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That’s true too 👍

The solution to this is turning down the input gain a bit 😉

Definitely.. in my younger years I played only EB Stingray basses and thought they were perfect for rock I recall a visit to Ashdown and they had an old PBass laying around to use through their amps and I hated it mostly due to the weak ( in comparison) pickup Returning to bass a few years back I purchased a Fender PBass as I couldn’t afford the EB stingray I’m still tempted to go for the Sterling Ray34 which has a closer neck to a PBass but they are circa £1K new

Great strings but … Im returning to Fender Pure Nickel on both basses as I find them better for my setup Selling two new sets of RS66LD and the hardly used Elixir 45-105 in the for sale section ( and eBay ) Elixir were on my PBass and only been played about 4hrs total !

Yes that correct Ashdown changed the controls to notched a few years back You could always ask Dave Green for replacement pots ( it’s an easy job )

A pal of mine uses one but in a loud band you ideally need a second cab to get the full 450w ( 280w as it is ) They dont make matching speakers !

Yep on input and output controls Although I actually quite like it !

Popped new strings on and I’m liking the Dimarzio P a lot .. sounds very punchy and articulate

They do seem very low priced but are they any good? Price wasn’t a priority in choosing

The wood on my Squire CV 70’s is softer for sure and the paint finish isn’t a patch on my Player Series A lower cost wood I suspect and if you’re careful with the screws etc it’s not too much of a problem My Player series is far better overall

Just swopped the stock pickups to Dimarzio P pickups The difference was noticeable 1: Higher output pickup ( a lot ) 2: Better mids 3: growly tone Really simple swop and with adjustable pole pieces you can tweek things further A nice improvement I think

Regarding 3M dualock be careful how much you put on your pedal !! Velcro is easy to pull apart but dualock is very tough to prise off !! Its true though it’s far more stable than old Velcro and nothing moves !

Yep this ^ Some stick Velcro on the other way but the board can collect far more dirt between pedals compared to the fluff surface Be aware when removing Velcro it’s likely to pull off any pedal labels with it !

I have the new Squire CV 70’s in black as my backup PBass Its a great sounding bass and quality isn’t bad either. Im about to upgrade my pickups to Dimarzio P so I’m hoping it will give me a little bit more grunt

Any bass players on here making a living off gigging ?

Nice bass

My RS66LD strings are about a month old of regular weekly rehearsals and approx an hour per day playing Still got a nice zing to them 👍

Very similar settings .. Just out of interest which pedal do you use instead of the amp drive

Some really good points .. sadly my nearest store PMT Norwich has very little stock to try so it’s either take pot luck and order online or wait !

As mentioned in my earlier post the PF500 is not a loud 500w head compared to others Extra cabs help but it needs some more grunt behind that amp too

I think in some cases it depends how well a bass has been set up ( or not ) to how it feels first play This could mislead folk into thinking a particular bass is not as good as another but the setup makes it appear that way.

I find my one band fills up my available free time balanced with work, family and social time I would love to play in two similar bands one day before I’m way too old to do it ( I’m 61 ) We rehearse once a week as a band jam, social and material try out. I also run the band promotion and gig hunting and arranging diaries etc Around East Anglia there are an ever declining number of venues to play at as most have gone into Solo / Duo / open mic nights to save money The remaining good venues are heavily booked up

How do you find time to be in more than one band ?