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[quote name='mal2404' timestamp='1448443007' post='2915379'] Beautiful!! Our spec's seem to have been very close WoT! Mine arrived last Wednesday and has blown me away - playability, tone, craftsmanship, the whole nine yards. So much so that I have not put it down to take any detailed photos (but I will!!) Here's the one that Adrian sent over just before the bass shipped. [attachment=205832:My-Jake.jpg] [/quote] Oof.. that's pretty! What pickups and electronics are in there?

[quote name='Christian Houmann' timestamp='1448391735' post='2915073'] Nice! Really Nice. You think a matching headstock would be cool on this one? [/quote] Hmm... I've never been a fan of passive headstocks on P's. Or maple boards, for that matter. I'm so picky :-)

Yep - it's got the 'bucker / single coil pot. Mind, I rarely use both pickups wide open, so I'm not sure how often I'll use the bridge in single-coil mode. Mcnach - what didn't you like about the P pickup? What did you replace it with?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1448362235' post='2914683'] Nice! similar to mine: What pickups are in yours? [/quote] It is, isn't it? It's just got the passive Maruszczyks in it. I'm not sure how they compare to the Haussels in mine. Adrian says hotter and more vintage. Like these things always are, it's a bit of a gamble. Aesthetically, I do prefer a single J coil at the bridge, but it's not a deal-breaker. I'm switching between rounds and flats a lot at the mo, so I want one for each :-)

Trigger pulled. 7lbs 7ozs of passive SAUCE. Come to Daddy, you strumpet!

This drummer who is at the wrong gig is only slightly less as well known as the other drummer who is at the wrong gig...

I have to say it all sounds a bit... meh. You can tell they're tired,

I [i]may[/i] be doing a bit of Maruszczyk-shaped trigger-pulling in the next couple of days. We'll see...

[quote name='Basszilla' timestamp='1447857751' post='2910985'] So...I think it's a toss up between Labellas and TI, leaning toward the Labellas. [/quote] Just in case it saves you a few quid... I'm a long-time user of the LaBella FLs. They're fab, but to me they're interchangeable with the significantly cheaper GHS Precision Flats. Both great strings.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1447845905' post='2910842'] No, but I like to hear the notes.. [/quote] Me too. Flats are great for that.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1447807064' post='2910661'] most sound like you're using rope or something, plenty of thud and nothing else. [/quote] Have you been listening to them whilst wearing ear muffs?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1447795017' post='2910547'] Are the Lakland ones now just GHS in a GHS packet? Purple silk not black silk and not repackaged? [/quote] Yep - just GHS's in GHS packets.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1447793535' post='2910514'] GHS Precision Flats 3050M are OK strung through-body. But through-body is not always a good idea with (some) flats. [/quote] ^^^ these. About £21 shipped from Lakland. (My boring stock answer - sorry)

Constant efforts to make stuff sound better is fine by me. Buy it, or don't. Your choice.

[quote name='tonyclaret' timestamp='1447700869' post='2909648'] Great tone and groove going on here. What's the head? [/quote] Cheers.. it was a dep so it was all a bit seat'o'me pants. Good fun, though. The head is a Mesa Walkabout - all you're hearing there is my backline. No PA support (unlike everything else, including the drums).

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1447615633' post='2908955'] You've got to think that someone dropped the ball there anyway, even without taking into consideration the Paris attacks. [/quote] Absolutely. It was never anything other than a terrible idea.

GHS Precision Flats. £21-ish delivered from Lakland. And they're fab.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1447584645' post='2908625'] Well then he'll learn quickly which bands like it and those that don't Si [/quote] His style suits the band. Like I say, he's clearly talented but. I'm just surprised the take used in the OP was OK'd, given that his timing is all over the shop at times. It's jarring.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1447584227' post='2908617'] If you can't discern the difference between how he might play on a gig vs how he's playing on a clinic style drum promo, then give up YouTube and stick with your live gig dvds! [/quote] As I mentioned earlier, he plays like this with his band...

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1447508675' post='2908166'] That's why I'm thinking about it! I'm wondering if rosewood is lighter than maple, or whether block inlays weigh less that the wood they carve out to fit them! And if a jazz neck shape, being slimmer, would save a few ounces! [/quote] To be fair, I asked for a weight of around 8.5lbs. So if you specify 7lbs, it'll probably come out at around 5.5lbs :-D

Mine is 7.2lbs.

Yep - it's a Q3.

Still lovin' mine... http://youtu.be/i03gdUnWrrE

Here's a clip from my gig last night of my tweeterless S212. I get enough highs off it for my needs, but YMMV. http://youtu.be/i03gdUnWrrE