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2 hours ago, zonular said:

Can any owners attest to if the joyo amp would hold up to a multi acoustic house jam?

Not specific to the Joyo but reports on the PJB X4 (which this seems to be a loose clone of and is similarly capable) suggest that it can sit in with one or two acoustic guitars but pretty much runs out of headroom to get there.

Maybe Joyo will make an affordable version of the Double Four? There's definitely a market for people who want this form factor but don't want to pay PJB money.

Would also have to see it on a strap, some basses which look pretty awful on a stand actually look good when being played. That's all that matters really.

A surprising amount of expertly built basses which strive for individuality end up looking jarring and wonky, almost like the person who can craft a seriously high end instrument isn't neccessarily the same person who can come up with a visually appealing design.

Off the top of my head Shuker and Iceni can do both but a lot of luthiers would benefit from getting someone else in to design a body shape and cohesive theme.

Still boggles my mind that body shapes designed from the ground up for headless still have the tuners sticking out like that.

Different logo to most of them, assume it's an older one? Another one like yours here with better pics:

https://reverb.com/uk/item/45374901-secondhand-tanglewood-rebel-4-string-bass-trans-purple

My old guitarist had one of these and it weighed a ton for the size of the thing, actually made it quite unwieldy so count yourself lucky you got a light one!

Tanglewood Rebel?

Think you can see part of the logo on the body beneath the sticker.

I do use a small rig at home, pretty much all my learning is done with headphones but for general playing it's more convenient for me to use a little amp. Since getting a Double Four my 1x10 rig is in storage and about to be listed for sale, I imagine one of these or an X4 would be even more convenient.

If it's the type of device you will get a lot of use from it's still a bargain IMO, there's a comparison with the PJB X4 Nano on YouTube and the Joyo isn't out of its depth at all. Doesn't quite have the same depth but puts in a good showing and the slap tone with the Warwick is tasty 

With AliExpress I usually watch an item and click on it a few times, then a day or so later it magically appears in the bundle deals for a much cheaper price.

1 hour ago, zonular said:

Showing a price of 229 euros for me? I thought they were 79 quid. I can wait for that price jump

Shows as £114 here.

A couple of AliExpress stores are still advertising them:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009465930390.html

From the reviews they seem legit, photos of a guy with his BA-30.

Bit of a thread resurrection - looks like this is gone from Thomann and everywhere else apart from AliExpress, has it been discontinued?

A mate of mine was contemplating one but waited too long.

Great price that.

Thomann have the 5 strings up at £949 for plain colours and £977 for the Black Cherry and Black Stain, so £977 then as Cherry is the best colour.

https://www.thomann.co.uk/spector_icon_ns_5_bolt_on_bg.htm

https://www.thomann.co.uk/spector_icon_ns_5_bolt_on_bcg.htm

They're £888 and £949 respectively for the 4 strings:
https://www.thomann.co.uk/spector_icon_ns_2_bolt_on_bg.htm

https://www.thomann.co.uk/spector_icon_ns_2_bolt_on_bcg.htm

I use a little Phil Jones combo (BG-75) with a FIshman Platinum Stage preamp for acoustic get togethers, I'd probably just scale that up for louder scenarios and use my Platinum Pro for its stage friendly features. A BG-450 would probably do you, what sort of volume do you need?

Alternatively a mini head with a decent small cab, a lot of heads aren't voiced particularly well for acoustic music though. A suitable preamp like the Fishman into a compact powered PA cab might be preferable.

Linux support for Surface devices has improved massively in recent years and Ubuntu has a touch friendly GUI, the patched Surface kernel has pretty much everything working on most models. Can see what might be a dealbreaker here:

https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supported-Devices-and-Features#feature-matrix

Another option would be to install the Ghost Spectre version of Windows 11, I have it on my Surface Go 1 (8/128) and it's much faster, sits at 2.6gb ram usage after boot.

A Sire V7 is still the best value gigging bass out there IMO, very versatile instruments. Good low B on the 5 strings as well.

I found one that's fits the TS100 anyway if you want it sticking in the post although the TS101 does look different, my TS100 has a little hex screw holding the tip in.

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

 

Now I might be able to lay my hands on one of those. In the first instance I can just take one out of the PC and see if it fits.

 

I might have a spare, I also have a TS100 so can do a test fit. Should have something that works as I still have a big bag of random screws from when I used to refurb laptops.

9 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

It'll turn up as soon as the replacement arrives.

I lost one of the bell plate screws from my old Sire once, eventually found it days later stuck to one of the pickup pole pieces. Felt like a proper idiot.

These are 2.5mm long and M2 size:

https://www.accu.co.uk/large-slotted-pan-head-screws/611742-SFPL-M2-2-5-A1-BL

It's a common size for NVME SSDs so you may have more luck sourcing some that way, some here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Screws-60pcs-Mounting-Screwdrivers-Laptop/dp/B0F8VWV9LH?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&psc=1&smid=A1EWA2C6OH3Y0Q

A used 1000S would be the one to go for if you want an EHB, 30" scale and headless so super tiny.

5 minutes ago, Bernards Basses said:

Any news on the bass yet…

I’m very excited to see what Leicestershires most racist luthier has built this time.. 

Think he's been too busy painting the Danish flag on roundabouts to bother picking the chisel up tbh.

Tbh I'd just get the Ibanez Mikro, they're dirt cheap used and you can upgrade it as you see fit. They have a lot of fans on here, generally regarded as solid basses which punch well above their weight.

On 07/09/2025 at 11:32, bassbiscuits said:

At the very cheap end is a Tanglewood Elfin bass, or Squier do a mini precision bass. 
 

I have a Tanglewood Elfin and it’s merely ok, rather than brilliant. It’s something like 26” which is really short for a bass. 
 

Cheap and fairly cheerful tho. 

Tanglewood also did a 30" Elfin bass, I have one. It's loads of fun but like a lot of 30" scale basses it's still close enough in length to a full size bass to be cumbersome. It doesn't fit in a guitar gigbag like my Ibanez EHB does.

On 03/09/2025 at 10:38, Kev said:

Worse thing about the Br Br Deng memes is that he doesn't even actually go Br Br...

Not true.

If you watch this video in its entirety you'll definitely see some brbr dengs in there.