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Hi, I did have that bass, sold it on here to a guy just up the road in Liverpool. I remember taking the pickups out to check myself, the model numbers are stamped on the baseplate. They were SMB 5a & SJ5-67/70 Both alnico magnets. I thought they sounded great, but the preamp wasnt the greatest though.

IMO the best 6 string out there for that sort of cash. The only other I would consider (at that price) would be another Ibby, the BTB676

If your after valve power stage grind, then your gonna have to be turning up pretty loud to get it, which may or may not ruin the mix of the band. If your looking for some dirt from the preamp, then you might as well use an outboard pre/drive unit with your current gear. Do you use a PA for bass in the majority of your gigs?

No, you are not damaging anything by clipping the pre-amp, it just doesnt sound very nice! But ignore the light and set it up so you cant hear audible distortion. As regards it not being a "loud" 300w amp. This I believe is mainly down to the linear volume pot which increases gain evenly throughout the entire range, as opposed to a log taper pot which gives 90% gain by "12 o'clock" which gives most amps the showroom advantage.

+1 pretty much as Mr ferret said as regards setting it up, but dont use the "clip" led as a guide, use your ears, the light comes on far too early IMO.

I'd like to know how other users of the Profet 3.2 have their tone/gain set, as I don't have any problem with volume. I'm driving a Hartke 2.5xl 2x10 (vertically alligned). My feeling is that your backing off the input gain so the clip light doesn't flash and/or using bass boost on the EQ. Pete.

Sorry, been at work all day, looks like Steve has explained it anyway, hope that has sorted it.

Sounds like a screening & possibly grounding issue. Check the bridge has a ground wire. (to one of the pots)

Would a hi-pass filter not help?

The 24 fret "deluxe" jazz's are made by Cort in Korea. Only had a brief play on one, was ok (for a fender) , certainly better than any of the Mexicans I've played. Not surprising as I'm a big Admirer of Cort stuff. It has duncan pickups and pre, but is priced a little high for it's spec (if you compare it with other MIK basses) Mind you that fender logo does cost...

I think you need to go and play as many as you can. One of the main "problems" people have when up-ing the string count is string spacing. There are (not many) that keep the 19-20mm of a four, and quite a lot that go to 16-18mm. Go find what feel good to you on that front. The Squier deluxe 5 is a good cheap intro into 5's though, as are many Ibanez's & Corts. Warwicks seem to be going for a song at the moment.

Dannyp, that is one of the most beautiful basses I've seen. You should put those pics in the "bass-porn" section, a true centre-fold!

Looks lovely, I really go for that kind of look (blues/greens/purples)- shame more mainstream & "within budget" makers don't make more.

Few good suggestions so far. Don't think it's been mentioned yet, but the Line6 Pod x3 (or x3 live) have the ability to combine 2 types of amp modeling, ie. a marshall stack with an ampeg etc. Maybe that way you could get the guitar amp grunt without losing lows?

[quote name='Stinkywhizzleteats' post='294247' date='Sep 28 2008, 11:13 PM']Ask Bassmankev, he's got an opinion on the price of everything advertised in the classifieds. The rest of us aren't young enough to know everything.[/quote] that is quality!

The graph is pretty self explanatory Alex, to anybody thats prepared to look that is Any dates on availability of the "big one"?

Mmm, you can get the passive version brand new (inc gigbag) for £530, Glock/Bart/Aggie 2band pre's for £70 ish. So I would say no to it being a bargain (esp current market trends). BUT, if it sounds & plays like a dream, then its a bargain to you.

The Laney is a good sounding head for the money. and a few nice features. Its more of a modern, clean/bright sound compared with the the mag300 (which is great too). Just a heads up on the Warwick profet though, thomman are knocking 'em out very cheap at the moment. link- [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_profet32_basstopteil.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_profet32_basstopteil.htm[/url] I own and use one of these and they sound very nice.

too much thinking and not enough playing does that

Don't buy into the hype. get something easier on the pocket and better quality, IE. Cort, Ibanez, etc, if resale value is that much of an issue, take up another hobby. I prefer tone and build to a f&%* label on a $150 piece of driftwood ;-/

Bass Central have a few used models in stock too. Probably get summat nice for well under a grand all in.

I gave up on after the "black album",I don't own anything since then. However "puppets" & "justice" are two of my fave albums of all time. I think after Cliff's death, their writing process changed for the worse. They were almost a prog band in the making, then turned into a cliched heavy rock act (IMO).

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='262102' date='Aug 14 2008, 12:23 AM']Stop chasing rainbows and buy the f***ing GB! You aint never gonna be satisfied if tou carry on like this, like a teenage virgin with w*** mags.[/quote] Im gonna have to put that one in my sig, a classic.

Looks amazing, as does all of his work I've seen. You must be chuffed to bits. ps. got your PM on talkbass, and would def want to take you up on the offer, cheers.

"Another one bites the dust" Queen.