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I've had a couple of days with the Kawai ES-60 and am impressed, especially when considering the cost. Decent sounds, keybed, speakers, built quility. I think this review is very accurate. Something it should have though is a USB sound interface given that the main market is home practising and the popularity of apps like Simply Piano and Flowkey I think it's a big omission. e.g. I could plug the CK-61 into the iPad via USB to send midi, the Simply Piano app would then send both the backing track and piano audio back to the CK-61 where headphones can be connected for quiet practice. That's not possible with the ES-60: Can send midi via USB to the ipad but the backing track audio doesn't get sent back - and as ipads are annoying and don't have headphone outputs (the only in/out is the USB being used for midi) you can't get the audio all on playing together on one device. I added a USB interface and sent the line out from the keyboard to it and ipad USB out to the interface - that works to hear what is being played on keys and the backing track but it means there's no way of getting the midi into the ipad and if you are playing with headphones that means the app can't hear you.

The more I look at these newer headless basses, the more I feel tempted. Especially the ibanez. What has actually reignited the interest in these in recent years?...pardon my ignorance. Some really lovely headless basses out there now.

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I've got 6 with LHZs in, one with a Legacy and one with an EMG BTS. I took the Legacy out of one and put an LHZ in. It was very different. I've swapped between a Legacy and an LHZ bass every day for the past couple of weeks. Playing about 30 minutes, switching, then playing another 30 minutes and switching again throughout the day. I'll be swapping out that Legacy for another LHZ soon and putting the Legacy in the one with the EMG BTS. The LHZ is a clear winner for me but I love pickled breadcrumbed herrings too! It's totally subjective but I will say that I run the LHZ "dimed" and I can't get that same sound or responsiveness to attack with the Legacy; it's quite different. The other spare Legacy will probably end up in my Hamer B12L (EMG 35DC). It's more versatile and nicer than the BTS that's in there

Phenomenal basses. The coffee burst is amazing in the flesh (wood?). Same satin black neck and headstock as the black ones. I've considered stripping and oiling the neck and lacquering the face of the headstock. Old picture of mine with a BB pin badge that our guitarist bought me.

I found the 1982 Fender price list online. These were 1250 list, which was Fender's highest priced bass that year. They offered a lot of Walnut across the line that year: https://guitar-compare.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1982-June-1.pdf

Suffice to say, we now have a quality drummer on board 👌

Second visit to grab a bass from Phil - it's becoming a regular thing..... Lovely chap and really looks after his gear. 100% recommended top guy!

Thanks for posting that. It is indeed very interesting, especially if, like me, you've got a Spector with a Legacy preamp. I am not particularly tormented by the potential differences between a HAZ preamp and the Legacy- I've never compared them side by side but what I can say is that my CST with the Legacy in it is a terrific-sounding bass. I'm perfectly willing to believe the authentic HAZ is better, but at the same time, experience has taught me that differentiating between better and different can be very subjective, especially when it comes to sound. A couple of observations though. The elephant in the room is that the chap who has produced the video has a vested financial interest in sewing the seeds of dissatisfaction with the Darkglass Legacy preamp, despite his stance of scientific neutrality. If it becomes received wisdom that the Legacy preamp is so good that it's not worth changing to a HAZ clone then his sales will inevitable drop-off. If Spector or indeed Darkglass had done their own comparison their presentation of the findings would probably have been very different. Also, it would be interesting if HAZ Labs did their own critique of the clones this chap is selling and how close it sounds to the original in their estimation. He is presenting himself as an authority. If the goal is authenticity, they might have a few things to say about that. Unqualified, whatever this chap has to say is a classic example of the old maxim that in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Readings on a graph are one thing but would we actually hear those differences in that way if someone played a Spector bass with the respective preamps in? That is what we need to know next. Hopefully someone will oblige sooner or later.

Cheers mate! We really enjoyed it and in fact splashed out on a glass of water between sets Well.....we are Scottish!!

I've thought about these as a project; another neck from China (rosewood with blocks), reverse P. Maybe in 2026.

It's like playing a house party. Daryl

Mine is a Squier Affinity Jaguar H that's completely stock. Haven't gigged in a while though and it needs shielding but i love how it plays and sounds. Would love to have a blue one or a shell pink one to mod.. I'll have Chromes on this bass after Santa drops them off here!

The band looks great and sounds great. Daryl

Dave, It is someone's house. There is a huge bar when you enter the place. It's our 4th time playing there. People love it because you bring your own booze and save money. It's a very lucrative gig for us . Daryl

Why is it that DJs are pathologically unable to tell that their PA is distorting... let alone have any idea about EQ.