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Thank you so much for sharing these links. What fascinating reading.

Ashdown unreliable? Don't know about that but I do know they look after their customers in exemplary fashion if anything does go wrong. Markbass on the other hand definitely do not. Their gear fails? Tough sh!t. No one can fix it but their one chosen company. So you face couriers or a long drive and as they're the only show in town they can charge you what the hell they like. I learned my lesson the hard way with MB.

I like the cut of your jib @krispn the 'debate' quickly becomes stale, repetitious and dull. A product is advertised with hyperbolic exaggeration as to its actual capabilities. This is not new, not really worthy of so much breast beating. All that matters to those, like me, who have bought the amp is reliability, sound and volume. Okay, okay - and looks. Those of you who seem to feel that the manufacturer has in some way offended you personally won't be buying the amp. So why care so much about something you will never buy? I struggle to see why folk get so cross about such things, especially when it's nothing new, has always happened and always will. We're talking about a bass amp for amateur players here not food or medicine.

He doesn't talk about the neck but at least you have some sound comparisons here

Guess most of you have seen this, but it's interesting if you haven't

Second transaction I've enjoyed with Keith. Not only do you know precisely what you're buying or trading but you can be confident you're getting a fair deal as well. Keith met me in the kind of backwoods location they probably use to shoot werewolf movies and was the perfect gent. We parted happy with our respective acquisitions and he even threw in a bottle of his homemade apple juice! Buy, sell or trade with absolute confidence.

880watts I reckon.

+1. And a lot of other disco stuff.

Isn't it great when a bass just fits you? And neck love is the best. The body may have the looks but it's the neck makes or breaks the relationship. Wonder what a shiny reflective silver scratch plate would look like on that black beauty...

Strange one last night. Pub wasn't ready for us so we ended up setting up in a rush. No proper sound check. I basically plugged in and played tweaking the sound of the Veyron as I went along. Thought I'd be eating my words. Could not get any of that elusive heft from it. Sound was just a bit gutless. Turns out I'd wound the compressor/limiter knob way up to nearly one o'clock. In the break I had another look and dialled it right back and presto! Heft, weight, depth, ooomph, boom, bang and wallop a plenty.

That's an interesting perspective. Coming from the other side of the debate all I thought I saw was a queue of people attacking the brand in ways entirely free from nuance, subtlety, wit or reason. That's my fault for being defensive - as if I was being attacked for my choice of gear. I'm not of course, I'm just being intolerant of other people's opinions. I need to be less ready to rush to judgement and more prepared to respond with a little perspective. So thank you.

Thanks man, I'll add a Mustang to my ever growing list of wanna try basses.

Thank you all for the responses. Some great ideas. And Ped for that really kind offer. If I end up round your way I'll give you a shout!

Thanks for sharing. I've always liked the look of a Mustang. Never played a shorty before. How did you find gigging with it? Or have you always used short scale basses?

Thank you

What weight is the shortscale?

Thanks guys, I will go and investimagate.

Anyone recommend a travel bass? Folding or otherwise. My ambition is to cycle to rehearsals.

Subscribed. Particularly like when the manicured finger and thumb appear to alter the effect!

George Michael was a wonderful singer. If I say he could have filled Freddie Mercury's shoes I think that says enough. Wrote some crap songs though 😝