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Getting 70s Columbus vibes from that, I wonder how many pieces of wood that £450 bass is made from?

The one I had was actually a little bit heavier than my IGB 55 (the passive version of the 68) which was seemingly made of air.

I gigged one of those for a bit, Samick built IGB 50 I think. Very lightweight and well built. Passive sound was a bit quiet with the stock pickups.

Harley Benton have the Progressive as previously mentioned as well as a violin bass for £166 and the fancy neck through for £255: https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_beatbass_fl_vs_vintage_series.htm https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbz_2005fl_nt_deluxe_series.htm Gear 4 Music have a cheap starter fretless with an unlined board too.

The filters are just a way to easily get specific sounds that a lot of players are after - VLE for some old school treble rolloff and VLE for the scoop. That's all all they ever claimed to be hence their names, you know what's going to happen when you dial them in. Seeing as the OP is happy with the clean sound when used with DB but wants some grit with EB it seems the eq points and filters aren't the issue, just stick some drive in front of it.

There's a PJB Bass Buddy in the Marketplace for £100, total bargain and will drive a cab at low volume:

Hohner B2 and Jacks have been selling for £200-£250 recently and Steinberger Sprits for not much more. Someone overpaid big time for this.

You have to transport the amp for it as well remember.

Budget options worth considering alongside the Behringer are the DemonFX A7K or D7K and Caline WIne Cellar or Press Pass pedals.

I soldered a couple of wires to a female 2.5mm jack so I could just plug the Artec piezo straight in. The bass I have it in isn't an acoustic, rather an Aria Sinsonido which I used with a basic adjustable gain preamp (built from an old Maplins kit) and also an Artec SE2 with the blend control removed so that may not be applicable here. The Sonicore in my new little Ibanez Parlour sounds great and well balanced though so maybe just reseating it will sort any issues. I have no idea why Fishman hardwire them though, they use a connector for the output jack but not one for the piezo.

Tbf that is a country mile better than anything MDP could produce and the rusty penknife headstock removal could be put right without too much trouble. Those Overlord headless bridge units are supposed to be a bit of a chocolate teapot aren't they? Think someone on here said the metal on them was akin to soft cheese.

The Artec is the PP417 for the 4 string version: http://www.artecsound.com/acou/piezo.htm £11 delivered: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264525530658?epid=22011371650&hash=item3d96f34622:g:hDMAAOSwl8NVbbRd

Artec also make a bass specific piezo strip, I have one and it sounds fine. RE the Sonicore I found them very fiddly to fit, sometimes just reseating the bridge saddle will sort out balance issues, they also need the base of the saddle slot to be super flat.

That guy sells basses on the Facebook groups I think, seen a few MM copies. While they usually look very good for the money he has managed to make the Bongo even uglier with this one which is quite an achievement.

I love it when they unwittingly out themselves like this!

Andertons have a used Marcus Miller Micro 60 for £275, almost a ton off RRP: https://www.andertons.co.uk/second-hand-amps/second-hand-mark-bass-micro-60-(t%3Aroz)

Given his history I know which one of those I would lean towards.

Do you have a thread for the Basslite 1x10? I love home built micro cabs, could read build threads all day!

So I sent the PNB14E and accompanying gigbag back for a refund as it's essentially a Deko instrument dressed up as B stock, Thomann were great but DHL much less so - the first drop off point refused to take the box and the second couldn't get the scanner to work on the label so had to book it for collection. Anyway I noticed one of the discontinued Artwood AVNB1E models on eBay in pretty much new condition and won it for £290 + shipping. Probably paid over the odds but it did come with a nice Hartwood gigbag which fits perfectly and is slightly rigid, think it's this one going off measurements if anybody is after one - no guarantees like as there's no product code or label!: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Hartwood-3-4-Size-Acoustic-Guitar-Gig-Bag/2RUH Is summary it's miles better than the PNB14E, doesn't have that mid spike so not quite as much volume but as a result it sounds very even and the build feels superior, much less boxy and feels like a more expensive acoustic. Fit and finish is obviously better than the PNB14E, fretwork is spot on and the frets themselves are much smaller, overall it seems like this has had a lot more time spent on it with no flaws or rough spots.

This is what I use at rehearsal. looks ridiculous:

That Wal bitsa has EMG Selects in it! 🤣 I don't have a great deal of experience with the brand but I'm guessing that example isn't going to produce those signature tones they're known for. As previously said that's the guy who bought out all Dave Mustaine's Jacksons, claimed they were for his studio so people could play and record with them and then immediately flipped them for crazy money. Mustaine had originally listed them for pretty much regular market prices too.

If they failed to diagnose the fault the first time then you would think they have some sort of responsibility here, poor showing if not. £180 is a lot to spend on repairing a head that has a used value of not much more than that.

Or any regular power supply with an 18v Y cable: https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/guitar-pedals/pedal-power-supplies/voodoo-labs-18v-y-cable-for-combining-outputs-on-pedal-power (cheaper options exist btw)

UK based luthier IIRC, sure they've been mentioned on here when I first joined.