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Pretty much what I'd have said, except I have no experience with the Sandberg.

So... with Strings Direct being unhelpful , I'd given up. So my other half very kindly buys me a set of Elites 40-125s from Bass Direct, bless her. They arrive in good time. I fit them and ONCE AGAIN the D and A strings are too damn long. Why in the name of all that's low-tuned haven't The Bass Centre (Elites manufacturer) contacted their retailers and recalled all the sets from the duff production runs? So utterly F'ed off. And don't be mentioning adapters for regular strings. I don't want to do that. I want DBE strings that fit at a sensible price; not what D'Addario are charging...

I started a bit late. Went too long without an amp (2 years) when I started. Not buying that Ken Smith sixer at the Bass Centre. Bought a Warwick Streamer LX6 instead.

Works for me. Markbass CS450 head into newer Schroeder 21012L. Clean headroom for days. Sounds great. Drive/ Vintageness ably supplied by a Two Notes "Le Bass" preamp pedal. (So that's a 450w Class A/B head with a "lightweight" 2x10 with a 1x12 built in. Rated @ 1kW. 4 Ohm impedance. Pretty close to where you're headed?) Issues? The Markbass doesn't like to have it's input stage clipped. Hence the dirt from the pedal. The Schroeder's tonal balance varies dramatically dependent on where you stand relative to it. In larger rooms at higher SPLs, this disappears. Both are peculiar to the devices concerned and aren't huge problems. I'd try any combination of amps/cabs that came my way. Just out of interest as much as anything!

Not far off, Bill.. https://images.app.goo.gl/vFW16ths6ZTqAqNH7 Couldn't link the image itself. These are "hifi" loudspeakers, but demonstrate the form factor well enough. I think I'd make them shorter with a more vertical baffle.

Depending upon what you forsee using said cabinet for, I might consider a non- rectangular cabinet; tall and slim (but with a low enough C-of-G to keep it stable!) with the driver mounted in an angled top face to aid projection. I'm always concerned with 1x10 that at close quarters, my ankles are getting more benefit than my ears. Sure, stands and beer crates exist, but look untidy! I guess the port/s can be located almost anywhere as they behave omnidirectionally at the frequencies they're working at.

I once used a Super Redhead 2x10 combo that was laid on by the venue. I recall it sounding good and being perfectly adequate for the job in hand. If that sounds like my damning it with faint praise, I'm not. Amps are either up to the task in question, or they aren't. That covers power, tone, reliability, ease of use... whatever criteria you have.

Mine are permanently chained to a belt loop with a dog chain that I purchased in ~1991 so I didn't lose my keys in the Pro-Pain moshpit at the Marquee... Still going strong!

If it's any consolation, my SVP-PRO loves to vibrate at 50Hz. Think it's mains induced vibration from the transformer in my case. 🤪

I've found similar with many basses I've bought/ played/ worked on. Also, the better / more accurate the tuner, the better the results are. I use a rack mount Korg DTR 1000 when doing set-ups. It's as clear as day, and more accurate than my other Korg, Boss or Zoom units. I may well attack my Epiphone with the Allen Keys this week! (relief could comfortably be less- rod needs tightening a smidge)

Given your caveats about routing and battery compartments, might a good off-board pre-amp (in pedal format) be an idea? I've found that the A channel on my Two Notes Le Bass can nicely tailor a passive bass' tone without any distortion if I keep the gain to sensible levels. There's plenty of choice, The vintage Markbass pre and the Genzler Re-EQ both caught my eye. Perhaps the Two Notes Revolt. At least if it's external, you can try some out together and see what you like.

* Other quality bass cabinet manufacturers are available.

Called Strings Direct. Meh. Either go back to the shop (70 mile round-trip. I was passing that way the first time) Or "We'll Email you a Freepost label, send the Strings back with your receipt and we'll refund you" Uh... I don't own a printer. I'd have to go and buy a Jiffy bag and then wait for a refund which may or may not materialise. What a drag. I don't recall any of this being my fault 😡

Yep. I've got a Two Notes Le Bass in front of my ( otherwise very clean) Markbass CS450 and Schroeder 21012L, and channel B does a fair job of reproducing what my Ampeg SVP-PRO sounds like, but it's got the bypass, modern drive (A) , series and parallel sounds available as well. I'm sure the Aggy, Ampeg, Darkglass etc. Units are all good in their own way.

Used is the way to go. The only proviso being; can you source a second matching cab? I ducked this issue by buying a single 4 Ohm cab (second hand, naturally!)with a more than adequate power handling (1kw) No, it doesn't have the height advantage of 2x2x10 in a vertical array, but it's more than enough. Have a look through the classifieds on here, there's always plenty of choice, and if you're feeling strong, the old-school cabinets can be had at silly prices.

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I owned a 10th Anniversary BS signature Attitude. Whilst never a student of the design's evolution, I can contribute these thoughts. Right- Neck attachment Headstock shape Basic body shape The bridge matches the one mine had It appears to be passive... but EMG are renowned for their active pickups. Missing or different- Controls. these seem to be regular VVT. Many Attitudes have VVT, but with pop-up pots to facilitate twinning the pickup outputs and a mid-cut on the neck pickup. Pickups. Usually DiMarzio Willpower, comprising a huge humbucker right up against the base of the neck, plus a P in the usual position. Not the EMG P/J set seen here. Tuners. Mine had Gotohs on it and a pukka US Hipshot De-tuner on the E. A great many Attitudes had a De-tuner as standard. Nothing wrong with these Schallers, though. Jack socket. I'd be expecting two, one for each pickup. Unless this has been wired as a TRS to allow the separate pickup routing. No scalloped frets. The upper registers on the D and G strings had scalloped frets on many Attitudes. Where's the Yamaha logo on the headstock? In summary, it all looks well made, and from decent bits of timber, but there are just too many discrepancies for me to believe it's a proper Attitude. It may well be a fine bass. If you can try it out, it may prove to be worth the €600 the vendor is asking for. Otherwise, I'd give it a miss, since it really doesn't seem to be what it says it is.

If the budget allows; Bongo 4HH Epic things.

It's just not that black and white. There are good mass-produced basses and poor hand- made basses. And a whole gamut in between. In any case, with reference to the OP; If it plays well and sounds good, all is likely to be well. Furthermore, it means there's a long way to go before the truss- rod is "maxed-out". If the neck stays put through variations in temperature/ humidity, then you're onto a winner. Nothing wrong with a rigid, strong, stable neck. As long as there's enough relief in it.

I've still a few on the hit- list!

You'll rival my Ibanez collection! 🙃

What'd you buy now?

The Bass Centre were very apologetic, and said they'd refund Strings Direct who could refund me... Ideally, I'd take the Hohner with me, and swap a good .065 and .085 out of another set, which Bass Centre could refund Strings Direct for. I've currently got the new B,E & G on it, with the old A &D to stop the neck wandering.

They're probably only ~3mm too long. But it's enough. I almost need a hard metal curved "seat" with a slot on it to insert into the head-piece to take up the slack. And yes. It's the other critical dimension besides gauge, and it IS a PITA.

A quick call to The Bass Centre has revealed that they suffered QC issues (string length being too long, unsurprisingly) with the DBE sets 😡 Whilst they've purged the rogue sets from their own inventory, there are still some out there in retail. I only popped into Strings Direct as I was in the vicinity. It's a 70 mile round-trip otherwise.