Al Krow

...but it seems to me there is a bit of bloody mindedness on both sides here. Have I understood correctly from the posts on this thread that the EU is essentially saying: "We'd like to give you 3 boxes of chocolates", To which the UK replied: "Thanks, but we'd just like one box please." EU: "In that case, you can't have any."

You say this as though it was a fact. But it's not. Check the number of jobs in the City in 2016 and the number today. I think you'll find it's gone up. Reciprocal arrangements - that's the key point, thanks.

I guess my question is - whether this musician visa is available to any musician from anywhere on the planet and therefore potentially available to itinerant Brits? And if so, have you just solved this?!! Haha - that is nicely put! But as you say it's the used market (discussed elsewhere at length) and more specifically touring musicians that is the key point of this thread and more than happy to stick to that if the odd bit of "balance" is not needed 😉 But brilliant if Woody has just sorted it!

Interesting. Does it allow ANY / ALL non-EU nationals to access this and does this cover musicians touring or is it just a tourist visa?

Probably can't justify getting given that my Zoom B1-4 is already an excellent little headphone amp with fx and drum machine built in. But the Nux does look really neat!

I agree that parallel fx routing in the Zoom pedals would be a major step forward. I suspect it will require an upgraded chipset for them to deliver this, but I'm looking forward to it - particularly if they can provide in something as compact as a B1-4!

Am I correct in thinking there are sadly NO 5 string BBs with the reversed pups?

Tbf they also didn't join the EU in a joint vaccine purchasing project. Thank goodness eh? It's not all one-way traffic here.

Thanks Chris - reading through the thread until your post I had assumed what everyone was speaking about was fact rather than conjecture. Our largest wealth generator and source of tax revenues for the NHS etc is Financial Services. The EU is refusing to grant equivalence to the UK despite the fact we have essentially the same rules currently. They have, however, granted equivalence to the US a long while back. So basically they would prefer to punish the UK and see business go to the US rather than reach a sensible deal that works for both the UK and the EU. None of this is one sided with a simple playbook of an evil UK vs saintly EU. It's certainly not so straightforward.

(Also see above). It's the one with the "Happy ending."

Very impressive! You holding onto your various bits of handiwork or moving them on to make way for the next project?

So MattiZ, dear chap, I have just moved on the BB 735A I bought a few days after you (it sold on eBay within 48 hours of my listing it there). I was recalling this post of yours and thinking just how much I now agree with what you said. Like you, I definitely seem to prefer my purely passive BB (in your case the entry level of the current line up, BB 235, and in my case a BB1025) over the active circuit 735A. That was my second 735A and this one was definitely set up pretty well from the outset. But there was just something not quite as special about the active tone on the bass compared to richness of both the P and J on the passive 1025. I appreciate that I'm very much of the view that the BB1025 is a frankly superb 5er particularly for the money and that it sets a very high bar, but I wonder if this is boiling down to your very insightful observation about the 735A that "the preamp sounds, well, quite generic". I think you've hit the nail on the head.

Try any one of these discussion forums all started in the last 3 weeks... Thomann and deliveries to the UK - General Discussion - Basschat Thomann prices? - General Discussion - Basschat Selling Items to UK now? - General Discussion - Basschat A post brexit question. - General Discussion - Basschat Buying from EU private sellers - 20% VAT from 1 Jan 2021 - General Discussion - Basschat Shipping to Europe - Happy ending - General Discussion - Basschat The answer has gotta be out there somewhere 😂

@stewblack - what an excellent little review, thanks. It's got a built in octave up rather than octave down, right?

Well I'm now a bass down and nothing bought so far, so does that mean I'm currently in the lead? Bit like West Ham being second in the league for 10 mins last season, I suspect 😁

I think that's right. The flip side is that it could be an interesting one to pick up used in 6 to 12 months time.

He knows his onions does our Darren! He's not too shabby at pedals either.

Yeah - another BC mate said it "seems to be an over priced cheap bass" which completely ties in with your comment! And they have not gone to town with the available finishes either. Definitely not enough there to entice me away from (or even add to) my Yammy BB PJ.

@MoJo did we miss your two "new" BBs, or are they still to arrive?

You clearly fall squarely into the Yamaha BB exemption. That's not new gear, just common sense 😁

So what was the cause of the mighty MoJo to fall then?! Anything that is Yamaha BB related should be exempt anyway, because that is just a common sense, life enhancing purchase. I've also fortunately got a couple of wise old birds (with the emphasis on "old" as they would probably resent being called "birds" at least in public) on my shoulder telling me that "I'm just bored" and "that looks like expensive trash" each time I spot something shiny and new! Very effective. I could make them available to the Forum for a small fee...

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Fair enough! I guess I mentally associate headless basses with Mark King's Statii. I mean who else is first and foremost famous for playing like a headless chicken, besides him (particularly in the 80s?) 😁 Plenty of other incredible slap bass players of course, but I don't link them with headless basses in the same way.

I take it if you're getting all these headless basses and are also into 80s music then you're very possibly a bit of slap guru too?