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My research was over several weeks, mostly online. In the end, I suggested to the guitarguitar Birmingham branch staff to widen my scope/ budget. I knew almost the moment I tried the Lakland that it was the one to start with

Absolutely love the tone you are getting, you are about six months ahead of me on the double bass trail and I have enjoyed your videos over the last year and a half of my journey. Well done Jonny

March 2021 I got an unlined 2EQ Stingray for NZ$2400 thats approx 1050 UK Pound I think there is a 0% chance of securing another one at that price

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It's interesting what you say about your PEB. I have been told that the quality control there wasn't everything it should have been from time to time. Something you hear much more about CBS era Fenders, but not so much Musicman.

Excellent stuff and Barefaced stuff is excellent. An unfortunate mix up but all is well in the end which is the main thing. Enjoy the rig buddy

True - Spandau Ballet

Being a soft southern Jessie, it's not a phrase I've come across before, would you care to elaborate? Bearing in mind that this is a family show, of course.

Hi ! It is not the best configuration here, I'm playing too hard when I'm soloing. Well, I share it if it can inspire someone who is beginning the double bass like me in a self-taught way.

I think I get it now………..the sandblasting removed the frets?

Also worth mentioning that the phrase 'you tube' has a slightly different meaning up here north of Hadrian's Wall...

It seems like I've been on an eternal journey trying to 'find the right octave pedal' and I've had, and tried quite a few (see my list below and comments) and just wondered what people might recommend, or even if I should revisit old ones from my list with different suggested settings. My remit, to achieve the Pino octave sound on 'Tear your playhouse down', or Tony Levin's 'Sledgehammer' and I realise both were done on Fretless bass and the latter had a healthy dose of compression, and possibly chorus, or Guy Pratt's sound on Pink Floyd's 'Sorrow' and the middle section of 'Like a Prayer'. So, I'm not interested in the sub, synthy sounds, or even having an Octave Up, so pretty straightforward and a nice rounded, smooth, and strong octave down sound that I hear on recordings with an OC-2. On that note, I wonder, could this be the one and should I seek out an MIJ one, but as you can see, the MIT ones didn't get me there and hands up, I have to make an allowance for my own shortcomings and human error. If using a compressor, should it come before or after the Octaver and would adding some boost before it enhance the octave sound?? Boss OC-3 and OC-5 - I never felt the octave sound was strong enough and didn't achieve the OC-2 sound I wanted Pearl OC-7 - my friend has an old one and this gets close, but it glitchier than most and I found differences between the same pedals Aguilar Octamiser - I never felt the octave sound was strong enough and didn't like the tone MXR ones - too gritty and didn't like the tone Zoom B1xOn & B3 - good units but the octave sounds were never great or a strong point EBS ones (Octabass and Triple Mode) - the latter was more versatile but once again, it didn't have the right tone OC-2 - I had a MIJ years ago which sounded very good on guitar (wasn't a bassist then), but MIT I've tried are too glitchy and I'm not really going below a low A in all examples Source Audio Spectrum - Fun but not nailing the purer octave sound HX Stomp - I've just picked one up and the Boctaver sounds promising I heard a really good one that was in-built in an Ashdown Amp (sub-harmonic generator) and I've just seen they do a pedal, which I've not tried Any recommendations outside the list for a standalone pedal that I should look at or decent OC-2 clones without the glitching? Many thanks

Two days in. Rusty start, bit of hand pain, bit of a struggle until things loosened up. Back in next week.

Thanks. The pickup and controls were stock, I just had the scratchplate removed, and a mirror surround made to cover the gap. I also got the slab body reshaped with a roll-off on the top front edge, a belly cut, and resprayed brilliant white. It was sunburst originally. The bass must have been made late on a Friday afternoon, as mentioned earlier in the thread, because when I bought it second hand for £250 in a music shop in Edinburgh in 1981, the bridge was slightly out of alignment, so I had it removed and a Schaller with roller saddles installed. As it was the 80's, I also had to have a brass nut fitted, of course. It was a lovely thing, and I'd pay a good few bob to get it back, but I suspect it's either met a sticky end, or is languishing in someone's loft, never to see the light of day again. Of course, if anyone knows different... 😄

Not finished sanding there. ☺️