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I use it on several songs and often change during the song. On Get lucky I have the E string set to D for the verse then flick it down to B for the chorus and back up to D again, We do the live version of Crazy in Love and I drop it do D when it goes into the Gnarls Barklay song Crazy then back up again. As long as you spend time adjusting it correctly when you fit it and tune it the way Hipshot tell you to tune it then they are very easy to use and a great alternative if you don't really need a 5 string bass

Could the BB2024/5 have been created as something of an ultimate, almost out of reach bass to sell more BB1024/5 models? Create an ultimate bass, give or sell at heavily discounted rate to endorsed players to create an awareness and have on your website, Youtube etc and sell a few to paying customers. In the grand scheme of things the BB2024/5 basses weren't expensive as such but were compared to the next level down. I couldn't see enough of a difference between the models to bring myself to make the jump as I was very happy with my BB1025. I had bought that one on the strength of the BB425 which I also owned. Alternatively I could be talking complete sloblock 🤔

I recognise the pickup configuration on that one as I am sure that it was Cetera who was selling an ESP maybe a year or so ago but not exactly this shape. It looks like when it was at the first drawing stage the designer fell asleep with the pencil in his hand when he got to the upper bout et voila, whatever the hell that's meant to be

I'll say either £50 or £2000. The maker might have gone for the "cheap shite" look

If you add it to your basket it will let you know if it's in the UK or coming from Sweden or darkest Peru or wherever A Berhringer BLE400 pedal that I had been looking for was a bargain at £18 with postage at a not so bargain £14.50 😳

I love Precisions. They are to me the best looking basses in the world. Some of my favourite bass sounds from some of my favourite bands have been made using them by Queen & Pink Floyd mainly but loads of others. The problem is that they just don't suit my style of playing or sound. I got very close with my Warmoth '54 single coil Precision with Lollar pickup but it just wasn't quite there which is a shame. Luckily I'm not a pro or session player so I am free to roam the vast array of other basses available 😀

I'm just back for the rehearsal room where I've been able to mess around with the settings and get a feel for this. Short answer is that it is absolutely incredible. It's so loud and pokey I can't imagine needing anything more than this. The first thing I did was to print off the GK 700RB manual and set the frequency centres to the same levels on this as I was finding it too toppy and that immediately made a huge difference. I didn't touch the Q setting as I need to read a bit more about what that does first. The lowest EQ setting I took down to -5dB and EQ2 to -2dB. If this was used as an out front bass amp then I would have those values higher but I want to avoid rumble on the stage and excessive noise in general Now I have those settings I can make small adjustments on the BDI21 to suit the room If it works out at the gig on NYE then expect my MB500 and One10 to be up for sale on new years morning 😛

I could have just pressed the backpage button and walked away from this thread but is there any reason why anyone has to defend or deride these basses? They are what they are - a tool for us bass players to use. There are many tools out there, it's just a matter of picking the right one and if it doesn't suit then either modify it or try another. I have 2 overrated basses that I enjoy. Neither were perfect for me initially but I made small, reversible modifications and now they suit me and my style of playing. I said that I didn't like Foderas or Alembics but there's no need to defend these basses. The companies wouldn't be in existence if everyone thought the same way that I do. This isn't directed at anyone, just a general observation.

If my memory serves me right I think that it was Virgin that killed off Tower Records

I can't remember the last time I went into a shop and bought a CD. A bit of nostalgia but I fondly remember going into Tower Records in Glasgow. 5 floors of music. I got a lot of what was considered obscure back then like Parliament, The Meters, Funkadelic etc

I've never understood bronze strings on an acoustic. They feel horrible and make that horrible slidey noise when you move your left hand. I had chromes on my Fender acoustic bass and it sounded really good

I think Foderas and Alembics are overpriced. When I hear Stanley Clarke play I can tell he is talented but all I hear is clackety clack. Victor Wooten's bass sound is pretty dire IMO as well. They look well made but I've never heard one that I liked. At the end of the day it's all subjective but the fact that most retailers never have stocks of Rickenbackers available for long would indicate that people are buying them at that price so they are either underpriced or at the right price. If I could afford a new Audi A8 then I would have one in a minute but they're the best part of £70,000 so about 4 times as expensive as my car was new. I would still have one though. 😀

In the past couple of years we've played at a different venue and the fireworks at 12am usually meant the end of the night, even though we were booked until 1am as no one comes back in, instead heading for the bar or bedroom

I checked the QSC website and they recommend 18 gauge right angled cables which are pretty easy to come by - just a pity that you'd need to spend more to get one from QSC with the locking mechanism. Or not if you just want an ordinary one

I don't want to derail the thread too much but unfortunately in our society it breaks down as: had a bad day? - have a drink had a good day? - have a drink does the day end in a "Y"? - then have a drink

We've been playing the same venue for their Christmas party nights for the last 3 years so they know us and trust us - enough to pay us in advance for all of the gigs including hogmanay. I have also noticed in the last couple of days on local Facebook pages that there are a lot of people having gigs cancelled for NYE which is extremely shabby. I honestly wouldn't know what to do if I wasn't playing as I don't drink alcohol.

Well my first thought on powering it up was that I may have got a dud as there was a lot of distortion when playing an open G. It took me a while to work out that it was actually the contents of my house vibrating 😛 I've had a play with it in the house but I am trying to find a rehearsal room with a free hour slot available tomorrow as I need some time to get to grips with it before I gig on 31st I only have one concern which is that when it is sitting in the monitor position, the power and instrument cables and slightly squashed against the ground. I'll probably invest in a right angled power cable

Absolutely - it's been sitting in various cold trucks, vans and warehouses for the past 24 hours so I have it sitting in the living room getting up to temperature before I open it up and try it out

My one has just been delivered and the tote bag was included so I'd definitely chase it up. There's a chance that they simply didn't have any in stock but it would have been nice of them to tell you when you could expect it. PMT are on the QSC website as an official dealer so there shouldn't be any problem getting it - if not contact QSC on their Facebook page, they respond pretty quickly

Absolutely but what I meant was that as soon as I adjusted my playing position to suit the Rickenbacker, it felt the most comfortable of the two basses. I play mine finger style with Fender flats and it still has that amazing sound. Not in the least bit thuddy

A quick look around the internet offered - an explorer case, an EB-3 case, a coffin case but the one that sticks out is that a case for an Epiphone Rivoli bass fits this bass. As long as they kept the dimensions roughly the same then the Jack Casady case should fit the Ripper

You're right but for me it required a change of playing position, strap height etc to be able to enjoy it to the fullest whereas the Sterling is just a plug and play bass or at least was as after a couple of months of playing the Rick, the Sterling feels odd to play now

Most of the other players started off on Ricks and moved to other basses. Off the top of my head John Entwistle, John Deacon, Roger Waters, Pete Quaife & Geddy Lee. I think it was either Waters or Quaife who said that the neck ended up like a banana when he changed strings so that was the reason to change

I have a EBMM Sterling and a Rick. I changed the tuners to Ultralites on both basses as I found them both slightly neck heavy. Both basses have their place although I'm enjoying the Rick more at the moment as it's still relatively new but will be using the Sterling when we go into the recording studio at the beginning of next year