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I opened mine up and removed the two red LEDs from the board - these are the two clipping diodes that provide the overdrive. Mine’s brilliant now! 😄

Fair enough… maybe a relatively new member not 100% certain on the etiquette of the forum? Why not message and guide them, if you haven’t already? I’m always happy to help via PM if anyone’s not sure on what their bass is worth. just an FYI if anyone’s reading 👍🏼

Have you tried the Toneriders?

Yes I had one of those and the pickups were terrible. Beware that they might be the same size as each other though, which was normal on early Mex but a pain for pup replacements

So my favourite bass that would never part with is an old 1995 Mex Jazz. I have never altered it because it fits me so well, but am tempted to try different pickups. Would the Tonerider classic Jazz set be seen as an upgrade?

Hidden the posts that are based on pricing a specific bass, because thats against the rules, as mentioned. If you need help with a specific valuation, please use the wozzit worth forum.

What a gorgeous thing.

All Subway amp models are current and in production. Your Mesa dealer can order the bag for you, all international sales go through the dealer network. If your dealer can't (or won't) order a replacement bag, message me and I will look up some options for you. Be sure to let me know where you are located.

I don't recall ever seeing a fan control relay used with Ashdown's Little Giant models, are you sure you are looking at the right thing?

Do bear in mind that I always have my harmoniser pedal at waist height so that I can set it (accurately) before each song. I never have it on the floor as a stomp box. My go-to remains https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Helicon-VoiceTone-H1-Intelligent-Harmony-Vocal-Processor/FXN?origin=product-ads&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22236638134&gbraid=0AAAAAD_kjLSYoaPe6Vki0IoZkWZzVzzfh&gclid=Cj0KCQiA49XMBhDRARIsAOOKJHY-Tzg4DBE4he920WXLzBmRI_WU576QgGSrAn_FsciO1nnn4gCQ8SwaAgsdEALw_wcB I've used mine at hundreds of gigs, on every type of stage, and I am completely comfortable with it ... how it works, what it does. As previously mentioned, I have some pitch correction in front of it to avoid trainwrecks, which is particularly important when singing BVs (which is exclusively what I use it for) since a Cher-style warble would likely throw off the lead vox too. The TC Harmony Singer seems to be only operable by your guitar (?or bass) but costs the same as the TC Helicon VoiceTone H1, so that's an easy no-no for me. The key issue here is that I must be able to dictate to the pedal exactly what key to base its harmonies off, rather than relying on it to recognise the harmonies I want from my bassline. That's what the H1 delivers for me with no risk of suddently going off piste. I'm not familiar with the offerings from EHX and others so I really can't comment - though I will say that the EHX Intelligent Harmony Machine looks deeply scary. If you're talking lead vocals and need to add auto-BVs then you should probably take a look at the TC Helicon Voice Live series but please don't treat that as a recommendation ... personally I'm not a fan, and I think a lot of these pedals are obsessed with the number of silly noises they can make. Biggest surprise is probably the Mooer Harmonier. I have a lot of time for Mooer pedals and their sensible pricing strategy was most welcome when they emerged a few years back, but this pedal is just strange. It manages to combine maximum awkwardness in live use with a price double that of the TC Electronics equivalent. Go figure.

Of course they would have to be For Sale first😊

I’m playing some gigs the year with a “lighter” rock covers / function band. Vocal only PA pubs and clubs. Loudish drummer and 2 guitars. Combo wise what delivers volume without needing an extension cab to get full power. I tried a TC BG250 115 it does the job but it pretty much flat out zero headroom. Budget is around a grand cheaper would be super lol Whats Worked for you

Hi Ashy Not sure whether you've pulled the trigger and made your mind up yet? If not, I'd thoroughly recommend going for the BB424x. I bought a BB425x last May (from Andertons) and absolutely adore it. If feels great to play and sings to me. Despite being Passive it's surprisingly flexible with its range of tones and quite a monster too. I own 33 basses and the 425x is one of my very favourites.

I'd have a look at Schaller BM lites, from memory the locating pins may well be similar to the originals. Less woodworking hopefully!

That is a fine looking instrument.

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Dave and Mark are good people and, as an on-and-off (mostly on) user of Ashdown gear since 2003, they've never been anything less than excellent with their customer service. They even helped me out with a bit of tour support about 10 years back, which was above and beyond, considering I'm basically a nobody who was playing in an unsigned band at the time (UK tour supporting a well-known 1980s rock singer and his band). I did have an issue recently with a RM-800 Evo III I bought from Reverb, and I didn't hear back from them in a timely manner because of the chaos of NAMM. I just ended up returning it to the seller, no harm done. I'll pick up one of the new UK-made ones when they become available.

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I've just done a NBD post on my recently purchased Rivolta Duocata if you're interested.