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Thought it was just a bit more boring than watching paint dry. I always assumed they had more than one song, not just one song that lasts 45mins.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1466964841' post='3080085'] You have to be reasonable with your expectations.. I very much doubt it would underpin a band in any sense that you'd be satisfied with....bar a very quiet one. Volume isn't the consideration in that context... it is about how the bass is heard. I always like to 102 combo but you needed to consider where it could do a job.. [/quote] I couldn't agree more. Just having volume as such is not always enough. Having the correct tone at the required volume is not easy with small cabs. I very much doubt these small cabs can blow away any band if the guitarist and drummer decided to up their volume.

Ive got a Gotoh 201 on all my 4 string basses. They might not make much difference to the tone (and they might) but they do make my basses just a bit nicer in some way. Never really liked the BA2 bridge. I definitely noticed an increase in high's with that (ive had 2) bridge.

[quote name='JD1' timestamp='1466598670' post='3077089'] Not been on here for years so apologies if this has already been discussed but what is the general view of the weight of these? I recently bought a Fretless 5 (swamp ash). Great tone and playability but blimey its heavy! Not an issue as I'll only be using on the odd track / session but I was thinking of pulling the trigger on a fretted 5 and that will get more use. Has anyone else had issues with the weight of these or is mine a one off? Also, will an Alder one likely to be lighter than swamp ash? [/quote] Well mine is 10.1lbs. My Fender is 7.8lbs. Although i dont mind the weight at a gig, i find the biggest pain is actually carrying it to the gig.

Not seen it but saw a song from it today at the West end Love show in Traffic Square. Seemed ok. I didn't know this had been created. Might go and see it at some point. Not a huge fan but I do like their sound.

[quote name='Darkglass' timestamp='1465630584' post='3069709'] Thanks! We'll start shipping these early next month! This one's a tad clearer and tighter in the low end. Regards, Doug. [/quote] Exactly what i needed to hear Doug. Cant wait.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1465408456' post='3068006'] I did ask Doug about the Era knob on FB - he reckons that the EQ on V2 could do it all anyway. But I did like the 1 knob tweakability. I have a V1 and it's not going anywhere. It's too useful. [/quote] Yes, Doug told me the same thing, and i agree, having just one knob to change the tones is a lot quicker than using 4.

[quote name='lushuk' timestamp='1465400211' post='3067912'] Scandalous what they have done to this classic masterpiece [/quote] Scandalous that such a sexy women can sound so scary.

[media]http://youtu.be/6qx7IQ00-f4[/media]

I cant see the point of spending a load of money on a bass that you are worried about taking out. I appreciate the theme of the thread, but if you have to spend a lot on a bass to be happy, but are happy to play a cheap bass, then maybe you dont need the expensive one lol.

[quote name='pineweasel' timestamp='1465317277' post='3067088'] We do this; the guitarist approximates the part with a slide. Works pretty well. [/quote] Yep, thats how we used to do it as well. One of my fav songs to play.

Yeah, I agree with all that, for me the Era knob was the best thing on the VMT/D. I sold my VMTD last year and spent the rest of the year with the VTBass Di and Deluxe. Sort of got tired of it so back in April I got a VMT. I really liked it but thought I could do with more EQ. I sold it on here and got the VMTD v2. Never really got on with it so I sent it back. It sounded good but I didn't need all the switch fucntions, and missed the ease of the one knob adjustments. I now have my VMT back and loving it, but again, I feel I need a bit more EQ. The VMT is quite dark, even with the era knob right up. Now I expect I'll get the VMTD Ultra. I like the tone without the drive features engaged, but I can defiantly do with the option to turn the drive on and off, while still keeping the Vintage tone. That cover the missing Era knob convenience.

Yeah, even bypassed the tone was quite dirty.

Much more than the VMT and the first VMTD certainly, the second version of the VMTD seemed to go further than the first two though so i suppose the Ultra is just the natural evolution. Not sure if the Vintage has lost its way though. I loved the first VMTD, didnt get on with the second version as for me the Era knob was the selling point.

Seeing as im definitely getting one i thought id post this here. Im sure there will be loads of talk about it over the coming months. I was about to start using my VTBass DI as an always on and my VMT for the dirtier tones. Now it looks like i can do it all with one DG box. Im not overly keen on the tones in the video, but i do love the DG Vintage pedals for their warming aspect. [url="http://youtu.be/A7E4045C4JI"]http://youtu.be/A7E4045C4JI[/url]

Never played a Sadowsky but i did have the outboard preamp. After reading so many good things about it i felt really let down. It just didn't seem to make the magic happen like people had been posting about.

I found the stock pups a bit lacking in something, probably bite and growl IIR (it was a long time ago). I replaced them with a set of Wizard 74's and never looked back. They seemed to give the bass a bit more mid punch and clarity, without sounding hot and gritty. Had the bass about 7 years now and cant really fault it, although i dont use it these days.

[quote name='skychaserhigh' timestamp='1465246397' post='3066528'] Unless he fancies a Hob Nob.... [/quote] Well one of the reasons I come on here is so I can hob with the nobs ;-)

Wow, I've just read through this whole thread and it did seem to get a bit nasty, but also some valid comments both pro and con regarding BF IMO. I'm not going to go into my BF thoughts, those are well known, and they aren't bad anyway, they just weren't for me. What I've not read about is what TC (never heard of him before this thread) felt BF would offer him that he didn't already have. I mean that as serious question. I've read a lot about how meticulous TC is about his tone at the start of this thread, and what a great tone he has. Well, OK, so what made him change to BF? What did he feel was missing from the great tone he already had? I can understand going to BF, the cabs put out a lot more volume than the look like they can, but I have a feeling he wasn't lacking volume before. I do think that rig, combined with the JBL monitors that have been mentioned is just, well, OTT and comical. Never having gigged at this level maybe you do need all that stuff on stage, although I personally can't understand why. That's not directed at BF at all, but I do wonder how some people can get away with a lot less and still get the job done. Still, a belated congrats to Alex and BF, hope it works out and leads to bigger things.

Well ive proven my own point, i couldnt get my bass in the car on Sat, its just too large now. I ended up putting the bass back in the usual bag. Might have to re think this as my Sire bag is very similar but more compact.

I too have had this with my old SA450. Only time it (kept) happening was when i was using a rehearsal studio's cab. I wasn't even slapping, but every time i "dug in" the amp would shut down. Turns out the cab was faulty, although i never found out exactly what that meant. Other than that, nope, not with the 3 MB heads ive regularly gigged with over the past 10 years.

[quote name='hairychris' timestamp='1465209976' post='3066073'] Yep, my MB800 gets harsh quickly, controllable with tweaking gain/contour/treble... I'd also like to A/B with a Fusion 800! [/quote] I havent noticed any harshness with my MB800 although i do keep the mids in check. In fact i use a Darkglass VMT in front to liven things up a bit. I did own a Fusion 800 for two hours, but never got to plug it in. Quite fancy getting another one some day, but for now im happy with what i have.

Yes, I was put off buying a Fender P bass for years, as although I like P basses I do prefer the feel of a Jazz neck. I took a chance on the special, knowing I could put the CV Jazz neck on it if I had to. As it turned out the neck is very easy to play, and I'm actually finding I get my fingers less tangles with this neck. The Lakland neck is a bit too thin really, but I wanted a a maple jazz neck.

It's a lovely Sandblasted Blue American Special. These have what Fender call a slim C neck. Not to sure how it compares to all the other necks they do but it's been the nicest P necks I've every played. Very narrow front to back which has helped a lot. For me it's much more comfortable than an Americna Standard, although it's not got the rolled edges.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1464942584' post='3063903'] I think I might still consider a BB2 as I'm using a 5 string all the time now, and it would be nice to have some depth. I'm just worried it is going to be far too much low bass for me. [/quote] It definitely was for my Sire V7 bass. I had to stop using it with the BB2. I just couldn't get on with it with the V7, I found lots of gaps in the freq spectrum that would make it sound like I wasn't actually playing. This was more down to the bass though as it wasn't as bad with my 4 string P bass. Again, this was just my experience. The 115NM6 on the other hand has got me back in to playing the 5 string agin. Very even response across the board and although the base is only 34"the low notes sound nice and tight.