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Nah, it's just convenience. Having a ground lift, and at holiday parks/festivals and clubs there's always an XLR ready. It's just easier. If the Stomp were to go down on a gig, then I've only got to switch one patch cable and I'm covered too.

Helix Stomp! Mine has been a revelation. Sent to the desk (via Riadial DI, though that's not 100% necessary). If monitors aren't supplied, or not on IEMs, I use a Headrush, via an aux on the desk so I can set my vocals/bass and whatever else I want in my monitor mix.

Can you hook a bit of tooth floss or fishing line down the back of it?

I had a mk1 V7 5, and it was very good. Good enough that I sold my Sadowsky, the bass it was due to play backup to. Realised that I preferred 18mm string spacing and genuinely loved the sound of it, active and passive. The only downside to it was the weight, which is why I sold it. I really want to try a mk2. I hear about the tuners and bridge complaints, but I never had any issues.

Same as @Chiliwailer, the Stomp has changed the game for me. A close second is my Sandberg Super Light. Travelling, loading in and out and playing is now far less of a chore. No bad purchases, though I'm really not a fan of the Dunlop Nickels I put on the Sandberg. They take the wooden spoon by default.

Anyone seen these: https://m.thomann.de/gb/thomann_safecase_90_e_bass_bag.htm?o=12&search=1573302769 Which looks to be based on: https://www.musicarea.cn/?post_type=products&page_id=14096 The Thomann one looks pretty cool. Been case shopping, but ignored the Thomann one. But actually, it looks smart. Anybody seen one, or heard of Music Area?!

Where was that one? Holiday Park? I could've put you up!

Hadn't thought about one of those. I had one of the shaped interior ones housing a Sadowsky and it was great. Looked alright too 😁

That's good, thanks, they're probably front runners, I had SKB with my fenders and always liked them. Do you k ow which model yours is?

They're great, I'm moving my Fusion Urban on because I need a case to whack in the back of a strategically packed van. The Fusion is fantastic, but I need something that can be stacked a bit more securely.

Which hardcases are people using with their Sandbergs? The Fender/SKB stuff looks good, but the smaller body Sandbergs may shift in transit?

I'm trying the nickels, I like the sound and tension. They're very coarse/rough on the fingertips though, compared to D'Addario nickels I normally use.

You'd be best placed bypassing the amp's pre by going to the return of the effects loop. Using just the power amp of the combo and your Stomp for the preamp. But, what's drawing you to that setup, if you already have the Stomp? There's little point paying extra for the Stage 800 when the Stomp offers lots of the same features. If you want a combo and to use the effects of the Stomp, the Rumble 500 would be better. I had that 800, it was really good. But now I use the Stomp direct to FOH, and use IEMs or an active speaker for fold back. Much lighter load, and I get a better representation through my FRFR of what's going to front of house. Much cheaper option if you already own a Stomp too!

They're nice things to have around, especially from your fine collection!

I'd love it back. Absolutely LOVE it back. What a bass 😩 I think it'd be great with flats! Interested to hear your thoughts on the Duo strap too!

1. Have been meaning to get a second for a few years...

Or A minor one 😉

Just to revisit this, I've had EB strings rust before, but never out of the pack! These skinny strings were bought 6 months ago, properly sealed and packaged, I open them up to this... Not just a spot of rust. I've emailed them. What a mess.

Shocked to hear that from him... Not. I don't think it's a sweat thing either. They sounded great when brand new, especially on a Stingray! Very strange, and I've never experienced/heard of it on other brand. La Bella are generally pretty dependable!

The EB going rusty likely wasn't a bad set. They seem to do that for some people. Me being one of them. I know a couple of guitar players that have the same issue with their skinny EB strings.

Definitely use the scan feature, I let it scan for 20 seconds or so. I've not had a single dropout, and have used it at some big festivals.

Line 6 G75 for me. Super low latency, great build quality, amazing price atm!