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  1. I thought about it, but I like the battered and full of character aesthetic, and think the hole adds to it... the old pick up would've added a nice contrast though being black... It's a bit of an odd design choice as it creates the mightiest of mid scoops - and as mentioned by others, the P loses a lot of depth as opposed to the Fender counterparts. The bass feels like home though and I when I pick it up the qualms with tone go out of my head as nothing plays quite like it.
  2. So my 2017 Sandberg Cali II VT4 HCA got some new pick ups yesterday! Went with the EMG GZR set. Their push fit set up is something else! Decided to go all passive, as I'm not a fan of on board preamps, and have enough tone shaping on my board. Also binned off the bridge pickup, I don't like how close it is to the neck pick up, so it never gets used... so away it went! cant wait to give this a proper blast!
  3. I don't notice any neck dive with my squier classic vibe mustang, although my strap is an old leather strap with a felt style material underneath. For reference, I'm 6ft 2" tall - 4ft wide, and my main basses are the squier, a Sandberg Cali II VT4HCA and a sire V5R jazz. For me I found the switch from long scale to short a lot easier than going from short back to my long scale. Pros and cons as follows: Pros: - Lighter - More comfortable when playing 1 finger per fret - Less hand, wrist and elbow fatigue - Lower string tension - Has more "Thud" in the mix Cons: - My C4 doesn't track as well with this bass - Harder to get a "growl" from (could be the squier pick ups) - Easy to forget you've got less frets when noodling up the dusty end I'll say that my VT4 is my ride or die (sold it once and was SO glad to have it back) - but the squier sees more gigging action these days
  4. I'm always scared with 2.4ghz set ups for interference, but I've had 2 sets of the NUX bugs as well as a preamp from them and can't recommend enough. Quality gear at a good price
  5. I've been using this kit for the last year and it's brilliant! Good range, good battery life (rechargeable case is fantastic) and good tone quality! Excellent price as well, whoever buys won't be disappointed.
  6. Sounds like an earthing issue somewhere in your chain... could be the pedal, PSU, what you're plugging the PSU into, your bass or your cable. Unfortunately distortions (and compressors) can amplify this hum - it may still be there at low volume when the pedal is off. I have a similar issue if I plug my laptop charger into the wall when I'm using my pedalboard + headphones at home
  7. Board edition #1246442 Replaced the previously posted markbass with an Ampeg SGT-DI, which was then replaced with a laney digbeth, which was then replaced with a Source Audio Zio Bass - brilliantly simple but effective bit of kit! Added a naughty knock off demonfx Call76, I've had the real deal before and it was fantastic, but too extravagant for me. The Demonfx unit is neigh on indistinguishable (so long as I don't look at it or touch it; this is without A/Bing). Mojomojo and Monomyth bought at the same time with the intentions of keeping one, but love what they both do so kept both - Monomyth doesn't usually get used, and the mojomojo maybe for 5 minutes of the set, but they sound great! Board replaced with a Gator aluminium board, which is fantastic value at less than £70 including high quality soft case.
  8. So yesterday I caved and ordered the last one of these in stock at Andertons. Figured if it's better than my Digbeth I'll sell the Digbeth and JPTR FX Jive to cover most of the damage. Was massively excited for it to arrive today, only to receive the dreaded DPD "Sorry, your Andertons parcel is delayed due to unexpected issue" text 😔. Looks like my field report will be put back a week...
  9. This is hugely intriguing, I honestly can't see what else Source Audio haven't already covered 🤔
  10. Oh Wow! Didn't expect you to answer EVERY question, thought I was pushing my luck! That's awesome, thanks! I'm half way between having a THIRD shot at an HX stomp, or giving the Zio a go... I know they do VERY different things, but £250 feels a lot for 4 knobs, 2 switches and a DI with no aux in. That being said, I really like the look of what it DOES do, and I think it'll be more direct sounding than my Laney Digbeth pre. With regards to the new thing... you tease! I have no doubt SA will hit it out of the park again... can you say if it replaces the C4 and Ultrawave, or is it run in tandem alongside them as they do with each other?
  11. I'm made of questions! How did you find the 2 band eq, any issue with mids? In what way did it make you sound way better? Is it majorly transparent, or does it sweeten? Was this to your amp or through phones? Oh, and what's the new thing? 😁
  12. Any of these out in the wild in the UK? Clamming to see people's thoughts! I keep telling myself I'm happy with my set up, but "if I just sell this, this and that I can buy a ZIO bass pre" keeps being a thing 😬 They've received a good reception on Talkbass, but I always take over there with a pinch of salt...
  13. I've had everything from Rickenbackers, Jap precisions, Spector, EBMM sterling, Workshop Ibanez, and currently still in possession of a Sandberg California II HCA bass... Despite all this I'm currently gigging a Squier classic vibe Mustang with the Sandy and a Site V5R for backup and I've never been happier. The Squier neck doesn't feel any less playable than the plek'd sandy neck, and the sire neck is unbelievable! On the flip side of this, I also have a Harley Benton M4SBK (I think), and that came with unusable tuners (not just poor stability, actually wouldn't turn) as well as a lot of nasty sharp fret edges. I do think that there's a psychological thing where you FEEL more professional playing high end gear, but in reality - No one knows, no one cares, and the difference in price is rarely justified.
  14. Ah sorry man, I meant mid as in EQ (midi has never floated my boat anyway haha)... it seems to have bass and treble controls with a scoop option, but nothing for finer control of the mids... I agree with the footswitch options though, certainly for grit. Although I the BTW video makes it sound like it's expected to be an always on option. 🤔
  15. Good shout, and done! That's incredibly exciting for you, congrats! Let us know your thoughts! (Personally, I'm especially interested in whether a mid control would've been useful!)
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