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Its a very grunty-tubey sounding amp, lots of ballsy character. Its got tons of power, and the low end sounds large. I also have a Bass 400 and a Strategy 8:88, and the focus of the 800D was to get that Bass 400/400+ character, and they did, I really like the sound if it.

I strongly agree with the general sentiment of this thread, and have always had a sense that I should try harder to 'get' stuff I don't like. But I also think there is some stuff that after careful consideration in the spirit of open-minded self-improvement, truly, genuinely, objectively is just utter toss.

I used to rehearse there back in the late 90s/early 00s. I'm the reason they had ABMs. They used to have a full Ampeg 8x10 valve stack in each room, and I kept destroying them 😎 I used a lot of effects back then, and th Ampegs couldn't take it. I suggested they got in some ABMs, and they did. They were brilliant too.

I liked the HILS HNB5 better than the Space -I picked it up new from Andertons at £479 and presumably that deal will come back at some point. Might be worth considering if you haven't definitely made up your mind or got one already. Just checked and they are on offer again at £479. Also Andertons are an easy place to return to if it wasn't for you.

Even if the riser works it will have a frequency response that accentuates some notes / harmonics more than others. I really can't see it working across a wide enough band to make a difference, especially outdoors. Small amp and a battery pack. Or...ditch the double bass and get a sousaphone 😀

Another Chris Squire chart, 'Run With The Fox', the 1981 single he did with Alan White whilst waiting for everyone else to make up their minds about who was playing with who. Sounds very much like the 'Fish Out Of Water' record to my ears. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/run-with-the-fox-chris-squire-alan-white/

That looks ideal

If you specifically want the Stranglers sound get yourself a Tech 21 English Muffy - it's a two channel version of the original Leeds pedal, both designed to emulate a Hiwatt stack. I've used the Leeds as my main preamp for years and with a Precision it gets very close to the Stranglers sound. In my experience a dedicated overdrive or distortion pedal is always going to be too much - you need something designed to replicate a pushed amp. Run it in the effects return of your amp to bypass the preamp stage. Best of all, Thomann have these Tech 21 pedals on clearance for £133! He's probably using more top and drive than you'd want for JJ but it gives you an idea.

I’ve got the fretless version which I recently acquired from @synthaside. I understand that that the Korean ones were made by WMI with a mahogany body. The bass you show has 3 controls whereas mine (active) has 4 so I guess it’s the passive version and may be a basswood body. It plays really well but is considered a budget line.

‘It’s rubbish!’ Is something many of us have said when we were kids etc . As we get older and progressively wiser, ‘it’s rubbish ‘ then manifests into ‘I hate it !’,but if you take the time to find out more about the artist/ comedian / tv show etc then you can be more justified in giving reasons why you dislike or absolutely hate something . At least you have a reason to have a sensible discussion with someone rather than be seen to be ignorant . It’s easy to pick on bands such as Coldplay and nickleback etc as they have been hugely successful and been on ou screens a lot initially . Anyway fwiw , ‘I hate ‘ U2 and Bono in particular! No, sorry Just Bono as after paying a huge amount to see them on the vertigo tour after a few songs he turned the gig into a give me money for the starving charity event ! Why didn’t someone assassinate him there and then ?? But he is talented. Van Morrison , the father jack of music ! Hugely talented but I can’t stand his music . ‘It’s rubbish !’ The Fall ! I saw some long programme about them on channel 4 I think it was many moons ago . Yes, that was rubbish ! Over an hour of my life wasted. Mark E smith . Come across as a stumbling aggressive drunk with issues. ‘It’s rubbish and how did they become famous ?’…Mrs. Browns Boys obviously. James Corden , a vacuous annoying tub of lard ! Miranda Hart ! Russell Brand 🤮 Keith lemon 🤮 ‘It’s rubbish and I hate this song ‘ White Rabbit ! Pass me the razor blades , I’m so depressed ! Imagine John Lennon ! Thankfully he can’t write anything as bad as that anymore. As for Wetherspoon the coffee is okay . The ducks around here prefer to steal bags of crisps from Greggs , which may explain something 🦆

Different tuners and truss rod cover though

I don’t know much about dean, but is this the same https://ebay.us/m/RBDJqC

Why has my MXR M87 bass compressor suddenly stopped registering my MusicMan stingray bass? The meter is completely dead but there’s s sound, whereas another passive bass - a Jack Casady - works fine and the meter lights up like a Christmas tree? I’ve tried the Stingray with a completely fresh battery but it doesn’t make a difference.

The stumbling block is more the 200€ for something I don't really *need* than whether it has an app for it. Tone Lab is a great little tool though.

I think Leicester miles are different from other miles too. Satnavs do silly things like calculate distance / speed to give you ETA on routes. But those rules don’t apply in Leicester. Five miles could take you 10 mins or two hours.

Smelly Tongues — The Residents

Stunk on you - Lionel Bitchie

I volunteer for a local charity shop, I PAT and repair the electrical items and sort out any musical instruments that get donated, and we had this come in recently. The truss rod cover say Edge and it looks right, but none of the examples I can find on the web quite match up. Either the headsock logo is different, or they are single PU models or active. This one is passive. I've looked at a couple of Dean serial number reference sites but nothing comes out for this one. The reason I'm trying so hard to get a difinitve model is so I can price it. Prices for Dean's vary so much and as it's to raise money for the charity it needs to be priced right. Any advice is much welcomed. Just to confirm, this is NOT for sale here. It will be sold by the charity either out of the charity shop or on their eBay site.