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Strange, I thought it was the Volvo brake pedal. In the case of bass pedals, it is the one I am connected to at any particular moment

Wait and something will appear - EMG sets at £50ish for example. Wilkinson Vintage sets seem good value for new pickups.

Welcome to try my Dubster if you are ever in Mid Wales - can be as loud as you like or can withstand.

Is the CIJ jazz better? - ignore amplified tone for the moment.... better feel, respone, playability, weight, whatever, is it berrer? If it is, swap all electrics (pickups, pots etc) over. If not, move on. Beware the 'new bass' efffect. I have too many basses, currently on big hit with cheapy basses (Warwick, chinese, £130, shagged strings), they sound great. 3 months time, my G&L back to the fore.

The J has dots... is the only way. Then again some like blocks, so come on Fender, you have cnc machines, the cost difference between blocks and dots is pence. Both should be offered Question is will it craze like 70s finish, and do you want crazing or not?

Like basses, a man (or woman) can not live with one... however if it was that bad, got to be a semi acoustic, 335 or es175 type guitar. Versatlity.

Slight alternative take, I bought a Zoom b2 from forum, provides tuner with free effects thrown in, £45 ish if my memory serves me right.

Keep a very good diary lol, and be open about it. More playing, more experience, better for both bands unless it gets to point of immense demands for bookings.

And Croeso from another Welsh bass player, out in the boonies of Mid Wales.

Sadly it is a sign of the times (recession but government would say otherwise). Money is too tight to mention (can i write a song from that...thinks) and because of that people will make punt. My MIL aged 85, getting offers on house.. 35% below asking, and is priced to sell. It is tough, but as the seller, just say no, unless the price is right. I think cliche police should hit this post, but, it is late and I am tired.

Well done on sorting this one out.

2mm is pretty good, I personally like high action on basses, but I play them hard. One thing to watch for in the quest for supe low action - loss of tone.

If you are unlucky, wrong polarity can cause either capacitors (electrolytic) or op amps to fail. if this is the case you are in luck with it being an older Yamaha, it will have components that are DIY repair with soldering Iron. As above, firstly check for stray wires, even small 'whiskers' that are causing a short circuit. The multimeter is your friend. If there are no short circuits then replace any electrolytics, then any op amps.

Kramer setup (with custom ball end extenders lolx and routing under bridge, and few other minor things) full fret sort out £80. G&L full fret sort out £45. Kramer was more work from the get to go. Budget for new strings for setup. Both were beyond me and usual setups, I like do do my basses myself. YMMV

Try before buying, when we bought singer (female) mic we started of thinking shure sm58 etc. Guy in store spent much time suggesting various ones and set them up to try. There is a difference, some mics seemed to suit her voice much better. We bought AKG D5 and are very pleased. As ever try before handing loot over.

I have very mixed (confused lol) points on kit. My G&L is beat, and was before I got it. Does not bother me. Cheapo Peavey (£40) has small scratches on it - annoys me. One Warwick Rockbass is perfect, would be annoyed if I marked it, the other is used and dented - so what. Both Warwicks were £140 basses, so no big deal. Resale is a big part of keeping kit pristine, wish I had kept some basses, tags etc just as new.

Full bass rig in own office, and rest of band work in same institution, fragmented song development in lunchtime in shared departmental office, we all have kit there. Not ideal since we get a stream of interruptions, but is usually fun.