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Yea exactly... There are many variables as you say, manufacturers interpretation plus individual subjectivity being the obvious ones.. Thomann have a nice returns policy... Free return postage. I returned a Mustang CV earlier this year.. poor QC sadly... Over spray on the neck a significant scratch on the fretboard etc.. but they took it back no problems.

Hi Stew, Did you feel the need to improve the shielding at all? I am experiencing some fair amount of hum using my spectra drive when touching the strings. I don't have an amp with me at the moment, in order to tell if it's down to the spectra drive or the guitar. Cheers

This was my concern when buying it, but have to say i'm pleased, I don't find it too chunky at all, I was a little concerned over this aspect as my first bass is a Yamaha TRBX304 that has a really slim neck, but the HB is still perfectly playable for me... I think the satin painted neck also helps a bit too.

I'd say its reasonably slim... not as slim as on my TRBX304... Don't know if there is a specific way of measuring that I could do to help give a more useful idea.

Thanks for putting us in contact 👍

Where or how do I obtain a Kiogon Loom, from searches I get the impression is a supplied by someone on the forums? Cheers

Hahaha, They are desperately needed!

Could go full stealth and put black nylon wounds on too!!

Thanks for that lownote I will check them out too.

AHH really! Thanks for clarifying! That would have been a dissapointment! Cheers

I've seen Enwistle now do Alnico V Neodymium they are called PBXN ... Hmmmm 🤔 decisions lol I would like a vintage tone as I already have two basses that have a modern tone.

Thanks for the tip on the Vaseline... will defffo give that a shot!! Ahh... Entwhistle... I will have a look at that possibility too, thanks for the info.

It feels nice, a little on the heavier side, but i've not weighed it yet. Had to adjust the relief and tweeked saddle height a tiny bit, but otherwise it was good to go, I also replaced the strings with some HB 5 quid ones for now, which are an improvement on the originals. The neck feels nice and while is not as slip as my Yamaha, it isn't that much bigger and is definitely not as fat on on my Cort C4 plus. It had no sharp fret ends unlike my Yamaha TRBX304, which had several sharp fret edges especially towards the bottom of the neck, but I love the neck profile on that guitar. Sound wise I am playing through a TC electronics spectra drive, Dry the signal is a bit low, lower than my cort C4 plus in passive mode, but with the gain and compression engaged it's sounds good. It's my only P style bass so I have nothing to compare it too. Going forward I might consider dropping a Wilkinson Alnico V in there, a relatively cheap mod, but I am more inclined to replace the machine heads first, they are the weakest link i think... quite notchy and tough to turn, but for the price I am not complaining. Cheers

Hi All, Just wanted to share a couple of photos of my most recent acquisition. First HB purchase and for the price point (99GBP) it's fantastic!

Nice one Stew, would love to see some photos of you Bi-amp setup. I believe the bassists from Royal Blood gets his tone from Bi-amping. Oh btw did you get any response from Thomann regarding the wah and compressor not being able to be used in parallel?

Awesome, Thanks for the rundown Stew, I think its worth giving Thomann an email with some feedback regarding the Wah and compression issue... seems very restrictive and I think it could well put some people o off buying this pedal, having to choose one or the other. Have you had a go at loading in an IR yet, purchased or created? Does the proprietary software allow you create your own IR's or do you need a 3rd party application for that? I have seen the Kemper Profiler IR process but without such a device i'm not sure how you would drive the necessary frequency sweeps etc, that form the IR. Thanks again for taking the time to write up what you have discovered so far. Cheers

Yes exactly Dave 👍

If I understand correctly the polytune feature doesn't make much sense for bass.

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Hi All, I am having real trouble finding on these clip on tuners in stock anywhere... Andertons shows a lead time of 3 months! Is this a supply chain issue related to Covid--19 or TC Electronic bringing out a new version? If anyone knows anywhere with stock (for normal price) please post details, I've checked all the usual places, Andertons, GAK, PMT, GG, Gear4Music, Dawsons, Thomann, Bass Direct. Cheers

I've used AKG K99's for both guitar and bass. Had them for years now.. sound good to my ears.. but I've never used anything else so couldn't say if there are better options out there.