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I was also caught up in the initial issues, was having a body built and sent off all the other parts (incl an official Fender neck) plus a deposit. Howard seemingly went through a very bad time, and I ended up talking to his son, after around a year of chasing as politely as I could, about how we might sort it. It was everything I could do to recover the various parts (minus the proposed body of course), but lost the deposit. I ended up being happy enough with that after assuming it was all lost. Si

Yes! Great bass! Still using it? Si

Yeah I would say that La Bella's have a pretty standard tension as far as flats go. You might try the La Bella Low Tension flats if the neck starts to struggle with the FS's. The LTF's feel really nice, but I wasn't keen because they only come in quite a light guage. Si

I think TC have had a load of new versions and product shakeups recently, so they're probably just having a massive sell-through of stock. Si

Richard Bona is the same, bypassed his Fodera preamp since forever, not sure what he does with the new Markbass sig. Si

Learn all the things about 'music' you can, then apply them to your chosen genre through the lens of 'you', simple as that. Thinking that you should or can only learn specific things within the genre you like is only going to stunt your musical growth. Si

Just to be clear, people are complaining at paying around £12 per video lesson with Gary Willis, on top of the the same again (around £11) per month for full access to all the other content in the academy. I'm not saying you shouldn't complain, affordability and worth is totally subjective to an individual, but I do think it's important to break down the costs as opposed to simply getting angry at larger numbers! Si

That’s my experience of the free stuff, not the paid stuff. Makes sense. Si

I believe that Janek is about £100 an hour, there or thereabouts. He does maybe 10 of those a year (maybe) and charges the amount he thinks will bring in the players who see’s the worth, but it’s expensive enough to curb thousands of enquiries.....basic business acumen, same reason that Fodera can charge what they can. They’re just people who have to manage their work/life balance whilst being highly in demand. Si

Do Terratec have any Tech Support that you can call to get some 1-2-1 help? Whilst it might not necessarily be a sound card hardware issue, they will be best placed to guide you through any known issues with their driver and Windows 10 (if it is an old card/unsupported driver, some significant changes happened in Windows 10 which might be scuppering you if driver development hasn't happened), but also then hopefully guide you through the optimum setup for their interface/driver on your computer for recording. Si

If Laurel can look like that, how on earth are Fender making it look how it does in those Squier photos?! It's a shame, because if I was in the market, those photos would stop me buying. Si

Ah that’s good then, must just be poor oiling or lighting in those stock photos then! Si

This, then research further. But to be honest, it will have been ‘produced’ and often studio gear isn’t what they used live etc etc. Best way is to experiment. Si

Also forgot to mention that the 44-64 is quite a bit louder than the '71 (as you'd probably expect, although the '71 isn't a low-output bass), so had to normalise them in Logic. Si

You’re probably right, would be great to see some photos of Laurel in a healthier/properly oiled state. Si

Certainly not bothered about Poplar, but Laurel just looks horrible, just looks super dry and cheap! Give me maple any day in the absence of proper rosewood. Si

Well we've had the weekend First bass is the '71 Precision, second is the US 44-64, as a few people guessed. As was mentioned, little more midrange content with the Lakland, I can't decide whether that missing from the '71 is emphasising the low end, or whether it genuinely has a tiny bump in that area. It does have older flats by about a year, so that could be the reason for that. But yeah, super close, and probably wouldn't noticed with it mixed over a PA. Si

They’re both ‘Precisions’, just that one is an old Fender, and the other is a very new Lakland Si

Happy to reveal whenever, maybe give it another day or whatever to see if anyone else wants in. Si

Not if that’s what was requested I guess?! Si

Your wish is my command. *Use decent headphones/speakers* I'll let you try to decide in which order they go. The basses change every 4 bars. Volumes have been normalised as one was a fair bit louder than the other, this is a tonal comparison, not a pickup volume test. Both are strung with La Bella flat wounds, the '71 has 760FL, the 44-64 has 760FS. The 44-64 is very much based on a 1964 spec Fender Precision, so a C width neck with a shallow depth. The '71 is kinda classic 70's, B width neck and really quite a bit deeper. Si

Took a couple of photos of my two Precision’s, both with La Bella flats. 1971 Fender Precision 2019 Lakland 44-64 Si

Think so, may well depend on time and other things to cover, but it seemed to work well :). Si