anyone else think that looks like a droid? But is it the one you are looking for?

just Hot House Flowers, maybe?

Precision for me, something about the tone that ticks all my boxes. Though with a narrower neck - can't do floorboards very well - something around 40mm is ideal.

Something about the proportions of this appeals to me. I was wondering the same re the bridge - can't see clearly in the pics - I've read plenty on here about those on Hondos and Westburys in particular. I'm also hoping this isn't going to be heavy.... we'll see.