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Haha... fantastic. Great story! Yes completely unnecessary. Thanks for the insights Brad.

Nice to see you here Brad. One album you played on gets a reissue this month - Toyah's 'Love Is The Law'. Phil Spalding plays on the other tracks. I think you did the prep at Toyah's house in Whetstone.

Just getting interested in these, especially the V. Sadly what constitutes 'affordable' these days is still fairly pricey. Watched lots of youtube demos and I think they sound good. I've always liked carbon necks for their clarity and consistency. I quite like the 4 string micro-headstock with the straight string pull. I also like the G&L can-opener. The Klos Apollo reminds me of a cross between Status, Dingwall and EBMM. Only thing I'm not sure about is the carbon pickguard and knobs (on the custom) but they could be changed. I'd probably go passive.

Could have all been in a straight line with the left footswitch. Reasons.

Yes I prefer the original knobs too. The new ones are a bit bland. A problem I found on the AG were that they weren't easy to read as they seemed to blend into the pedal design. The TH seems better in that regard. I can see a TH pedal in my future.

£229 will get you a Neve RNDI. I A/B'd with my Noble and decided to keep the RNDI and get some cash in. I'm getting interested in the Sushi Box Finally v2 now though.

Very happy with my V2. Form factor and metering just makes it better all round. I did briefly have a V1 but that lost out to my Becos. Becos is now up for sale. The Cali76 V2 won. It just oozes quality.

I found the Streamliner far too wooly for me and I like wool! Maybe I didn't tweak the knobs enough. I think this one will be more to my liking.

I like mine. I have SGT circuit set on SVT at 9 0 clock with Ultra Lo engaged (which is only a 2db boost - it's mainly a mid-scoop). I EQ from there. The problem now is going back to another DI sounds quite anaemic.

Can't beat the 80s and 90s for a selection of shops with decent stock. Very sad to see how things have gone. Not many big players left now and your typical high street store (if you can find one) tends to cater for the lower end - which is the bread and butter.

I bought one of these and wished I hadn't.

Yeah the built-in Comp is nothing special. My fav was always the dual-band on the old TE heads. I'm not sure I like the newer sound of the EVOIV better than the EVOIII although both will do the job fine.

Looks like I'm in a minority but I love the design, especially the V12 and V7. I wasn't sure at first glance but I think they're pretty stylish and a HUGE upgrade over the PF series. I just hope they are well-built with no reliability issues. So far the online demos haven't blown me away. I have always associated Ampeg with 'round' and 'warm' but I'm no longer sure that this is the Ampeg sound that other people strive for. But looks-wise, I LOVE them. They manage to get away from the typical 'functional box' look. They are like a futuristic (from the 60s/70s perspective) SVT which makes them a bit retro now but in a cool way. Like something from a Gerry Anderson TV show. Great job.

I think six strings are pointless for a bassist but not five. I took the leap to five about four years ago after 35 years on four. It felt alien and still does to some degree. The thing is, now a four is missing something and I just can't go back. In that respect I agree with joel406. I am getting better on five so I'll carry on. No choice anyway because the band I'm in need the low notes. Even songs originally recorded on four are keyed down so I needed somewhere to go. I think if a bass guitar was designed for the first time today it wouldn't stop at low E.

I also didn't care for the cabsim on the SV. I thought the DI signal was good with the pedal off but then I couldn't get the articulation back with the pedal on. I had both bassrigs. The best thing they added was the bounce and feel of a tube amp.

What's that noise at 2.18?

That's interesting. It ships with a 9V power supply. The unit accepts 9-12V and whenever this happens the higher voltage is usually recommended. Maybe I didn't need the Cioks DC-7 I just ordered. Look forward to your feedback.

To be clear it will pass the signal into an amp but stops short at being a USB audio interface. I'd have liked that. Still looks good but yes, things are not that affordable anymore!

Yeah my favourite gigs. A real shame there is no video - as it wasn't the same before or after - but there is the great live album.

He told me 'I Want To Be Free' was his favourite bass line and said it was influenced by Thin Lizzy who he loved. Phil was a great guy.