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Have you seen Howard (the Doc)'s Pbass????? You could always invest the money.....only joking

Great to see its arrived safely! Hope you have a nice snowed-in weekend to play it.....

I wish I'd known about the no hippie rule....could've saved myself a fortune,man. Sh*t happens....now I play a Sadowsky. Bummer. Oli - looks good to me (man)

Depends on what is under the nitro. From memory Fender re-issues have a sealer coat under the nitro paint that is a lot tougher to remove. No idea what it is, but I'd guess some sort of polyester - its thicker and much harder than the nitro paint. I'd suggest getting the nitro off fairly gently, (stripper/ scraper and wire wool?) and seeing if the clear layer underneath will give you the look you're after?

The ProTec is great..loads of storage space and the rigid frame is good. Not very compact, and about the same as a Hiscox hard case for weight and portability, but the ProTec is also really good for carrying as a backpack . I'd also look (on Thomman?) for the SKB shaped foam case for J basses.

Our very own Wesley Steed recently fitted my J bass with the "original style" metal/felt mutes. Combined with Pyramid black plastic flats its almost a time travel experience - way back to the Fender Bass sound of the 60's. I'm currently using it for most of my jazz gigs, rather than EUB. The only thing is I feel the need to keep the huge bridge cover on so the felt pads don't get pulled around when its in the gig bag.

Look up Mo Clifton's Cherry basses (cliftonbasses.co.uk). They are shortscales, but mine is extremely light, but has plenty of power (its also passive, but Mo normally fits an Aguilar preamp). Part of the reason for this design was the back/shoulder problems that seem to hit bass players of a certain age.

From memory its a nut (think Gibson style) and probably an imperial size? Hope you get it tweaked to perfection! I'd love to see some pics....

And there was I, thinking you're a "one man and his Wal" .....you've become a collector!

Wouldn't it be interesting to do a comparison - something like a Shergold Marathon or early Wal, paired with an HH combo or Sound City 50 Plus...and a late 70s P or J with an Acoustic or Polytone? I've got a feeling the Brit gear would stack up pretty well. At the time most players spent a fortune getting the US gear, but I wonder if we've all changed over the last two or three decades? When's the Bristol bass bash I wonder?

I read that as a boost in midrange - although one mans honk is another mans growl - if you know what I mean. Maybe try boosting that frequency range on another amp and see if its agreeable?

Just to be clear - I'd never say DI only is the way to go. Micing cabs takes time, can be hit or miss and sometimes causes problems for other instruments. DI only is really as much for control and speed as sound quality or tone. It gets the job done. One day I'll have five whole tracks to myself...he he he

All depends who's paying...and the level of the studio....timescale...how long to lunch. For most of my project sessions I'm perfectly happy to just use a Sansamp. I've used one for years so I have my setting options burned into memory. I can actually set one up in the dark...and I've had to. But, I don't have a signature sound, I'm usually trying to fit in with whatever situation I find myself in and that can be anything from "polite" dinner jazz through to blues rock. If its an "expensive" project I'll take a posh rack preamp or two, with a decent passive DI. But I'd use something else if I was asked to, and it seemed a decent quality (Avalon, Countryman etc). I'll never get into a scrap with an engineer, if at all possible. I haven't ever (in at least 20 years) miked a cab for a studio session.

If its any help, I nearly always turned the tweeter right down. Nothing wrong with it, in fact it was a very musical one compared to SWR/Eden. I only really used it if I was amplifying acoustic guitar or vocal, and even then it was never more than half way up.

I had two of them..very close serial nos. One bought new via Overwater..the other used from here, a few months later. No idea which of the two has just died. Sounds like the weight saving will be worth the hassle, its a great sounding cab, but 34lbs was a bit much - its the only reason I sold them.

Sorry to hear about the dead driver....having used that cab for at least 6 years, I even feel a bit sad! But its very interesting that the driver is 4ohms. I used to use a pair with an Eden WT300, and it would overheat/shut down if pushed. Now I know why! Sorry Eden......

The pair in my five string were made by Kent, probably 12 years ago now, before he moved back to the States. I just had a chat with him on the phone, and he sent me something to do the job. I wasn't a fussy customer! Sound wise, the nearest description I can give is a "Ken Smith" type sound....clear, with strong mids. Not as honky as a Music Man. In series they are very dark and powerful (a bit Wal?), in parallel they have a lot more top end but less power. My bass is passive...but I should just wire them to parallel only and put in something like the Aguilar circuit to give the low end some extra weight. Back in the early 80s Kent's handmade pickups looked identical to Ken Smith's humbuckers, with allen key poles...so I'd guess they are a related design. I'm sure Kent will tell you all if you send him an email? His son Aaron is still making pickups in the UK, but he didn't have a web site last time I looked.

Everyone loves a happy ending

I recently got one for my Midget and thought the handle slot was in the wrong place....then I realized the handle isn't isn't in the middle of the cab. Turned the cover around and it was a perfect fit. Worth checking?

Sold Raggy my Squier CV Pbass - great guy to deal with. Easy communication, and even travelled in the snow to get here. Highly recommended.

Exactly what I thought..but it may also be because they put a few thin laminates into the joint? Or they may choose to use a weaker glue for the join - Alembic were repairing basses before they started making them.

I'd still rather play an EB3 than a W'wick Thumb! Sort of reverse Jack Bruce.......