Al Krow

Did you manage to get any footage of the sound Dave? What batteries were you guys typically using?

It sounds like you have experienced a range of string spacing 16.5 mm (Ibby) through to 19.0 mm, both normal and fan fret and fast very playable necks (Ibby again) and had some great 5 string basses. I'm a big fan of some of the basses you've already tried and +1 for the Yammy BB range mentioned above - the flat relatively thin neck is very comfortable indeed to play. I wouldn't recommend kicking off with a BB NE2 though, as wonderful a bass as that is! They are a small fortune new and you could be waiting a while for one to come up used. I know this is going to be boring advice - but I'd really recommend resisting picking up a 4 string and exclusively play a 5, that you otherwise really like, until playing a 5 becomes second nature. When it does I suspect it will "feel" right too.

Looking forward to it Steve.

Power, quality, responsiveness, EQ, additional feature sets (drive etc), price, tone, weight, size, finish, reputation of brand / reliability and design are all factors I take into account to a greater or lesser extent. Sure tone can be a very important factor when deciding to get an amp, but it's certainly not the sole factor (for me anyway) particularly as my amp doesn't have the biggest single impact on tone in my signal chain - and that's by quite a long way; a single drive or filter / synth pedal can easily swamp the nuance of tone that one D class amp brings to the party compared to another. Equally, and just to reiterate, the volume (i.e. size rather than watts!) of the unit wasn't really meant to be a major thread discussion point, it was more just an observation: other things being equal my preference has always been for compactness & portability and these have been key reasons in e.g. me taking a BF SC to rehearsals and gigs in place of my IMO significantly tonally superior Fearless F112. It's the same point about lightweight basses for some. We all have different priorities.

Just been having a sort out as part of listing a few pedals for sale and I realised that I managed to sell a few pedals over last couple of years without realising I had the box for them! If you have the pedals but are missing the box and would like, let me know and I'll get them posted to you. Tech 21 Red Ripper (tin) with original manual Boss LS-2 MXR BEF Please note that they're not "mint" in the sense that they have / had packing / sellotape on them.

Packet opened but quickly found they don't work on my other Gilette razor. 10 unused blades worth a tenner You'll need a Gilette GII handle to make use of - if you have, I can post them to you free of charge. Shame to chuck them away.

Awww - in which case the Fishman might be just the ticket for you? Feel free to make me an offer I can refuse - I can only say "no" 😉

Plenty of folk are willing to pay extra for the "mojo" of a road worn look! Great to see this BB community coming into play in this fashion!

Looking forward to hearing some sound clips from your new contraption!

We seem to have similar tastes 😀 - I've recently got the 2020 Proton, which I'm really liking, and a Helix (HX) and Becos (Stella) too. Although I suspect I'll never afford a Noble and have to make do and mend with a VT Bass DI! Is that a PT Metro 24 you've got them loaded on and what are you using for power?

@MattiZ, thanks for sharing that. Unusual to see anything but Yammy pups on a Yammy bass - I think they really are the core of the Yammy BB sound, and I'd associate EMGs much more with Spector. If you get a wanted ad up, you might strike lucky with sourcing some Yammy pups. If you were to get the bass refinished (which I suspect would turn it into a valuable looker), would you get it done in the same colour?

Nice board! And @GisserD's FI housing looks great! Quite a lot of filter and synth goodness on that board. Are you in a funk band?

Gotcha. Few of us love having mental fan noise! Except, of course, when they are punters at our gigs 😁 But if you could have the Mesa tone without the noisy fan? My Mesa M6 definitely has a noticeable (but not overpowering) fan. However it's pretty instantly lost when I start playing and then the tone just shines through. And I suspect the new hybrids are even quieter - but that would be a question for @agedhorse to confirm. If they are, would you not be a little tempted by the new Mesa TT-800?

+1 ^^

If you look at international transfer pricing a distributor typically takes around a 3% mark up. What was getting everyone rightly stoked was the 30% margin Westside were slapping on! If they were adding any value for that we would be missing them. But I'm not hearing too many violins from us punters that they've been taken out of the supply chain.

There's a classic SWR SM900 in the FS, right now...

Well I shared your other video with the band and it's clearly inspired them - the guitarist has spent the evening learning the Black Dog riff! Dammit, I'd best go work on the bass line then! 😁

If they could bottle my Mesa M6 in a D class package, I'd happily snap it up! If you get chance to A/B one against an Ashdown that could definitely be worth doing. The other thought would be stick with your excellent Berg Forte and warm it up with a pre amp pedal that delivers the zing you're missing? There are some great preamps out there.

Weight aside, didn't float your boat?

Well you've started a Mesa thread, just sayin' 😉

I've had / still got the Ciocks DC5, One Spot CS6 - both very good. Also have the HB Iso5 - your Option 2. Really happy to recommend this. Great value, isolated/noiseless and plenty of juice. Currently underneath my smaller board and powering 7 pedals.