Cuzzie

Tech 21 VT500

Used to have a Hartke LH1000, loved it, got really excited about the TX600, but it is a bit of a let down power etc. Wise despite portability, I think they just tried to be too cheap I am afraid.

If you want a big sound, get rid, if you want a portable anaemia sound keep

Orange is probably just a better amp than the MB, for your needs anyway (not wishing to offend people!)
Sometimes a change is good for the ears.

The A/B or D debate will run and run and the worst part is some manufacturers do not give the whole picture in stats and capabilities of class D amps and power outage, however if either is done well, it's done very well and sounds amazing

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Yep aware of that, but if one popped up in the wild, then it must be captured, I was going to suggest the TX-L-P but they are even rarer.

Reverb is showing a standard one for sale in Denmark for the price of a small country home

Make sure you check the Darkglass super symmetry, it's pretty good actually.

But for my pennies worth, go big or go home!

Cali76 TX-L

I didn't play through one but did a whole heap of research on this amp and if you want crystal clear awesome tech this is the one.
It's in my top wanted list if I had loads of disposable income.

It seems phenomenal and Dood pretty much nails it, it's expandability future proofs it.

To me you cannot go wrong with it, all you have to decide is if it's right for you.

Sandberg MarloweDK

Superb bass, well made, thinner than usual Jazz size neck, more like a 70s pick up placement and Sandberg in house pups are the business

@12stringbassist lovely axes, you are a giant amongst men

As everyone said above

Seasoned and worn in body wood and neck, 70s spacing of pick ups.

I did a blind listen between various basses including a 76 Fender jazz all properly A/B'd and there was just something about it in the way it sounded compared to newer Jazzes, non Fender Jazzes, PJs.
We'll say the same about our current new basses in 30-40 years time

I did it on a bass and out extra heavy DDR DDT strings on, funnily enough to only but I needed to widen was the G (D) string.

After the set up it worked perfectly well and the bass handled it nicely.
I ultimately moved the bass on because I moved the bass on, but I enjoyed it for a while.
I am a more comfortable 4 stringer but with a bass extender to drop down.

Well done and congrats.

How long till we see you starting a 6 string thread?!

What all the guys said above.

I had a LH1000, power for days, lovely amp, remember 'flat' EQ is bass and treble on 3 and mid on 10 and work from there to get what you want

No worries, I had a suspicion as I had an L1500 until recently.

Standard was a #12 neck for that, you may want to check the measurements to work out the same for this one

I take it either the neck has been swapped or the decal is wrong as the headstock is saying something different to what the bass is

@Blue

He didn't say effects in the OP

Just pedal so I reckon tuner and compressor is allowed especially as some doncolour your tone

@The Greek

Welcome to the club

I'll cut you a deal.

You can have any Waterstones, Dean, Chandler Royale, musicvox and Galvestons

Leave the Hamers to me!

Saw that

Nice work

12 string is on my list

Gonna wait for a Hamer either B12 or CH12 though, think they are better overall basses than any of the others

I did!

Cali76

I'll answer here!

It's very transparent, works really well for background noise and especially if you have cranked gain or overdrive.

Can take a little getting used to because the higher threshold you set it, the less sustain you will have as it will chop the note before letting it just naturally fade to black, but again depends on whether you do long low level sustain playing etc.

It does make things super quiet

Tuner

But if we don't count that, Cali76 or Two Notes Le Bass

BS is a nice part of the world.

Al shared that with me also and it makes sense.

iPhones in pockets can also set high output pickups to hum as well.

ISP Decimator is always an option

On the EQ treble is at 3 not zero for the 'flat' sound.

I had an LH1000, good reliable amp

Hmmmm

A difficult quandary and I can see you getting a lot of suggestions here, but of course it's no substitute for getting out there with your hands and ears.

Sandberg wise you will get an excellent bass no matter which one you pick, but for what you describe go for the Sandberg or Hausel pick ups not the Delano's.
Don't go G&L, quality is good, a range of neck types, and you get a full sound (I have had 3) but pick ups are on the trebley side of things.

The other simple thing is looking at changing strings, may just mellow the sound out.

I completely agree with what Grangur says about but and then try, as even amongst the same type of model there will be variation.

I have been lucky with some blind buys, but if you can do what is said and have a working capital for a few days which can then be bounced back to you, go for it