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Didn't he use the Marshall VBA rig for some time? That, and the infamous Ric 4005 semi.

Have you had a look at any of the Vintage range by JHS? They do have a good reputation, and are relatively inexpensive. If you found the Strat had a "weedy" sound, then is going for a Tele a good idea? Not that they're weak & weedy, but the fact that you have only 2 single coils to play with, rather than three. I had one of the "Custom II" Tele's for a while, with 2 P90's in it. Sounded warmer than a standard Tele, but I didn't get on with it. Part-exed it for a PRS SE Singlecut with P90's. Have you considered a twin humbucker guitar? You'll get a fatter sound from that, as well as a slightly shorter scale than a Tele (bit easier to handle)

Those sachets are excellent. Normally you'd just chuck them out, but you need to leave at least one or two in your case. They'll absorb any residue moisture from the strings, and generally keep the atmosphere in the case reasonable for the bass (or guitar). I also keep a bar towel in my case, handy for wiping any excess sweat or anything off the bass (or guitar), and also stops the bass moving around in the case (if it's an after market case).

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Or utilise the allan key that you use for the truss rod (in a similar way to headless bridges I suppose).

Here you go. The third one has them as well now.

They obviously need the £90,000 prize money.

Yes, I was bored at work & mucking about with my touchscreen phone. Mildly annoying, but I'm not about to stop playing bass just to improve my touch screen performance!

Anyone else having issues with their touch screen devices? I can't seem to be able to use my fingertips on touch screens anymore. Have to use the side of my finger, which makes for some interesting spellings! 😃

Got to check out endlessknobbing now. 😃

Likewise, I have the Bakelite-style chickenhead knobs on all of my basses & electric guitars, because a) I like them, and b) because they are on the front of my Matamp. They look far better than the original knobs that were on the guitars (generic speed knobs or MXR/J bass style knobs), plus they give a real 60's vibe.

With the HD Bass pack, it adds the GK 800 and the SVT bright & normal, plus a 4x10 and the 8x10 cabs (admittedly not a great selection, but they are very good!). Plus, some of the guitar amp models are good with bass, like the HiWatt DR & the Plexi's.

IMO, the HD500x makes the B3 sound processed, it is a step on again. Again, IMO, the Helix seems a bit overkill for my needs, as much as I'd like to have a shot on one, I don't think I could justify the cost. Before I bought the HD, I looked at all the units available, and the HD seemed to offer me everything I wanted. I compared the B3 against the PODxt Live, and the B3 for me, didn't sound as good as the POD. When I got the HD, I compared it against the PODxt Live, and again, the HD sounded far superior to my ears.

Been doing some research around this for a while. I've been split as to whether to upgrade my amp to a more modern, Class D amp, new cab / new speakers, dedicated bass combo, or an FRFR set-up. For the time being, I decided I'm going to stick with my amp & cab, but just use the Effects Return socketinstead of plugging my pre-amp setup into the amp's pre-amp. It does work, and sounds pretty good too. I'm currently using a Line6 POD HD500x. I've owned a B3, an MS60B, a PODxt, and a PODxt Live. I liked the B3, but didn't like the fact that after using the amp sim, I only had 2 spaces left, add in a Compressor or EQ, that left 1 space for another effect. Pretty limiting. Never really used the MS60B, bought as a backup for the B3. I already had a bean PODxt, so I bought a PODxt Live, more scope for effects, sound was slightly better than the B3 (despite being an older device), but to my ears, the effects were a bit too subtle, so I sold it. Bought the HD500x, very happy with it, sounds great, and you can get some great deals on them now that everyone seems to be upgrading to Helix.

Dependant upon the make and age of the basses, but, if they are finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, the rubber of the hangers will affect the finish. Not sure if you can get hangers that have a non-rubber coating/padding on the hangers, but maybe wrapping some inert material, like crepe bandages, around the rubber might help keep the finish in good nick.

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About time Blackstar had some bass amps.

The pickups remind me of the old Les Paul Recording.

JHS's Vintage basses?

Congrats on the new band.

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