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    Here's mine, the cabinets are two Swedish built TKS-212's (~20kg's each and NO Neodynium involved). Sound amazing and are a breeze to carry, used to play Aguilar GS-212 and EBS Proline 410 but my back said no. The TKS:es have filled the Aguilar/EBS shoes perfectly. I'm in the process of simplifying my head (ampwise that is ) and will either be running the EBS alone or the Ampeg SVT-IIp together with a LabGruppen 1000 poweramp I just came across. In all honesty the Ampeg pre really floors the EBS for the most part, good stuff! My pedalboard is pretty EBS-heavy to say the least... I'm trying to remedy that and have recently replaced the ValveDrive and MultiDrive by a BJFE Blueberry bass overdrive that's pure magic.
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    Stunning bass! This looks like a mid 80's model, is it? What's the serial number? The BB3000 series is really wonderful instruments, this should make someone a very happy owner. Never played it? Good luck with the sale! Are you interested in any special trades?
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    Oh man, did this beauty rekindle my F-bass BN5 GAS... Absolutely stunning! Not to mention the way these babies play and sound... Congratulations to the buyer, and bplayer - I hope you don't grow to miss it way too much.
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    Here's my long time partner in bass, a Yamaha BB3000S bought new in -87. Worked all summer that year to be able to afford it, and boy have we had fun together since - wonderful instruments the BB's!
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='557625' date='Aug 1 2009, 11:01 AM']Meanwhile, how's the Kroner doing against the pound these days? Basses from Britain should be really cheap for Scandinavians, yes? [/quote] Well yes, it's been worse - but it could be better. The SEK has however lost loads to the USD (25%!!!) and the euro (almost as much) over the last 12 months. What to do - play the bass and be happy I guess. Currency exchange rate bump!
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    Matt Pulcinella Guitars (MPG) come in 35" as standard. Wonderful instruments. On the topic of the influence of scale length on the B-string's performance, I agree with the sentiment that other factors contribute to a greater extent. Excellent pickups and a super stiff neck well (graphite/graphite rods/fancywood laminates/whathaveyou) and probably a bunch of other parameters would get my vote before scale length. IME, limited as it is, I feel that the longer the scale the more you you gain in sustain but loose in attack/thump - but then again in the wonderful realm of bass lutherie there are other means (magic and angel dust for instance ) to balance that. It's truly multivariate.
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    Too schizofrenic to stick to one, but at the end of the day I'm a jazz kind of guy. My Fender J-74 has always served me well, so I voted Fender.
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='555590' date='Jul 29 2009, 10:08 PM']********************************** Next, amazingly, we have my second heaviest bass – the [b][size=4]Fender Roscoe Beck [/size][/b](1996). [...] [b]String spacing is identical to a Fender P from nut to bridge[/b] (one of many things I like about this bass) but this of course means that the neck is commensurately wider. One and seven eighths at the nut. [...][/quote] Out of interest, are you really sure your RB5 has the same spacing as a Fender [b]P[/b] at the nut? I am the proud owner of an RB5, one of my all-time favourites, and it definitely has a Jazz spacing at the nut. Regardless of the spacing, while it's true that the neck might feel a tad wide at first touch, the asymmetrical neck profile really makes it a breeze to play. IMO the RB5 is the best fiver Fender ever put out, and with the added Aguilar you have my mouth watering for a backup to mine. All wonderful basses, good luck with the sale!
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