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Ha, great mods. I did the decal thing too as I couldn’t stand the original, but felt fearful to expose it until now. I did look at adding a tint to the neck which went a horrible orange so painfully removed most of it. I’ve since fitted a Dimarzio pickup to the neck and a Aguilar to the bridge which are better than the stock, although thought the stock weren’t too bad. I have the tone mod which is very useful. I got a dodgy tort guard from China which needed a little fettling, added a different string retainer similar to the real Sadowsky and added some not so well placed stick on blocks. It’s a bit of a rat bass now but I like it, especially as it’s under 8lbs in weight!

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The Blackstar Unity 700 is a great versatile amp - I’ve got one that I’ve had from new but thinking of selling as I seem to have accrued 6 amps now - recently bought an old Eden so something has to go, so thinking this and a TC BH550 for the chop. Have to say though the Blackstar is a brilliant piece of kit, lovely clean tones amongst the heavier ones too.

Which de tuner model did you use?

Stunning! Great find 😊

I think it’s a probably a Stingray thing. I’ve had close to a dozen stingrays over the years and had this issue on 2 or 3 of them. Was never a big issue but a bit of an oddity compared to other basses that never suffered.

Recently bought some DR strings off Ben, i believe his fastest sale on here? Came on the Marketplace looking for some strings, ideally DR's and voila they popped up and i swooped in -makes a change as i always miss such things! Ben's a top chap, sent quickly too - all good here

I got lucky - under 8lbs! Thanks GuitarGuitar - fast delivery and a decent bass too…back of the net 😁

Looks heavy! Agree, wrong headstock.

Cheers all - I pulled the trigger earlier today on one of those Sadowsky express budget ones. Typically above my budget so hoping it turns out ok and isn’t reminiscent of their first dodgy batch.

Many thanks - never heard of Peach Guitars. Those Squiers sure look nice, I think I’ll give them a call.

So, i'm in the market for a 4 stringer jazz bass - budget is £400 tops, but quite happy for a £150 Harley Benton if it fits the bill. I've scoured the For Sale section for a while now, however sadly pretty much everything is coming in over my weight limit - i have the glass back syndrome and have been used to gigging basses under 8lbs, even including my 5 string. I've already got a Sire Jazz and switched the V7 body for a V3 to make it lighter...it's still heavy! I'm open to active or passive...key requirements = awesome for the money + lightweight - GO! Any suggestions for a guaranteed lightweight jazz bass.???....already have decent straps and a disastrous history with a router Cheers all.

I've been playing a bit of Dub & reggae over the years and always been happy with a Markbass setup. Perhaps my favourite head of all time though was the Eden WT800. The Markbass LMT amp and a ported 4 x10 is sweet, phat and lightish to carry.