Paul S

Me too. I recently switched from a TC Classic 450 to a GB Streamliner 600 which I find does all the Classic 450 will do but in a cleaner, clearer way.

I thought much the same. I am on the lookout for an EBO and they usually go sub £100 secondhand, even ones in good nick. The price is optimistic, to say the least.

I had a Berlingo for many years and the load space was nothing short of phenomenal, even if it does look like an icecream van. Took me, drummer and guitarist to a gig with all our kit plus some of the PA once. It did, however, start to expensively self destruct at around 60K miles. OK if you dabble in mechanical things but I don't. Also had absolutely no traction on a slippery road surface compared to most cars I have driven which, in the end, proved to be the end of it as I live on a steep hill and couldn't get up or down during icy periods.

Saw L42 last night at the Cliff's Pavillion in Westcliff and they were absolutely great. MK was on top form. I saw them maybe 5 or 6 times in the 80s and not again since - I'd say if anything his playing is better now. I think he had become a parody of himself and lost it a bit with all the 'stardom etc' back then. But last night what impressed me most was not just the slap bass, at which he excels, but the fingerstyle playing - totally brilliant. And he still sings well, which you can't say for a lot of folks from 25yrs back.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1350696576' post='1842509'] I also have a Fury II, which I like a lot (so far - haven't had it long). [/quote] That would be my old one? Nice innit! What a great neck! I kind of regret selling it but no point totally surrounding myself with basses I don't use.

[quote name='deanovw' timestamp='1351088900' post='1847180'] This /\ I was having massive issues on a hollow stage we used to rehearse on. Gramma pad solved all those issues. I dont use it everywhere but I have it at my disposal now. [/quote] And again. For the miniscule amount of effort and cost involved I use it every time. Although mine is the slightly cheaper Studiospares version, it has cured the boom I experienced in raised wooden stages. Maybe it uses the same laws of physics that allow bumblebees to fly?

Has anyone considered using Roqsolid covers? I have them and they are good. I recall someone reported using those blue tarp-material Ikea carrier bags as rain covers. Certainly cheap and are already vaguely cab shaped, I suppose.

I recently acquired a 90s MIJ Precision body that has a Mighty Mite Jazz profile neck on it - very nice indeed. I have a couple of other MIJ Fenders with Jazz necks on and this is as good IMO.

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1350917150' post='1845019'] Mine is landscape - so the side mounted handle is on top. Works fine for me, but you have to remember the handle is not centred when you put the cover on. [/quote] Indeed - and why is it that every single time I put the cover back on, it is the wrong way around? .... I have resorted to sticking a white tippex blob at the front side of the hole now.

I am endlessly curious about my basses so changing bits about is all part of the fun as far as I am concerned - if it can be put back to stock again easily within my limited skill level then no harm is done. As others have said, 99.99% of punters and probably 99% of other band members wouldn't notice if I played a floorboard, so it is all done for my own pleasure. My current darling is a 90s MIJ Fender lightweight P-bass body, Mighty Mite Jazz neck, Ki0gon wiring loom and Wizard Trad pup, soon to be swapped for a SDP-1 just 'to see'. One day soon I'll stick a J-East P-Retro in it... hmm.

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1349732787' post='1829935'] Our band detunes to Eb. TBH I have had no real problem doing this with any of my bases. I use 45-105 strings and make sure that when I 'm detuned my bass is set up for that, but for me there is not much in it. a few song have drop D as well! The E String seems to hold up fine, although it sometimes it wants to slide off the top of the neck if I'm not too careful. [/quote] ^^this for me, too. One band drops half a tone for everything and, like mep above, we play a 'drop D' for a couple of numbers. My other band uses standard tuning. I keep the same strings and set up on all my basses for both bands, swapping basses according to whim, and have never found it an issue.

I have tried them on a SGC Nanyo Bass Collection and also a Fender Precision Lyte that came with duff electrics. The Precision Lyte now has a J east preamp in it, as I couldn't get the sound I wanted out of the Artec one. I sold the SGC Nanyo because I couldn't get the sound I wanted out of it with or without the Artec preamp. I believe, in short, that you get what you pay for.

You didn't mention these at all but I have a GB Streamliner 600 and a TC Electronics Classic 450, both lightweight and small but very different beasts. Plus BF Compact and Midget. If you thought it was worth the journey to the darkest depths of SE Essex you are welcome to ABCD it all, if it would help eliminate them for good. Although I actually like the GB quite a lot at the moment and would heartily recommend one of those even if the eq options aren't spectacular (but for me the fewer buttons the better).

Lower back issues here, so weight and portability for the cabs are my absolute priorities and, for my money, there is nothing better than Barefaced cabs for that suituation. I now use a GB Streamliner 600 through Barefaced Compact and/or Midget, depening upon circumstances, for my two rock covers bands (same loud drummer in both bands). Either Compact or Midget are perfectly good on their own, the choice depends upon what kind of sound you prefer. As has been said Midget is the more aggressive-sounding of the two but a little eq adjustment gives you all the bottom end you might need. If you can get to a bass bash or find a friendly basschatter to let you hear both you could make an informed choice. But the Midget weighs in at a ridiculous 9kg and is a one finger lift!

I have a MIJ P Bass body with a Mighty Mite Jazz neck, fits perfectly.

[quote name='johnthebassist' timestamp='1347898327' post='1806350'] Yeeeeeeew boy! Yup I'm from Penzance (well, St Michaels Mount), living in London now though. [/quote] I was wandering around the grounds of St Michaels Mount the day before yesterday. There is a new designer, Mike Harvey, doing a make-over of the planting schemes there. Ruffled a few feathers, I think, with some progressive ideas.

Yes, snipes don't always work. I was out at the end of an auction for something so I set up a snipe. My max bid via the snipe ended up being higher than the highest bid, but not as high as the next increment demanded by the auction. So the lower bid won, even though I bid higher.

After trying and failing to get on with numerous P-Basses I have recently bought a 90s MIJ P-Bass and am immediately completely in love with it. I prefer a thin neck and it has a Mighty Mite Jazz neck in place of the stock neck - nice. It has a very lightweight body - another foible of mine and the deal breaker for any other P-Bass I have picked up - nice. Just tinkering with the pickup for *that* special tone but at the moment none of my other basses are getting used. It just seems *right* somehow. Body is tatty as hell, no decal on the headstock - I most likely won't bother with one - and I don't care. I just have a big grin on face whenever I pick it up.

I am in the prcoess of going through this myself. I recently bought a lightweight MIJ Fender P bass (with a Jazz neck) and it immediately feels *just right* when playing it - more so than any of my other basses. So that leaves the tone. I put a Ki0gon wiring loom in it and replaced the stock pups with a SPB-3 as, from reading around, that is what I thought I would like the most - plus I have one in another Fender and it is great. Anyway, it sounded nice but, in this bass, a bit middy and aggressive and, despite my initial thoughts, wasn't the sound I am looking for. I changed it for a Kent Armstrong I have knocking about and found that to be a little bit weak. Back to stock MIJ Fender pup that came with the bass - actually the best so far in terms of that 'woody P-Bass' tone. I have just put a Wizard Trad in it but not yet tried this at gig/rehearsal volume yet - at home practice level it sounds yummy - like the Fender one but with more oomph, perhaps. Waiting in the wings are a Wizard Thumper, just bought on here, and a SPB-1 which is on its way across the Atlantic. I think the thing is you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince - sound is so subjective and only you know your ideal bass tone that exists in your head. Most of the pups I have bought on here secondhand, so not that expensive to keep trying different ones then move them on when finished.

Bought a Wizard Thumper pickup from Nick in one of the simplest transactions possible. I've dealt with him before and hope to deal with him again. Cheers Nick

I bought some of these recently on eBay that were fine. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Height-Adjustment-Bridge-Screws-x-12-Allen-Key-/180965304490?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a225f68aa"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Height-Adjustment-Bridge-Screws-x-12-Allen-Key-/180965304490?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a225f68aa[/url]

One of my bands does a cover of the Green Day version of 'I Fought The Law', which was made famous by The Clash and nearly everyone believes it to be an original by them - but it was originally a minor hit for an obscure band in the 60s, who I cannot for the life of me remember. Edit - I googled it just now and found I had also miscredited it - originally written in 1957 by one of Buddy Holly's Crickets! Then later covered by The Bobby Fuller Four.

I actually replaced Bob in the band he used to play in! I've also found his work to be lacking as well as his time scheduling he set up one of my basses and it was all over the place when he had finished - intonation was way out. Steve - I can recommend a guy called Chris Cutmore 07717130559, who lives in Thundersley. A couple of the music stores locally use him.