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[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1387644488' post='2314164'] ....The generic modern kind of sound is not what I am aiming for.... [/quote] Then can I interest you in Mike Lull basses? Beautifully made and sound like you've just stepped into Life On Mars.

A gig's a gig. You'll live! At least [i]you[/i] won't be on YouTube!

There's a GB Rumour in the FS section which I would put in the same league as an Wal and Overwater.

Your average lead singer is restricted to the keys that "come naturally" because they don't practice, probably haven't had lessons and so have limited ability and range. Anyone who takes singing seriously[i] will[/i] train and practice and as a result will extend their range to the point where they will be able to sing in all keys.

I played an SR5 for awhile but stopped using it because for some reason I didn't get on with the neck. The best sound I heard from an SR5 was an HH with Piezo bridge. That sounded very meaty and had a flexible range of tones.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1387387117' post='2311426'] ....I'm in Portugal, a phone call to UK isn't very cheap.... [/quote] Can you email them? I'd also email Alembic and ask them.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1387383620' post='2311363'] ....Is it a Good Thing to push [i]any[/i] cab to its limits?.... [/quote] Not in my book! An amp and cab [i]comfortably [/i]managing the volume I need is the best rig for me.

Veering OT for a moment.... Alan Spenner first got my attention in the Grease Band and then up close and personal in the sweaty pubs and clubs he used to play with Kokomo. I feel blessed to have seen that band as often as I did. Back on topic, I believe he was asked to play the Wal by Bryan Ferry.

You can sound as "old school" as you like with Barefaced cabs, the 69'er and S15 for instance. Give Alex a call and he'll advise.

I owned a lovely Wal Mk3 5 string for years. I'm glad I had one (also had a Mk2 5 string at one point!) but I hardly played it for the last 5 years, so I guess however good it was I really didn't need it. It sounded great in the studio (engineers loved it) and played with an occasional originals band, but I found I preferred my Lakland and Lull in the Blues/Soul/Funk and covers bands which are 90% of what I play in these days.

I get 90% of what I'm looking for on Talkbass in half a dozen threads, rather than 100's of posts. To me, that is a system that is working well.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1387318633' post='2310755'] ....The pickup is a huge block and visually odd.... [/quote] It's a turn off for me as is any bass with a fugly ramp.

... or The Rocking Vicars ....featuring a very young Lemmy!

My verdict is that they are far too expensive and nothing I've seen makes me want to find out whether I like them or not,

You'll be significantly increasing the weight of your lifts in order to reduce the item count by 1! I'd make this change for tone but I wouldn't change if you like how you sound.

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1387231493' post='2309762'] ....I'm doubtful that any 1x12" cabs could deliver the solid low end that I'm after.... [/quote] That surprises me. Did you try 2, or any of the 212 cabs?

I have seen 2 players using an LMII through 2 x STD102HF cabs and from out front they sounded great. I was surprised how good the sound was, and how much better than I'd heard when I'd played MB cabs on my own. There was no "mud" around at all.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1387208664' post='2309359'] .....you don't need to be injured to have lumbar problems..... [/quote] +1 Like tinnitus, back problems should be dealt with [i]before[/i] you suffer from them.

These Barefaced threads are getting very dull and repetitive. If people don't like something, make your point and move on.

It's far easier to look at 1 thread containing 500 posts about XYZ, than to try and track down 500 threads. It's not rocket science.

George Porter Jr and his band are playing at the Borderline next year, 30th March.

Stratus... Lee Sklar on bass. We play this Billy Cobham number... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINogNjwn5w

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1387060485' post='2307938'] ....Anything high up the fretboard gets lost.... [/quote] Where???

Forget the heart, that's where all the BS comes from. It's small so it can't be loud and can't go low, it's light so it can't be strong, it looks home made so it can't be any good. Alex has a good product line. Any bass gear that can generate this much hot air has a lot going for it.

I've never done this but if you want to tinker then I'd go for the Deltalite. Blue Aran has them for £116. Even if there are some mismatches in the cab and porting I can't imagine one wouldn't sound significantly better than the original Ashdown speaker. The tech info is on the Blue Aran site.