Sibob

Do yourself a favour and just get a La Bella set of Flats Bass Direct have the 6's in stock it seems: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LaBella_Flatwound_strings.html Si

Never heard of Kali, would be interesting to hear your thoughts. Cheers Si

They’re universally well-thought of I believe, I wouldn’t exclusively base your decision on one thread on the internet lol Si

Just seen that Bryan Beller has reported that Mike Lull has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. I haven’t noted this in the thread title, just as new details come through. But yes, very sad if true, clearly one of the most respected builders in the world. Si

I think the Vintage Octave is great, I did a quick comparison with an OC-2 a while ago if you’re interested. Obviously decent headphones/speakers are needed: Cheers Si

I'm sure they're great for some people, but seems a bit over-engineered to me. Limited space available for pedals because of the bolts etc. Si

Just another option, ADAM Audio T5V: https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/adam-audio-t5v-active-studio-monitors-pair Other dealers are available, this was just straight off my Google. Si (for transparency, I effectively work for ADAM Audio)

Haha indeed, although the rest of them are mini pedals purely so I can have the Minnow on the board really. Si

My new ‘fly board’: Trickfish Minnow -> Mooer Envelope -> MXR Vintage Octave -> TC Flashback -> TC Tuner The Mooer is temporary while someone makes a decent 1590a Bass Filter. The Flashback is running a Chorus Toneprint, which is actually very good! All on a Pedaltrain Nano and powered by a Cioks DC5 underneath. Very cool as gives me 4x isolated 9v and 1x isolated 12v for the Minnow! Si

Haha. Considering the money was technically expended last year, and your hand has somewhat been forced by external parties, I would probably consider this a yellow-card offence only. As you were Si

Other options: https://www.grbass.com/amps/pure-amp-800/ - ICE power module, standard in Bergantino, Genz Benz etc etc. 800 watts https://www.juleamps.com/shop/viewitem.php?productid=60 - waiting list apparently, Hypex power module. 500 watts Both are essentially just power-amps, so any preamp in front should do the job, although both can take a bass directly to it. Si

I had one of these (albeit with a rosewood board), and they are excellent! Sound fantastic, look trad but with a twist, really very cool! Si

“How the heck did I end up with 4 Precisions?” Because you’re correct Si

I imagine this is not quite accurate? lol Si