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This popped up in my Facebook feed from BassBros. Has anyone had any dealings with them? https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1975-fender-jazz-bass-2/ Rob

Apparently, because of the way the CS6 works, it will deliver more current than stated from each outlet so long as you don’t exceed the overall output of the supply itself. Truetone themselves have told me to try this, but they cannot guarantee it will work before I buy one.

That’s good to know, cheers. I am looking to put this on a board, but power supplies for this are tricky. The only one I’ve seen which might work is the 1 Spot CS6, but with a current doubler cable. If you have any other ideas, please let me know! Rob

Thanks for all the input on this topic chaps. I saw a used Markbass Compressore for sale at a reasonable price, so I snagged that to see what it was like. I'm still tweaking the settings. The first time I used it at home (in haste to try it), I hadn't done any research into how to set it properly, and was a bit disappointed. But, I've done my homework now and I'm finding it really useful. Even at relatively low settings, ie not effecting the signal much at all, it adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the tone and feel, which I'm liking a lot. Now I'm trying to find the optimum settings for me personally, which has a lot do do with tweaking the settings to match my own picking dynamic. It does require some adjustment when swapping basses, as my vintage P has a LOT more output than my modern Roadworn Jazz. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has/had this compressor what your experience is/was and what settings you ended up using. Cheers, Rob

My experience in the past has always been with valve amps. I’ve never owned a solid state amp until I got the LM3, so hence the reason for my caution. Thanks for the reassurance. Anyway, it went very well, and I had some monitoring too, so I was happy.

I too have a fragile back (major spinal surgery 5 years ago) I have a Markbass Little Mark 3 head (500w) and a 2x10 Markbass Traveller cab. It's very manageable, super lightweight. They also sound great.

No worries. I just found this on the Markbass website: "Can I use my Markbass amp without connecting to a speaker cabinet? Yes, any Markbass amp can be used as a preamp only. We recommend that when doing so, you turn off the master volume (not essential, but it's better for the amp). The gain control and/or the Line Out level control will regulate the output from the amp."

Quick question. I’m doing a little impromptu gig this afternoon. Everything through a little PA, but there’s no bass preamp or anything. I was thinking I could just use the LM3 as a preamp with no load, but I don’t want to damage it. Mine is an earlier class AB version. What do you think? Rob

I'm not sure. I bought a '73 Precision from ATB earlier this year, all original, decent condition, and a fabulous bass which a dearly love, for £2600. But it does look like, even just a few months on from that, that it might be £3k+ now.

That ‘74 Jazz is now on the ATB website, it’s pretty damn clean, but oh the price! It certainly makes the ‘75 Precision for sale in the classifieds here look like a bargain. I’m sure the one at ATB could be bought at significantly less than the ticket price though. https://www.atbguitars.com/1974-fender-jazz-bass-natural-near-mint-ohsc?fbclid=IwAR3PJs4X9rBvEOIbPIu6l9rY21E3TbPxXGtwxTt2ukRNEpNblPPHdpeeHhw Rob

It's been about 10 years since I saw Jeff Beck. I took along my wife, who didn't really know what to expect, and she sat there with her mouth open for most of the gig. She said it was the best gig she'd ever been to. I'm going to check out the rhythm section above right now, cheers. Rob

I’m curious about the Markbass Nano Mark in addition to the above.

Congratulations! I have the same bass, also ‘73, so I do know how you feel. I love mine. Rob

I love that. Congrats.

The only guitars I’ve bought online (2), have been Custom Shops. Both were great, but as you say, I did have the option of return because of online selling legislation which was reassuring. I actually think with basses, as opposed to guitars, it’s more important to actually play it first though, but I can’t put my finger on exactly why.

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@BassAdder27 I’m not qualified to answer your original question as I don’t have much experience yet, but all the MIM instruments I’ve played have been good, with some very good. I assume your Player Series is MIM. I do have a question though about differences between MIA and MIM instruments. What are the differences regarding electronics and pickups? The reason I ask, and I know it’s comparing apples and oranges, is that my ‘73 Precision has a lot more authority, depth, tone and volume than my 2017 MIM Roadworn series Jazz. I’ve tried adjusting the pickup heights and got them fairly close, but I’m wondering if this is an area where cost savings are made in the manufacturing. Rob

That’s the first time someone ever wondered if I “was a slapper”🤣. I’m not in any way interested in slapping, I’m much more into old school fingerstyle blues, soul and funk. Some of your suggestions I have never heard of, I’ll do some research, thanks for the info. Rob

Just for interest. ATB Guitars just posted on Facebook about a collection of guitars that’s just come in, including a ‘62 refin Precision and what looks like a very clean 1974 Natural/Maple Jazz. They’re not on the website yet. I bought my Precision from them and they were great to deal with, and the price was very good. Rob

Straying slightly off topic. I had thought that used Little Marks were kind of the cheaper bargain end of the amp world having bought mine secondhand off Facebook marketplace only 10 minutes drive from me. So, I’ve been looking out for another head as a backup. But what I’m thinking now is that my setup was an anomaly, since I can’t find anything close to what I paid. Full disclosure, I bought my 2012 LM3 (Class AB), with a Traveller 102P cab with fitted cover, speakon cable and mains lead for £420. I’m now seeing that people are asking upwards of £350 just for the LM3s. Was mine a complete bargain, or are other people asking too much? Rob

I went into this with a vintage '74 Strat recently. The guitar was as straight as they come and near mint in the original case. Everything on the body dated it to '74 including pots etc, but the neck date decoded as a '71, which I thought was unlikely, but possible. So anomalies are out there. A '79 PB neck would be obvious because of the serial number in the headstock though. Rob