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[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1507730862' post='3387568'] So nickels wear less than steels? I generally use steels so I had a set on the bass when I got it, but I was shocked at how quickly the board marked. Might be worth buying some nickels and tape wounds I guess and comparing? [/quote] The same goes for fretted basses - steel is a lot harder than nickel so will wear the frets down quicker than nickel. As with all basses I've found that different strings suit different fretless basses. TIs on a Stingray and Chromes on a Precision

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1507667926' post='3387181'] I’ve played one and it was sublime. Not been a big fan of Musicman stingrays after having a 3eq one in the past, but this bass completely changed my opinion. The neck felt wonderfully smooth and the tone with everything flat was warm and punchy throughout. And they look stunning. [/quote] Personally I think that the ceramic pickup makes a huge difference. I've had loads of Stingrays as I love the look and am a huge Flea fan but I couldn't get mine to sound like the Stingray I heard on recordings. The solution was to get a Sterling which also has the ceramic pickup. I'm not sure I fancy the new EQ as the mid-production Stingray 5 with the Ceramic pickup to me is nigh on perfect - the only thing that made me sell mine was the weight. I had shoulder trouble a couple of years ago so sold the SR5 and bought the Sterling. I don't find it harsh at all. In fact it has the Stingray tone that I've always heard in my head but never managed to get when playing a Stingray.

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1507641265' post='3386914'] Cool. Obviously, he's better than me anyway! I guess the move to an EB0 reflected the big rock sound Cream were going for. [/quote] He had it painted all psychedelic by Dutch artists The Fool but the paint wasn't dry before they went on tour so he grabbed an EB-3 and that was that

If the bridge works and lets you intonate properly then why don't you put a bridge cover on it? When I had my Warmoth '54 precision made I fitted a Gotoh 201 bridge so that I could adjust it and a bridge cover to hide it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftgytmgQgE

I've never tried the La Bellas but I didn't find Chromes to be low tension. I might have imagined this but are Fender strings made by D'addario? Might be an idea to look into their flats as they might be similar if they have no silks

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1507384924' post='3385123'] I don't really see the point in a really light weight bass head when you still have to get a cab that weighs around 30lbs ? Am I the only person to think this ? [/quote] I completely agree - Unless you have a lightweight cab then I don't see the point of a lightweight head either unless it does something that no other amp does. If I still played through a big rig then I'd have a 700RB rather than the MB500 My heaviest rig which was a Trace V-type 4x12 and 2x15 came in at 101kgs including the Gallien 1001Rb amp - My current amp & cab come in at less than 9kgs combined which is the same weight as the 1001 RB on its own

[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1507393518' post='3385211'] I've gigged my Mesa 400+ through my BF Two10 with two loud guitarists and drummer in a metal/rock covers band and they asked me to turn down. The TWO10 will do the job. I also have a SIX10 and a BT2 and can confirm that the TWO10 eats it. [/quote] Do you mean you were too loud onstage or too loud out front with the Two10?

I absolutely love my One10 but would never consider gigging with even 2 of them in a rock band without a PA. If I found myself in a rock band again with no PA then the only cab I would consider in the Barefaced range would be the Big Twin II or a combination of two of the smaller 12" cabs. They are fantastic cabs and way louder than what you'd expect but 2x10"s against a rock drummer and guitarist I think would be pushing them too far

fantastic wee cabs these. I haven't had amp or cab gas since I got mine last year - plus I recently bought a VW Scirocco R so I'm screwed if I need anything bigger anyway

We do Step into Christmas by Elton John and Shakie's Merry Christmas Everyone and they always go down well. We tried the Pogues one but if you actually listen to it, it's about a minute of the cheery upbeat bit that everyone loves but the rest is depressing We used to enjoy doing Rock and Roll Christmas by Gary Glitter but you can't really get away with playing any of his stuff anymore

2 hours before I need to leave I begin to get ready - shower, shave, get changed, cook and eat dinner, sit down with a coffee then I finish off with whatever music I'm loving at the minute. I hate rushing about so if I take my time preparing I am totally relaxed for the gig. I don't think about playing until I am on stage - after 30 years that just happens by itself About to have dinner now and watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeUosbClag8

I've always played what's been needed at the time but over the years I've played 4, 5, 6, 8 & 12vers fretted - 4, 5, & 6 fretless, 4 & 5 electroacoustic, 4 string semi-acoustic and double bass.

I'm not sure I understand what is wrong with playing in a function band? I've been playing in function bands since 1995 and most of the time I've had a rock band running along side as well. When I was younger we would play 4 or 5 times a week which was great and at the time I was still living at home so I didn't have to worry about getting a proper day job. Personally I would love to be playing every Friday and Saturday with maybe one weekend off in 6. In the height of the wedding season we are out 2 nights most weekends but add a Sunday night into that and you have to prepare yourself physically and mentally. I'm always hyper when I get in from a gig and it can be 5am before I can go to bed which over a 2 gig weekend has never been a problem but with the addition of a Sunday and/or a distant gig on one of the nights then you need to make sure that you are well rested and physically fit to cope with working 40+ hours during the week then potentially another 30 hours away from the house at the weekend. It doesn't leave a lot of time to rest and recuperate. We did a 3 night weekend a few weeks back and from leaving work on the Friday to getting back into work on the Monday I had 15 hours sleep and it took a good week or so to recover If I seriously wanted to play 4 nights a week now I would have to go part time which doesn't make sense to me as I am in a good job and it would be crazy to have to lose money that I would be making during the day to make it at night. I love playing and I am in the best band I have ever been in but I'm still 8 years away from paying off my mortgage plus all of the usual outgoings plus I want to retire early so my job takes priority and any money I make with the band is a bonus.

I've said it before but I am in the best band I have ever been in. It's not just that we're all really good at what we do, we all get on fantastically well yet we couldn't be more different individually. Our drummer and singer are 31, the guitarist has just turned 40, I'm 42 and the keyboard player is 50. We all listen to completely different music and if I had to be honest, there isn't a single song on our set list that I would listen to outside the band yet I love playing everything. I've never been closer musically or emotionally to my drummer than I am now. She is one of the most incredible people that I have ever met, we get on great and we play really well together - we all play really well together. I've been really luck to have played with a lot of great musicians over the past nearly 30 years and some completely sh*t ones as well but this is the best period of my life as far as making music with some great friends goes. Life is good.

My amp and cab are my monitor and sit at ear level. I set the controls on the first gig I did with them and never touch them - same with my bass. The only thing I might adjust is the volume depending on the size of stage. In the bad old days when I was carting around a pair of 37-45kg cabs and they sat behind me on the floor I generally spent the entire night fiddling with the controls on the amp and the bass In fact this might be a reason why I don't have GAS for anything. In the past I was never truly happy with my sound so would change everything regularly striving to get a decent sound but now I have that sound I'm sorted.

How about a Musicman Sterling? To be honest I never got on with Stingrays (despite having owned about 10 of them over the years) At the end of 2015 I had myself a stunning Stingray 5 with the ceramic pickup which sounded amazing but it was too heavy for me as at the time I had a shoulder injury so I began looking for something lighter. The obvious choice was a Sterling with the ceramic pickup and the same pickup switching of the SR5. It's also lighter due to the smaller body and has the jazz width neck. I only needed to go lower than E for a handful of songs so got a 4 string and added a Hipshot double stop so I could knock it down to D or B and a set of Ultralites to take a bit more weight off it. Never been happier and haven't had bass GAS since I got it.

[quote name='indiegrungesound' timestamp='1504537432' post='3365532'] +1 to this! They are cumbersome and a little awkward in terms of their dimensions. Mine is more so due to the slightly oversized 3U Flightcase I have it housed in (It overlaps the front and back of my cabs. Though this does allow for the safe storage of the necessary plugs and speaker cables!). And yet it's still only a quarter of the weight of an Ampeg valve head or the like! :-) [/quote] They fit perfectly in a Gator 2u shallow rack

Nillson, Without You and Bon Jovi, Always are both break up songs that were popular in the late 90s as first dances at weddings.

I'm also just back from a 300 mile round trip wedding. This was the second wedding of the weekend with the last one tomorrow night. The gig was good but it was the drive home that was really fun. I recently had a midlife crisis and bought a VW Scirocco R. I can still get my gear and the guitarists, and the guitarist along with clothes, supplies etc inside it. Unbelievably fast. I've never owned anything even close to this before. I always used to say that when I stopped gigging I'd buy myself something silly as I've always had to have big cars to carry 4x10" etc but thanks to class D amps and Barefaced I can enjoy it now while I am still gigging

I've never tried it with a Rick but I would have thought a Gallien Krueger with the boost turned up quite high would sound pretty good.

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1504257582' post='3363673'] "The Fender Bass – An Illustrated History" - [url="http://101basses.com/the-fender-bass-an-illustrated-history/"]http://101basses.com...trated-history/[/url] This covers from 1951 to 2001. It doesn't have the comprehensive level of detail that you're after but covers the main models and significant changes over those years. This site is also a really useful reference for vintage Fender - [url="http://www.guitarhq.com/fender.html"]http://www.guitarhq.com/fender.html[/url] [/quote] That's a fantastic book. I read it in great detail when I had my '54 Warmoth built to get everything right

I take it that it's too much effort to press the "End Listing" button? I'm sure you can do that from the mobile app as well - maybe just a robin git or fly by night.

Great basses these. I had an SB465 - fantastic quality and really good sound. I remember it being slightly heavier than the normal models, maybe to do with the paduak top?

They're fantastic amps. I've had both 500 & 1000 models. The last one I had was the LH1000 which had a blend control - this is great if you are running two cabs with different power ratings. In my case a 4x10" and a 1x15". It meant I could have more going to the 4x10". Really, really loud amps and sound better with a different valve IMO. I used a JJ ecc803S in mine. You're not meant to be able to overdrive the preamp valve but a powerful enough bass, in my case a Fender Precision special FSR with EMGs and 3 band EQ did the trick