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MIne arrived today from Dv247. Echo the comments about the slim neck, it seems slimmer than the last Epis I picked up. MIght take a little getting used too, I wish it wasn't quite as slim. Again the recessed trim around the headstock is quite dark which is a shame as it's one of the 'features' of the T-Bird headstock. The Sunburst is quite gorgeous though and it plays well, perhaps a little buzzy on the 1st few frets but now it's tuned to pitch I'll wait and see what happens, It's lighter than all my Ps including the Pino. Knobs are black top hats not the amber ones. I'm between amps at the moment but will give it a shot before too long. There's something about these 50s/60s designs that have appeal akin to an automobile (yes the guy who designed the 'Bird was an auto designer). Especially the solid colours with chrome hardware - the burst/black less so but it's still totally classy. I can't put it down, that's a good early sign.

Most bassists are replacable except the ones who front the band but no bands would be 'the same' without their original bass player. The Smiths do fall into this category IMO - the contribution of Rourke/Joyce as a rhythm section is understated. Over time (as original bands from my era have split and reformed) I've come to realise that Joe Public really doesn't care that much who is backing the singer...!!

Etienne bought one of my Berg EX112ERs... then returned swiftly after for the other! Real pleasure to deal with. Hope you enjoy your new stack. thanks Mark

Been looking to try one myself for years if only to check out that power amp overdrive thing it has. If that works well then great. Even a decent youtube demo video would be nice but there's nothing useful. The fact that Ampeg aren't pushing the amp with demos would worry me. It seems overly expensive. Maybe the money is in the 2500 watts,

I concur with Lozz about the MB Fusion. On it's own it has that GK upper mid tight funky thing going on when you dig in but in a mix it sounds very full, deep and clear. One of the best experiences I've had with micro heads.

I certainly think that the ability to adjust the neck angle is often overlooked but it can be crucial to a perfect dream setup. It'is something that cannot be rectified correctly with adjustments of string action or bridge. I've just had a quality parts bass put together and the neck is sublime with SUPER low action at the moment except... it gets progressively tighter the further up the neck you go. But as the action is so low - it matters. Otherwise the neck seems so true that I don't want to alter the truss away from it. I know what I have to do... right now I wish there was a good mechanism at the back. IIRC the general dislike of the micro-tilt was down to some issues introduced with the concept?