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What's Pau Ferro like to play? Dunno. Can you hum a few bars?

I hope it turns out that way in the flesh. It's guitar spacing, so play it (guitar) finger style, but with some practice trad bass finger style, and even slapping can be used. I will when it does. I don't put a lot of stock in LEL's reviews. Hope you get to try one out. I do love basses and guitars, but as a born again Christian, I will pass on the latter.

Thanks. I mainly play 6s these days, but if the 5 or an EHB had turned up at the right price I'd have jumped on that too. Especially the 1006MS - I have one other bass on order and that should be it for a long time, but the 1006 would be an exception that would get me to crack my wallet open again. I love tighter spacings and all my 5s and 6s bar one are 16.5mm or tighter (the one in my avatar is 10.8mm), and I have a few SRs already. I am. I hope I don't hate the MS, but I'm adaptable. And it's so pretty. I wonder if I'll get any comments at the local Christmas gig, it being a 6 and with them weird frets...

The version I linked has been edited where Sire sends Grigor replacement parts that fix the issue. SRMS806. Got it at a corker of a price. Should get it in a week or so. I wanted the BTB, but the SR in mint condition was about 1/2 the best price I could get the BTB for, which is about what my fave bass store reckons the M6 will be when they arrive. I couldn't try the BTB before buying though and returns for change of mind are far fewer in the colonies.

Well the Cort's not MS, but here's a BTW video of the new M6. No comparison with the Cort, but it will give you an idea of the M6 anyway. I wanted one of these but have snaffled a headed MS bass so this one will have to wait for a while. Sounds good though.

Nearly bought the earlier version, but couldn't make the connection with the seller to pick it up. I have 2 basses coming, one in the next week, and one in April (backordered) or I'd have one of these on order. Maybe after the 2026 bass arrives. So, buy one and review it and I'll live through your purchase, or be convinced not to get one. Do it, you know you really want to...

I'm a long time XL2 owner and fan of headless and 'woodberger' type basses and I really like the look of these Unicorn basses, especially the plain wood one like in the pic. Pink would be great too.

I did the same, but I got my XL2 very early in the sequence, so in my eyes, there really wasn't anywhere to go up to. And for a very long time, my only, or one of 2 basses.

"Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!" I currently own no firearms, but have many basses. Make of that what you will.

Mine has a low 2 digit S/N and I was told by Status it was 1984. There's an older one (sold) on Reverb with 388 S/n advertised as 1988 by BassBros, whom I think are pretty good store.

Try stuff until I like how it sounds, and realise it will be different for different venues, bands and even tracks. Don't get too cork sniffer about tone.

Sweet. Love to hear a review once you've had a chance to play it. I'd love one or even a 6. Which finish did you get? Sire told me 18mm - I asked them a while back.

No idea. Doesn't really matter to me either way.

A headless 5 might be in my future then, depending on what they cost.

Spectors are NT and have EMGs - all else seems wrong to me.

No, you said they have to be completely deaf. Wonder if @Dood thinks he's deaf?

You mean like this guy? He seems sort of familiar for some reason...

Or a Cort Space 4 or 5 for less money.

Ibanez SR655E; 16.5mm reverse P+J Nordy designed PUs. I have one and it's very good. I won't mention what I paid for mine, but lets say with an Ibanez OHSC, I got change from 250 pounds. The SR755 is very similar.

Steinberger Spirit or Hohner B2. Add a strap pin extension and a single ball adapter and you're gold. I've had an XL2 for 38y and B2 and Spirits for nearly as long and they're great, especially the older Hohners. Nothing else will be as compact, cases are easy and cheap (rifle bag) and I've even played mine on a bus as you can play it vertically like an upright.

Good thing it wasn't a Warwick...

Apart from the extra J PU, I don't see any extra 'quality' from the 800 or 1300 series that my MIJ 305 doesn't have.

This. Don't change the pre unless you want a tonal change from it, and unless it has a baked in EQ curve that you want/like, most aren't worth the money. Shielding is worthwhile, but really only copper tape, well applied. There are plenty of tutorials on YT. However, it may not make all that much difference in many rooms/venues depending in the local EMF/EMI and earthing quality. Best bet would be to change to SC J PU to a stacked or series HB version.

It's a single coil J pickup - it will likely hum.

Yep, 2ch/1RU and only secondhand, but they made heaps of them and I've owned many and never had one fail. Great units, I still have a couple of the C models in my rack.