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It depends how you do it. Just ignore the low B and thumb-root on E until you need to go lower, or if using the B would avoid open E. If someone asks you to change key down/up by 1 st you can then do it easily whereas if you’re playing with open strings you can’t. Just use it when it makes things easier

I'm sure both have their own sound from the circuit, but I think the key difference is the EQ. Both have drive, and on both you've got a lot of control of the highs and lows, but only the Super Vintage has the midrange controls. The mids and upper mids is where you'll get a lot of your tone (I'm assuming) if you're playing rock music for that pick attack. The B15 is typically associated with pop, R&B, soul et etc, so may not be the historically correct tonal platform for rock, whereas the SVT is. You're best bet is to find out how other players/bands got the tones you like. All that said, it's a great piece of gear either way, and there's a lot of videos showcasing it doing more than just the R&B/Motown thing.

I’ve got D’Addario Chromes on mine (which are 45-100). What I did do was slightly lower the low half of the pickup and slightly raise the upper half. That may have helped a bit (or I’ve just got more used to it). It’s currently not troubling me. Overall, still not TOTALLY convinced by the pickup, but loving playing the bass. I think it’s the most natural/comfortable short scale bass I’ve played, ergonomically. And the neck is sweet. I’ve just sold my long scale fretless and now wishing I’d bought the fretless Lionel that popped up here earlier this year….

The band has been going for longer than when I joined 13 years ago. It's technicaly the drummer and guitarist's band. I've filled in with other bands and joined other bands as side projects to make up for a lack of interest in the past. The singer has had babies in the last 2 years. Lives evolve. I'm not sure I currently have time or energy for another band unless they're gig ready and don't insist on endless rehearsals for no reason.

Seven Seas of Rhye - Queen

6:00 - Dream Theater

I would also say it’s recorded in the studio using a pick although in the clip he’s playing fingerstyle The attack on the notes sounds very pick like

Reimagining of the classic 400 with ClassD power section from the Subway series Tube in the preamp and striped back eq options with no graphic.

The bottom neck, with the sunburst effect, is going to be mine. I did want custom inlays but we don't have a laser engraving machine yet. Maybe in the future though.

NIne In The Afternoon - Panic! At The Disco

I want to be able to hardwire an android tablet to my X18 desk via the ethernet port. This works fine with a laptop. I did some research and purchased this which I assumed would do the trick. It didn't. In fact it appeared to do nothing at all. Does anyone have any advice?

I had to look very closely at my Space 5 to see that the top wasn't a single piece of wood. There's about 5cm between the pickups where there's a slight difference in shade between the two sides. If GG said they were inspecting it, and presuming that the mismatched top was explicitly stated as unacceptable on the first instrument, then it seems like a very good case for returning it and expecting the shipping cost to be covered. Or ask them for £200 off the price and put veneer on the top, thus making an attractive and unique instrument.

Thanks both. I have got pretty close now by fiddling with the chorus settings and changing the compressor model.

In terms of approach - we've gone for the same i.e. recorded the audio first and then mimed while filming. It's not everyone's preference, but means you can get the audio tight off-line and without the pressure of a film shoot. The key with the miming is that your singer(s) need to be very on it, because that seems to be most easy to pick up if it's out. I guess followed by the drummer not being in time!

Our Sunday jam night ended last weekend, after 387 sessions (almost 10 years) as the venue is being sold. It was an emotional evening. We are casting the net for another venue, but if we don't get one, it's not the end of the world.

Bought a used one of this exact model recently and have found it to be a very full sounding instrument. The previous owner bought it direct from Thomann and hadn't really taken to it. It was more or less as it came out of the box when I acquired it. A few things I would point out worth checking with regard to setup that may improve how your bass sounds. The original strings on my example were a set of unremarkable sounding round wounds. I swapped these out for a set of 45-100 Fender stainless flats, my preferred string on my other basses as well. There was an immediate improvement in the sound. The pickups on my JB40 were also screwed as low as possible so re-adjusting them up made another big improvement. I find the pickups sound quite good and see no reason to change them. The neck is a fairly chunky affair on these and my bass had a slight back bow which wasn't allowing the strings to vibrate properly. A little tweak on the truss rod to loosen tension and add a little neck relief worked wonders as well. For the money these are quite remarkable instruments. My JB40 is very resonant and I think that may be in part due to the very heavy ash body. It does big deep lows and has that fretless mwahhh by the shed load, especially using the bridge pickup. If you aren't keen on checking and adjusting settings then it would be worth asking a bass tech to check the setup for you before spending any money on replacement bits🙂. Sometimes a little bit of setup time can make all the difference.

I love to hear about reasonably priced instruments being valued and players who find them to be excellent value. There's definitely a place for a nice quality, affordable bass at venues where you wouldn't dare to take your £2k pride and joy. 🤩

Gibson never gave up on the 335, but on the Les Paul back in 1960. They have also been making mandolins which are arguably the best in business since 1894 and still had to file for bankruptcy protection a couple of years ago. Times change.

Just finished a Big Muff 2 using the veroboard layout on dirtboxlayouts and it's GREAT!!