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Still wonder why they didn't just allow it to be removed properly.

Nice unit. I suspect it might come down to £189.... Seems very cheap compared to Darkglass.

Good luck!

http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/bassdriverdi.html The mids control on the new-ish version is a great additon.

The old GP12 400 SMX (think that is the model name) was absolutely fantastic. All I wanted Trace to do was to make a smaller lighter version. it didn't have to be absolutely tiny or weigh less than your average book, just maybe half the size, half the weight. The closest amp to it is the Genz Benz Shuttlemax. I picked up a Max 9.2 some years ago and it has that ultra clear, crisp, precise and quick tone of my old Trace.

I do wonder why these haven't been picked up by a store in the UK....I know it's specialist, but still..

I imagine the clean channels could be anyone’s taste, but the dirt is, IMO, very specific and very DG modern shred....not my cup of tea at all.

There is a Youtube video from Sound Affects Premier....it starts to sound good once it is Eq'd and turned up a little....about a minute in. It DOES sound like a Ric...!

Yeah Sterling Ball hinted and mentioned it shortly after the guitar dropped onto the market. I bet it'll be a while, but I think it is going to be a shorter scale. Big Al style 3 x single coils would be awesome!

St Vincent bass is coming apparently!

God I wish I worked in a world in which deadlines could be so loose!

Well the prices are all over the place. £440 is a good price. £540 isn't. I'll have one at £440 as I didn't need all the Helix amp models and I actually didn't want to go FRFR powered cab with modelling (I like my physical amps).

I agree. Whilst they make bold moves, I do think they get it right, if you give it a chance. Depending on the prices, I might have to look into a 4HH.

I’m thinking 4HH in a ridiculous colour....

Nah. Just get an Ibanez.

Basically it will have the classic Ray snarl but with the quickness and attack/precision of the neo magnets....they are VERY powerful.

Looks like the Stingay 2018 might be the only options for normal Rays....but I must admit those neodymium magnets sound ACE!

I wonder who will stock these? At around £1400-1500 I could be tempted.

Oh dear. I don't think they look too bad, and at least now they are proper 5 string basses. I played a 5 string Ric YEARS ago in the mid 90s (no doubt second hand) and it was so odd and just didn't work. I thought most 5 string basses were like that, which put me off them for a long time. The Walnut one is nice. The current orange burst they do really isn't my thing...despite loving burst colours.

D-Bird looks great. Not keen on the DG bass but then again DG pedals etc aren't my thing.

Interesting. I'll watch the video in a little while. I never expected them to completely overhaul the normal Stingray. Is this an additional model?

He's all about metal though. Nah.

I'd like a 5 string version. Lineup on poles looks pretty normal to me.

Oh heck...sorry to hear this. I don't tend to buy used unless I know the player or I have played the instrument. I would lodge a complaint with them immediately and ask for a partial refund. Whilst MIJ/CIJ Basses and guitars are great, the colour, finish, weight, neck, control and the amazing pickups would steer me towards the Flea Jazz.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1509703244' post='3400949'] But what does an amp sound like? For me it's just some EQ attached to a device that makes my bass loud. [/quote] Hmm..I know what you mean. I think it is just character. Despite being mainly a bassist, I think the guitar side is much harder to get right as I am SO used to pretty clean and powerful bass amps that I use a pedal or three with for say an Ampeg tube sound, or just use the amp as it is for the sound of my bass. Guitar is a different world. Getting that low level of hair on the notes is very hard to get right. Nothing sparkles like a Fender Deluxe/Twin when just plugged in with single coils. Etc.