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Thomann are big enough - no problems with them. But never overestimate the talent of the UK couriers at this end!

We have a big thread on it already

Arrived already! wow!

I love MB amps but even if you swapped to one with better EQ like the Marcus Miller versions you won't get any grit from it. It's just not designed for that - not even if you punish the preamp with EMGS 1mm from the strings and an onboard booster. That being said, the little combo is a great thing to carry around and is great for EUB as well, so a pedal of your choice is the best bet. Something with a clean blend is always a good start so you can add in just what you want.

If the retailer is big enough to deal with all the paperwork then it's been a few days. If not and I had to deal with the Vat and clearing myself - 6 weeks for the last thing.

You star! Thank you. Ordered!

Can't find any stock of the Unitune anywhere. Most saying 3 months or more for a pre-order. Bah.

The cab with 10s I like the best was Barefaced The cab with 15s I like the best was Hartke The cab with 12s I like the best was Marshall. Funnily enough I was trying to make them all sound like me.

Strings Direct will order anything from anyone. Email them.

Yup. I use that cab at home too irrespective of the amp. Although I must admit if I then plug in the Super Twin instead the volume jump can be a bit of a surprise. Lower impedance and loads more cone area etc. Ah well - keeps me awake!

Which ones work best on bass? The TC Polyclip? The Snark? Anything? You don't have to tell me they look crap, I am well past the age of looking cool!

Yes. A Marleaux Consat Custom 5. Unfortunately then I had loads of surgery and couldn't deal with the weight anymore. It was an entirely reasonable 9lb (maybe 9.1lb) for a 5 but I just couldn't do it anymore, and I was not in a position to keep it just for playing sitting down. Needed the funds to get something I could play all the time. It just had the most amazing sound and was very easy to play. Never played anything that came close no matter what the price. I really hope it is out there gigging somewhere.

The Aluminium Hipshot is 99g and those are 250g 250g is just over half a pound so the difference between them is 1/3 lb Small numbers alone, but it would push my P up to 8lb rather than the 7 3/4 it is now. It's already the heaviest bass I play by far

I did think about that but I was concerned that it would cause weakness and make it bend. Is that not an issue?

I'm specifically looking for a slot load replacement bridge for my American Special P bass. I am not looking for a high mass bridge or anything like that as I'm perfectly happy with a BBOT type bridge, but I do change strings quite a lot depending on what I'm playing / recording etc and when I'm putting used strings back on, a slot loading bridge is far less faff as I don't have to unwind the coil of string that was round the tuning head just to get it through the hole. I think the Hipshot B style will fit on the Fender Special without any difficulties - but are there any other options? As close to a BBOT in terms of weight as possible would be good. ta

That looks quite interesting. I suspect it will be one of those fx that sound a bit farty when played alone, but then sounds perfect in a mix.

The blue is lovely, but I vote red because that way you avoid the soul crushing shame of the tort.

Can you post a picture?

I must admit the various reports of the ABM compressor doing that is probably got take it off my list.

I swap between slap, fingers and plectrum through a show so I need it. The differences in dynamics for those 3 styles is immense. And I like what it does to the tone of my basses.

Anyone tried the new Mark Bass Vintage 1000 or AG1000 yet? They have adjustable Limiters and I can’t find details of the settings - it might be as useful.

At the moment I'm using a Tech21 VTbass 500. In the past I have also used the Darkglass MT900, Mark Bass Marcus Goldline, Demeter 800W thingy. I have the Super Twin and One10 cabs and use them for different things, and actually for different cars depending on boot space!

What pedalboard is it? Some are very low and that limits the supplies that can fit underneath. Like the Pedaltrain Nano - the Truetone C6 will fit under it, but not a lot of other things will.

Send Dave Green an email. He'll tell you.