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You can special order a Stingray with the SLO neck option too - that is basically the Sterling neck on a ray. Not many used ones though, alas.

I’ve been bandless for coming up to a year and I did need the break but just as I was thinking about finding a new one, this thread reminds me of all the reasons I might not bother…

What is there? The Crybaby Mini Bass Wah is now stupid money so is there an alternative that is just as small? ta

That's kind of interesting in itself. I've found a few photos of stingrays with tape measures on the neck showing the pickup distance from the nut, and various youtube vids with measurements. And it seems over the years they have varied in placement by a good 5-6mm. As we know from 1960/1970 jazz basses where the bridge pickup is only 9mm further back on the 1970s one even a little movement can make quite a difference.

They seem like a great band, and nicely done to them for that. I must admit I'm not a fan of meet and greet for anything - music / film etc, but I can see the appeal particularly for younger fans. For me, I like the mystery of not knowing anything about them. I find it easier to just watch the performance then. Knowing the real person for me somehow diminishes the stage persona / role.

I know about the different magnets - it was the placement that bothers me!

As above! The question came to me in the middle of the night and now it's bothering me! Anybody know?

Definitely try the Updater. Then if not, the official L6 repair place is in Norfolk. Go direct to them. When the repair place was in Milton Keynes I needed a repair on a Pod XT Pro Rack and they charged me £20.

I just got this. It’s mad!

I think it was one of the guys in Angel Witch (NWOBHM) who opened a rehearsal studio in Northampton. No idea if it is still there.

Well, I’ve been waiting outside this bar for the “Hot MILFS that want to shag me” for 3 days now. I even sent them money for a taxi, but judging by the money they took it must be miles away!

Definitely poach the singer if she's interested. I'm assuming you are already making plans to seduce the drummers wife? It is the expected response I understand.

It’s awesome. the pcb’s are separate because it’s just their regular pedals mounted in a box.

The German Cali tuners are now the same weight as Hipshot Ultralites. So that could be good.

Yeah - that's the same weight as my Lionel Superlight - makes even my full scale TT4 Superlight seem heavy - ant that is only about 200g heavier!

I can't see if they put the extra 2 frets on an overhang so the neck still fits on a regular 20 fret fender or whether the neck pocket would need to be extended.

Wood varies massively. I”ve had 8lb jazz basses and 10lb jazz basses. Each tree is unique so it’s impossible for basses to all weight the same for a particular model.

Man - I would have loved to see that gig!

The modern approach of having the kick drums amazingly loud is so annoying. It just kills everything else in the same freq range. Seems to be infecting more and more genres too. It used to just be modern metal, but now it's everywhere.

Also... I've been on the Analogman King of Tone waiting list for 6 years now. Still not at the top! But you don't pay at the beginning for that. Only pay when you confirm you still want it when you reach the top.

2 years is after they actually put in an extra production line a few years ago! If they hadn't done that, then it would have been 4! I got mine in 1 year almost to the day in 2023.

I never knew about that back off the volume thing - that's really cool. I don't think it will work with my EMG loaded J though! The tone stays as is when the volume is reduced.

They used to be happy to get something out of a box and weigh stuff, but now they don't. I suspect their new massive automated warehouse system would get in the way of wandering over to get one off a shelf. It's a shame but I kind of get it for them - they are probably warehousing hundreds of incoming basses a day. It would need a dedicated team to weight stuff on the way in and stick it on a site like smaller places can do. But it is also why I won't buy a bass from them anymore.

I've never had an Aguilar amp. I think partly because I couldn't decide which one to get. Mind you, every few years I go round the houses with various amps and cabs and always end up back at Mark Bass so I really should stop spending money.