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Still working on my end, title is "Trace Elliot GP11 Graphic Pre Amplifier Mk 5 and Trace Elliot 15' Cabinet"

Definitely surprised me here, when I clicked on a thread promising something completely different I never in a million years expected to see the 1,539,025th Jazz copy.

Just spotted this on FB @Berserker, not too far from you. GP11 head for £100, 1518 cab for £35. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1742123363383337/

Go the whole hog and get it re-topped with real flame? I think it looks cool tbh, would probably just look into making sure it doesn't get any worse.

Yeah I don't like that either, see also:

Just screams "generic cheapy" to me a bit like the Glarry headstocks, shame really as otherwise a bit of thought has gone into the overall styling.

I have a Hartwood branded semi rigid gigbag for my mini acoustic bass, very cheap and good quality. Always thought they were an in house accessory brand for G4M but you can buy them elsewhere as well. The basses look quite cool and offer a nice variation on the yawnsome J/P copies. Headstocks are awful though.

There's a Blake Bravo for sale on here at the moment: Can confirm they're massive, internal body width is around 40cm according to one of my old posts. Excellent quality, they were being cleared out a while back as the company went kaput so loads of us bought them on the cheap.

They are still chucking parcels over gates though, they did it with two of mine and not even at the correct address.

Even if you have a good local driver this may be fleeting, they have a pretty high turnover of staff due to working conditions and pay. Your next one (or substitute driver when the regular guy takes time off) might be like the driver who nicked my Sonicake pedal and threw my Shimano front chainring and Tonerider pickup over the fence of a completely different house so they sat outside in the rain for a couple of days. The company is trash and noting that some of their staff try to paper over these very deliberate cracks does not benefit anyone not working in Evri's upper management.

Never had an issue selling 5 strings, I always price them to sell but not too cheap. Hope I've not just jinxed myself as I'll most likely be putting my EHB 5er up for sale soon!

I had the HA3000 before getting the HA5500, preferred the 3000 really as it was so easy to dial mids in with the two knobs.

Hartke never really managed to get the lightweight head thing right, certainly not in time for a big shift in the market where manufacturers needed one in their product line to compete. By the time they managed to get the TX600 out it quickly garnered a reputation for being surprisingly gutless for its power rating despite being bigger than other micro heads, no idea what they're like now but assume that's sorted. Shame really as I loved my old Hartke stack and only sold it because of the weight and the need to downsize our van. Having to cart a HA5500 and a ful XL stack across a muddy farmer's field at stupid o'clock in the morning was the turning point!

When it comes to Hartke stacks @Dood has been there and got the t-shirt!

Will most likely spend my lunchtime looking for another HA3000 on eBay now FFS.

Gotta give some credit to those old Hartke heads too which just consistently deliver the goods.

Nicely specced bass here for not a lot of money if you can collect - Markbass pre, Panga Panga and Walnut neck, licensed Hipshot Ultralites. Should be lightweight with a good low B as well. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127101673259

Add a bit to your budget and you could order this today: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/spector-ns-pulse-ii-4-black-stain-matte/

A used Spector NS Pulse might be your best bet if you want a "proper" specced Spector within budget. Reverse P at the neck, EMGs and the Tonepump pre, made in Korea still I think.

Ideally you need to play a lot of basses to nail down what will suit you. I would add MTD Kingston Z series, high end Ibanez (pref with Nordstrands) and German Warwicks to your list, all of which can be had used for your budget.

Had the same head but with a 1212R, Markbass + Schroeder is one of my most missed rigs. Just sounded like they were made to go together, possibly the great big walloping low mid hump of the Schroeder patching a hole in the MB EQ.

Buy a desk fan FFS.

Some wild takes being spouted on here veering into misinformation/disinformation. Amps are fine, they're fun to use and if you enjoy the preset eq voicing, the way your cab reproduces that and can hear it well enough on all the stages you play then great, enjoy yourself. I have a traditional bass rig I very much like (two of them in fact) and I enjoy using them at rehearsals/dep gigs. IEMs are fine, they're fun to use and with a digitial desk you can eq your bass however you want it, if you know what you're doing the scope for sculpting your sound is staggering and that's before you add in any external preamps, pedals or bass specific processing units. You have consistency on every stage you play no matter if you're stuck in a corner or have acres of space, the level of control is unsurpassed and in no time you can get a great personalised mix at whatever volume you choose. For all live work with my main band I'm going through the PA straight from my DI so it doesn't matter to me, I can do either but always pick IEMs for sound quality and practicality. For cramped pub stages where you're right on top of your amp they're a total gamechanger. The first time I saw bands playing without cabs on stage it did look a little weird but after a couple of times I didn't notice it at all, just another way to gig which often has significant advantages over the using amps for individual backline.

It's just another portal for the same builders on AliExpress. I wouldn't buy anything off there unless you're happy with fretboard radiusing and refretting tbh as you might get something which looks nice but hasn't been built correctly, especially if you're aiming for the cheapest bass that matches the aesthetic you want. If you want a cheap version of his Jazz Bass Special or Signature bass then a 90s Aria Pro II (maybe with an aftermarket neck) like this might be up your street: https://reverb.com/item/19560539-1991-aria-pro-ii-fb-bass-white For the Aerodyne Jazz look at Gear4Music's LA Select line (they also do a P copy): https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/LA-II-Select-Bass-Guitar-by-Gear4music-Black-Burst/3L4L

It it is the same bass you can hear a big volume drop off on the low B, I can't hear any difference on the higher notes though.