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That’s the ticket right there. Welcome.

Both of my Rics have the old style spring rods. You have to position the neck before attempting to tighten them , but they’re incredibly stable. In well over 25 years I’ve only had to touch them twice. My Fenders require seasonal adjustments. I haven’t had my 4000 as long , but I haven’t touched it after initially setting it up. Adjusting two rods instead of one isn’t exactly rocket science. It’s not that difficult to figure out. If you can adjust one , it’s easy to do two. The old bridge is a pain , but once set you can forget about it. Rics are built differently , and they feel different from other basses. I do love a nice Ric. They might be making some of their best basses today (but I do love the older necks).

That is one funky little bass.

Picked up an e500 to just use at home and love to plug in a tablet and spin the knobs. Almost picked up a MicroTube V1 recently.

One of these days I’ll pick one up. I really haven’t found any complaints.

I played French horn very badly in a High School band. I was once a Fender guy , but now tend to use short scale basses. And generally ones that have a different shape.

Welcome! Sounds like you’re all over the map.

I have the 34 in reissue , but mostly play short scales. So I would instantly pick up a short scale Samurai.

One of these days I’ll fire up a stereo rig.

How do you find the Sisma compared to Class D heads?

One of the first batch of Tributes G&L had done in Korea, an L2500.

A couple of five string basses. … was not able to bond with them. Still have one I should sell.

I love those later 4001 basses with the one inch spacing! … the earlier features too. They fetch silly money these days. The necks on those last 4001 basses are comfortable , when they introduced the improved 4003 the necks became significantly thicker. I’m mostly using short scale basses now , and have two older Rics. Still get a little weak in the knees when I look at them , and when I pick one up they feel like home.

The beauty of Baxandall eq!

Welcome!

Welcome ! I do love a nice Ric! And those later 4001 basses are lovely things. Is the . 0047 cap still engaged? Much of that prog clank is in that capacitor. I wanted mine to be more thumpy so I bypassed it. But if are looking for that classic prog sound …

Welcome! As an amp nerd I’d say this is a wonderful time to be looking at amps.

Welcome. I’m the first to say it’s not the gear , it’s your touch. And I seem to be constantly finding something else to invest in. So maybe it’s a bit of both.

New drummer is great, and comes prepared for rehearsal. We postponed the first gig with him until December. We had a great rehearsal last night. Both trumpet players were there! Band is sounding really good. And the other 2Young 2Old will do the first gig with the new guitar player nine two weeks. I just got the set lists today , there will not be rehearsal , we’re simply expected to know the material. I’ll be camped out with the headphones this weekend.

Why is it that some drummers have no concept of dynamics?

Just got this “ he kind of fell off the map, moved his business but things obviously didnt work out. No one in our little bass community has heard from Tommy for long time.” Still waiting to hear from Jan.

I know Jan used them at one point , but he’s away on the motorbike , I’ll ask when he’s back in Stockholm. edit … my other friend there simply said he stopped making them some years ago. I’ve asked if he knows anything more

I’ve asked a couple of friends in Stockholm if they know what happened , however one is off on vacation biking around Eastern Europe.

That TKS cab looks quite interesting. Never heard of the company. I gather they make serious cabs.

Our old drummer is actually one of the better bass players in this region , and he snagged a gig he could not turn down. So we went looking for a new drummer. This is a project doing Mexican music. So the material is not the standard stuff. Beautiful material. You’ll never have a great band unless you have a great drummer. Did some auditions and one guy was it. Thankfully he signed up and we’re getting back up to speed. We have a December gig so there’s lots of time , we have a bunch of new material to add as well so I’m looking forward to the upcoming rehearsals. And in another project we do , one guitar player has returned to Boston to finish the degree at Berklee. We’ve got a replacement and he should be the perfect fit. We’ll simply get a list of tunes to learn and then have at’em. Next gig is mid next month. The rhythm section has been in the house band at the local blue dive’s Sunday jam for the last twenty years. And some young ones asked us to do the gig , we have a good number down now. It’s called 2Young 2Old and it’s the perfect name. So no full rehearsal but we’re expected to know the material , and be ready for anything. Should be fun.