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A few observations … The pickups have this odd (to me) looking lip on the top of them. This is neither good nor bad, just something I never expected. The volume level from the bridge pickup (soloed) is pants. Very different to either the middle or neck pickups. ^^ Ignore the above, stupid person alert ^^ This isn’t really a big deal to me as I’d never be soloing that pickup anyway - I never run bridge pickups solo - but may be useful information for someone else reading this. I’d be much happier if, instead of solo bridge pickup, I could have all three pickups instead. The neck/middle pickups sound great though, and the bridge with middle pickup works very well too, so there’s absolutely zero complaints about the voicing of pickups in the available combinations. Da fuq is up with the fretboard overhang?!? I just don’t get it. It looks, I want to say vulnerable, or fragile, but I guess I just don’t understand why it was left like that and they didn’t have the neck go all the way under the fretboard. Speaking of the neck, it’s absolutely gorgeous to play this bass. It’s effortless to travel up and down the neck whilst playing. I was almost able to play it straight out of the box, there were very minor tuning adjustments needed, no issue with neck relief though, just tuner tweaks. For the people wanting numbers, it’s a 34” scale, 19mm string spacing and 47mm nut. Mark

I only went and bloody did it! After this post in the NAMM ’25 thread, and my reply, I waited, and pondered. Then, once I’d seen that Merchant City Music had the Natural version in stock, I hmm’d and ahh’d a bit more, then sent off an email enquiring about the Silver Burst version. As per this status update of mine, I went ahead with the order. Enough words, here’s the PoiDH … There's more images in this Flickr album … Reverend Triad 5 Mark

Thanks for this. I quite enjoyed that. Mark

I think Brave is a wonderful record. I have some other bits and bobs by them from around the same time, but that LP was just fantastic. Mark

I try and put the Rotosound RS775LD flats on all my basses (except my Washburn semi-acoustic, for which I have some Rotosound RS885LD Black Nylons). I absolutely love the sound and feel of the Rotosound Monel flats. I do have a Vox AC50 amp head, but even just using my Vox amPlug and headphones, or straight into my DAW, I wouldn't be without the Monel flats. Mark

Rotosound Jazz 77 flats on my 1025x. 👍🏼 Mark

Arrrrrghhhhh!!! Why are basses like busses?!? You wait for one and two come along at the same time! My unicorn bass has just popped up for sale in Birmingham. Obviously there's no way I can get there to check the bass out before I buy, is there anyone that can assist with this regard? The seller states they are willing to post, so I'm just looking for someone to give the bass a once over, if that would be possible. Pleeeeeaaaaase? Mark.

Uh-oh. A Paddington stare incoming in 3 … 2 … Mark

Bet Shop Boys Mark

Oohh that matte black on the back. Nice. Mark

+10 Internet points for having all the poles lined up. Mark

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Thank you all for not making me feel like a failure! I may go back to the song that prompted this thread at some point, but not this week. Thank you all for your input so far. Mark

I'll add https://www.geminipickups.co.uk to the growing list. Very good to deal with, incredibly helpful and receptive to emails. Mark

Have you ever tried to learn a song and it was just frustrating you so much trying to get it down that you just walked away from it? I tried really hard to get the bass line for Money by Pink Floyd, but there's a change from verse to bridge (I think, it was about 15 years ago) that I just couldn't get my fingers to work properly on. hahaha You know when you know the notes you want to go to, but because your fingering is in a different position/shape before the change that you literally just trip your fingers over each other? That change in Money was like that for me. I was at the point where I thought I had to relearn how I was playing it to make the changes possible. Which, at the time, that just seemed mental to me, but was probably the correct course of action if I wanted to carry on with it. I may give it another go sometime, but not today. 😂 PTSD or something about that song now. Hahaha Mark

I'm kinda diggin' that hole in the top horn though. Mark

I've lived my whole life in this position, why change the habit of a lifetime now. 😂 Mark

Bugger. Mark

Have we had Buns 'n' Roses yet? Mark

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That's not the kind of message your site would have if it was just being revamped. Mark

😂 Mark

Money is no issue? A really nice workshop and machines/tools to make my own basses, because I'll need to do something with my time after I pack my job in, which won't be immediately, but it will happen. Ah, it's nice to dream, eh? Mark

I had no idea SCAN did basses. Every day's a school day. Mark