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Okay well apparently he sold the bass last night to someone else. Thanks a lot for Ur answers though...

Hello! Thanks for Ur reply! Here's my situation: i live in Spain now, but used to live in Paris, so i still receive notifications from the second hand market there. i'm visiting my family there over Xmas & that bass is like 3/4 hours away from Paris (i know in which region the seller lives, but not the exact city). i don't have a car there, which means i would have to borrow a car, and drive there & back in the same day. So if i go there, i want to make sure that it's worth it. i've found a couple of videos about the Delano Sonar 3MS/E, so that's good. I don't think it is a huge improvement over the stock thing, but whatever. And yeah, i will definitely go back to the original knobs, and the seller is including them with the bass. Also, on another forum which shall remain nameless, another bassist brought up things i hadn't seen: the elbow corner of the bass has been levelled away, & it's true that it doesn't even look like the BTB846SC-DTL version of the bass, or the other BTBs, it just looks weird. The person thinks that for this woodwork job they had to sand the rest of the finish of the bass (hence the vanishing of the decal thing) to refinish it. Here is a photo reference sent to me by that bassist on the other forum.

Haha thanks! That's exactly why i turn to U guys! i know U know things i don't know!

i hadn't thought about the weight! But i already play a Harley Benton BZ-6000. Is there anything heavier than that?

Thanks guys! i have never played with ramp. I don't think they look ugly in general, but it's true that the fact that it has been drilled into the body of the bass, the fact that i covers the lower horn and also the fact that i just noticed they drilled another hole in the back to put a strap knob... i guess i could use all those elements to bring the price into my budget (which is 500€, the asking price is 590€) but i don't know anything about those changes they've also made on the electronics. Or even if a decal can just fall from a headstock as he claims happened.. i don't think i'll ever find one of these for this price, so i could live with those flaws in my only "expensive" bass. But i was scanning the lovely crowd of basschat to see if U knew anything about the electronics he mentioned and the decal thing. Please let me know if U do! Thanks for the replies so far: U guys would've managed to talk me out of it, if only i could afford the next one on the second hand market lol...

Dear Fellaz & Felazettes of the BassChat World! i have my eyes on one of those BTB basses on the second hand market here, but i have a couple of questions before i pull the trigger. i was wondering if maybe U bass-savvy guys could help me. - The logo on the bass head is gone. Seller blames it on the fact that those BTBs are made in Indonesia, - He replaced the knobs with Jazz bass knobs, - He says he replaced the electronics with Electronic DELANO Active/Passive with Sonar 3MS/E EQ (the PUs are the original Bartolinis, - The ramp has been custom made & drilled into the body by a "luthier", what do U think of that? Here are the pictures: Do U think i should get it? The price is a bit above what my budget & the drilled ramp is a bit of a disappointment, but other i don't get to see them pop up on my radar that often... Whaddya think? Thanks for Ur help!

Hey Gareth! i did try what U suggested & it does the trick very well indeed! Then i added a little more reverb & another patch & this sounds good! Not exactly a Fender Rhodes, but close enough, with its own flavour... Thanks a ton!

Am watching the Key9 video right now & it's incredible... But i really can't afford it... for now..

Oh whoa thanks man! i'll try that tomorrow!! Good idea!

Hey there! Do U still own the HB-60? i'm considering getting one... Just wonder after a few years how U feel about it!

Dear Fellas & Felazettes, i own a GT-1B & i love to play around with it at home. But i am starting a new project here in Seville, Spain, where keyboard players are hard to find. i might have to play chords while the guitar player does his noodling. So i was wondering if other owners of this fantastic multi-FX pedal had ever tried to create a Fender Rhodes patch. And if so, how did U do it? i assume U need quite a lot of reverb, some tremolo, some sort of pitch modification, but what did U choose as FX1 & FX2? & what settings for each element? Also, i have read that some of the FX, like the Octaver, do not allow U to play multiple notes at the same time, & i just tried with a couple of patches & it does look like this is true... Is there any way i can get a Fender Rhodes sound on this thing & play chords too? i'd really appreciate all the help i can get! (And before U draw Ur guns at me: yes, i understand the role of a bass player in a band, and no, i don't have any budget available to buy new pedals, basses or a keyboard) Take care!

Here it is! Fresh out of the Five Watt World oven, featuring Anthony Muthurajah!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThxVfwOmztU&feature=em-uploademail Enjoy, share & let me know what U think of it!

Dear Fellaz & Fellazettes! Five Watt World is back with yet another great video! This time it's about the Precision Bass! https://youtu.be/3tw8Ms1Sbek A lot of research done there, obviously. Learned a lot in that video about that beloved instrument ! Jazz Bass lovers: U better subscribe & hit the bell button to get notifications cuz it seems that the Jazz Bass video is already on the way! (Read the comments under the video!)

Hey guys! I might be late to the party but i own a Squier Classic Vibe Precision '50s Lake Placid Blue that i got second hand for £190, an Ibanez TMB30 Mint Green that i got new for 160€ which i strung with Black Nylon tapes, a Harley Benton BZ-6000 (350€), a Vintage V74MRJP (250€) with Fender flats and a Harley Benton JB-75MN Black (139€) that i just got for my Bday four days ago. All my basses are super low budget. I tried, bought & sold a bunch of basses before i got to this collection. Some of them were much more expensive than the ones i own now, & yet i prefer those. I would recommend the JB-75MN especially, super low cost, super comfortable & fast under the fingers. Same goes for the TMB30 if U're looking for a short scale.. Hope this helps...

Thanks. Love it too. But is there an explanation for the difference of sounds i get on the same amp with and without headphones? Is there a compressor or smthg that kicks in when headphones are used?

Fellaaaaaz & Fellazettes! It's me again! i have a question for U. Since we're at my Girlfriend's parents' for a few more days, i play the bass with headphones through my poopy travel amp (Blackstar Fly Bass, 3W) & through the headphones, without even using the EQ & Comp knobs of the amp, i get that awesome P-Bass sound & the tone knob really has a massive impact on the overall sound. When i play unplugged through that same amp, the magic is gone. & last night i was at a friend's studio, & it was the same: the P-bass sounded like any other random bass through the studio monitors (bass plugged directly into the DAW). What is in the tiny amp that reveals the Pbass sound? Will be back home in 10 days. Hope my Warwick combo gives me the same tone i have with headphones on the Fly amp...

Oh kewl, i have fender glats on my fretless, it's reassuring to have it suggested by someone else! Tooth brush, noted! I got myself some WD-40 on someone's advice, but i think Brasso was a better idea..

Hey guys! Thanks for all Ur replies & input! I'll see how the cleaning goes & might reach out the @KiOgon as suggested! Thaaaanks!

Fellaaaaaaz & Fellazettes! New Bass Day!!! I am delighted to let U all know that I finally got myself a Squier Classic Vibe Precision '50s Bass in Lake Placid Blue! Expensive but worth it! £440!!

Truuuuue! Maybe I should've mentioned him instead.... Humm...

Yeah it has to be Geddy Lee for me too! Amazing tone & tasteful playing on everything he's ever recorded (& even on live recordings on Youtube). Do U guys ever stop to consider what it takes to have such a long career & never make mistakes U'd be ashamed of later? i use the Rotosound Black Nylons on my short scale, love them!!!

Awesome! But is it not the whole website that's down?

i've watched six or seven videos so far, keeping Ur channel in my "favorites" bar in my browser for further learning ;°)

Hey there! Just found this post of Urs & i wanted to get the Peace Beyond Passion transcriptions but the link is not valid anymore i think... i just subscribed to Ur Youtube Channel & see U have a video titled Quick Licks #2 that i'm going to watch immediately, but i was wondering if U could share those transcriptions again ? Please?