Sibob

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1464692109' post='3061408'] Really need to see and play one of these up close. I'm guessing a retail deal would put them around £1300 plus... and that puts them in another league..? [/quote] Mine will be at the Herts Bass Bash if you're thinking of coming Si

It seems that Adrians prices have gone up a little, but still worth it in my mind. I asked for Dark Rosewood on my build too, isn't as dark as ebony, just looks like nice rosewood after a good oiling. Si

Meh Just looks like a Carvin, which is what it is essentially Si

[quote name='austinrick' timestamp='1464382670' post='3059137'] ....Arrived perfect, set up and tuned a 1/2 step flat. [/quote] So it arrived out of tune Si

Ah fair play, didn't see about the lithium batteries . I think even a TU-3 would move around if you move around a lot. An idea would be to have some Velcro on your amp, that you could affix the tuner to at the start of each gig?! Assuming you don't have a tall amp Si

If you're worried that it might get dragged across the stage, that suggests you don't have a pedalboard. If you don't have a pedalboard, that suggests you probably won't use mains power and will use a battery. This won't take a battery If you are using mains power, by the time you've packed this and the PSU, size wise, you may as well have taken a Boss tuner with battery?! Lol Si

If you go for one, a custom direct from them, definitely document the process here. Who knows, may well cause others to get interested in them Si

I'm sure Laurus are amazing, but Federico makes an amazing sound on anything! To be fair, I feel that the Laurus will sit up there with Shuker/ACG/Marleux/Wood&Tronics etc. Not horrendously priced, but excellent hand built basses. Si

If you like filter first and it sounds good for the music, then that's the correct way Si

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1463857917' post='3054621'] That Jerzy Drozd is quite nice but only three neck bolts? Makes me nervous that the neck will move or snap. And you'd put it out of whack every time you picked it up. Arghhghh it's not viable [/quote] Snap? Lol Definitely not, if a neck is built specifically for a body, then it's going to be a super tight fit anyway, it won't move, the bolts are just there's to hold it in place. There are 4 bolt fender necks that move, they're production basses, the necks are not designed for an exact body, random necks are matched to random bodies. But still, never heard of a 3 bolt fender neck joint 'snapping', let alone a custom build from one of the most respected in the world. Si

I think they make really cool basses but, and this is controversial, I think their headstocks look really 'budget bass' :-P Si

More 'nothing but good things to say' vibes from me here. Mark & Marcus were really helpful when I recently purchased an Xotic bass! Si

Just going to nip this in the bud now, there's a very well populated Precision thread here, go post in there http://basschat.co.uk/topic/116578-precisions/ Si

[quote name='Kevsy71' timestamp='1463602846' post='3052796'] Gorgeous, I was GASsing after the Surf Green model!! Quick question, the lightweight models don't have the 'HRI' hum reducer. But is that a problem? With the Xotic build quality I can't imagine that it would be... [/quote] The HRI feature is a costed option (an extra $150, although is included on the 6 string it seems). I'm not aware that mine has the HRI, didn't think anything of it, two gigs in and it's been silent to my ears! Si

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1463586466' post='3052595'] Sibob - it was just out of curiosity from moving from Fodera (arguable the most expensive new basses out there....or one of) to a nice but not crazy priced Super Jazz. I have an Xotic guitar pedal, and I will be buying more. I'm shocked the company isn't more popular. [/quote] It sounds like you're having a similar journey to me perhaps All I can tell you is that after owning this and a Fodera MGS, they are different basses, but this Xotic has me very happy, as happy as I was playing the Fodera Si

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1463582308' post='3052543'] Lovely stuff. I'm not a fan of active basses, but I tried several Xotic basses in Japan a few years ago and, besides being wonderful to play, the preamp had what I can only describe as an integral feel - it didn't change or sit on top of the passive tone, but rather expanded it. I'm still a passive guy, but I have a Tri-Logic II and a Tri-Logic III preamp pedals working their magic on my pedal boards. [/quote] This is a really great way of describing the preamp, and I know exactly what you mean, I'm coming from playing my passive '71 Precision on most of my gigs/projects, so a preamp that isn't intrusive is really important! Cheers Si

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1463581662' post='3052539'] A tone pot that works in active mode is a cool idea, how does it work in practice? Does it respond in active as it does in passive? The 2k 5 string jazz market has so many great instruments to choose from. [/quote] To my ears it responds in a very similar way, that said, I imagine it's going to inherently respond differently in Active mode as you attenuate the EQ more and more. Si