TheAndelorian

I wonder what the post-Brexit import tax would be on a new MK. I was lucky enough to get mine just before. Been a pain already for Thomann.

Sorry for the late response- I thought I I had email alerts set up but indeed I did not. If not a redundant opinion at this stage, yes I’m still loving my MK, I’d agree with the above about the maturity of the sound after a year. Always complimented by others on the authenticity of its sound, and wonderfully simple to adjust the action.

I went for the jazz passive. I’ve had it for a few weeks now and I’m besotted. The fir ‘top’ (soundboard) is just stunning and the whole thing is just a work of art - in my humble opinion! Great set up straight away - I’ve been tinkering away at the action of my carved bass for ages and this was just perfect out of the box. Nice and high enough to dig-in with arm weight, low enough to pull off fast(ish - limited by myself!) runs and rakes. Very comfortable to play and the rests do their job very effectively. I like to move the angle of the bass so that it leans into me for higher register playing and I just couldn’t do that with other designs like the NS where it’s fixed in place. The arm design works well for my height as well. I’m 6ft4 and have found the ‘tummy rest’ designs don’t work well for me when standing- I had a Farwest briefly and this was a real issue. I had an opportunity to get a good deal on a BSX but avoided for this reason. Electronics-wise, I’m plugging straight into an Acoustic Image Clarus SL, with either an Upshot or Markbass Traveller cab. No pre-amp. It’s definitely the best EUB I’ve heard, but can only compare to Stagg and Farwest. However, I’ve tried out my realist soundclip in a few different bridge positions, and it sounded weedy compared to the onboard piezo. I’d be interested to try out MK’s pick-up on my main bass (though getting on pretty well with a condenser mic - during these low volume times!). I’ve even used a vox headphone amp for a quick and dirty opportunistic practice, and it’s not bad - better than sticking your phones straight into a Stagg! All in all, thoroughly recommended. Mirko built it in a month and is a very pleasant and professional guy. 10/10, though I need to get some decent strings on it ASAP as had to budget on that front.

Mine is currently being built, can't wait to give it a spin!