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The VT DI is only £158 with free delivery on Thomann at the mo.

Rehearsal went very well. Sat in the mix just right. Very happy.

18 months or so I would guess. Not had any failures.

I use them, but I get the guys at Kabl to make them for me. Working so far!

I have one and it's brilliant. Especially the B15 recommended settings.

As far as I know the Zon headstock is the only one large enough to get them on all strings and access the levers properly. I had a Hyperbass for a while and I can't see you fitting 4 d-tuners on a regular headstock.

TI are dirt cheap at Thomann at the mo. Even with shipping.

Suhr guitar amps are fantastic. I've had a couple. Love their guitars too. Never tried their basses though.

I've recently put some TI on my Ray5. I'm loving the sound in the house, but the real test will be tomorrow when I have orchestra rehearsal. The boss likes the bass to sound as much like an upright as possible so hopefully it will work!

I love them. I have them on my 4 strings and am going to put them on my 5 strings as well for a bit of low A action.

5 string: http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomastik_jf_345_ebasssaiten.htm 4 string: http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomastik_jf344.htm Unless you get an order over £150 there is a £10 shipping charge, but even with that they appear to be way cheaper than anywhere else I can think of. And the Tech 21 VT Bass-DI is only £158 at the moment (UK RRP £229) and that gets free shipping. http://www.thomann.de/gb/tech_21_sansamp_character_vt_bass_di.htm

I heard from a music importer that sometime this year all amps will have to have a 30 minute no-use auto shut down just like TVs do. So the amp will have to have to know when no signal has passed through for 30 mins and then turn off. That will be great for valve amps. Not.

[quote name='Ant' timestamp='1424852925' post='2701074'] i use a demeter Minnie 800d power amp for my pre/power set up, it is ridiculously small and lightweight (fits in the pocket of my mono m80 gig bag) and can go very loud [/quote] I recently bought the Demeter head that has this power amp built in it. Stunning thing! I did email Demeter themselves - the poweramp in that format is NOT rack mountable, but for an extra $50 they will build it into a a standard rack unit instead. I'm already thinking about that as an option to go with my Ampeg preamp!

I want one!

I'd like to go as I understand that Roger Sadowsky will be on the Bass Gear stand, and as I've just played my first Sadowsky NYC bass and I've fallen in love a bit!

I played my first NYC Sadowsky at Bass Gear on Saturday. Now I have serious gas for one!!

I wasn't aware you had electricity down there, let alone the internet!

I solved the problem by joining the music trust orchestra that my kids play in. I get to see the kids loads and gig and I've learnt to sight read on the way. It might not be rock n roll, but I'm a far better player for it now.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1424637832' post='2698660'] Depends on your viewpoint. They did a great design job with that bass and the standard electronics do the job extremely well. It most certainly ain't a turd!! [/quote] Just quoting this to keep it here when your humour gland is reconnected!

[quote name='rodney72a' timestamp='1424564264' post='2697899'] I have yet to see an EBMM bass that has benefited from 'upgrading' its pickup or preamp. (Snip) [/quote] I can't tell. Are you saying it's the finest instrument in the universe incapable of being bettered? Or are you saying that you can't polish a turd?

That's a beauty! Where did you order it from? Can I ask the weight too? I'm really picky about that!

I'm really pleased with my TM5 which I bought off-the-peg at Bass Direct but I quite fancy a 4 string to go with it. I'm still playing with the configurator to decide exactly what I want, but it is likely to be a TT4, maybe even passive (although the active will run in passive mode... Mmmmm). Then the main decision is whether to go for a lovely Tobacco-burst with a bit of relicing, or to go for a proper Larry Graham style bright white, gold hardware, maple board with while pearl inlays. But - to anyone that has ordered one in their own spec - Who did you order from? How long did it take? Any downsides etc etc?