Marvin

I bought a Jazz bass from @briansbrew this week. Great to deal with. All seemless and quick and packed very well for delivery. The bass... well, I kept on staring at it so much my wife asked if I was going to be sleeping downstairs with it. Thank you Brian.

People who have to have the application they're using on full screen on a shared terminal... and don't close it. They're not using the full functionality of the windows... thing. Actually, I think that's a daily annoyance

I'm with those who don't like painted necks. I don't like active on board eq that doesn't have a mid control. White pickguards. Those baseball caps with the really flat peak. Ugh.

I don't want to sound like a sychophant, but here, Basschat, is 'the place to shop'. Sometimes you may have to be a bit patient. I've bought some cracking gear, and recently bought a cab I've always wanted on here. I don't think there's anywhere more trustworthy and fairly priced.

A Schroeder 212 or Genz Benz NX212 ate the 2 cabs I have used. Both great cabs, but very different as well. The only thing is finding one, unfortunately.

I have my eye on the Squier, as a 5 string would be useful in my band. I've not really played a 5 string however, my local music shop has a Squier in stock. The only 5 string I've had a quick play of was an Ibanez SR305. I found the 16.5mm string spacing too narrow. I'm not sure but I think the Squier is 19mm spacing?

Great guitarist, great voice and always came across as a really down to earth nice person. RIP

There are only 2 rehearsal spaces that supply rigs in my area. One, old Peavey combos that have been ragged to bits. The amps seem OK but the drivers have been pushed so hard I'd say the cones are badly torn. The second place has a Markbass rig. A 210 cab with a 250w head. It's OK but struggles a little to cut through in the room, especially against the awful drum kit there.

I've never owned a 15, and the only 15 I played through once was in a Line 6 combo... it sounded awful, which was probably the ridiculous amp in it. Currently, I have a 212, which sounds completely different to a 212 I had several years ago. I also have a 210 which I'd say is more coloured than the 212 in that it sounds to have less top end than the 212. In my limited experience the only constant I've arrived at is you have to try it before you'll know what it sounds like.

A fellow bass player I bump into at open mics and gigs has just bought Squier Sonic Precision. He usually plays a Japanese Fender Precision Lyte and also has a Warwick Corvette $$. He told me the Sonic plays better, sounds better than the Fender and he can't remember why he bought the Warwick.

I've just bought a Genz Benz NX212t. Great cab. It just works, it's loud enough, it sounds really good, I can't fault it. Previously, I've had a Schroeder 212 with the angled driver. On its own its bit more of an acquired taste, it's quite mid heavy, but very loud, small box and sounded great in bands. They are quite rare though. If I hadn't bought the Genz recently I was mulling over the Lsys cabs. I didn't quite have the budget for one though.

Rehearsed Sunday morning and last night as we're trying to bring a new guitarist up to speed. To be honest I think we shouldn't have rehearsed Sunday and allowed the guitarist to learn more of the material. That aside, they were good rehearsals. We got through a good amount of material. And the sound and mix are so much better now, especially for me. With our previous guitarist, there seemed to be nowhere sonically for me to sit, his volume and tone filled everything. I don't know how he managed it. Now, everything seems to sit so much more comfortably with each other. I've got a tone I'm loving at the moment and it makes playing so much more enjoyable.

Our local arts centre was one of the venues he was coming to on his talk/tour he was going to do. I thought 'blimey, that's a big name to come to this little old town'. I'm genuinely shocked.

I polished the frets for the very first time on a bass over the weekend. I masked off the fretboard and pickups, used some 0000 wire wool then metal polish and finally lemon oil for the board. The frets have come up a treat. Especially pleased as I'd never done a fret polish before.

We didn't practice this week, we started auditioning a new guitarist. It's the first time I've been the other side of the fence, and I was actually quite nervous. Lovely guy, lovely playing. We all found it easy to play with him. Good music theory knowledge (way, way better than my basic understanding). Great sound, he knows how to use the effects he has. I was a little apprehensive when I saw a 212 cab, a Marshall tube power and separate preamp, I thought my hearing was in for a bashing. But no, great tone but at sensible volume... apparently he doesn't do loud. Think we found a keeper.