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I'm using a pair of Mark Bass Club 121, tweeters set to 50%.

Mainly using a Streamline 4 and a Sandberg TM. I love the clarity!

I'm guessing our ears are massively different!

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I must admit I hated the LH series heads. I had a shot of one of my mates LH1000 and just thought it turned everything into a wooly mess. Selling an amp as powerful as that with no "flat" setting? Er, no. Which is why I'm so glad I didn't wait the 4 years for the Kilo as it's got that same FMV tonestack in it which can't be defeated. Come on!! Sort it out Larry!!
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Wooly mess? What cab were you using? I find my LH500 to be wonderfully clear!

Status Half-wounds.

The "facilitator" crap is just crap.

Remember all those MASSIVE cases against ISP's for facillitating illegal downloads?

Me neither.

I fully support RIC if they are going after manufacturers making [b][i]direct copies with the intent to pass them off as RICs[/i][u].[/u][/b]But any other attempts will lose - just like Gibson did against PRS.

But as for a private ad that admits the instrument is a fake - he can stick his well laid plan up his well laid arse.

I've tried Roto's (Nice), La Bella's (Nice) and EB (not so nice)

But, then I tried Status Hotwire Half-Wounds.

With the tone backed off a bit - proper old skool thick chewy flat sound. Tone back up - nice and clanky. I love them.

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HAve you every been insulted by Mr Hall or his acolytes? I have, just for asking pertinent questions. He recently did so again to a BC forumite. That's my main stance on getting rid of my Ricks; I've just had enough. Furthermore, I have NO problem with a company protecting its rights; it's just the ham-fisted way RIC goes about it that pisses me off.
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That wasn't exactly even hinted at in your earlier post.

I have no problem with that at all - Larry Dimarzio offended me once so I took all his pickups out of my guitars!

I love the uninformed reaction to this sort of thing.

Part of getting a patent or showing ownsership of copyright includes showing attempts to control copies. Without it the courts are likely to tell them to bugger off - so they are not being heavy handed, they are simply complying with the law to be able to protect their design. UK and USA copyright law is very different and the test cases on guitars are mostly from the USA. The Gibson -v- PRS case fell apart when Gibson's own counsel confirmed that "only an idiot would confuse them at the point of sale"

The headstock is likely to be the only properly copyright-able part of a guitar as the rest is much more related to the function of the instrument. That is why Phillips lost their sole use of the Phillishave system.

So RIC are likely to be able to force the copiers to change the headstock shape, but I doubt they'll get anywhere beyond that - but the point is -[b] to win future cases they must show that they tried[/b]

The next big one will be NS -v- Warwick. That one is a bit different. W knew they were sailing close to the wind and originally licenced the use of the "Streamer" shape. They refused to pay more fees but still make it. As another example - in Japan the copyright laws specifically allow local companies to "improve upon" the designs of others (TBH that is so subjective it is considered to be just a way to avoid liability for japanese firms) so that is why ESP in particular make Non-export models that appear to be perfect copies of 1959 Gibsons etc, except for the name.


As for the liability of shops - if they are openly selling a "tribute" that is clearly not a RIC then they have no liability. If they are selling an actual copy (name included) then they are likely to be liable.

Personally, I am more amazed at the sadly expected forum reaction. Try changing position on it. If you had a product that you researched, bought to market and sold, building up a global reputation wouldn't you protect it?

You got a sale price in mind?

Don't know that model - but on my old Yamaha P5000S I just used to use 1 side for smaller things.

Just keep the vol on the unused side at nil.

Sounds to me like you need both.

(This is always the right answer)

Piano, then sax then guitar and bass almost at the same time.

1000 for a miller is delusional.

Jap 62 jazz and an East preamp wold be my choice.

If I didn't already have a Sandberg that craps all over fender build.

I use my lh500 with a pair of Mark Bass Club 121 cabs.

I love it. Wonderful sound.

PICS!!!

I've got the vocal headset version of this (for magic shows - not a 5 Star Tribute!!) and it is superb!

Really clear and I've not suffered a single drop out yet.

Depends on the bass. Some have monster output and have plenty of juice to run into a power amp, some don't.

The issue will be tone.

Of course you could always run a pre-amp pedal like a Tech 21 VT Bass pedal into a power amp. But most poweramps weigh more than your Genz anyway.

I owned that for a while too!

A superb bass in every way. I sold that to get a Bongo 6 and then discovered I can't play 6 strings, Can't even play 5!

I'm such a nobber.

US dealers will lose their supply if they ship a new EBMM to the UK.

All distributors around the world do that. It's not unusual!

And they are not £700 cheaper anyway... as soon as it got here... 4.4% import tax and then 20% vat to be added.

I had one. It was amazing.

Easy to play (and these days I'm just a 4 string bloke) and wonderful sounding.

Buy one.

Thanks chaps!

For donkey's I've played Status and have never needed to adjust the rod.

Now I have added a Sandberg to the stable. I've just loaded it with 35-95 and I need a bit more curve in the neck.

Adjustment is from the headstock. Sandberg web site suggests anti-clockwise to curve the neck a bit more... but from which end of the instrument????

Why can't they just say "when wearing the bass twist up for less relief and down for more" (or whichever is actually correct!)


Help!!

That is lovely!

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Wasn't there a bloke on Bass World who had about 30 of these strangely shaped basses?
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Yup - It was Paul_C

He collected each model in every colour available! He lives round the corner from me - alas the basses were sold years ago now.

My just acquired TM4




It's wonderful! Such a huge sound and an easy neck.

Build quality that Fender can only dream about.

I love Status half-wounds. Awesome string.