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More progress today, putting the side dots into the fretboard, fitting the fibre optic strands and glueing the fretboard to the neck

Join Together - The Who

I would agree with your summary. I don't like telling people their bass is not as good another bass, so always try to tread gently. As you say Sire offer a lot of features for the money, and their finish for the price is pretty good, however the Anaconda probably fits into a bracket above Sire, both in pricing and performance. I am a bit out of touch with the higher end US built instruments these days. Probably a decade ago I tried a Fender USA P5 which did nothing for me and I found a Squier Modified P5 which I much preferred, even though the finishing on the US version was undoubtedly better. This can all get quite subjective. For me Andrew's basses are very carefully refined versions of the Fender design, the graphite reinforcing seems to make a noticeable difference to my ears, the neck profile is just that tiny bit more comfortable, the pickup and electronics add that tiny bit of extra oomph and flexibility. As a retired production engineer I know that the processes in use in some of the Chinese manufacturers now is close to what is used in prestige manufacturers in say the US. So apart from the Kudos of where things are made probably the key differences are now down to material choice, design and attention to detail on finishing and final set up. If you are based in the UK, a trip to see Andrew in his North London workshop is recommended, he is not only knowledgeable, but his show room is well set up. I tried an earlier version of the Essence there before I bought - I have added a write up here in case anyone is interested. Anaconda Basses visit a.pdf

I use one with no hassle; if all of the cable are coming from the back just be sure to place 2 of the 3 legs at the back.

Thanks Mick... I'm planning to go to this, so hope to see a few other Basschatters there!

would you find a use for a hx one or something if the reverse delay doesn't work out?

Thanks for that I was rather worried that with the weight of all the cables something like this might be a little vulnerable to tipping over. Thought something with 4 legs might be required ....... But if something this simple does the trick ........ 👍

This could be a little nice sounding guy.

If it was me... Sherwood Green, but follow path your own, must you.

Up the Junction - Squeeze

The only way is up, Yazz and the Plastic "Something"

I’m in Horsham, West Sussex and have two Monzas if you are around my way and want to try them 😊

Close enough, side by side you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Up Where We Belong - Jennifer Warnes & Joe Cocker

Thank you for all the input. We’ve decided to get 50 done by Cram. I’ll report back on whether our ‘fan base’ (if we have one 😂) decides to buy any!

Space is the Place! - Jonzun Crew