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Did you see there is currently one on reverb - https://reverb.com/item/33975682-ibanez-srh505-semi-hollow-5-string-active-bass-guitar-in-dragon-eye-burst-flat

Is it a Squier MB-4? The number of frets doesn't actually matter - the important thing is the scale length, which is the distance between the nut and the bridge. For your Squier, you'll need "long scale" strings, which is the most standard length. I don't know much about punk rock so I'll leave specific brand recommendations to someone else.

I see the cart page even says "Test Mode — No money will be collected" 🙄 Perhaps you can call them and buy it over the phone?

The sibling UMC204HD has a stereo/mono switch for direct monitoring, so a mono input comes through in both channels. With the UMC22, if your bass is in input 1 and you monitor directly, does the bass only come out of the left channel?

I'll pile in with the Sandberg SL love - it plays lovely, sounds great, and is perfectly balanced. Mine is cedar and it is a soft wood; I wouldn't say I baby my basses, but I'm pretty careful; however I have quite a few dings, although they are nearly all the most minor type, that you only see if you go looking for them. Mine is a 5-string and 3.3kg; I don't ever want to go back to a 4.5kg bass!

Sounds a bit like fdeck's HPF-Pre series 3 (fixed 12 dB/octave + variable 12 dB/octave) The Irish builder Rafferty builds the fdeck series 2 (12 dB/octave). I don't know someone this side of Atlantic who builds a series 3.

I don't really know, I'm just guessing 😃 I agree that the isolated tracks I hear on YouTube are generally more middy and less bassy than I thought they would be, given how they sound in the mix. Also they are often a lot more overdriven, when the final mix sounds clean.

Although thinking about it, I suppose the same can be said of the "no bass" mix i.e. I don't know where that came from and if/how it's EQed or not.

I would guess the isolated track is not EQed yet. The reason I say that is that I also have a "no bass" mix of Sir Duke; I overlaid the two tracks, and it doesn't sound like the album version.

Sounds like he is in the wrong, but sometimes you have to be pragmatic. I can't see that it's worth the hassle of somehow forcing him to buy it (if that is even possible). I would return his money via PayPal, and re-list the case. Maybe remove the photo of the cab from the listing, as rightly or wrongly it's caused some confusion - just put a photo of the case itself.

I had a BB425X from 2013-2014, and BB735A from 2018-2019. 2014 was long ago enough that I can't really remember the details; but I would say overall I preferred the BB735A, both in feel/comfort and sound. If I was buying BB today, I'd get a 434 or 435. I did also previously own a 434, and to me it is equal quality to the 735A, other than the existence of the preamp. The preamp is good - but since I prefer a passive bass and removed the battery, the preamp scores no points for me personally.

I just picked up a Squier Classic Vibe fretless jazz, but it has this problem: Running a finger down the fingerboard, can definitely slightly feel each "fret"; and then there is one marker that is coming out. (This bass is getting sent back to the retailer, of course.) On the Sire, is the fingerboard smooth/coated, or can you feel the fret markers?

Is that the VT? The VS has no bridge pickup.

With Barefaced, I found calling them works better than emailing. https://barefacedaudio.com/pages/contact_us

Two examples here: 8lbs 10oz and 8lbs 6oz

Definitely would have to have a new bridge cut. You can't just turn the existing one around either, as they only fit one way. Unfortunately there are no off-the-shelf bridges - they are custom carved by a luthier to fit the individual bass. You'd probably need a new fingerboard too; some are bevelled on the E-string side. Photo from google images.

Teen Town, or something from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorius_(album)

This has a 5/4 intro although they switch to 4/4 pretty soon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqoqzSZkPs

The two-metre guideline only really applies outdoors. I'm not sure I'd want to be indoors for any extended period of time. Imagine someone is chain-smoking in your vicinity, and you are concerned about secondhand smoke. Outdoors, with an infinite supply of fresh, moving air - no problem; but indoors, the whole room will be hot-boxed in no time. E.g. this article: "Any environment that is enclosed, with poor air circulation and high density of people, spells trouble." https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them

Yes, I also put all my trust in designacable. Van Damme or Sommer cable, Neutrik connectors, and fast service too. https://www.designacable.com/ https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/designacable

I found this was good EQ, build quality, and clean: https://www.jimdunlop.com/mxr-bass-preamp/

Perhaps it's also that the Sires sell in high volumes in the first place (e.g. https://www.thomann.de/gb/topseller_GF_electric_basses.html) so I would expect to see correspondingly numerically more of them in the used marketplace.

There's generally been a lot more discussion about the V (jazz) and P (precision) models; less so the M model which is the one in the original post above. Here are some links though: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/343648-nbd-sire-m7-2nd-generation-initial-review/ https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/352954-sire-m7-version-2/ https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/299031-nbd-sire-m7-5-string/