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I'm happy with my Lekato WS-90 and the M-Vave clone of it. Thinking of picking up another WS-50 as my old one has micro USB charging which became a little temperamental, and they've gone to USB-C.

Incidentally, I found this video: which says in the description "M-VAVE ANN BLACK BOX is same as the original BLACK BOX, they just emphasized the ANN Training capability of their device."

Now in the country...

The open mics I go to have a couple of different systems. Two of them are pre-book, with sometimes a bit of space available for ad hoc arrivals and occasionally a bit of pre-planning on collaborations. The other is book in on arrival and opt for a time slot. Although the pre-book ones have a running order decided by the organisers and you find out about it when one of them says "you're on next", you can ask where you are in the order. The book in on arrival one has the booking sheet with time slots displayed on one of the speaker stands. When people want me to bass for them, they generally ask me beforehand and tell me which songs (and key/capo) so I can at least scribble notes, although it's not infrequent that I've never heard a song before playing it, which is always fun. Another alternative is looking over their shoulder if they've got charts (not ideal with capos) or (worst option) watching their fingers, which again is sub-optimal when they're using capos.

Should do, assuming that the input sensitivity is sufficient (mic level rather than line level).

What sort of build time?

Someone on here gave a good tip on that - use a capo to hold the string in place.

Maybe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/236470537199 (or https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/287042201258 for the compete tuner). Not actually brushed stainless but the finish matches quite well. This is what they look like on one of my basses.

It was a bit of a dilemma - resurrect an unrelated thread or start another one. And seeing as my build diaries thread on the BC 8" cab has been utterly and totally hijacked, I thought I'd get my own back.

The styling definitely doesn't appeal to me - stick a Rick scratchplate onto a Precision, add a cover that may or may not be covering a bridgier pickup than the P pickup, and stick a droopy Jackson headstock on.

Sax is one of those instruments that if you find a band that really wants it, they properly need it, but very few bands do. Bass is one of those things that lots of bands need, so be assured that just because that band has filled the slot doesn't mean that a) the band in the next rehearsal room along doesn't want one and b) that slot will stay filled.

I just did a search to see if anyone had identified it and hit this thread. Just been watching and got this far: Sunburst 5 string bass Maple fretboard & neck Chrome hardware Stingray-looking headstock, 4+1 with a downwards point No scratchplate (hurrah!) P (neck) and reverse P (bridge) pickups Controls are three in a horizontal straight line, with three in an arc below them - my guess is V/B/T (treble cut) on the top, bass/mid/treble on the bottom I would guess at Sadowsky as that's their headstock shape and they do custom FSOs, generally avoiding the cheap look of scratchplates, although their controls tend to be in a J-sloping straight line.

They do line up quite neatly so they don't look out of place.

Regardless of the grooviness of it, it is jolly pretty. Now all you need are brushed stainless steel knobs and tuners to match...

Except that that isn't what we've been on about. Have a look at the bridge below and see if you can spot the grooves on the base plate.