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I've never been in a dictatorship band - I'm not sure I could be. I get the feeling that style is more likely to breed resentment and result (on the whole) in bands that have a lot of friction or don't stay together too long (unless paid/compensated well).

That 2x12 I no longer have! With my current Trace 2x8 stack, it's tall enough to, more or less, be at ear level. I can hear a nice full range of sound apart from 'deep' bass. It is there - just not stood next to the cab. The crowd are getting it though. This was my original point to the OP who felt he needed more guts in his sound - he probably does have it!

KZ5 by a mile. I had the standard model with factory preamp and MTD P/Us. If the quality of the B-string is your primary concern, the MTD is in another league to pretty much anything else - let alone your other choices. I found the standard Pre-amp nicely voiced - a lot of that biting MTD sound was present. I think people began this trend of swapping them out because it's the done thing to do with them, rather than just using their ears. The standard pickups I had (double coils though) were practically silent. Good luck in your hunt!

Read the end of my comment. I did say that.

I'd hazard a bet and say you probably are getting the oomph you're after, but, you're not hearing it correctly, being so close to the cabinets. I recently thought my Trace Elliot 2x8 cabs were a bit low on the low end up close, so made my singer play the bass while I went out 15ft or so into the room, and they suddenly sounded HUGE. I used to suffer with this with my old Markbass 2x12, where I had a couple of people, at separate points, at the back of venues, actually come up to me and tell me the bass was overpowering at the back of the room. Which I found utterly inconceivable, as it sounded crap to me on stage!

Don't get me wrong - I agree with you. I'm firmly on the concept of 'tone' wood is more or less complete nonsense on a solid-body electric instrument. Just an observation that they seem to vehemently buy into it, but then, they would, wouldn't they? They've got to make £££ and what better way to upcharge than the concept of exotic tone woods.

Just use the Trace. The differences in sound between amps, imo, are fairly minimal. Don't be guilty of imagining these chasm-esque differences in sound. They're really not there amongst amp brands! (In the past 40 years, anyway).

Thanks for the link - a thoroughly interesting interview! I note that they all seemed to skirt around the topic of headless basses. I mean, clearly, headless, imo, don't sound that different at all - (looking at you Status), but it was interesting all the same to note how tentative they were, as if they all knew something, but didn't want to be the one to definitively say it. Also, the way they all seem to really buy into tone wood as a concept in a solid-body, electric instrument (except Carey Nordstrand, who implied it doesn't matter).

Sold my Jazz Bass to Matt today. Good Comms, came to pick it up. Zero issues whatsoever. A lovely bloke - it was great to meet him and chat bass for a bit. A great BC'er! Deal with confidence! Enjoy the bass, Matt!

I, personally, don't see that as a mistake, but a definite rhythmic choice. 🤷‍♂️

Most of the KZ5 MTDs are mid 8lbs.

Sold my Barefaced to Mark. Painless, straightforward and prompt. Deal with confidence!

I'll keep it brief. As a 16 year old getting into bass, I hated any form of 'pop' or electronic music, believing it to be somehow lesser than music played on 'real' instruments by 'real' musicians. Now, I pretty much have stopped listening to Guitar based music, as I find it very samey and listen to 95% electronic/EDM!

They never did a shorter scale version of one of these as far as I know! Also states it's a 2004 model too - not sure how that lines up with the dual humbuckers - I didn't think they were an option till recently?

As I've recently got an OLP Tony Levin, which I'm very impressed by and really gelling with, I've got one beady eye on an SR5 special for my Birthday in March. Saw this and had to do a triple take at the price. Usually, a non special, would be about £1100-1300. £2500 and a description a mute would be proud of! 😂 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266052396434?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=n-y-mlNuRNW&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=sl4fEbVkThu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

This has been my quietest year for inbound in probably a decade. In ; Fender Jazz Bass Active Deluxe - Needed a flexible bass for functions band and always wanted a 'super jazz' and this one fit that criteria to a T. 18v preamp and Noiseless pickups an excellent combination. OLP Tony Levin - Recently picked.up. Great ergonomics and playability with a pretty funky sound. The preamp, however, is total pants. Got an inkling with some inbound EMG parts, this will become my #1. Fretless Status Neck MTD KZ5 Warwick Corvette Standard Out ; Modulus Flea Bass - too bright and angry/direct for my new band. Fender Classic 50's P - In the good tradition of Basschat of selling something inexplicably, this is mine. The best P-Bass I've ever played. Sounded phenomenal. I'm a silly billy for selling. USA Musicman SUB - Finally it left the stable after 7 years. Wasn't getting used anymore (Status neck with it). MTD KZ5 - Brilliant, just couldn't gel with this 5'er. This one had a particularly long neck being 35" scale, which is partially why the B-string was god-like. I'm not a particularly big bloke, so sometimes struggled with it after 2 hour long sets. Warwick Corvette 4 Standard - Bought from Bass Direct. Had a crack in the neck they didn't seemed to have picked up on - so went back instantly. Hope it wasn't sold to somebody else after this was discovered. 2023 should be quieter, barring placing an order for a Wal mk1, I finally feel after 20 years of playing, that I've sampled everything and realised that most basses really are very similar, and there aren't these chasm-esque differences we say there are. It's quite liberating! net in and out = 0!

Fender all the way. As much as I respect Ibanez quality, tonally, they're too Vanilla for me.

This is disappointing to see. Basschat was always above crap like this. Let's not let this descend into being like the 'other' site. Try to be respectful at all times. It's what makes this forum so good.

I used to find selling a bass, a difficult experience in my younger days, now, any bass, is as easy to sell as breathing. The realisation came with suddenly almost caring less what I played through, and that, myself as the player, is the most important part, and that they are just tools / a vehicle for that. This was definitely helped by joining an extremely busy functions band, it was a reality check for the internal deification of basses/brands and models. Basically now the criteria is ; Is it reliable? Is it comfortable? Can I get a bright and a dark sound? Anything beyond that is superfluous to me. Plus I generally think on the whole, that a bass pretty much sounds like a bass, and these giant differences we speak of between brands etc, really, when you take a step back, are not. I still like certain brands and looks, and a nice bass can be inspiring, but tbh, nothing is sacred anymore!

I can't seem to find it on the website at the moment, likely due to the hold on orders, but it was £6000 at the last check. I'm on the list for a mk1 when they open up again, and much like you, will likely sell a couple to go towards it. It's always been my dream bass, and although the pricing is absolutely mental, there isn't anything that gets in that ball park in terms of tone/sound. It will be a forever bass though, so I can justify it. . . Maybe 😄😄