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Not sure which is which but I know that I definitely prefer the first one. It just seems a little smoother in its response when you played the embellishments and a bit warmer. Based on that, I'd guess at Fender first and Maruszczyk second?

One of the nicest/similar I've seen in terms of looks is a company called 'Kudritsky'... Never tried one but here's an example!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1441363107' post='2858241'] Rounds will eventually start to wear away where they come into contact with the frets (unless the frets are very soft in which case they will be the ones wearing away). When this happens they are no longer a constant unit mass along their length and it will be increasingly difficult to keep them in tune at every fret. I ran into exactly the same problem as the OP when I was favouring a one month or older sound from my strings (these days I like bright new string as I can always loose the zing elsewhere in my signal chain). When I removed the problem set that had been on the bass for about a year the underside of the strings where full of grooves at the points where they had come into contact with the frets. The depth of each groove was very much dependent on how often I played that particular note. It was little wonder that the strings were impossible to play in tune. IIRC it affected the thicker (A, E and strings most. Edited to remove stupid emoticon. Why can't I turn this option off by default!! [/quote] I was chatting with Dave Doll from Martin and he also mentioned that fret wear on the underside of strings and skin collecting in the coils over a prolonged period of time alters the overall mass of the string and will therefore affect the tension of the string. That then causes issues with intonation, set up etc. Logical when you think about it but not something that is always obvious!

For me, this is Oteil at his grooviest! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49xpR3hpb0g

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1440021714' post='2847729'] Still got mine too Skej. Is it too reliced for my taste...a bit. Did I have a problem with the saddles, yes, but easily sorted. Why do I still have it....because it's the best sounding jazz I've ever had, and ive had a few. I'm not one for trends, (don't mention Sue Ryder though) and only got it because I couldn't find a fender RW at the time but so far I'm happy with the choice. Will I sell it...at some point I may because I'm never satisfied. [/quote] I used to think I was never satisfied until I got my limelight. Sold my other precision a and wouldn't look beyond it now. There was a VERY brief moment when I considered selling it just to fund/try a maruszczyk just to see what all the hype was about but then realised that at BEST id only like it as much as my limelight and if I liked it less, it would be a lot harder to replace the limelight! So I resisted the hype and it's staying. I put my money into some mods on an existing bass and a 5 string ACG build instead!

I'm no electronic wizard but I imagine that the pickups are wired in parallel as standard configuration which means the signal goes through both pickups at the same time and then to the output (where series means the signal travels to the neck pickup then into the bridge pickup before going to the output). If you turn one pickup off, it would simply kill that signal between the pickup and the output and you'd get the sound of the second pickup only. In series, I imagine that if you turn off the volume, the pickup will still have some effect as it would have to travel through a muted pickup in either position before going to the output. That is what i would expect logically but I imagine it depends mostly on the way they are wired? I'm sure someone will be along soon to explain properly lol.

I bought my Limelight last July. Mark was fantastic with his service, communication and the execution of the instrument is top notch. It's done lots of gigs with me since, always gets loads of excellent comments from punters about its looks and sound and it plays better than any Fender I've ever had my hands on. I do seem to be in the rare few who haven't sold it on yet. I do not intend to willingly sell mine anytime soon!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1438546180' post='2835388'] Bought it, sent it back. Very dissapointed. Couldn't get a tone out of it I liked. Typical MXR dirt pedal, with the clean and dirt sounding entirely seperate from one another, with the dirt on its own thin on the bottom; for me MXR have just got the idea of bass pedals and blend all wrong. Aside from that, I found the pedal muddy and undefined, with the silicon mode sounding thin and the Led mode too muddled. [/quote] I got one of these to try out the other day and felt exactly the same. Took it to a rehearsal for a melodic metal band I play in and couldn't get a useable tone that fitted well in the mix. The silicon mode was shrill and glassy and took any presence out of my sound and the Led did the opposite, making my tone muddy and seriously undefined. MXR - Gooooood Fuzzrocious - Gooooood MXR + Fuzzrocious = No thanks I'm not sure if the disappointment of this pedal was exaggerated by the awesomeness of the other pedals I was trying from the MXR bass innovation range (Bass Preamp, Envelope Filter and Bass Octave Deluxe). It's a shame, as it promised to be something fantastic but even before I played it, there were murmurs that "the MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe is the go-to bass dirt box" in the range. This gives me the cynical feeling that they may have introduced this to the range to appease the pedal aficionados who buy into the name and heritage of the pedal, rather than its actual practical applications?!

This is hard to advise but having played existing ACGs, they're top quality basses and this has led to me putting an order in for one of my own. Alan's customer service has been absolutely world class but the only snag is that (like its already been said), you'd need to know exactly what you're after and have some idea of the spec you'd like otherwise it'd be quite a gamble. I'm lucky that I've had plenty of basses go through my hands and knew exactly what I'd like when ordering mine! Good luck :-)

1) Pino Palladino 2) Ray Brown 3) Charles Mingus 4) Ben Kenney 5) Matt Freeman 6) Janek Gwizdala 7) Oteil Burbridge 8) Yolanda Charles 9) Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard 10) Victor Wooten

My limelight is superb. Fender GAS has totally gone and it kicks spots off nearly all the Fenders I've compared it to. Wouldn't hesitate getting another (a jazz!) if I ever find myself having the urge in the future. That's not looking likely though!

So, I went to this last night in York. My mate who went with me informed me it was 'a bit disappointing' from a gear perspective but I'm not really bothered about that. They could have had 30 basses out and I wouldn't have picked one up, as I can play bass in the comfort of my own home and it's a showcase, not a shop or a bass guitar show :-) Yolanda Charles, Rob Harris and Gergo Borlai were outstanding! Got a chance to chat with Yolanda after at the bar and (as she has been on every other occasion that I've met her) she was humble, generous and inspiring. I could have turned up and spent an hour watching live musicians with a tenth of their ability and it would have been worth the trip out (because it didn't cost anything!). Great night. Hopefully they'll refine the experience/showcase side of things for the gear heads in future but I think they've made a real statement by getting such great musicians to head out and show off their instruments.

The heads up on my part was more for the free evening of inspiring live musicians! If anything, by bringing so few basses to showcase, Fender have done us all a favour and saved us the cost of a new bass AND a night out at a quality gig! Bravo Fender, bravo!!

Gary bought a bass from me and he's a top chap! Super fast payment and great to deal with. Buy/sell in confidence :-)

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1435230922' post='2806710'] I can't what's wrong with those finishes unless you have an aversion to green. Personally, I really like that SG. [/quote] I quite like them personally! There are treads all over the Internet discussing how 'bad' etc those two finishes in particular though. I imagine it's yet another double-edged sword situation, like most established instrument manufacturers face. One side says 'you never make anything interesting or new' and the other side have a 'if it ain't broke' viewpoint. The company then tries to accommodate one whilst alienating off the other. They can't really win.

[quote name='Bradwell' timestamp='1435224985' post='2806622'] Gibson was recently (last couple of years) given the dubious title of worst company in the USA to work for, loads of horror stories about the CEO micromanaging everything, unrealistic targets, workers being laid off. Black Richlite and Ebanol are pretty similar materials and to the best of my knowledge just different trade names for a wood fibre & phenolic resin composite. Their fine was for both ebony and rosewood illegally imported from India & Madagascar. Personally I've never been a fan of either their guitars or basses, but some of their models over the last few years have been laughable, anybody see the holy explorer / holy v, dusk tiger or Zakk Wylde Moderne? [/quote] Yup, but I think these two models win the 'worst Gibson models' competition; The 'classy' SG Deluxe in Limeburst and the infamous 'gecko burst' Les Paul... http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SGDXLICB-13 http://prairiesun.com/images/new%20guitar%20pics/Display%20Sized%20GTR%20pics/Gecko%20Front.jpg

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1435159511' post='2806080'] Indeed. And - as someone remarked somewhere else - standard fret markers and a rosewood board when they could have used ebony and some custom inlays. Basically, a bog-standard SG off the line dipped in glue and rolled in diamonds. Plays like buttah. But look closer... Dear God! ... are those [i]heart-shaped pot knobs[/i]? It's like one of those Limited Edition mantelpiece tat offers you see in the back of TV Choice; 'An amazing commemorative model of Hogwarts Academy out of Harry Potter lovingly crafted by Franklin Crystal only £49.99 posted, suckers'. [/quote] Gibson don't use ebony now after 'the incident'... They've replaced it with 'black richlite'

Build guitars based on an established heritage and by listening to what the consumer wants? Ok... http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/-gibson-unveils-2-million-eden-of-coronet-diamond-guitar/51396

Wait until she shouts and then play the next song at double tempo. If she calls it between every song, your set will be over in 30 minutes, pick up the money and get an early night. You're just giving the punters what they asked for, after all ;-)

I thought this thread would be mentioning this bit of genius! http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/7602368?utm_hp_ref=uk&m=true

It could be worse, you could have this guy playing your solos! http://youtu.be/ezO-qXZ2pYE

Moondance?