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Is that the big one, I mean a size up from the Venus I have? Must say the Venus is big enough for me (grand auditorium they call it, almost a dreadnought but with tighter waste). Your 12 should sound amazing, the trebles on mine are really something, they seem very good at makling them good at that. Update anyway - it has responded very well to playing in. Lower frequencies were dull and quiet from new - but it keeps improving, mainly the bass harmonics that give the lower strings some warmth and ring. I've played some silly-money acoustics recently: Collings, Bourgois, Froggy Bottom (£8ks worth) Lowden etc. Not mine, just people I know. Must say they are variously a bit better - but not a lot better, and we're talking about the Faith price plus one nought!! Anyway, it's a better guitar than I am a player, so that'll do. Strings: anyone playing acoustics? Someone told me to try Newtones (handmade Yorkshire so that's OK), about £9 a set. Really like them, bright enough but fabulous full mids. Recommend. (Don't expect next day delivery - I think he makes them when it's raining or he's mislaid his hat. 3 weeks for mine).

Welcome!! Intrigued by a 6er in a funk soul band, but then I grew up with Bootsie et al so I know little of these new things😃 Seems there's an overstock of bass players in Kent, never realised so many of us - something to do with keeping the bottom end of the country nailed down.

OK, let me know. Let's assume it's now gone.

I bet that's flying out.

From The Bass Centre in its proper Wapping home. Around '88 - 90 I think but someone here may know exactly.

I'd place a hefty bet it isn't the strings, provided you are finding all 4 are somewhat sharp at say 5 or 7 frets. Uniform wrongness doesn't happen. Also D'Addario are good anyway. Stumped ! You say in OP you hear the flat/sharp when playing so the high resolution of the tuner isn't presenting the problem. I have found guitar or bass 'techs' are a mixed lot, but a reputed maker / luthier may get inside the issue. Keep us posted.

I'm intrigued ! Seems nut is good, relief is good, tuning accuracy (open) good, good on 12th. Sharp in lower range, flat above 12th. I don't think there are many things this could be. I have known strings stretch over time (very small amount but enough to produce intonation issues). The string core doesn't stretch in a uniform way so on some frets it may be a tads flat, others a tads sharp. But the idea all 4 strings are uniformly off says it isn't the strings. The only other way I could possibly imagine is the actual frets are wrong... surely not, but you've eliminated everything else. Don't know where you are but I'd probably take it to a good maker/luthier for a check-over. Down my way that would be Martin at Bass Gallery (maker of the excellent Sei). I'm interested, let us know if and how you resolve this.

Top man - Just bought my TC BH550 - no messin', fast payment ahead of shipping, all smooth and good. Excellent BC member. Thanks Dave

Damn - that looks good!! Would need to know it sounds good too, but a fretless dream in a single box. I'll investigate further - thanks for tip.

@Boodang - tone you describe is probably v close to what I am chasing - not too much of anything and a kind of analogue warmth (I know, not one analogue wave in sight). I'm going to have a play with the B1-4, at the price it will surely be limited but I'm looking for small amounts of effect, might get me close. Otherwise back to my pedal board and add a pedal or two. I do like the TC chorus toneprint - wonder what the 3rd Dimension chorus is like.

Dawn patrol on Reverb found me a mint used B1-Four, fifty quid free shipping. A few bob more than a set of flats... worth a go. I've been using my TC 550 with the 2 toneprint channels in - I do like their chorus and 2nd print is phaser at the moment (although you can only use one print at a time), but don't like the amp. So I'll pass that on. Report back on the B1. May take a while, the manual is a big read.

Yep, found her by accident when I was watching Abby / the spoon lady. Fretless banjo indeed...!! If you like a bit of rootsy, 'The Spoon Lady' is well worth a minute or so. Lady? - I reckon she's a former poster girl for moonshine.

Found it, thanks. Thing is I have chorus (Boss) and reverb/delay pedal (Harley Benton but surprisingly OK I thought) so I need to add octaver - and ideally that lot in one box. Don't think the Chowny does octaver trick?

Thanks for all the info / help. My Ashdown days are behind me @uk_lefty! Fairly invested in PJB with the Genz head, might be diverted by a GR 210 but trying to resist for now. @ezbass - Tech21 Bass Fly - looks promising, bit complicated looking and it isn't pretty but if it does what I want I could manage! @pete.young Zoom B1 Four or MS60B - they look pretty good, both available. If either is good for chorus + phaser I could add an octaver maybe? But then I am some way there going the pedal-board route (Boss chorus). I'd quite like to get away from complex signal paths, lots of jack leads etc. I'm thinking the B1 Four sounds closest - can it give me decent octaver? Any users of B1 Four or MS-60B, user experiences please??

I'm no expert on effects, have a few pedals on a board. I'm interested in a single unit effects solution for my fretless - I don't need to model various amps etc, but just want chorus, octave, maybe phaser - so combined effects rather than modelling - seen a bit about Pod Go and a lot said about Helix but I'm not sure either is really right for what I want. Or am I better off with a few pedals on a board? I already have a Boss Chorus and a SansAmp with the para-mids so I may be part way there - but a single box may be cleaner, better...? Would appreciate users' insights.

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Bought Paul's PJB Briefcase - truly is mint, excellent and very happy. Quick easy deal, handover very smooth. Highly recommended forum member.

Top trading - 5star forum member. Bought my very fine GB cab, paid way in advance, handover super-smooth. Thanks Andy - highly recommended to everyone.

There's something charmingly pre industrial revolution about this thread.

Don't you just slightly miss the all-over breeze of a nice 8x10 though?

Is this a thing with banjo's, that they go out of tune a lot? Anyways, my pedal tuner (TC Polytune) mutes when tuning so if the acoustic level of banjo is acceptable for tuning that would maybe sort it. Even quieter - get him to tune from the harmonics - I mean just off the first harmonic (12 fret I assume) - that is quiet, deadly accurate and a foot pedal tuner will see the pitch fine.

I'll just mention Bela Flek, then stop. With the Flektones: 'Big Country'... Victor Wooten on bass. And we're back👍