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[quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1455290356' post='2977885'] oh my cod this is bad [/quote] For cod's hake, pull yourself together man. Worse things happen at sea.

I think you meant... Reely, it's ok, I'm net biting.

[quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1455285631' post='2977813'] No much lower - Shark Sh*t. [/quote] Depends where the shark is apparently. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDEOtWgHK14

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1455284584' post='2977793'] God, I can't believe I'm stooping to their level........ [/quote] Which level is that? Sea level?

Looking good.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1455283013' post='2977762'] Not really, I'm having a whale of a time! [/quote] So am I, although I must admit, the quality of the puns could be a little bit batter.

Always love a good party band demo. Looking forward to hearing it

[quote name='william64' timestamp='1455281903' post='2977743'] Sorry for my post. You know, it looks I have to turn my backline down all the time so it is the reason I am thinking about downsizing my rig. Sorry. Have a nice day [/quote] Well, this is orcaward.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1455281645' post='2977740'] You missed the pun [/quote] You must be squidding me. How cod he miss that one?

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1455281519' post='2977738'] (I'm sure some of you know what I mean). [/quote] I have my trouts.

C'mon, don't be koi, say exactly what you think.

Agreed; that post was like a fish out of water.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1455276540' post='2977665'] Did you read the post to which Ubit was replying? [/quote] Yes - and it seemed to be completely out of context to the rest of the thread.

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1455276179' post='2977658'] Really scraping for things to complain about guys! [/quote] Ha ha!

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1455276073' post='2977655'] You can play around with the volume knob to your heart's content, but it won't make an Ampeg 410 any lighter or physically smaller. Reducing audible volume does not reduce physical volume to make it more practical for smaller venues. [/quote] Have you not read the thread's title? (And you can't get much smaller than a single 15 as mentioned in the first post)

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1455271977' post='2977613'] It's nothing to do with down sizing, volume knob job done. [/quote] Indeed. Lets remember that volume is measured in decibels - not watts, not speaker size, nor cab brand or cab weight. Although I do hear that d&b (or is that db) make some awesome monitors.

And while we are at it... that bath chain logo.

Yeah, pedal slag

I see Bootsy has his hands on one now.

Amazing set of skills on display here. Great arrangement, great musicality. But... Umm... Am I the only one that thinks, yeah, it's all very technical and the like... but the original still grooves a lot harder? Substitute the feck out of the chords and everything, obligatory horns and chromatic runs, syncopations... Just cos you can, doesn't mean you should. Or is it just me?

How low you can get you action depends upon a number of things... The trueness of your neck - any twists are bad news. The straightness of your truss rod - having a big bow in your neck is not going to play in your favour. In fact, the necks on my basses (all with low actions) have the truss rod set pretty much straight. The angle at which the neck joins the body. Shims can be your friend on a bolt on to kick the dusty end of the neck up. The adjustment at the saddles... some saddles just won't go low enough. The slots at the nut. Too low and you are on a hiding to nothing. Too high and you'll never get your strings where you want them. The most important thing is a damn good fret dress. Any proud frets are going to leave you with all sorts of buzzes and notes choking out. Radius means nothing unless you are bending all over the shop. Some guitarists like flat radiuses as they can bend to the cows come home without the note choking out - it wouldn't be possible to do such extreme bends on a heavily radiuses neck. You may have heard of compound radius? Thats where the neck radius flattens out towards the top of the neck to allow big bends without choking out. There's no reason why you can't get a super low action on a Stingray or a Jazz... in fact, I've played both that has been fettled to have super low action. Two luthiers I know first hand who can achieve such things are Bernie Goodfellow and Martin at The Gallery. I don't know how close you are to those guys to get your bass to them but they would be my first port of call for a fret dress and general setup to get the neck where you want it. I also find my basses more comfortable with 40s than 45s... so you may want to experiment in that area also.

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[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1455108393' post='2975934'] I live in Holland, like UK most small quality shops are closing down with companies like Bax and Key Music taking over. Bax is not like Thomann. Thomann is a family owned business that became huge through performance, Bax is small in comparison and has a lot to prove over a long period of time before a comparison can me drawn. I order at Bax now and again, from a EURO perspective they are not cheaper than Thomann; I expect the cost benefit will be short lived if the GBP to EURO changes. Forex is currently a big part of the low price points and they want to try and carve out a niche for themselves in Europe which they can only do in so many ways. Personally I think they are ok, no more no less and prefer Thomann. More choice, better CS, longer reputation, more in stock etc etc. [/quote] Ooh thanks for the extra insight. Going to google Key in a minute also. For me - to add to comments from others - I have been looking at a load of rack bits and bobs and that is where I have witnessed the big savings, I've ordered a couple of hundreds of pounds of stuff and saved probably fifty by going to Bax. The equivalent was cheaper than Thomanns too. I looked at a bit of bass stuff and witnessed their prices were on the whole cheaper also, hence my opening statement. Anyway, worth checking out when shopping around to see if they can do you a good deal. EDIT : Found Key. Nice site but not so hot on the pricing.

Too much excitement!