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Although my wife doesn't play bass at all, she has always picked up whatever basses I own and tried them out for size so to speak. Out to the 4 I've owned since being together she... point blanked refused to even look at the Hohner B2A as she said it was just daft. (I did own this bass some time ago and she could be petulant and childish back then ) found the Rockbass Corvette both heavy and uncomfortable. Although the bass has a small body, the way it sits just seems to make the neck further away. She finds the the Ibanez SR the best, and if she were to ever buy a bass for herself this would be the one. It's light, comfortable and sits well on the strap. Surprisingly it was only the chunkier neck that was her only quibble with regards the Precision bass I own. Otherwise it was quite nice she said, comfy etc. Considering my wife doesn't like the look of P basses this was quite some step to actually admitting to liking the bass. Apart from me not minding the chunkier neck of the P, my wife's opinion pretty much mirrored mine. The only one I've found uncomfortable and heavy was the Corvette. Great bass, just found it wasn't for me, maybe because I'm a skinny little git

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1357905412' post='1930272'] Are we allowed to use the 'R-word' on Basschat..? [/quote] It would seem so as it's not fallen foul of the filth filter.

My actual playing would probably improve if I sat down and practice all the really useful stuff I've read on here or via the links posted on here. Gear, I know loads more from this forum. I'm probably more confident, but there are other reasons for that as well. I've stopped gauging myself against others, I can play what I play and the only way to play what I can't is to practice (which with limited time can be difficult). Mostly for me I think it's been more my awareness of so much more music. I've now got a reputation amongst friends as buying some really obscure music. And my appreciation of different genres is broader now, which has had a big influence on my playing and what I want to play. That's the biggie for me. It's not that I want to be this player or that player, but I listen to things now and I think, how do you play that? and how could I use that? Oh sh*t there's loads of stuff. Wait...no...I was brilliant before basschat EDIT: Forgot to mention the people. Although I've never met some of them in person, I regard them as some of my best mates.

I do wish they'd stop sifting through the spare parts cupboard. It makes you wonder who is coming up with these designs. Fender should trawl the bass forums and look at the bitsa projects, they out do these silly designs.

I've just put a set of Fender 9050 Flats on my P bass. Sounds great.

On my Ibanez SR I use D'Addario EXL170's On my Squier P, it's currently got some Roto's on it. They're fine, but I shall be putting some flatwounds on soon, not sure which ones yet.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1357742430' post='1927607'] Always a compromise between playability and rock 'n' roll. Hence I wear mine like this .. [/quote] Must say, being able playing your bass that low somewhat dispels any claims that you've got a huge.....

PITA to explain. The top curve of the bass follows the bottom of my rib cage basically. EDIT: I don't own that bass anymore but same applies for the ones I do.

Brilliant song, I love it.

I had a 2007/8 Rockbass Corvette (active) for a few months. A lot of bass for the money, I just found the neck too clubby for me to play. Otherwise fantastic build quality and mine had a stupid amount of sustain.

I wouldn't know why you're Rumble cab farts out at low volume, however, the 1000w is a peak rating. Continuous they're more like 500w. But still that might not explain the problem you're having at low volume.

It's very tempting...but I only weigh about a 1/2stone more than the cab

Sold Dan some Seymour Duncan pickups. Quick and straight forward, pleasure doing business with him.

Sold my active monitor to Ieuan (Mace). Seamless transaction. Great to meet and do a deal with Ieuan, he's a really nice bloke. If the weather hadn't had been so naff we'd probably stayed around longer for a chat

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1356433734' post='1910157'] had a 318i - could get two hartke cabs on the back seat (410 and 115) and guitars across the rear footwell with all the boot still free for other band gear if need be [/quote] That's useful to know. I've been thinking of moving our Citroen on and getting a 3series but was concerned I wouldn't be able to get a 410 on the back seats.

I've got a Citroen C4 coupe, 3 door. I can fit all my gear in it, but it's a bit of a PITA. The lip of the boot is quite high so getting my combo in and out is a struggle sometimes and being 3 door... The Focus we had was ok. For transporting gear though the Nissan Almera Tino we had was the best, I could fit everything in the boot, it just used so much petrol OPEC used to convine to decide on output after we'd filled up. :/

Not sure this counts, but I got a set of US Army dog tags with one tag with my name on, the other has bass player.

Got a keyring with what looks like a pbass deluxe on it, and and pick. Otherwise, no.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1356381712' post='1909830'] I think I have a toolbox fetish as I love going into B&Q and admiring them. [/quote] This isn't the forum for admitting to that

I've got mine in a holdall, basically a large bag. What do you keep your cables and other crap in, all those packs of strings, tools, but mainly cables. Why have I got so many bloody cables anyway?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1356379421' post='1909793'] Moloko - Fun For Me Dr. Dre - Nuthin But A G Thang Justice - D.A.N.C.E. Madness - House Of Fun Two simple ones, two silly ones. [/quote] You forgot The Breeders - Cannonball.

In: Squier Precision (1990's Korean) GK Backline 600 head Westfield Strat copy (obviously not bass related at all ) Out: Rockbass Corvette (although it might have been last year I can't quite remember)