Graham

[B]Lack of tone knob[/b] I don't miss it, you can vary the tone dramatically by altering the relative pickup volumes, I think because the pickups are so powerful and have a lot of clarity it gives you a good starting point for varying the tone. If you found you really needed a tone control, there's a wiring mod that can give you that, which you can find over at the Basses By Leo forum. [B]Neck profiles[/b] These can vary, as American G&Ls are semi-customable when you order, so you can have any neck profile from the range they offer, I think there are maybe six different neck profiles/fretboard radiuses you can go for. The default neck profile is a jazz width, I`ve played two US SB2s - mine, a `95, which has a pretty standard jazz width, with a radiused board and a 2013 model at Bass Direct which had a very slim and shallow neck, more like the Lakland Duck Dunn I had before I got the SB2. Up until around the turn of the century, I think, they had three bolt necks with a micro-tilt, they now have six bolt necks, which I think is much better; when I took mine im for set-up after getting it, they need to re-align the neck, which I think is common of three bolt necks. [B]Weight[/b] I can't give you a specific weight, but as the bodies are undersized they are quite light; I found mine to be lighter than my tribute L2000, and dramatically lighter than the Duck Dunn I`d had previously. I used the Duck Dunn New Years Eve 2012 and found my shoulder in a fair bit of pain the next day from the long set, I`d moved on to the G&L for NYE 2013 at the same venue and was absolutely fine the next day. That all said, I don't know how representative that is, as the Lakland in question (OBBMs old PJ) was quite heavy. [B]USA vs Tribute[/b] I`ve not played a Tribute model SB2 unfortunately, so can`t comment specifically, however both American and Asian models have the same US made MFD pickups, but with Basswood instead of Ash/Alder bodies and Chinese rather than American made hardware. I do also own a Tribute L2000 and it is a very good instrument, only slight gripes with it are the neck pocket isn't quite as tight as I`d like (not that I can tell if this impacts the tone) and the control cavity isn't as tidy as I`d like. That's me being picky and looking for issues, on the whole it`s a very good instrument and the Tributes are generally regarded as being pretty close to the American versions. [B]Solo`d neck pickup[/b] With volume on full it`s very hot, clear, almost brash and aggressive sounding, you`ll need your input gain lower lower than other passive instruments if you don't want the pre-amp to clip. Rolling down the volume makes it smoother, though still clear across all four strings and you can get to an almost Motown style thud (though obviously not equivalent to an Alnico P with flats) with the volume down low, but as it's so hot, you`be got more headroom to turn down - if you see what I mean Sorry for the rather rambling reply, but I`m quite a fan of these instruments, let me know if you have any other questions

Short clip from when we played in 2009 http://youtu.be/8AwNANmDxF4

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1424991965' post='2702834'] We have a tidy drummer that can handle lead vox but he wants to sing less hence the new front person, she can belt them out no messing, Low down rock, show tunes, through to Christina Aguilera stuff etc no probs! Guitarist is good but not a shredder and just myself, that's where the rot begins [/quote] Sounds like a fun set

I keep a spreadsheet with all my gigs on it and musical income and outgoings; last year I did 694.8 miles, so no, nothing like yours

Congratulations mate, I played the campsite stage back in 2009, but not the festival proper. That was an amazing experience, I'll bet yours will be too

What setting are you using it on? The multiband and valve sim settings will inherently alter the tone, the flat setting shouldn't too much though

Just came across this on the EGC Facebook page Love the shape and material, would go for a more subdued colour though

I like that a lot, if memory serves it's an aluminium neck'd Hartke? [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/Bass/HartkeXL-4.jpg[/IMG] Edit: third time's the charm, and clearly a Hartke from the filename

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I quite like Steve DiGiorgio's custom Thor bass.. [Img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Ghost_Upon_The_Stage/Mobile%20Uploads/proxy_zpshujk5mkg.jpeg" class="ipsImage" />

I've been using the free version for a few weeks now, really impressed with it, my mum's going to pay for the subscripton for my birthday next month so looking forward to being able to listen to specific songs and albums in the correct order

[quote][b]victor5string, on 18 February 2015 - 10:18 AM, said:[/b] Metal bass players still(not all but a fair few) keep scooping the mids out, so there is not a great deal to fill that gap and there tone just disappears with the drums and guitars. [/quote] This is definitely a contributing factor, I wasn't guilty of that when I was in a metal band, but it does do my head in that so many metal bassits scoop their mids so much.

Isn't Danni California by the Chili's almost a straight lift from something else, down to the drums and lyrical themes?

Is it like this one? [Img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Ghost_Upon_The_Stage/20131103_111418_zps5e93dc80.jpg" class="ipsImage" /> I've had it a about ten years, not a bad guitar, does me alright. It could do with some better pickups as the stock ones are a bit muddy -though tuning it to drop B probably doesn't help that

The albums that most remind me of being a teenager are Dookie by Green Day and Dude Ranch by Blink 182, perfect albums for when you're 16

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1423655536' post='2687438'] I think just the fact they say Germany on them over any of the Asian countries will be a big selling point - same as USA/Mexican Fenders. Am I imagining things or is/was there talk of being able to put "Made in Germany" on a product that's made somewhere else so long as a certain % comes from inside the EU? ie Send a load of German wood & electronics to Asia to be put together & you can still call it German? I may have completely dreamed that up but I'm sure I saw it somewhere. [/quote] From an export controls perspective, the country of origin is defined as the country where the last major change was made to the item, so I don't think that would fly for export compliance. I'm not sure if you can get away as marketing something as made in country a, but declare the country of origin as country b I'll ask our compliance officer at work to clarify it tomorrow

Same, in a fairly standard covers band so unfortunately the type of music I mostly listen to - doom and black metal isn't really suitable for the setlist

I wouldn't worry an awful lot about the power, I've not had mine long, and like you was a little concerned about power as I was going to be using it into an 8ohm 1x15 (first generation Barefaced Compact), so on paper that's only 88.5 watts into just one driver, albiet quite a sensitive one. However, not an issue, I did three gigs over Christmas with that set-up and I don't think I had the master above 11 o'clock in a four piece rock/pop covers/function band. I've now swapped to a EBS Neo 2x12 and am looking forward to using it in anger for the first time

That's just the head, I apologise, looks like I didn't read your original post very well...... There's always the 600 watt version which will be cheaper and leave you some cash for a cab. At your budget, a Markbass combo sounds ideal

Bought some strings from Stu, turned up very quickly, remarkably well packed

Used Genz streamliner - go for about £350 - £400 for the 900 watt version Edit - forgot you didn't want too much colouration - the Streamliner may have to much for you.

Damn quote function @Charic, you mean Alex Webster? Cannibal Corpse bassist?