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They do - it looks great. I'd probably ask if the pickup could have a black cover though. I love that black & maple look.

The big one is a Sterling body and neck. The Short scale is a Ray.

And the origin of signature models often start with an individual artist's needs that once seen by the public thinks "I'd like to try that too" I get why EBMM didn't do a Flea model - because he played stock ones, so what was the point? Or maybe backstage there was an issue that Flea swaps basses live quite a bit and maybe EBMM wanted someone to only play a signature model in a particular environment at the time. Who knows!? Only Sterling and Flea probably. The Mike Herrara sig model is an odd one though - it's passive but still has dummy knobs to make it look like a regular 'ray. The pickup is wired directly to the output. Even the volume control is a dummy.

Ad hominem now? Really? I stayed in "school" to well beyond post grad. Why don't you want to answer the question. Is the active Jazz bass an "absurd bastardised" version of the traditional jazz?

Nice strawman about not being able to play like Joe Dart too. I think you complained about a strawman question earlier. Where did anyone claim that owning such an instrument would make them play like JD? Do you visit guitar forums to complain about the existence of Steve Vai Ibanez guitars? Or maybe even the Les Paul? You could answer the question rather than avoid it. Is the active Jazz bass an "absurd bastardised" version of the traditional jazz? No irrelevant quotes needed. Yes or no will do.

Are there pictures? I love Marleaux basses!

I think it would look very nice in a black stain. Not too keen on the bare look when it is such a light colour. I doubt it would get me away from my Sandberg J type though - well, not unless it's even lighter in weight.

That's fine. Nobody is denying you your opinion. But why are you unable to accept that other people have different opinions? You seem to be taking Vulf / JD's existence very badly to the point you made a quote about what was wrong with the customers! You'll give yourself an ulcer at this rate. So - is an active jazz bass an "absurdly bastardised" version of the original passive jazz basses?

Both do. Just like there's a massive difference between John Lee Hooker and Eric Gales but both are blues.

EBMM already did a P and a PJ model - the Caprice and whatever the other one was called. Are you complaining about them too? Aren't they just absurdly bastardised versions of Fenders? What about the Fender Dimension basses - are you complaining that Fender made their own version of a Stingray? Is a Jazz bass with an active circuit an "absurd bastardised" jazz because the originals didn't have an active EQ? EBMM did a short scale passive Stingray before the JD version. I note you said you were offered a Warwick. I find that particularly amusing as Warwick copied the Spectors. Why would you accept such an adsurdly bastardised instrument? You seem to have difficulty in accepting that different people like different things.

Who made you the gatekeeper of what is and what isn't funk?

Used barefaced? Not sure you'll find anything lighter. I went through this process and ended up with a Super Twin (wheels!!!) and a One10. Funnily enough the ST is often easier to deal with than the One10 when I want to do 1 trip from the car just because of the wheels. I can manage lifting it easily enough in and out of the car - but I have an estate with a flat boot area so there isn't a lip to get it over. In an ideal world the cab would have a couple of metal runners on the back to make that even easier, but that would put the weight up a bit. I almost always take the Super Twin, then add a Sandberg Super Light bass, my Ashdown RM800Evo2 and a compressor pedal. The rig is light enough for 1 trip, and I'm amused that my folder of sheet music weighs more than the Ashdown. Next step will be a big cheap tablet and scanning it all on.

Ah - so this is just a "I don't like Vulfpeck / Joe Dart" complaint. Fair enough. They are not to your taste. Try not to let it annoy you.

There's a million threads on this. Basically - I would suggest enjoying the space. Not everything has to be a permanent wall of sound. Dynamics are important and stop audience fatigue. No FX will ever fix a weak arrangement. Do more with the bass part rather than just turning on a pedal. Jack Bruce (and indeed JS Bach) had the right idea.

So what else other than Musicman has Joe endorsed? It's still only 1 company.

Next you'll be saying that you'd turn it all down. Its hard enough to make a living as a musician. Good luck to him.

Just a thought... Get a flat bed wagon, and gennie and a flipload of JCM800s and play the gig from the street. They'll hear it.

When I saw the vid I thought it was his old copy bass. Is it not? EDIT - watching it on a big screen now. Looks like a Sterling Body with J pickups. Presumably no tone as he prefers. Could be interesting - he played a Jazz for years before getting his signature. I'm now wondering if the low video quality is to hide it a bit!

Does the OP need a tweeter? I'm using an RM800evo2 with a BF Supertwin and it sounds great. The ST is a fair bit smaller than the BT2 and lighter.

It's a lot of bass guitar on that one but the compositions are just lovely. Proper sit and listen with a good glass of something album.

I doubt you'd get away with that in a large wedding venue anymore.

This. The situation changed after you agreed the deal with the bride. That's not your problem to solve.

Their BC-1X compressor is so good I sold my Cali76. I've never tried that drive pedal though.