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It's great stuff, but the price does make me wince. One of the daftest things I ever did - back in the days before kids when I had a few quid rattling around my pockets - was buy a brand-new MESA M-Pulse 600. How I cried when I decided to move it on, and took a severe financial beating. Anyway, they deserve their great reputation even if it's been tarnished a bit by reports of flaky Prodigies and Strategies. And if I'm honest, I'm a little bit disappointed they've make the move into 'generic class-D head' territory. I liked it when they were a bit more unique. But they'll sell millions of 'em.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1451941343' post='2944921'] Here's a wild idea - how about we hold off posting unsubstantiated rumours, gossip, conjecture, unattributed emails and allegations from former endorsers until we actually have some substantial facts to discuss? [/quote] Umm.. you know this is the internet, don't you..?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1451938961' post='2944858'] Hmmm first line I read seems to be a concession that suggests the NEO cab sacrificed tone. ?? [/quote] That's exactly how I read it, too.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1451847557' post='2944008'] XL Recordings, part of Beggars Banquet, an incredibly long lived independent British label, hardly a fair description WoT! [/quote] Fair enough. She crossed a threshold fairly early on at which point the media seemed to decide she was going to be huge (IMO). I think it's because she appeals to the people who used to buy their CDs as part of the weekly shop at Sainsbury's. The advertisers dream demographic.

Can't argue with the sales, but she's nothing more than a good singer (with annoying phrasing IMO) who can co-write a few tunes. She's hardly unique, but with that machine powering her along behind the curtains, she was never going to fail. Such is the music biz.

The previous incarnation of the Ibanez Promethean does the job for me, but good luck finding one...

Does this help?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1451759248' post='2943201'] that and Markbass had made him a new amp... [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz8RjPAD2Jk

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1451750912' post='2943103'] You got a link to the Richard Bona thing WOT? [/quote] This pretty much summarises it: http://www.talkbass.com/threads/bona-tecamp.1193765/ TBH, I know nowt about Richard Bona, but he was flying off the handle.. a little too much, IMO. Something just didn't feel right about it. The TB thread above suggests there's definitely two sides to this one.

[quote name='gusbass' timestamp='1451732305' post='2942817'] Richard Bona first angry ........... now this! [/quote] Yeah - the Bona thing was a bit messy...

You'll get loads of different recommendations for this of course, but mine would be to look into the TKS S212. Light, well-built, great tone with lovely mids.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1451682466' post='2942505'] I believe he is going to unveil his own logo in the near future. The bass plays (and sounds) as good as it looks for sure, thanks. [/quote] That's good news. I hope it's in keeping with a classic Fender vibe, (and miles away from Bass Collection's)..

That is LUSH. Probably the best I've seen yet. Nice one!

I trust you did the obligatory Lemmy tribute?

I'm still not quite getting this. It does a lot of things, but IMO none are a problem waiting to be solved. £600 is a lot of scratch for a few vaguely useful (and not-so-useful) features. Good luck to 'em, though.

Has Smells Like Teen Spirit been mentioned? Played out of context, I reckon a significant proportion of non-musos would recognise that line.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1451492478' post='2940953'] Really...... [/quote] Me neither. Had to look it up, and I don't exactly live a sheltered life..

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1451470049' post='2940650'] This would get my vote, along with possibly the Beatles "Day Tripper". IMO "The Chain" would be a fair bit down the list. [/quote] Those two tunes are just doubling the guitar, though. Are people recognising the bass part, or the guitar part..?

[quote name='Naetharu' timestamp='1451460411' post='2940582'] For me it would be pretty much anything by The Rolling Stones - I've honestly given it a good go and even learned to play a few songs to jam with some friends but I just cannot get into it. 'Paint it Black' being an all time low... [/quote] I like lots of \stones stuff, but Paint it, Black is dreadful. A mess of a song with no purpose. But then, it's pretty popular so what do I know?

[quote name='Stu-khag' timestamp='1451432216' post='2940516'] I watched a making of rumours doc on fleetwood mac a little while back on the train and was gear watching as you do and saw all manner of boutique basses in the shots of mcvie (alembics etc.) and then the bit of him playing the chain (like in this vid) is on a hamer cruise bass- the same model I had sold the previous day for very little money. if only I had known I could have bumped up the price a bit! [/quote] 'Twas an Aembic with a fretless aluminium neck, apparently...?

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1451362843' post='2939867'] I'm guessing either my email is suspect or he's taken some time off. [/quote] Time off I imagine, with it being Christmas and that.

[quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1451314413' post='2939481'] I wouldn't normally as I'm not a patch on some of the players around these parts, but my band recently did a tribute set to Lynyrd Skynyrd at a multi-band tribute show at our local O2 Academy and I had the great pleasure to have my youngest daughter up there with me as one of the 'honkettes' backing singers. Its a truncated version due to a 40 min set limit but here's our take on the classic Freebird. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WI1EEZrBk8&feature=youtu.be"]https://www.youtube....eature=youtu.be[/url] Bass = Overwater J5 with J-Retro; Amp = Aguilar AG500; Cabs = 2 x Ampeg Classic 4x10's (provided by venue/promoter); Line 6 G50 Wireless [/quote] That's fab, that. Looked like a great night...

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1451260713' post='2939218'] Yeah yeah, I know but the site needs to know if theres issues with certain browsers does it not? [/quote] It's something we're aware of - it never worked too well with IE in Metro mode, either.

https://www.google.com/chrome/

It's fine for me on't iPhone, apart from the knackered 'next page' link issue, which a few others seems to be having.