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I'm tempted to get one to compare to the original but I'm scared it'll be as good which will be discombobulating

Fantastic basses, my one I’ve had new since ‘85 may be a bit battered now but she’s still a beaut! Think the necks did vary from year to year as mine has a very narrow (to me anyway) and shallow neck. I did have a later version for a while, think last year of production , smaller body shape which morfed into what they called the ‘bean bass’ because of the body shape but the neck was very different, much chunkier and unfortunately not to my liking. The quality of these basses whatever model/year you may have is undeniable though.And don’t they just look gorgeous! Enjoy x

I had that exact message too... The email you get that informs you of a message has a button you can click to report a fraudulent message however that link only takes you to the message itself where there is no option to report! Reverb are notoriously terrible at managing spam and scams... They, like most large Internet based companies, employ about 4 people so cannot actually manage incoming spam without an AI based system, and their system doesn't work! Whilst I have successfully sold via Reverb, it is not a platform I can recommend at any level.

Now just £85 including P&P at Gear4Music!

I’ll check later

Return of The Fly - Misfits

Metal corners on speaker cabs. Urgh. Why? No idea. Just don't like 'em.

There's no point to the wretched things. They're only there to cover over the front routing, and if the control cavity was rear routed instead, they could be done away with. They're just there to show that your expensive bass has been made as cheaply as possible. Harley Benton can manage rear routing of a bolt-on bass for £155, you'd think other makers could do as well for basses costing ten times as much.

Are the pots panel mounted with a nut?

Great idea, necessity is the mother of invention. You really shouldn't put yourself down like that though. Words have power, especially those that we say to ourselves. Be proud of yourself for inventing a new way to keep yourself playing. Result! 👏👊

Mine arrived the same - 3 years ago almost to the day according to my camera reel, so it’s not news to them. I asked at the time about why it had changed and was told that it was to preserve the look of a vertical two plus one stack with new logos. Personally I wasn’t thrilled but decided I didn’t care enough to seek any remedy. Glad to read you’re getting yours sorted out!

Was OK but the EQ bands are not the same as the pedals they are meant to be emulating in the Ampeg SGT-DI.

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I don't think they're supposed to be

nearly!! the low res picture makes em look odd

I recently picked up a pair of ATC SCM7 for around £500 for Hi-Fi use - they'd make great little monitors with a suitable amp, but they're very small and don't go very deep (though what bass there is is wonderful) We have huge ATC SCM100a at the studio, which you've heard, so I'm very spoilt! But at home I have Neumann KH150, which are also absolutely superb. I have the smaller Neumann KH80 as surround speakers, and when one of the KH150 went down last year, I had to work on the KH80 for a while - for their size they are absolutely remarkable, and apart from bass extension and max volume, it's not as much a step down from the KH150 as you might think. Moving back and forth between the Neumanns at home and the ATC at the studio don't reveal any big surprises, and you certainly don't hear a £15,000 price difference! Neumann monitors are really very good, with an unhyped polite character that's not far removed from ATC. A new pair of KH80 are over budget, but I don't think you'll find anything else that's truly worthy of being called a 'monitor' for cheaper - they really are that good. And of course, if you want more bass down the line, save up and get a KH750 subwoofer ☺️! On their own, the bass is impressive for the size, but they ARE very small! I'm smitten with the small SCM7 too - I don't need more low end in my lounge, they're perfect. Let me know if you'd like to borrow the KH80 to try out - I don't use them much for work.

Are those diagonal stripes actually parallel?

You need a flame torch or TIG for proper silver solder.