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The Axstar is a great bass, really well built and fantastic sound - lots of 80s slap character or plectrum attack with round wounds on, or huge fat dub sound with massive sustain with flats. I had one for a while but sold it to buy an ACG medium scale headless (Border Reiver) which is kind of the ultimate for small basses in my mind but costs a fair bit more...

Following intensive research, the MM humbucker likes a preamp 😂

That's going to be a very cool bass.

Because - Beatles

Well, a MK2 edition would be most welcome, take what they've learned with the Plethora and apply it but unfortunately they haven't. Smells of resting on laurels to me - because the functionality it has would have been genuinely impressive 13 years ago. I still appreciate it for what it is, it's still super handy, and the Spectracomp in default guise is very useable. The Spectracomp Toneprint in the BH amp is the main reason I got a standalone Spectracomp for my pedalboard.

Another request; I don't know this band but it sounds like decent enough 80s Pop (although the album is from 1995). Italian band Dirotta Su Cuba featuring bassist Stefano De Donato on the tune 'Liberi Di Liberi Da'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Liberi-Di-Liberi-Da-Stefano-De-Donato-Bass.pdf

Tanglewood Elf, these come up second-hand in the classifieds occasionally. Or maybe a Uke bass?

...with a maxi headstock! I just like longer scale.

Thanks again 42hz! What I need to consider is that for convenience I already regularly use a couple of built in one-knob comps which are fine when fine will do. I've read good things about the default Spectracomp print, too, although I've also read some of the dumbest conceptualisations of compression on bass forums! That a fully configurable digital three-band compressor, accessible by USB and with an existing editing program, produced by one of the world's largest music equipment manufacturers, remains uneditable even after some 13 years on the market rather blows my mind. But a tiny head with built-in tuner and comp and which fits in a gig-bag pocket would be handy for those rare occasions I need more than just a little combo. I've been very tempted to write it off because of what to me is a glaring omission of functionality, but convenience is increasingly my primary concern as time goes on- even if it does mean having no idea what parameters are being affected by the single-dial operation. Thanks for checking, 42.

Why Don't We Do It In The Road ? - Beatles

Very cool little thing, and they do come up for sale now and again on reverb

Just in case anyone wants a similarity stunning looking bass. Ishibashi have a used CST from the same limited run. Check it out! The Euro CST models are inspired by the Woodstock, NY-based Spector Custom Shop and feature a new combination of tonewoods, electronics, and finishes never before seen on the Euro series. The Euro CST series is made of premium woods and features an impressive poplar burl top, a resonant European ash body, a three-piece North American maple neck, and an ebony fingerboard with laminated Avalon crown inlays. The bridge is made of a lightweight zinc-brass alloy for accurate and reliable intonation. Premium active EMG X-Series pickups provide the superior clarity, attack, and quiet operation that characterize the Spector sound. The condition shows that it has been used carefully with little signs of use. No problems with playing performance. There are no noticeable dents, and this is one that we can recommend to those who are considering a new one. Item Rank: B+: Some scratches, but no problems in normal use. Serial number: NB22317 Country of manufacture: Czech Republic Case: Gig Case Accessories: wrenches Weight: 3.53kg Truss Rod: No problem, rod is at 60 degrees to the left and right. Fretboard Height: No problem, fretboard height is sufficient. Scale: 864mm (34")

Traveler Guitar TB-4P Bass SBT – Thomann UK https://www.thomann.co.uk/traveler_guitar_tb_4p_bass_sbt.htm I travel a lot for work, and I've had one of these for years. They're built extremely tough and it's small enough that you can put it in overhead luggage on any commercial flight and no one blinks an eye. I love mine.

Absolutely wonderful, beautiful tone and playing.

On lead guitar last night with a pub covers band. The venue was a ginormous chain pub with a huge (but not separate) ‘function room’ area at the back. Sadly they had at some point walled off the stage to create a store room and somewhere to mount the biggest TV screen I have ever seen. I really wasn’t feeling it at first as I’d played with the band the previous night and could have done with a night in. Our sound check quickly cleared a table in front of one of the PA speakers, which didn’t bode well! But as soon as we started playing our first set there were people on the dance floor, and it just got busier as the night went on. By the end there were several people dancing on the tables, which fortunately seemed to have been constructed from scaffolding materials! The landlady was so happy with the band that she paid us an extra 20%.