warwickhunt

When a small 'footprint' is vital, my cabs work! What you can't see is that the PA speakers are on stands just out of sight left/right... had to play and sing turned sideways and the guitarist couldn't play above the 14th fret or he'd hit the ride!

My concern would be the 3mth period; iirc that is the limitation for a claim via paypal (or is it 30 days) and could well make it tricky with a credit card. I wonder if the presale thing is so that they can then bulk buy with a known/guaranteed number of units... if they don't hit the number required to get discount, just bail on the offer.

Where do you stand if you order (and pay I presume) now for an end of January delivery and they renege on the deal, discontinue or go bust etc? If you pay by card it'll have been over 3 mths since order, would you easily get a refund? Added to which the company taking your order has had it (and all the other orders) for 3 months, nice to have money and make interest.

Last night... ANGEL (70's early 80's USA pomp rock) or at least 2 of the main guys! Surreal to say the least; a band that in its heyday were playing USA stadiums as prodigies of KISS, with Frank Zappa writing (ridiculing) a song about the guitarist Punky Meadows... and there they were playing in my local rock bar (UK/Newcastle) to 100 fans.

Despite the couriers best attempts to ruin stuff, Nik and I got sorted (testament to Nik's perseverance). Great comms and highly recommended.

Formerly Known (as) Altus - FNA. I was around (and sober enough) to remember this silly anecdote 1st hand.

LOL Just found this! Yes Lee does tend to like it loud but you're lucky you didn't have our regular drummer in... he's harder/louder. Might be an opportunity coming up for you to dep for me again, ideal opportunity to see how your R400 handles it.

I had a carbon neck B2 and yes the board was fairly flat but I recall the neck finish was obvs smooth but don't recall it being satin or slippy/silky; it had quite a glossy neck and I've had wooden necked/lacquered basses that were slicker.

Have you ever seen the 90's Vester Clipper? Looks a bit like a Thumb but with less of a stretch (still full scale); fraction of the cost and not badly put together.

Superb, easy transaction with James for his Sadowsky. Many thanks.

God knows which current models have 3 band because they are all over the shop (as outlined in this thread) but mid 90's saw the introduction of the 3 band to the NT Streamer range but you couldn't get it on the Dolphin as the control layout was only ever 2 stacked pots. I've seen 3 band on the same period Thumb basses but for the life of me I can't recall if it was made standard or as an option; to further cloud my fuddled mind I 'think' the 5 string Thumb from mid 90's on did have 3 band EQ.

Looks bloody awful... apologies if a BCer actually buys it! 😂

The double cut just works better for the relationship between the top strap button and it's relativity to the 12th fret, the tele version is nowhere near as far up the neck hence the imbalance. I've not got both to A/B but weight won't be too dissimilar (i.e. LIGHT).

You've nailed most of the pertinent points Jules! Be aware that even these early Fender shaped acousticaster basses with the long upper horn are still light enough that they have a tiny bit neck dive but nowhere near the later ones and tbh they are light enough that it is worth the price. They do get a lovely amplified tone and 'probably' one of the better fretless basses for emulating upright. They won't however, stand any chance unamplified in an acoustic setting but make nice noises when playing in the house and no other instrument to compete with.

Nowhere near you but I have one. Was there something in particular you wanted to find out or experience, might be able to describe. 😉

There is the odd acoustic which if played hard can just about keep up (is it the Tacoma Thunderchief that is meant to be OK?) but the vast majority just won't be heard with any great authority, especially if there are two acoustic guitars and they are full on strumming rather than picking.