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f*** me, what a load of bollocks that turned out to be 😂

Mesa Subway D350

Is it one of their new Jazzus "The Man" basses? Would love to give one of those a try. I've gone through these phases - had a stint where I went back to J-style basses for a while, then played only 4-string with a pick for a while because I was rediscovering 1980s goth, but I'm firmly back in my 6-string fretted/fretless comfort zone now.

Martin bought a Hofner 500/1 Artist bass from me. Quick payment, easy going deal. Credit to Basschat. Enjoy the bass!

Definitely sounds like an inexperienced seller. Glad you got your money back 👍

The series resistor is more about protecting the amplifier from instability due to the insanely low impedance of the tweeters beyond the top end of the audio spectrum.

Small but perfectly formed, your average quality is way higher than most.

Shat 69?

Maple necks…just can’t do it Single cutaways…ugly Pedalboards… Alternate tunings…

Never heard of them, but looking at the web site I rather like their designs. Definitely need amplification though.

The highest number I ever got to was a pitiful 5 😄 Warwick Broadneck Streamer Stage One 5 Warwick Broadneck Thumb 5 Fender Player Plus Jazz V modded with onboard Sadowsky pre.

Appearances can be deceptive 👍

Excellent advice. thanks. From which it would appear that the sound post position on neither my bass nor my cello are completely optimal...however, bridge movements are simple on a cello and viable on a bass, but sound post adjustments are something I dare not attempt ( despite owning the " special tool" ). Meanwhile enjoying the new improved sound of my bass.

I knew about the resistor as @neepheid had already commented on it in another forum. That's why I brought a spare one I'll update people when the Goldwoods turn up. Rob

When I wrote the above I decided to say "no-nonsense reliability" to describe boss. But I just read a review for a different boss pedal that I thought had a better description: "They seldom break, and are both ugly and elegant in all the right ways." Hopefully this pedal will keep up the tradition (although I would have preferred a choice of colours, albeit white is generally what they use for utility pedals!).

The providence isn’t worth much anyway. He probably didn’t know he owned half of his collection.

As they say up here in Lancashire....."It takes all sorts...." I think that's at least £12000 overpriced. I watched the videos from the first auction, and the provenance was fairly tenuous by their own admission wasn't it? I don't doubt someone will buy it eventually though!

Listening your own playing is easy with a looper. Really helpful tool while practising.

Agreed, I wouldn’t rule it out at all. A subscription model or one off software purchase of a pedal with near 100% margin and no possibility of you selling on the second hand market thus depriving them of another sale? They’d bite your hand off to offer it on any platform. If someone at boss hasn’t already started thinking they’re a software company that also makes hardware rather than a hardware company that also makes software I’d be surprised. Another great example is Microsoft developing for PlayStation because they’re more interested in selling software than shifting Xboxes. I think the main obstacle to them putting this in place, boss or for other plugin creators, is going to be developing a robust delivery method as that would take a hell of a lot of dev work in terms of payment processing and authentication etc - so suspect it may be some time off still! Also, yes agreed with some other commenters, the muff and sansamp sound great and are very accurate. Tube screamer is a bit meh though…

Tritium dots are functional for 12.5 years. I'd go for (Strontium based) inactive luminous material that can be functional for decades.

This one is a little heavier than standard as it has a big upgraded output transformer, but yes, still manageable....just.

In my (admittedly short) experience with Fender 9050, they didn't feel much different to Ernie Ball Group flats. I've got two sets of Ernie Ball Group III on two basses, and to me, they feel and sound very good. I play with a lot of slides and small corrective movements, for those being fretless basses. It might feel different on a fretted one though. My only fretted bass is a Stingray strung with Cobalt flats. I think it might also be about one's mind-set. Mine was "it will work whatever effort it needs". P.S.: Dunlops are fine, but they also are bloody expensive. They feel a bit smoother though. Each to their own.