Musicman20

My Ray 5 HS was my gateway drug to the 5 string Musicman bass. I absolutely LOVE em.

IMO, you can't beat the following for a good punk/hardcore bass tone: Fender P Bass - no frills, just a good P bass. The new American Standards are great. Add some snarl from your amp or a pedal, (just a hair) and you are away. Musicman Ray - Sounds more aggressive, cuts through like a knife, and really snarls. Personally, I think it works really well in a punk band. If you play fingerstyle, whack some flats on, drop the treble on the bass, bump the mids a fair bit and you've got a much more old school mid punch but with less snarl.

Ta! I want the 6x10!

GK is great. Lightweight and a good tone, BUTTTT, I do worry about how they manage to make amps and cabs so cheap.

GAK? I was thinking of picking one up. Are they new and boxed?

If you don't want a lot of high end sizzle, it might not be the best choice for out of the box playing.GK amps are sizzle machines! If I went GK i'd get the MB800. Loads of headroom.

I always alternate. I treat 5 string basses totally different to 4s. I'm more relaxed on a 4, and I think the E and A sound different on a 4.

The source of the criticism is the poor design, (as in, the headstock) and shoddy finish. It looks like a cheap bass. I've no idea how any boutique builder can charge big bucks for such a simple design, especially when the American Standards are pretty damn good and about £1k.

Awful.

At that price, look at Peavey or Hartke. Even GK might fit the budget. If you aren't bothered about weight or size, the Peavey cabs are killer.

I have my action about 'medium'. The good thing with Musicman necks is the feel and the easy adjustability. Truss rod wheel = excellent addition. Can't be bothered to adjust Fenders as it involves messing about. I wouldn't say the necks are any kind of low budget...it costs very little to finish a neck in laquer. That's just how Musicman do it...oil finish. It feels natural to me...I like it.

I have 5 Musicman necks without lacquer. Only one needed adjustment over the past 2 years. If you have bought one secondhand and it moves a lot, then it could be a number of factors depending on the previous owner.

Personally, i'd opt for the Focus 112.

I'd get a refund if you can or swap as I think they have new MB cabs coming out Hope you get it sorted.

Personally, I wouldn't do it. I understand the issue with the cab, but I've tried that cab myself and its a total powerhouse considering its size and weight. I'd stick with the NY122 and get a good cover, and a decent £25.00 trolley off Amazon, (I've moved house with a trolley three times, and I've put EVERYTHING on it...it has a vertical floor, not a tilt one) and its still going strong. One 50lb or so cab won't even make it flinch.

I wasn't expecting it to be honest, but then again every business needs core models that sell well to allow them to build more interesting ones. At least they don't do a P bass or some sort of P bass clone like everyone is doing now.

No, I totally understand. TC gear isn't for everyone. The lows are quite attunated on the RH amps though, (a bit like an Ampeg 8x10) so it slams with a low mid thud and kick, but its not been boomy for me. However, we all have different experiences.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1351768444' post='1855067'] What do find the differences are? I'm interested as I have rig restlessness. No reason for this really as the LMll Schroeder combination is fine, but you know how it is. [/quote] I am lucky to have the Streamliner 900 (sold my LM3 to get this), RH750 and Shuttlemax 9.2. All of them have their own tone profile, but they are all well built, and are going nowhere! Streamliner - Very tubey and thick tone. Warm, but with a lot of precision in the high end. Huge low end push from this amp! Very powerful. Goes from ultra squeaky clean to rock n roll grit, Shuttlemax - Cf to the Streamliner, it is more mid orientated. Less lows, more cutting and sharp, more clear and very very flexible. It will grit, and the clean channel is a solid state fan's dream, (reminds me of my TE 400 SMX). The cleans are SUPER clean. Lots of volume of tap, lots of features, great pedal, ridiculous amount of EQ control. You can fatten it up with the tone controls. RH750 - Superb quality, great slick feature set, very loud, and the tone is more low mid kick orientated. Quite a warm tone, and you can add the highs with the tweetertone knob. Stupidly good for flexibility. The pedal is a great addition. I can't choose a favourite.

No info on whether a Sabre 5 string is due, but the Levin Classic is in 4 and 5 string format.

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1351767704' post='1855048'] What's the difference between this and say the Classic 4? I hope they don't end up doing a Fender, putting out multiple models of the same product with different names and with varying degrees in price! Good news about the Sabre though, nice they're going to bring it back. [/quote] Just the paint job from what I can see...but it may have some other changes.

News here: [url="http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-basses/54787-tony-levin-sledge-stingray-classic.html"]http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-basses/54787-tony-levin-sledge-stingray-classic.html[/url] Hell has frozen over....we have a Sabre reissue!

I have the Max 9.2 and RH750. Totally different but both great in their own way.

[quote name='Who's Who' timestamp='1351716524' post='1854654'] Hi Guys Thought I'd report back with some good news. I contacted Orange and they had my OTB collected via Courier last Monday. I then emailed they guy this Monday for an update and he replied stating my OTB was ready for collection and should be with me the next day. To my delight a Courier delivered my OTB yesterday as the guy promised. I used the head last night and it was back to it's former glory. I've gotta say I was really impressed with the customer service I received from Orange. I didn't have to haggle with them once, just a few emails and my OTB was collected, fixed and delivered back to me in 8 days without even a mention of any money changing hands. Can't argue with that. But still not sure what the actual problem was, still, all's well that ends well [/quote] Orange service is excellent. I got free tubes on an out if warranty Dual Terror.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1351721314' post='1854749'] Thanks! So age doesn't come into it then, and a 2009 HS is 4-band just like the new ones? Sorry I forgot to mention its age earlier. best, bert [/quote] Yep!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1351720895' post='1854742'] Thanks, DrT! But is the HS a 4-band? I bought it as being a 3-band. best, bert [/quote] HS Ray is 3 band, as are all of the 2 pickup Rays, and most H Rays....although you can get the older 2 band circuit. H Bongo's are 3 band unless you get a Piezo added, which adds the extra making it 4 band plus piezo. All HS HH Bongo's are 4 band.