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It has arrived. After a small heart attack of strange noises that I quickly realised was being caused by my wireless but being too close to the preamp I got it plugged in. But first the weight.... 6.58 lb!!!! Astonishingly light. It felt so odd I wondered if it was too light for me, but that feeling passed quick. So far I've had a 20 minute blast at lunchtime through my Helix and studio monitors. Even through the monitors and not my usual BF One10s it is really punchy. Very Marcus Miller. Neck is super smooth, fretwork is very nice. Strings... meh! But I either use D'addario or TI Flats and nothing else. I forgot to order any at the same time as the bass but thanks to Amazon Prime some D'addarios will arrive this evening. I have a rehearsal tomorrow morning so I think I'll jump in the deep end and use it straight away and see what happens. I'll report more after rehearsal

Out for delivery between 12:19 and 14:19 Going to be a long couple of hours!

I've even got the day off work - was actually to sit around while a plumber sorts out my heating, but the stars have aligned!

I finally raised the money! Ordered - should be with me tomorrow. Woohoo!

No basses on the SVL website?

Smooth Hound. U.K. built. I had a L6 G70 and it has horrible drop out issues. Lots on line about it.

Sandberg VS4 The necks are king of halfway between P and J and very comfy.

You said it. Not me.

RIP.

I tried this once - the bass itself was fine but my brain couldn't cope for some reason. I'm quite happy on EADG and on BEADG but for some reason a 4 string with a low B... Even more weird - I'm happy in drop D as well! Maybe I need to do more practice!

My old one.

Loads. But I’m playing big band stuff and the keys get changed all the time.

@SpondonBassed That is actually a replica of Victor Wooten's regular bass that was aged over the years the old fashioned way. So yes, it is a reproduction of genuine wear. Here's the vid:

I really like it!

Nope. For me - Weight & balance, then sound. Looks come dead last. Yes I would play a Basslab instrument in a Big Band!

If you can't do it in the Helix then you are doing it wrong.

I had a similar buzz on a ray. turned out to be a saddle spring just nudging up to the string itelf. Took me ages to find it. Spinning the spring round sorted it out, but I still stick a little foam there now. Doesn't get in the way.

I read somewhere that most Fender custom shop stuff is ordered with relicing. Sandberg still make loads. But anyway - it's just another finish. It amuses me to see so many people with their knickers in a twist over it. When you look at a bass catalogue you might well just go past the sunburst, or the neon yellow to get to the ones you like. Why does relicing make you stop and need to whinge? It's bizarre. (I've copied this comment so I can use it next week on the next relic thread)