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Haha, yes a house (and more recently IVF) is exactly the reason why there’s not an MW2 5er on order for me. Great shout on moving it to the P position, right up my street, I shall keep that in mind for the future! Si

Oh that’s wonderful! I have a Midwestern 4 string and a 30” MW2 5er is my next want! Interesting pickup placement, what was your thinking on the shifted back neck pickup? Great choice on the unpainted neck too, really captures that 70’s Fender vibe! Si

Yeah I'd leave alone personally. Si

While the ABM's are still too big/heavy for my needs in their current format, I do have to say that the black EVO 5 is the best looking amp they've put out in the last 20+ years. Si

You’ll unlikely need a preamp/DI as the Duet will have an instrument level input (read: DI). With that in mind, a Preamp will just give you EQ flavour, which is fine, but almost always achievable within the DAW you’re using, which allows more mixing freedom. Based on your usage, I’d probably go with a fairly powerful laptop (I’d say a Mac Book with at least 16gb RAM). If you have the budget, get an additional screen for home use, that way you can work on a two screen setup at home, while also having a mobile setup via the laptop. Boom, sorted. At some point you’ll likely add an external hard drive for storage/backup, but you’re unlikely to need/want that immediately. I’d also recommend Logic as your DAW if you go Mac, cheap for what you get, and nicely scaleable from beginner to professional. Si

Sure, but seems like they're batch built, so I guess it would depend what the demand/sell-through was like on them. We shall see. Si

Wonder what the price point will be. Wish they were shortscale though. Si

Very cool, excited to see it finally getting to see the light of day! Si

“When should legends retire?” When they want to. Si

“Worrying sign of things to come?” Nope, anicdotal at best, cyclical at worst. /thread lol Si

No need, they have the Nux Bumblee boards on Pedal Playground: https://www.pedalplayground.com/ Si

I think you grossly overestimate what I would spend on a pedalboard 😂 But yeah, really cool product, definitely on my radar for less lean times. Great that the bag is included (or certainly is on the listing i'm looking at). Si

Love this setup! What board is that? Si

I do like the Burners, probably the only KS shape I’d consider. Si

Yeah ‘57 for me in this instance

Yeah, Andertons, Guitar Guitar, Bass Gallery, Bass Bros and Bass Direct will be your best bet for plenty of stock….all are going to take you a couple of hours I’m guessing. But nice Saturday out for you I suppose 🙂 Si

Just had a little tidy, let's keep it on-topic and courteous please. Cheers Si

Why not have JCR just make a 30" version of your 33"? Again, it will sound and feel different due to the scale length, but you'll be able to tick off the build quality and hardware/pickups issues you are having with the Menzinger. Si

Your main issue is that you're looking to Reading Festival to show you new rock music. Look to festivals like Arctangent and 2000 Trees. Once again, for anyone complaining that there's nothing new or different, I promise you that it's because you're not looking hard enough. Reading festival has pretty much always been a pop cross-over festival, which is fine, if there has been rock bands, that act will have had a wider appeal for one reason or another. With regards to Bring Me The Horizon, never been a fan, but go and listen to Count Your Blessings and Suicide Season if you want rockier Bring Me. I also go back to this feeling of if someone accuses a band or artist of 'selling out' or (in the case of rock/metal music) writing lighter music in order to succeed etc, then that person obviously has no real interest or understanding in creating art. If they did, they would understand that someones artistic output changes and evolves over time. Some artists might subscribe to this idea of creating to a formula exclusively to be popular, however I would offer that they are the exception rather than the rule. Si

I don't believe we have any Markbass representatives on the board, but I imagine that it's largely because they've launched the new MB58R CMD 121 combos recently. Further than that, your question might be better levelled at Markbass directly I imagine. Si

Here are my 760FL's on my '71 Precision. Similar silk layout it seems, althpough I can't comment on the tone of each string as they've been on there about 6 years, so they're all dead haha (in a good way of course). Si

Yeah, I’m with you. Not even any checking to the nitro finish?! Beautiful bass though regardless. Si