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[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1478025550' post='3166149'] I did give some thought to the pickups being too high and dropped the bridge unit a couple of mm, bit to no effect. There's a pack of Elixir Nanowebs incoming, so I'll swap them over when they arrive. The old set of Elixirs were on for nearly a year and the only reason I changed them was the E was getting dull...the rest were OK. I did a bit of searching online and found a thread on Talkbass where a guy had the same issue with a set of DRs. I just don't get how a string can be dodgy, let alone two in the same set. Hopefully, when the new set arrives, problem will go away. I'm kind of done with Dunlops now. You get what you p(l)ay for, I suppose. [/quote] I've had whole packs of DRs that were completely f***ed from the outset, bass strings & acoustic guitar strings. I stopped using them because I had so many duff sets, the acoustic strings especially. Absolute garbage considering how much they cost. Went over to Newtone strings for bass & acoustic & haven't had a problem since.

The song. Most of the stuff I listen too doesn't even have bass on it.

It's a Hondo.

I was in an originals band once where I used to play the theme from Steptoe & Son as the intro to one of their songs.

Look at the state of those strings!

They get lots of great reviews. The 200 watts is peak power though, the RMS is a lot lower.

The shape looks quite a lot like Queensryche's "Triryche" logo.

My bass. I've never been that interested in amps, so long as I can hear myself & it doesn't sound totally sh*te I'm OK.

Jacques Meistersinger.

I've been playing for 36+ years & still have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.

Very nice, great basses.

If you like the bass & it'll get used then why not?

My worth as a musician is the same as it is in every other aspect of my life - f*** all.

I was in Manchester for a conference yesterday & today. Went to The Band On The Wall last night to see The Tim Garland Electric Quartet - great gig & a great little venue.

I'd like to have been either an excellent songwriter or an excellent pianist.

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1476785413' post='3157154'] ...if I pull the knob I get a 12db boost... [/quote] I'm sure you do...

Discreet uses a cajon bag to carry his One 10, as I'm sure do many others. Here's a link to his thread about the cab - the cajon stuff starts on page 4 at post #112 if you can't be arsed reading the whole thread... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/284370-ncd-barefaced-one10-review/page__st__90

I'm not sure what you are asking. A zero fret is just another fret close to the nut, you couldn't alter the string spacing with one. If you just want to replace the nut with one cut for a different spacing then whether the neck has a zero fret or not shouldn't make any difference.

If anyone is interested: Strings Direct have a 10% off bass strings offer on this week - use the code THUNDER at checkout for your discount.

They sound sh*te on electric.

My Levinson Blade B4 bass had an active circuit with a tone control that worked like a more traditional passive tone control. It was actually a low pass filter so it gradually cut the highs without getting muddy.

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1476451625' post='3154448'] "[b][b][b]these are extremely hard to find[/b][/b][/b]" [/quote]

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1476201369' post='3152257'] and that's why we don't invite you to parties Rhys... [/quote]

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1476142228' post='3151784'] ....So don't worry about how you will be coping in 10 years time. You will be just fine. [/quote] You have no way of knowing that, he could get hit by a bus tomorrow.

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1476193932' post='3152164'] If it's an consolation, I used to own a Wal mk1 back in the early 90's. I was drawn to the looks but knew a lot of the big name pop bassists were playing them too. After playing it, I couldn't understand the hype & it was easily the heaviest bass I've ever owned, including the 5 strings I've played. I wouldn't have another. Does that make it any easier for you.... [/quote] I'm the same. I've owned one (an old Pro model with a scratchplate) and played lots of them (the shop I used to work in in the early 80s stocked them) & have never been able to see what all the fuss is about, especially since the secondhand value of them went crazy. When I bought my Levinson Blade B4 from the bass centre in the late 80s it was the same price as a new Wal & I chose it over all of the three Wals I also tried that day because I thought it was a much better instrument. I've often wondered whether there would be all this hype around them if Wal was still alive.