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Unless you are the name soloist there is no room in an orchestra for anything other than technical correctness. Or at least no room for an interpretation that differs from the instruction of the conductor.

Those classical people will get a job in music playing works by other people.

@Cuzzie Make me an offer. I see they are nearly £200 a set, new! 😲 https://www.rockinger.com/fr/parts/micros-et-accessoires-micros/micros-basse/sandberg/831/sandberg-t4-black-label-pickups

Here you go I went for some Darkglass inspired knobs as they are lighter weight than the heavy alloy ones that came with the bass. When I get the battery box hooked up I may well have the socket mounted on the plate so the empty hole isn't an issue. I am seriously loving this upgrade. The EMGs are a huge improvement on the Black Label buckers. I do need a chance to properly balance the pickup heights. At the moment the neck pickup is a bit loud so it needs to be lowered a smidge. That can wait until after the food excess of the next few days though.

They are in. At the moment the battery is under the plate as really helpfully my soldering iron has stopped working. So I stuck with the solder-less system and socket so the battery just about fits in the cavity now that there are only 3 pots. I'll get it connected to the existing battery box when I get a new iron. Or when the battery runs out in about 18 months! Sounds - seems to be quite a lot louder and clearer. The bridge pickup soloed is much better than the Black Label pickup. Sounds more like a single coil and with the tone backed off a bit, really beefy for a bridge position. Slap is amazing. Not really tried neck only yet as I like to hear that in a mix for more P bass type tones with a different EQ. Just used my Helix patches at the moment. Will try it through my real amps / cabs over the next few days. Nice to have smooth pickup tops for ramp use again too. A thought though - USA product with Imperial system stuff is a real faff when trying to marry up with mounting Metric things such as the screw threaded socket mounting plate! Get with the programme USA! You people are just about the only imperial users left. Get over it!!

After all the wondering about getting a more P type sound from my Sandberg I'm going to go in the opposite direction.. I'm going to put a set of EMG J pickups in it. Always loved Bobby Vega's J tone. Just Vol / Vol / Tone. No active EQ, at least for the moment and we'll see what happens. The stock pickups are good, but not exciting to me, if that makes any sense. I did gig the Berg a couple of times to make sure my brain wasn't just arsing about, but that feeling remains. Updates to follow when I've done the deed!

My main bass is a Sandberg Superlight TT4 It's about 2.9kg / 6.4lb. My Precision is 7 3/4 lb My Stingray5 is 8.8 lb - although I have modded that I won't go any heavier than the ray, and I only play that occasionally. No 3 hour shows for that. My post surgery problems won't allow it. I also won't buy any new bass over 8lb no matter how good it might be. Too painful.

Sandberg Superlight TT5 can be under 8lb. No chambering.

Sir Duke Anyone who alters the key for Sir Duke without warning the bassist deserves flogging in the street! I'm playing it in C at the moment. Years of muscle memory gone to waste, and it just doesn't sound right! Bastards!

My Zon Hyperbass had a 3 octave neck - fretless of course, but the equivalent of 36 frets.

New stringray specials have 22. The 5 strings (apart from the classics) have always been 22. TBH unless having 24 frets means the space between the end of the neck and the pickup is tight for slapping, it makes no difference. I like to have 21+ though. I like having that upper E.

Abstainer. Noun: weak man who denies himself a pleasure.

Aguilar 60s wind P pickup. It's amazing, perfect with flats.

I can already tell it would be too heavy for me. (And no doubt the fan noise would make me want to batter someone).

I bought one. It is squelchy beyond words and I haven't even use the app yet. Very impressed. I doubt my MXR will ever get back on my board now.

One of Phil's own personal P basses sold at auction for..............$800 That's it. Fender are taking the fosters.

I've not tried an Elf yet. Quite like to though!

I have a pair of One10 I use a Darkglass M900 and a Markbass Marcus Limited 800 Goldline. They both work really well with the cabs, and they are very different. Neither of them is "best" - each does a particular job and does it very well.

I've listened to a playlist of all the youtube demos for both. Ordered a Spectrum. If I need the C4 as well.... well so be it!

I don't know without actually playing with them!

This is my dilemma. I like mucking about with synth noises but it's unlikely I'd ever use them live. But I would use filter stuff live - a lot.

Seriously thinking about one of these. Will the C4 do everything the Spectrum can? Can the C4 load Spectrum presets? ta.

I'm cancelling the order. Might get the C4 instead.

Andertons now showing the SY-1 not arriving before Xmas.

I know that, but I have enough trouble staying on my feet as it is!