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And FYI folks, three of those bitsas are going to be up for sale this week 👍

I have got the impression that Thomann and their courier share a complex relationship in which - via a tortuous process of the slow reveal of very poor processing systems - early problems are eventually resolved. Good luck 👍

It is, I messaged them a few months back as I was hoping to have some work done on one of the Enfields. A couple of weeks later I received a very short but polite reply which simply said 'we are no longer working from our workshop'. Links to but the PUPs are still live, but no links to buy the basses, so I'm assuming PUPs are still being made. Certainly a great upgrade to an instrument, and given the cost of top-end PUPs generally these days - I'm guessing the vast majority of which are imported from the US - really not all that expensive 👍

Apologies, assumed you were talking about the basses

Yes, astonishingly good, to the point that their discontinuation makes no sense to me given that, while expensive (£2-3k), so are Fenders, EBMMs and many other production line basses, and these are not production line basses, certainly not in the sense of the big manufacturers. The engineering, mechanical and electrical, is of an extremely high level in both design and execution - the only thing I don't like are the PUP LEDs but it's simple to take them out of the loop - and the sheer quality of the resultant instrument would still be impressive if they were in the £5-6k range. And no, no cheap supply I'm afraid, they're not made anymore (I got lucky with both to be honest). I was speaking to a guy in 'the business' a while back who seemed to suggest that there was, shall we say, some opposition to the Enfield line, as well as a lot of criticism of there being 'derivative' (which is odd as nearly all top end basses with a few exceptions are derivative in one way or another), and oddly I've also heard they have been accused of plagiarising Wal? Anyway, I'm fortunate to have two beautiful Enfields, and having met Martin and seen his work first hand - not just the quality but the precision and the passion - only makes me more appreciative of them.

I agree in principle. The flip side of the above is that anxiety is not a positive creative force and you're an improv band about to accept what your band-mates are perceiving as an anxiety inducing gig?

If you're feeling brave, you could use the well know Paul Simenon technique (little known fact is that the photo in question does not capture a moment of existential rage, merely an attempt to loosen a stripped neck screw)..... If not, drill them out 👍

Idiot probably working under the misconception that anyone at all would notice 😊

Really enjoyed that, great technique, great tone, just the right level of indulgence for what it is. One if the best of the YTs I’ve seen 👍

Agreed, I'll add a fourth to that, just occasionally, I can come up with something better, which often means I move towards your second, simpler

As we all know mate, it's as much about the looking good as the being good 👍

Of you like the bass and the price is right, buy it. If you don’t and/or it isn’t, don’t. Most of the best Fenders I’ve owned have been mongrels of one form or another 👍

And supported Thin Lizzy on at least one major tour IIRC

Lovely stuff , great trumpet player, shame it stopped just as it started 👍

That indeed could sharpen a prospective buyer's mind Lawrie 🤔

I've owned both twice each!!! 100 feels more like a double bass to the hands and body, 200 sounds more like a double bass to the ear and amplifier. Both are beautifully engineered, I doubt there are better EUBs in the mass(ish) production space, nearly all of the boutique or bespoke instruments I've played have felt very poorly built by comparison. If I were going to buy another it would be the 100, but it would be a close call as the 200 is way more portable