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I read that. Most of the time I just wanted to shout “hippy” at him.

The DXR10 is very loud. Louder than many bass combos. I think you need to try it in a live environment. Do it when the PA is good enough but don't use it. Just use the DXR10 for a few songs. If it's crap then you can still go into the PA.

Super Twin with a Rumble? How is the Rumble with the ST?

Colour is irrelevant to any bass purchase I make. I genuinely don't care if the rest is right. It's the SLO neck I want. If it's not available in the UK then the brand is not an option. Unless they actually upgrade the Sterling with the new lightweight approach as well. No sign of that though.

About a third of the price if it had been a Fodera.

I'm just thinking ahead to a significant birthday.. but can UK dealers order SLO necks and the limited models? Or is it a straight "no" from MM for that sort of thing?

I can't help. I think my band will be one of the last to get back together - we've got 25 members with mostly wind instruments. At home I've got a Helix and some studio monitors and a pair of BF One10 cabs. More than enough for the house for the next year. Or 10. So naturally I've ordered a BF Super Twin during lockdown. Just give in to the urges. They are natural. And Good. Get yourself a MB Marcus Miller head while you are at it. Far better EQ.

Set. 1 has a green LED and the 3 position switch. Set 2 has a Red LED.

I love Marleaux basses. Probably my favourite brand. Never played one that wasn't exceptional.

Beer and staff I don't have a problem with really. But any other extra bought in for a special night - then yes, I would have a problem.

As long as they are not paying any other supplier of goods and services on the same night. EDIT - Also the venue is likely to use the same excuse for about 5 years after a vaccine is available.

1 week down. Am I allowed to be a mix of excited and frustrated yet? My biggest fear is that when it gets here I'll really really really feel the need to get a new head to go with it.

I hope we all agree that basses with scratchplates sound better than basses with pickguards.

There aren't many 32 inch scale 5 strings at all! I haven't done any mods yet other than put flats on mine. I do find the "flat" eq setting to be a touchy boomy though. I suspect treble and bass are boosted a little even at the mid point of the controls, and the preamp is hot. So my bass control is knocked back just a little at the time and then I adjust the treble one depending on what I'm playing. I haven't measured the pickups yet to see what other brands might fit. I'll leave that for a while as I'm happy. But I have a few other things to sell and I will be getting another one... and that one is going to get properly modded - basically into a 32 scale stingray 5.

The Sonic Port is great. Can then also download the free app for Amplitube. That will let him access his iTunes library and use Amplitube for a good bass sound.... and slow down the track without changing pitch for practising tricky bits. It's excellent.

I think you might with that Swamp Ash and Maple one. That one is very different to the others. Whether anyone cares about the difference other than the player is a different kettle of whelks.

That one does say it's the same strings. No mention of pickups though. I agree - would be good if they were all the same. In my experience of jazz pickups (the ones I have more experience with) is that the USA ones have loads more high articulation than the cheaper ones.

That video is particularly interesting to me as all the rosewood board basses sound very similar even with different body woods of Alder and Basswood. The Swamp Ash and Maple one is far brighter than the others. I would have loved to have heard that one with rosewood board neck from one of the others too.

I don't think that argument works. Otherwise the same would apply to the body - you'd not be hearing the "sound" of the wood - you'd be hearing the sound of the paint. A tiny layer of lacquer (not on every make) doesn't change the resonances as much as a species change does.

And here is an article by Roger Sadowsky where he states in his (very long) experience, fretboard wood is the most important factor between wood and tone. https://www.sadowsky.com/wood-and-sound-in-amplified-guitars-and-basses/ I tend to agree - I've been playing for about 33 years now and in that time I've had many basses, and sometimes I've had almost identical ones aside from the fretboard. Maple and Ebony are brighter than rosewood. I wouldn't not try a bass because of the fretboard wood, but I know what to expect on average.

Different body woods and different neck woods

It's amazing how awful some amazing bass tones can sound when isolated. Works perfectly in the mix, sounds like ar$e on it's own.