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The point is (been made by a couple of people now) that the L-2000/ASAT should already have one, if it's wired properly. Don't need to fit anything, just fix what's already there.

@andyhaines if you can try before buying, go on, it's the best way to pick the best cabinet for your needs. That said I would go down the 12 inches speaker road as the 10's may sound a bit dry in comparison and may start farting at higher levels, but not all as it's a matter of design...

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They definitely changed the formula towards the end. The silkless flats were lovely - very old school pillowy and thumpy. The last set I got before they closed had black silks on the flats and the E was unusable - dead cardboard type clunk

Thanks, I really appreciate the help! But I've got a set winging their way from Thomann as we speak.

Last set of Picato strings (flats) I ordered from Strings Direct (5 or so years back) appeared to be re badged D'Addario Chromes. Disappointing as the set I'd ordered before then were made by Picato themselves, no silks, no gaps between windings.

I have a rule of thumb that I tell to every player: If you can't hear yourselves playing, turn all volumes down. Most are dubitative until they do it. And never forget that you first have to match your sound level to the acoustic instrument(s) in the band.

You could always get a bypass switch fitted. Easy enough for a techie to do.

I've recently changed my main Status S2 from Bass Centre Elites to GHS Stainless Steels. The bass sounds very good on these, but there's more tension than the previous Elites nickels. They've only done one gig so far, so longevity is yet to be seen. The nickel Elites usually only do 3-4 gigs before needing to be changed. I wish Elixir did a 30-90 DBE set - I usually get 30-40 gigs out of the 40-95 gauge Elixirs on my Jazz.

This is the module pickup I designed This is underneath the top cover., The top cover fastens to the guitar body and is permanent. The clip at bottom right is a holder for a five pin pogo connector. This is the pickup frame, this connects to the top cover. You can see the three guide and screw sections that match above. The pogo connector at the bottom, connects to a pogo connector at the top. This then connects to the wiring loom. This is a generic piece and takes any pickup. This is a specific sledge for a Type Humbucker. The raised circular sections connect to the humbucker bottom plate. The four circular holes near them are needed to attach the humbucker bottom plate back to the humbucker. Every sodding humbucker is different so it needs a different bottom plate. The three holes that are slightly recessed are the adjustment screws to raise and lower the humbucker,. I note that the bottom left appears to be missing the through hole it should have Here's a bottom plate for a Fender lipstick pickup. The only features that carry over are the three cut outs around the edge and the three recessed screws for raising and lowering the pickup. The idea was to have a standard top cover and pickup frame and only the bottom would change depending on the pickup. I got this working but not sure if it will make it into this guitar or bass. Rob

I call them "dodgy routing covers"

I have a cheese grater called "AGHyafeckinbastid!"

Just come across this thread. What a wonderful ad for the friendship and collegiality that characterises the best of Basschat. Makes me proud to be a part of it.

Just another summers day in Scotland. Dave

Yep, love an Overwater.

At least people will be inside watching the bands. That's a lot of rain. Dave

Its a pretty little thing, I played a Roscoe fretless with the Diamond wood (I think?) fingerboard many years ago, sounded great, no funds to make it come home with me at the time though. Hope you can get used to the 18mm spacing.

I have to confess to being a bit of a bounce around bassist...

I’m a bass player with a lead guitarist’s ego. Our guitarist hangs back like a bass player. We’re a strange lot, tbf

Glad you could find a solution to make it work for you, especially with the flats. I love the sound of a Bass VI, I tried a friend's custom model that is based on the fender design but large mitts and sausage fingers don't like the close string spacing!

You can pre-order on Andertons, I've always wanted to try a Bongo, so weird looking ..

I exaggerate a bit, but we can get a lot of rain here. Flooding is awful, even if it only damages property.