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Hmm. There was a thread about the EMG E series as possible replacements for the Bartolini BH2s in Ibanez EHB 5-strings. They are the Bartolini P4 shape, 117x32mm, while the EMG E6W is 119x32mm. These on the HILS look slightly smaller, 114x30mm? It might take a little woodwork or smaller pickups than those I mentioned.

I've literally never heard of a piccolo snare until now. Every day's a school-day 🙂

Have a look at the Sire sandblasted basses if you want light. Fenders etc can all vary as well. I have a Squier CV Jazz which is just over 9lbs, but that’s a 4 string.

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The Indonesian Cirrus 5 is indeed a sleeper! I have one here that is silly money for its quality. I think the previous owner gave it a fret job and the neck is skinnier than other examples I have tried, but OMG, dump a set of Pro Steels on it and that low B is extraordinary. @kodiakblair was it you who put me on to Gillian and her collection?

Hmmm I hadn't considered the weight. That's a good kilo heavier than what I'm playing at the moment. Is that going to be the same for Fender/Squier J type basses?

The Great American Bum — Cisco Houston

Sounds great, it reminds me of some of the bass-forward performances by Dil Katz, Dave Ball and Phil Mulford with Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia with Jon Hiseman on drums.

I was going to mention that - wasn't sure how clever the settings store/recall thing was, but hopefully you can make it work for your needs. Me, I don't mind reaching down to sort out the settings between songs - I use it in maybe 6-8 songs in the entire gig so it's not too bad, and the controls are big, chunky and clearly labelled, so I'm good. Plus no room on my pedalboard for footswitches. I had a shottie of an exp pedal and while it was fun making stupid noises for half an hour, I couldn't see it being particularly useful for the music I play.

Oh I've done worse and had it set to 100% wet for octave up, as I was too distracted by other things to remember mid set to also change the wet/dry! However, someome on TB has pointed out I can access 3 different settings on the XS-1 using an external footswitch so I may not need to upgrade to the XS-100 after all!

What amazing tone, I guess its the Sandberg DK TT and one of the latest MarkBass combo's. Great tone.

Shame. Was hoping it would be 17mm

I regularly tell a drummer I play with that he would sound better using a 26" bass drum. He just laughs!!! And I've told drummers I don't like the sound of piccolo snares!

I literally had to Google it 😁

Looks like 19mm at the bridge

I'm wondering how many bassists get to tell the other musicians which instrument to bring along?