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Looks like my old one - I bought it for £650 in 2006. Best rock bass Ive played is one of those old Vigier Arpeges though. They've more in the tank than a Birchenbacker.

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I have a Harley Benton Guitarbass, their budget take on a Bass VI. 6 strings an octave down from guitar, 30" scale, no trem, 5-way pup selector. It has 3 x single coils that look like Strat pickups - I've also seen metal side-tabbed and square ended pickups advertised as Bass VI pups, that look like Jaguar guitar ones. This Guitarbass now has Wilkinson drilled post tuners and Fender 20-100 strings. I'm looking for clean 6 string bass sounds rather than low pitched metal guitar fizz. Is a pickup change worth doing, if so what would you suggest?

Rock biography from Mick. No hassles, quick, as described and all spectacular.

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Having a show about great basslines, and what appears to be no mention of Paul McCartney as a talking head seems like a wasted opportunity. I’ll still watch though, if only to shake my head at the inevitable omissions. 😁

All the ones Andertons were selling were 9.7lbs-10lbs. Whether or not that means heavy to you is your call, but having owned 12lbs+ monsters in the past, I would class these as "middleweight".

Hi these look really great. The demo on YouTube sounds good too. Dare I ask is it a heavy thing?

When the fun stops stop

Only 2 tracks up at the moment. But it’s been fun with some fab friends playing on them. https://huemanfactorstheroster.bandcamp.com/track/just-a-prayer https://huemanfactorstheroster.bandcamp.com/track/go-dig-that-well

Don't forget that nice Fender Amp they offered. It sounds great!!

Good news! My car passed the MoT retest. This means I can still consider using my car to car pool with if it is more suitable than my travelling companion's. @pantherairsoft - if everything goes to plan and we share a ride, we could pick one amp, cab or combo from what we've got and cut down on luggage. As before, let's finalise arrangements nearer the time. I have a Laney RB3 combo (LF driver only, unlike recent versions that have an HF driver as well). I also have an Ashdown Toneman 300 combo. I'll leave the 18inch Trace cab behind unless someone specifically asks me to bring it.

Did anybody proceed with a 2x8 version? Not even finished my 12” and already getting the measuring tape out for another build!

Here's a basschatter who won't be entering the 2026 Gear Abstinence Challenge!

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Just sold my Zoom B2 Four to Jonathan , excellent guy, fast payment , one of the good guys

I think that a digital home piano for me and the kids to play at home is a different enough thing to a stage piano for band stuff that it is worth getting both: Home Piano: 88 weighted keys, good piano sounds, simple interface, built-in speakers, music stand, metronome, size/weight and portability isn't really an issue (in fact, being quite heavy/sturdy might be an advantage). Nothing too fancy needed as I don't want to be paranoid about it getting bashed about by kids. Kawai ES-60 looks a good option and I'll keep my eye out for similar second-hand things. Stage Piano: 73 keys semi-weighted (as I'll play organ and piano), decent piano and organ sounds - ideally with organ drawbars, relatively tough/light/transportable/fits in my small car and on small stages (hence 73 keys, but wanting a bit more than the 61 keys I currently have with a CK-61), roadworthy - so needs a certain level of toughness and the right connections. ...although saying that, a decent stage piano with some small monitor speakers set-up would I'm sure do fine as a home piano so I'll put-off getting a separate home piano for a while. I think I've narrowed the stage piano list down to: Viscount Legend One (£1,555). I really like the sound of this, the features, and the look - something very cool about it. Nord Electro 6D 73 (£1,919) ...although if I was to go for a Nord then I'll wait a while as version 3 = 2009, 4 = 2012, 5 = 2015, 6 = 2018. So an update is well overdue which would either make the older ones cheaper or the improvements in v7 might be worth waitng for. Handily as they are the two seemingly ticking the most of my stage piano boxes there is this comparison at 1hr4mins. This reviewer prefers the Viscount is better (and it's cheaper). My only reservation (beyond where will I get the ££ and what will my wife say!) is that the Nord is a bit more mainstream for holding value and ease of selling second-hand. And this quick review seems to prefer it to the Nord Electro: I do also like the look of: Roland Fantom 07 (possibly a bit big and over-complex and workstation-like for a live stage piano). Studiologic Numa X (no organ drawbars, but at only £850 it certainly saves me a few ££).