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Just to say I got a set of these at a recent GuitarGuitar promo and was kindly given a 5 string set by Andrew as they didn't have any available on the day. Cheers for that Andy! I'm primarily a flats/P bass guy but these strings have been perfect for a Choir covers thing I do (contemporary cover tunes) The stings sounded great, not too zingy and hold their tuning really really well. Still have some bite with the tone knob rolled back a little and not too harsh on the precious finger tips. Should I be in the market for another 5'er set I'll certainly give these another go.

That's pretty smart! Great to see someone take the BadAss idea and tweak it. I was quite keen on the Babicz Z series as a standard replacement but this could be a go'er on a future purchase!

I've used a few brands but the TI Jazz flats are personal favourites and I've a set of GHS 'Lakland' branded flats on my 5 string which are also a nice string. Find some on here in the for sale section to reduce the financial impact especially for some of the big named brands such as TI and LaBella. As others have said they will not sound like rounds but the feel can be quite seductive and if you get tuned into the tones there's nothing better. I got some free NYXL rounds recently from a D'Addario event but I'm sticking the flats back on for this weekends gig as I've been missing them

I'm thinking of giving my Shure 215's a try out as IEM's, the singer has just bought (more) new gear and has an old tramitter hanging about plus I'm usually standing near the PA so getting a feed wouldn't be a problem. I think I already know I'd miss the 'feel' of a cab but for the sake of my hearing and easy load in and out it's worth a punt. I'd still have either my pedal board or a pre amp with me for tone tweaking to suit. Might be able to give it a test run before Saturday's gig just to try it out. I believe his presonus desk can also be controlled via an app so I cam 'mix' my own monitor feed which would be handy! I have been rehearsing more and more at home via laptop and headphones and it makes sense to try this live.

My ear plugs were in a bass case which was nicked ages ago and I've always threatened to have them replaced. I'm gigging and rehearsing a lot and think I'll give the EP-Custom's a go. Dan I like the way you've figure the the cost as the same as a couple of decent cabs. Never really thought of IEM's in that respect although it does make a lot of sense! I still use my amp/cab for live work but I may dabble in IEM (I have a set of Shure 215's) and might use my laptop/recording interface at my next trio gig and see how it works out for me. Our desk is a Presonus 16.0.2 I think and we can all set up monitor feeds and control them via an iphone app. Worth a look I think!

Old Horse Murphy Can I have dib's on the flea bass when you stick it in the classifieds

I'll take my chances I'd love to drop £900 at the enthusiasm of the forum members but the RW Dirnt model is more my thing. P body, P neck that CS'59 pick up. Since moving to a 5'er I find J necks a tad skinny and do have a thing for a 50's P bass. Like I say if it's there next week I'll plug it in.

Tried one today in guitar guitar but just a quick pick up and noodle - not through an amp. I'm back over next Friday to collect some repaired gear so might try it out then and hear what its got.

Nah no boost on mine just the germanium drive volume control on the back. I've not bothered with the tweaks as it sounds good to me as is. Nice to have the option though. It's a fine bit of gear!

I cranked mine at rehearsal on Sunday for a bit of mid practie filth and it allowed me to do a decent version of Hysteria by Muse. A tight, compressed driven sound - even the band leader said "I'm not sure of the song but I like the sound!

I was thinking about it but might shop elsewhere with that info in mind

Where did it go back to so we can avoid getting it You should have kept it and called it Ms Piggy

The manual has some suggested settings which could be worth a punt and I seem to recall some demo vid with bass only clips on their site. I have the germanium version and pushing the input and output along with the germanium drive all up full gives meaty filthy tone. I'm sure pushing your input and output would give some flavour of filth worth mic'ing to hear in a mix of recording time permits? I've mine set around 4:1 with the peaks hitting about 10-16db attack and release to taste or if I was needing just a filthy tone I'd drive it hard as described above. Actually I'd love to record it at full filth and mix it with a clean signal to hear the results. They're great tools to have st your disposal these Cali's

Any demo's yet anywhere?

Really miss my old RW jazz which was nicked. This could be the replacement

Here's my current board - simple but sounds great for my needs. I've got the compressor always on in the series loop of the Basswitch and the drive in the mix loop (which has a clean blend function). There's a great EQ and DI on the BS and the Cali76 adds a really nice colour with it's inbuilt pre-amp as well as it's comp duties. The bonus of the Cali is it's the Cali76-G which has a germanium drive built in so if I run it with input and output up full and the germanium control all the way round to dirty it's a wonderful, filthy sound. There's a Cioks DC5 hiding underneath powering everything at optimal voltages! Tuner has it's own tuner line out from the BS so is out of the signal chain. [attachment=222549:IMG_0382.JPG]

I had one for a few years - got it in a trade for a Ibanez SR500 - the guy hadn't played it in ages and couldn't handle...you guessed it...the weight! I loved that bass and it had that great tone that when you'd dig in it would get gnarly. At the time it was like others have said just a beat up p from the 70's and not worth what they command these days. I'm very fortunate that my old P now lives on the Phil Lynott statue in Dublin cased in Bronze. Unless they've used another one since it was hit by a motorist last year.