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Weighs almost exactly 9lbs.

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1479638831' post='3177959'] I think my BB414 (9lbs) and BB1024 (9.5lbs) are heavy. The RB950 was a similar weight IIRC. I'd been used to playing a 7lb Bass Collection SB301 prior to the RB950 and more recently a 7lb Squier Jazz before the latest BB's, so the Ibanez is quite possibly 'average weight' [/quote] Yes, that makes sense to me. My main instrument was a BB1024x, and previously I had various P basses, so 9lbs is my normal. And I had a T40 at one point, but they're in a whole different league weight-wise!

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1479597722' post='3177815'] I had an RB950 in exactly the same colour as the one in the brochure. Here it is I sold it, later regretted it and set about finding it. I tracked it down and managed to get it back. After a brief reunion, I sold it on again. Big mistake. It was seriously heavy but had a great range of tones. Should have held onto it. [/quote] Yes, I've seen a few of these in Marine Blue - fantastic looking instrument. Interested that you thought yours heavy though - I still haven't got around to weighing mine, but it feels very comfortable, average weight to me, .

[quote name='howdenspur' timestamp='1479404021' post='3176318'] I saw this last December in the shop and was intrigued. Is it a bit more purplier than the photo suggests? Lovely bass, glad it survived the floods! Wonder if the Shergold that was hanging up next to it did too? [/quote] It is indeed purplier in real life.

Thanks guys. I like the horn design too - very slightly reminiscent of a Rick I think.

Thanks very much for the brochure and background info. I've pmd you. Cheers.

Just acquired this. Saw it in a music shop in town early last year, with a silly (high-silly) price tag on it. Kept going back to see whether it had sold - it hadn't - and after months of occasional visits, asked the shopkeeper whether he'd consider a more reasonable price. He said the seller wouldn't budge, and that he was confident of a sale at or near the asking in due course. I wasn't convinced, but had to take that at face value. Weeks later, on Boxing day last year, York was hit by floods, and the music shop in question went 5' under. Lost almost all their stock, and only managed to re-open a couple of weeks ago. Passing by last weekend I thought I'd call in to say hello and have a look. No purple Roadstar hanging among the basses, so I assumed it had been lost to the flood (I was pretty sure it hadn't gone anywhere else), and I might have left it at that - but then got in to conversation with the staff and mentioned it. Two minutes later it was in front of me, having been retrieved from the stock room. It was one of only a handful of instruments they'd managed to grab as the waters rose on the fateful night (the flood really did hit very quickly, having been caused by the failure of flood defences). They were now open to sensible offers, so I made one. And here it is. I think it's kinda funky - and I haven't seen anything else much like it in two years of casual Googling - it was billed as a "1984 Roadstar II Deluxe". Don't know where the "Deluxe" comes from - but maybe it's to do with the pups, which, unlike any other Roadstar I've found online, are both humbuckers, with independent switching to make them single or double coil. And it's got a DI socket right there, next to the tone controls. I'm guessing this is a historic modification, but perhaps I'm wrong... Looks like birdseye maple under that burgundy/purple finish. The neck is pretty much Jazz slim, and the instrument is mid-range in weight terms - haven't got round to weighing it yet, but could do if anyone's interested. Looking forward to trying it out in anger in due course. And hoping I don't wake up one day, look at it and think "what the f**k was I thinking?" I'm suspecting it might be a bit of a Marmite instrument on the aesthetic front.... Interested to hear from anyone who can fill in some of the details about precisely what it is I've bought. And whether the sticker on the neck plate (pictured) means anything worth knowing...?

Thanks for all your replies. I've recently tried "The Band", and am going to go with that (as and when I can afford one). Not a cheap option, but it sounded brilliant. Cheers all.

I've recently started on the upright bass, and have my first couple if gigs coming up, one of which is outdoors. Having just paid out for the instrument I don't have much (any really!) cash left over for a pickup, but am clearly going to need one. I've been advised that with a cheap instrument like mine, I might get lucky and find a cheap pup does the job ok, but there are several to choose from.... So, firstly, suggestions/recommendations please...? And secondly - bit cheeky perhaps - but would any generous-hearted bc'er in the York area be willing to lend me a pickup to try? I've heard it can be pretty much a gamble as to whether any particular type/make happens to sound good with any particular instrument, so it would be really great to try one/some if poss... Thanks in anticipation for your advice anyway.

Clutch. Robot Hive/Exodus to be precise. New to me as of about three days ago - tho clearly not new. I'm blown away. How had I never come across this music before?

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1331419424' post='1572755'] Impedance is only really an issue with passive (unpowered) pedals. An active pedal like the George Dennis I mentioned in my last post will happily sit anywhere in your chain regardless of the impedance on either side of it. [/quote] I'm interested in this - don't understand the impedance thing at all. I use a boss volume pedal (passive) between my Sansamp RBI and my MarkBass LMK head (for swells mainly). Not even sure whether mine is high or low impedance, but I'd be interested to know what it 'should' be... Also, I'm wanting to add a second volume pedal, this time to adjust only the level of the Octaver sub-bass output (the signal chain is split so the lower octave output can be EQd and mixed seperately) - what impedance should I look for here? I'd be grateful for technical advice. Thanks.