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My Steinies (as expected) stay in tune. However, more surprisingly, my Jazz rarely needs tuned. Probably because the strings are quite stable, now that they are 39 years old. CB

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1377763074' post='2191368'] Man that white one is an attractive piece of kit... I've no idea what these sound like and never played one but that's seriously easy on the eye. Rob [/quote] The XLs... The white one is close to mint and my go-to bass Rob. The black one is absolutely pristine and is for trade. They sound as big and fat and punchy as any bass I've played. Hotter output than my Bongo too. Being small and made of graphite, they travel well and stay in tune. The pivot point of the boomerang being the CoG of the bass, you don't feel it after a whole night's playing. You mainly need to get used to the fact that the nut is a little bit further away when the bass is strapped on - can mess with your muscle memory a bit. CB

[quote name='lonestar' timestamp='1377763559' post='2191375'] Or a Fairlight [/quote] Or a Jupiter 8 - like this one I'm watching on eBay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221271758396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 CB

Yes indeed Gus - the Kramer Pitchfork was a very 80s thing. As was Mark King's JayDee. CB

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With the fscs only protecting £85k per bank that goes tits-up, you can run out of banks when trying to save fairly safely. So given the eggs/baskets scenario and the fact that you don't actually make a lot of interest on savings these days, it makes sense (certainly for me) to buy commodities which are not going to lose money, may gain a little and can be enjoyed too. CB

Meanwhile back in Wales, a distant ancestor of Aled Jones by the name of Jimmy Treble... CB

Gives me a great new idea for a Daft Punk tribute band name.

Hi Si, My OC-2 (Octave, black label, Japan) is 596000 CB

Okay, took a a pic of mine today for you. 4HH in Sapphire. CB

I'm looking at a Wal just now and need some advice. This got me thinking that it might be a good idea (if not already done) to catalogue our resident experts for future reference. I've had some really good Steinberger advice in the past - but just because some decent soul chanced to notice my post and PM'd me rather than by me knowing who to ask. Anyways...for now: who is our Wal expert? CB

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1376002519' post='2168602'] Quick note, the HH and HS basses have the traditional bridge humbucker in exactly the same place as the H models, APART from the Bongo. [/quote] Sorry - I always mix this up :-) My bad. CB

[quote name='sbrag' timestamp='1376000016' post='2168567'] Really happy with my vox amplug as long as you don't have really hot active pickups. My zoom b2 sounds great with headphones too and can be picked up quite cheap 2nd hand but don't have the aux in but do have more tones than you shake a stick at and a builds in drum box. [/quote] This is why I probably hate my Amplug. The Steinberger XL2 and MM Bongo are probably blowing it to pieces :-) CB

Depends how particular you are to get a very specific sound. Some folk get really anal about it. 2eq (some say original and best) has controls for Treble and Bass. 3eq has mid as well. I would not let that influence my choice. If you particularly want the original Stingray tone - then H is the way to go. Multi pickup Stingrays have the bridge pickup relocated slightly closer to the bridge which messes with the tone. (EDIT: I'm talking crap here -apparently, it's the Bongo where this happens) Neck wise, Stingrays are closer to a P. but you can get a SLO Special which has a neck that is narrower like a J. A MM Sterling is a smaller bodied bass with different electronics. I love them. Very playable and I reckon you can get close to a SR tone. Sterling by Musicman is a cheaper series of Stingrays etc. Well thought of too. Subs are well thought of as well - prob a good starting point if cash is an issue. My recommendation is to go to a shop and try them. MM Bongo will also do the SR sound. My favourite basses. Awesome piece of kit. There are a lot more knowledgable folk than me on the forum who will comment on the serial parallel nuances etc. CB

I'm not one for criticising anything that other folk like. Whatever floats your boat. But I was agreeing with an earlier poster's sentiment - if you're in the market specifically for a Steinberger type bass - you really should try one of the originals. Do I think your bass is crap? No. I don't. Do I think the original Steinbergers are better? Very much so, in every single way apart from financial cost and weight. But hey, that's just my opinion. CB

I think you've mistaken me for another poster. I haven't uttered a word of criticism against your bass. What I said was that the graphite basses are a totally different instrument. Not quite sure how you make the jump to the copies being unplayable. CB

Once you've played an original graphite Steinberger, you'll see what we mean. I'm sure the modern wooden basses may be totally fine. But the L2 and XL2 are a TOTALLY different instrument. CB