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It arrived today from Thomann. The packaging wasn't great, I do a lot better job myself when posting a bass. However, it has arrived unscathed, but I think that was more luck than good packing. Fit and finish is good, it's not too heavy, 9 lbs 2 oz, or 4.14kg. The action was high in my opinion, but the first thing I did was set it up. I put a set of La Bella Low Tension Flats on it, then it needed a good tweak of the truss rod, and intonation and bridge saddle height. It's now got a low action and is playing well. The neck is great, very much like an early 70's Precision, the fingerboard has soft rolled edges and the fret ends are well dressed. It's a good bass to play. Sound wise, it is brighter than I expected, even with the flats, and when compared to a vintage P bass, it does sound thinner. I'll have to see how that pans out. Does anyone know if the wiring is standard, as per the Fender P bass diagram? I'm wondering if a change of cap value is all it needs. Rob Rob.

There have been rumours about Tonerider making PUs for one of those better known and more expensive manufacturers.

You sir need a wireless dongle not some hair straighteners!

If there was any way around it, I'd prefer no Scratch Guard, however the control rout will be visible, so I guess there has to be one. To that end, I have a black pearloid one on order, which will match well with the rest of the black hardware and the black(ish) graphite neck.

Yes. Yes it is.

Spector. Job done. Next, please!

It is beginning to dawn on me the enormity of the task that lies ahead of me. 14 basses (15 if I get my JC fixed in time), 2 amps, the ironmongery. I know I keep saying "go big or go home" but is it getting silly?

I have no horse in this race as I don’t do headless basses any more. I‘d like to correct two points made before, though: I‘ve had Afterburners clocking in at 3.4 kg that were perfectly balanced. I also own one of eight "Afterburner Heavy Solids" / ABHS weighing 5.5 kg and while it certainly is more stone than feather, it feels lighter than most Les Pauls on a strap. Like it or not in terms of its aesthetic - but ergonomically, the AB design is perfect. (I‘ll give you the first few frets being hard to reach if you’re of smaller limb but that’s what the reach reducing pin is for.) Also, Strandberg basses were released in February 2019, not 2007.

It arrived this afternoon. Nice enough bag, certainly way tougher (and better looking) material than 20-denier nylon, but not yet convinced it's £330 worth. We'll see. Something that was clear immediately is that it's a very snug fit for the Alcoa, especially over the bridge. Hmmmmm. I can read that as a good thing and as a bad thing.

I have to say Russ, I respectfully disagree that a G&L L2000 sounds anything like a Wal. I don't want to sound pedantic, but then again this is a bass guitar forum, so I'm gonna be! I agree with you on the rest, though. G&L needed to do a better job letting the world know about their superb instruments. I hear the same proposition quite often, usually from American bass players who admire Justin Chancellor but can't get hold of a Wal. My theory is that someone first came up with this notion based on the fact that the G&L pickups look a bit similar to those on a Wal. The rest is wishful thinking. Don't get me wrong, an L2K is a wonderful bass in its own right with a powerful and forthright tone, but sonically it's dissimilar to a Wal because of it's inherent mid scoop, both in series and parallel mode. It's got some MusicMan DNA somewhere in those pickups and electronics that give it a bit of a cut in a narrow band of mid frequencies, whereas the Wal has a consistent midrange presence no matter how you set the controls. With or without the filter preamp engaged the Wal has got that rubbery midrange thing going that makes them so great. The G&L might be able to mimic some of the Wal's top end and bass thump,but the mids are what really make the Wal sound.

Yes I put La Bella flats on mine.. makes the sound really authentic... Didn't like those weird bronzed rounds at all. I took some advice from someone on TalkBass and got a lighter gauge than I would normally use, so they fit in the nut grooves, which would've needed making wider otherwise.. sound is still fat and the strings feel right.. 😁😎 I have a guitar guy who sets up stuff for me (lazy!) but not much had to be done to it...

I have a Tonerider Duke in my Fazley Hot Rod (the "ratlet") and I'm very impressed. Between this and the Entwistle PBXN (neodymium) - I don't see any need to spend more on a split P pickup.

I could live with a set of CARs

I had a one of these on my Precision and throughly agree with the comments. I swapped them out for a fender vintage ‘63, which I picked up on here for a good price. The Tonerider IMHO, is in the same league, although I prefer the Fender pickup by a smidge. Price wise, however, the Tonerider wins hands down and I’d gladly fit it on another bass should circumstance arise.

It looks pretty good although there's a side by side vid with a Digitech whammy I think I prefer the tobe of the DigiTech. The boss is almost a bit too perfect. Saying that I have a boss gt-1000 core and have been happy with the whammy in that. The drop tuning in it seems very very good. Will be interesting to see if this and the new algorithms they used on the plugout turns up in a new multi at some point.

I'm in.

Only for the complete bankers of the world.

Toneriders make PUPs that should make us all realise we’re being fed a load of shit by some of the better known and more expensive manufacturers 😡

I am interested in the baby one (XS-1) but only if it represents a big leap forward from the TC Electronic Brainwaves I currently use. Now can we please get all the guitar noise out of the way and someone please demo it with bass?