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I'm super pleased with Robin's work, the sleeve is built and finished to a high degree. Honestly as good as a Trace specific one. Absolute gent to deal with too!

I have the single pickup version of this, 5 string as well. It is the quietest bass I've ever played in terms of output. Although the actual tone is very sweet! Often thought of installing a preamp myself.

I also got these in a 2 for 1 deal from strings direct. Strung up my Modulus Flea with them nearly 2 weeks ago and am finding them to be pretty decent. The strings have a lovely feel to them, not coarse at all, very slinky and smooth, thumbs up in that dept. They also seem to be holding up well regarding brightness and longevity which is good. They didn't require much settling in at all either. Once they were on and initially played with for 3-4 minutes they pretty much held their tuning perfectly. They are a bit toppy, but then, that's to be expected as they are aimed at slappers. Tonally a little bit 'vanilla' there's nothing here that is especially diifferent but for the price paid, there's no complaints. Not replacing my string of choice, D'Addario flexsteels anytime soon, but a good all-rounder. Recommended.

The only thing I can say about this place is that my dad used to love going there.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1416222331' post='2607969'] Call me prejudiced, but I won't work in a band with keyboard players. I'm sure there are some very good professional keyboard players out there who are great guys and gals, but in short - I've never once met any of them. Obviously I've been unlucky. Don't feel bad about it! Couldn't agree more. I have a sharp disdain for keyboard players. Never seem to get on with them. Plus they constantly fill up every single microsecond of sonic space with noise! [/quote]

I know people might disagree but IME the bolt on Epi wasn't tonally THAT far off a real T-bird. I loved mine, twas especially good for playing Cure tracks.

I had a Sandberg Basic 4. That thing honest to god could out-ray a Stingray. It was a very dynamic instrument to play, really responsive. That thing could sound out even the most brutally attacked notes. Excellent build quality to boot and lightweight. They go for relative peanuts 2nd hand. Wish I hadn't sold it

I loved my old Epi T-bird. That thing sounded EVIL. Sold it due to the permanent bruise on my forearm from playing it.

2009 onwards MiM pickups are actually really decent, they are a new type referred to as 'modern' or something IIRC. Certainly sound the nuts on my Jazz. Plenty of bark and fizz!

Can't believe no one has mentioned GAS, apparently it's to blame for global warming. Although with cows it's sadly methane related.

Said it before, say it again, my 2010 MiM is the best jazz I've played. Impeccably finished, super lightweight and seriously growly and hot sounding. Real nice piece of kit. Modern MIM's are a cut above the older ones, don't discount them!

It's true! Interesting to see how they will do things model wise.

Massive can of worms! My own personal opinion is that I wouldn't. Other people would. No doubt they are beautifully built and designed, I just wouldn't spend over 2k on an instrument. I can get all the sound quality and build quality I'll ever need up to that price point. In no way way would I tell someone thst they are wrong though, horses for courses and all that (although I do have to say I find very few boutique instruments attractive, too much coffee table)

I know my directions haha! Was the allen key causing a major brainfart!

Cheers guys! I guess it does make sense in that the motion of the circle is to the left. Still. It confused me momentarily. I think it was the fact my allen key moved to the right that confused my work tired brain!

Just adjusted my Jazz Bass truss rod for more relief (so loosening) and I moved the rod counter clockwise, so to the right. That's not tightening the truss rod. Am I missing something here or just being unbelievably dumb?

Stuart Zender on Return of the Space Cowboy. So fat and growly and punchy! Beautiful tone. Also a mention for Flea around the Californication to Stadium Arcadium era. Hi-fi defined.

Never heard Trace referred to as 'wooly' My GP12 is glassy and clear!

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I have a micro Q-Tron, which is a superb sounding envelope filter but as others have said, the volume spike makes it pretty much unusable in a live setting. It also developed some kind of fault where it will drain a battery from new within a few hours, even when the cable is disconnected and not in use.

Thank you Chiliwailer! whoever you sell it to is going to be one lucky person! These are absolute magic.

Hi all Finally dragged myself away from it to post a little overview of my experiences with it so far! After years of searching (and financial situation allowing) I finally got my hands on a Flea. Always adored the tone Flea gets with this instrument (live and recorded) and was always my personal holy grail of tone so to speak. The graphite neck providing that insane articulation and note attack. I was curious to find out what it's actually like in the flesh. A 160 Mile trip to North London from sunny Oxfordshire later, and it was mine. It's 2005 with the Seymour Duncan and Aguilar OBP-1 [b][u]First impressions[/u][/b] - In black it's actually a classy looking bass. Much prefer it in the sombre colours to the sparkle finishes (as cool as they are in their own way) - Fit and finish are impeccable. - The carbon fibre finish (thousand ladies dancing?) on the neck is mesmerizing! [b][u]Playability[/u][/b] - Super smooth neck with a beautifully playable profile, easy to play fast on. - Nicely balanced weight-wise. Good centre of gravity on the strap. - Heavier than i thought it would be. Heavier than my Jazz Bass - Nice little detent on the Seymour duncan pickup for thumb placement! [u][b]Sound[/b][/u] - Absolutely unreal note separation. Instant attack and punch. - The best string to string balance i've so far experienced in 10 years of playing. - Growl in spades. - Uncanny ability thats probably impressed me most, of sitting absolutely perfectly in the mix. Second only to a p-bass. This bass just seems to find that sonic space for itself and just always sounds 'right' - Of course slaps and pops like a hammer. [b][u]Negative points[/u][/b] After nearly a week with it i can't say there are many, The poly finish on the neck is a little sticky at times and also it can be a bit harsh sounding unless you keep on top of your eq. In summary, it's great! Now back to playing!!