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Imo, the tone is in the neck. Rolled back to that bridge Humbucker, it'll sound very close. Just had another look at the advert. "I think all these mods add a lot of value to the bass" Respectfully, no. They've devalued it. How much is this likely to be with import tax? It's a good price at £1500, as those horrible mods can be reversed. But, if it ends up being closer to £2000, I wouldn't touch it. Just wait until a clean one comes along. They seem to hover around the £2500 mark in the UK.

I've had 3 differing Fleas over the years and have researched them to within an inch of their funky little lives. It's my all time favourite bass. Hope this may be of some use! 1st - 2004 with Seymour Duncan P/U and Aguilar preamp. It sounded the most 'electronic' of the 3, with a very edgy synthy tone. The most like Fleas 'live' sound if you will. It always sounded so 'funky' for want of a better word. 2nd - 1997 with an Original Lane Poor P/U and Bartolini Pre-amp. This bass was all about being clean. With deeper Bass and higher highs, but no 'nasty-ness' in it, so to speak. The body shape was cut differently too. It was a tad thicker, front to back, but had a larger cutaway on the rear. 3rd (and current)- 2004 with Seymour Duncan Pickup and Bartolini preamp. Bit of a nasty edge and quite clear sounding, but, the Bartolini Pre-amp is not for me, so, it is currently being completely gutted out and having a full EMG system (for s*** and giggles). It's also got the Hipshot bridge. Which is the best of the the three bridges that came with the Flea (others being the Badass and Gotoh). In my opinion as someone who's owned a few, don't get hung up on needing a Lane Poor for his tone. It's a nonsense. They all sound like a Flea Bass and ALL will nail that Californication/By The Way/Live era sound. The tone is in the neck and the preamp dictates whether you want some nasty edge to your tone, or a cleaner option. That said, the Lane Poor WAS my favourite pickup. It was definitely picking up more of the freq spectrum. It had a certain depth to the lows the SD didn't have. The tone isn't remotely sterile either. That's just b******. Roll back that treble and you get all the warmth you need - I use my Flea in a band that has a tonne of Motown songs! People mistake clarity for sterility - totally different things. Enjoy. They're iconic basses with the most individual tone I think there is. You can't hide playing one! Here's a pic of the Lane Poor equipped one, and then my current one in Blue.

This is probably my second favourite headstock. I heard it referred to as Aladdin's shoe once, and now can't unsee it!

I don't think this can be beaten. I absolutely *LOVE* the Wal paddle headstock.

Interesting stuff. I have experienced this at my workplace. It's painful to begin with, but after a short amount of time, things began to get much better in terms of work done as people integrated. Short term pain for long term gain.

Does anyone know how the Wal wait times of around 5 years, stack up against other builders? I know a lot here seem to have no issue with it. But, I must be seemingly the only person that thinks waiting that long, is slightly absurd. If your build times are that long, all it says to me, is hire another staff member or two.

To answer the question seriously . . . Clean my basses more! Playing in summer means they get coated in sweat! Strings will spend less time on the bass, before being replaced, for the very same reason.

All it needs is some cheese, sour cream, lettuce and beef inserted into it.. . What do you mean it's a bass? . . .

I'm going to go against the grain here and agree with the OP. I don't think they should water the brand down or introduce an import line, they don't need to. But, IMO, they do need to scale up production a bit more. I don't think this would affect quality or devalue the brand at all. I'm stuck in this limbo of wanting to order one, but then not being wanting to wait 4-5 years to actually receive it.

Just my 2c - as others have stated, I've had both down the years, didn't find any real difference in tone at all, but I prefer bolt on - purely for the fixability factor should something go boobs-up.

Having just acquired a new BB3 (just before the price rise), It's so far beyond any other cab I've used, in every conceivable way, and yet, there are plenty of cabs, from other brands, that are more expensive (new), that are half as effective. Even with a price rise, it's a bargain for the performance on offer.

Don't you mean 'sort' after?

Jazz-funk and Bass players obsession with this genre. It's usually Bass playing for Bass playing sake - I'm more interested in music and the song as a whole, and the message it has, than someone's ability to 16th note their fingers to a pink paste. Vulfpeck and Snarky Puppy can also get in the bin. Smug, gurning , jazz-funk, that's been already been done, 40-50 years ago. I can't abide these bands. Ahhhh - that's better!

I can't say many things annoy me that much (idiotic band members get binned off quickly). But, if I were to go with one, it's keyboard players with a heavy left hand. I've never played with one who seems to notice that they're turning the mix to total mush. In fact, adding to that, band members who don't appreciate a good mix. For example - when a guitarist is crushingly and overbearingly loud, yet nobody calls it out or seemingly notices (a lot of musicians seemed to be wrapped up in their own, individual sound).

Get a fretless neck made by Status (if your existing bass is a J/P or Musicman). I can vouch for them. The fretless Status neck I have for my USA SUB is *phenomenal*. Graphite necks 'mwah' harder than anything.

IMO, there's nothing I dislike more in the world of live music, than a bass heavy keys player. It's a one-way ticket to swamp land. Rather depressingly, all keyboard players I've played with don't seem to grasp this concept and hammer away on the left hand side with gay abandon. No matter how much you tell them, either. My solution has always been to turn down the bass on their channel to FOH on the mixer (on the quiet).

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of some clear, protective tape that won't leave a residue or damage the finish on my MTD? I've noticed that when slapping, I'm striking the satin finish, probably won't be too long before that gets marked up, so wanting to protect it! Thanks in advance!

Strings are absolutely everything. The cheapest 'mod' you can do, that changes your tone, quite drastically in some cases. I recently found DR Pure Blues and they transformed my playing. Sound wise, they're warm, but with the right level of bite. Not only that, but the string tension and feel is absolutely right for *me*, which in turn, changes the feel of the bass as a whole and the way I play it. All of that from £25-30.

I often find we get caught up looking for it, without realising we have it. For me, my ideal tone is always changing and fluid, anywho. This is why we should all own at least 10 different basses!

Can you imagine your local luthiers face, bringing that in for a set-up? 😂

"If only this was a fiv . . . . . Oh . . . " "What's the weight on this one?" And finally, "is it any good for metal?"

That sounds odd. I did ask somebody for the serial number of a Warwick Bass on Gumtree, just so I could run it past the serial number check on their website and see if it was original and the hardware consistent with the year it was built. Said person didn't respond to me anyway, sadly. Their loss I guess. I would have bought it had I got the info and it checked out alright.

I didn't try one - once I had played the KZ5, I instantly knew it was the one, so didn't bother to try a couple more that I could (and probably should of). I did look over the Super 4 as it was sat in the rack, however. The finish and feel of the bass was extremely impressive.