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So I went to change the strings on my ibby ehb1005ms last night and the nut literally fell off with the strings... Poorly glued in by the looks of it, but the real shocker was how poorly cut it was! The string slots were any shape but round, and the low B and E literally clicked onto the stock strings they were so tight. That on top of fret wear, a finger slicing sharp fret end and a threaded strap peg on a brand new £1K+ bass and you've got some Absolutely appalling QC as well as some shocking checks by Andertons before it was shipped. 😡

Lee is a frighteningly good player! Nathan is great too, but Lee is next level, it's crazy that he's only on the andertons channel while other far less capable players make millions from it...

This worked an absolute treat! In honesty it's not a massive miss to the patch either. Thanks, Quatschmacher!

I've got 2 x Sine waves with one slightly detuned... Do you think that's it?

Anyone had any issues with unwanted phase on own made patches? I've made a dizzee rascal bonkers style saw wave sound, and there's this slow phase that brings the treble in and out... It's very noticeable when playing through headphones. Can't see ANY phase settings on the go, any ideas?

I tried a few different toneprints after the refresh. Only thing I haven't tried is beaming from my phone instead of from a pc

Tried different cables but signal is fine bypassed Tried it on a 100ma and 300ma output on the cioks (my first thoughts were power, its current draw is <100ma) It's not daisy chained either. It's on its own output on the cioks and I've even removed all other pedals from it just incase 🤯

Howdy! Recently purchased a spectracomp on eBay that had been manufacturer refurbished (bought from musictribeuk eBay store). Came last week and looks literally like new with sealed box and stickers etc. Was okay for a day, but now there's either no sound when engaged or less commonly a loud static blast for around 4~5 seconds followed by the expected effect. Bypassed is fine as it's true bypass. Google brings up nothing, and I've tried updating the firmware but still the same. It's running on a cioks dc5 which runs everything else spot on. Got it for a bargain price so I'm reluctant to send it back unless I really have to. Anyone come across this or got any other ideas?

I cancelled my order and went with an ehb1005ms in seafoam green in the end due to delivery delays... Same bass just longer and a slightly less cool finish, I think I may be experiencing the same thing with my Bartholin's as you! At first they sounded decent to me, but now just muddy and lacking any real depth. What quality was it that made you decide to go with Aguilar over nordstrands? Im a big fan of most Aguilar gear, so am tempted to take the same route...

Hey all! I fancied another green russian muff, and one of these was on fleabay for not much money. It sounds a bit like a green russian plus by the description but not much info online bar a couple of guys on talkbass who loved them. Took a punt anyway but won't be here for a week .. any info?

Spector's are great, but the ergonomics don't suit everyone. I am besotted with my rebop visually, but I can NOT get it to sit comfortably on a strap due to the smaller top horn and off centre bottom strap peg. Sandberg's are built phenomenally, but I ended up ripping all the pick ups and electronics out of mine as they just didn't cut it, their PJ pick up placement in particular creates a huge inherent mid scoop. Personally for your budget, I'd suggest a Yamaha 734A. It'll leave you with a good chunk of change, and the build quality and tonal coverage is tremendous! I pick mine up over my Sandberg and Spector every time. The build quality is comfortably up there with basses twice its cost, and it has great features like a battery indicator. Side note, I've just gotten an ibanez EHB1005ms... While the aesthetics may not be for everyone, quality, tonally and playability wise I'm blown away, and it's within your budget with change. It'd cover all the ground you need as well.

Thanks for the great detail! That's been really helpful, I may have to rethink my choice of strings when it arrives! I've looked at the pictures you've posted more times than I'd like to admit, the anticipation is killing me haha. Hope you're still enjoying the bass!

Congrats on getting your patch in the video @Quatschmacher! Suddenly feel like an idiot for buying a C4 last year 🤦

That's reassuring, after having a look on the ibanez website they look like the same scale. Those Mezzo's look tremendous for the money!

Welcome to the best sounding money pit you'll ever find! 😁 You've done well choosing your first bass! I know gigging (when that was a thing) semi pro musicians using the same bass! Budget friendly doesn't have the stigma that it used to and the sire stuff is great!

Can I be a pain and ask about the low B? I've just seen the GAK YouTube demo for these (the one where he can't pronounce bartolini 🤦). While it's not the best demo, the low B sounded terribly muddy and floppy. It's given me serious anxiety that a short scale 5er maybe isn't the best shout!

Totally agree... The one hesitance I had ordering was the scale of the low B and there's nothing bar a few very ropey demoes on youtube. Who knows, yours might appear on the next episode of all about the bass 🙊

Thanks for the review! Glad you seem to like your new bass Mine is also coming from Andertons but not due til 24th of March! 😫. Seeing this has made the wait a bit more difficult!

To add a bit of back story, years ago I had a TC RH750, hated the head but loved the one knobs compressor and what it brought.. fast forward numerous amp changes and countless board rejigs and I've always felt something wasn't "right". After several trips down the YouTube rabbit hole, I decided a compressor was the way to go, but covid and lack of funding said otherwise. After a bit of Saturday afternoon amazon trawling, I came across this little fella... "Xvive Bass Squeezer". £38 delivered! Very little info online, but nothing negative meant it was worth a punt. After putting it through its paces (through phones admittedly) it sounds tremendous, to the point I expect it'll be an always on pedal. The one knob compressor adds a lot of punch without sounding artificial, and whilst the built in overdrive isn't good enough to be a stand alone dirt pedal; at low settings it adds a real warmth that seems to compliment my GK head beautifully. No doubt GAS will inevitably kick in and I'll NEED an ebs multi comp or something, but for now I'm thinking £38 well spent! 👌