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That means something entirely different where I'm from 😉

"Fender also writes that they will debut new construction methods and techniques to make the most of their remaining ash stock, plus experiment with new and historical woods" I'm going with butcher's block or ply 🤔

I bought a Harley Benton '75 Jazz bass last year and modded it using all parts that I already had: US Hipshot Ultralites including Xtender Six String Supplies CTS pots & PIO cap solderless wiring harness '75 bridge & '62 neck Fender pickups D'addario Prosteels I also tidied up the fret ends and it's an incredible playing bass. The original cost of the parts was about £300 on a £140 bass which wouldn't have made sense had I bought the parts specifically but I already had them so it seemed a shame to have them sitting there not being used. So my bass is the opposite to the OP's in that I have about 200% of the value of the original bass in parts fitted

Thanks - I love the octave on this. Just need to work out if I could use the other effects available

Does anyone remember what effects Guy said he was using in these videos for the OC-2 sound? I remember him telling us but can't find it now - I'm sure that it was a boss something although I may be wrong. I know that he has used a Zoom B3 on his main pedalboard in the past

If the aux connection sends a signal to record then could someone with an android device record to an app on their device as well or is this something specific to IOS?

Never owned a Sting model but had a couple of the '51 reissues in both 2 tone sunburst and colonel mustard finishes. They do have a completely different sound to a regular split coil precision. When I decided to have Warmoth build me something I went with the '54 shape with contours as the '51 shape was a bit uncomfortable. I went for the vintage look including a Lollar pickup, single screw tug bar and Gotoh reverse lightweight tuners but that's a Gotoh 201 under the bridge cover as I wanted to have the full range of adjustment. I also specced a jazz width neck. I think that I also had a set of Optima chrome roundwound strings on it. It sounded so amazing through my Trace V-type combo

That's good to hear - there are plenty of "one off performances" when i'm around 😀

The story I heard regarding Maggie May was that Ronnie Wood played the bass line while incredibly drunk.

Muziker have a good range. I saved this bookmark when I was thinking about a fretless pau ferro neck a while back

I already loved the way this bass looked but I think the mirror scratchplate takes it up a level

I use D'addario Chromes and always buy them as single strings so that I can get the gauges that I want which are 45, 60, 80, 110. They feel the most balanced to me. In a 45, 65, 85, 105 set the A & D are a lot higher tension than the G & E with the E being the lowest tension of all But to answer your question I have no idea why these are accepted gauges unless those were all you could get back in the day so they stuck with them to give bass players continuity.

I think the maximum length is 120cm so basses can only be sent in a gig bag in a box to get it small enough. I sent a Yamaha BB425 the USA USA believe it or not and everything went ok. I've just recently sent a SACD to a buyer in Japan and it arrived a few days ago

We're due to play a wedding tomorrow night and even at this late stage I'm convinced that it will be cancelled. I've got everything ready should it go ahead but it was the last date in the diary until the beginning of May

Not so much dread but tend to get too excited about when we come to play it is Footloose. It's all over the shop and when I get too excited I tend to dig in and so it becomes more difficult than it should be. Cracking bass line and I always should "yeah" when it gets to the last bit and I've managed to not make a complete pigs ear of it

Cool, lots of tunes I haven't heard before so something new to listen to. I always loved the bass line in the chorus of "I know what I like". Simple but melodic

As above, they shouldn't shift when tightened but a variation on the aluminium tape/milk carton idea is to cut a sheet of A4 paper lengthwise slightly thinner than the nut that goes through the hole, tape one end to the nut and then wrap it around enough times until it takes up the gap and tape it at the end. Bob's your auntie's live in lover.

so did she fnarr fnarr

surely the lowest string would have been made from the same diameter cable that supports the Clifton suspension bridge and could only be heard by creatures at the bottom of the sea. All those strings and only 4 controls etc

We've done "You're My Best Friend" by Queen with my current band as we were asked to learn it for a gig and the only time I've sang live, it was Hotel California as, again, we were asked for it. Anything is possible as long as you do a good job of it.

I'm not a fan of the relic look but if I did I would have a nice, new, shiny, adjustable bridge under a manky, rusty chrome cover

I love One Hot Minute but listened to I'm With You once and thought that it was dreadful. If you're into vinyl, Mother's Milk is incredible. BSSM was very disappointing and quite flat sounding

Saw Supergrass at the Barrowlands in Glasgow last night. Really enjoyed it although Mick Quinn's bass was way too quiet. I admit that i didn't know a lot of their tunes until nearer the gig but our drummer had a spare ticket so I went with her. First standing gig in years and after about an hour I was ready for a seat. I'm getting too old for this sh*t Standout songs for me were Diamond Hoo Ha Man, St Petersburg and although I don't really like it normally, Alright was fantastic

I didn't realise that there was an option to do this in the menu - I use the high pass filter on my Bassbone so wouldn't need it but it's good to know that there is one should I need it in the future

I wouldn't mind at all if one of the other bands did Sex On Fire, Dakota or Valerie. Not one bit - in fact I would encourage it 😀