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Massively agree. When I got my Marleaux Consat it sounded great through my little Roland but sucked with my Genz rig. The bass had a spare set of strings with it, so I used them - still sucked. I was very close to gutting the pickups and preamp but then put on a set of my favourite D'addarios Pro-Steels. All of a sudden - there it was. The sound I expected. Couldn't be happier with it.

Sandberg Ken Taylor

I just bought a stack of bass books from Douglas. They arrived in excellent condition and in quick time considering they were coming from Poland. Douglas was also kind enough to throw in a CD of a duo he plays in - DB and piano, so I'm looking forward to giving that a try. Thanks again!

The right number of basses is n+1 where n is defined as the number of basses you already have.

[quote name='mike 110' timestamp='1399460359' post='2444385'] This is interesting for me as I've just bought an Ashdown MIBass Amp head and I'm still pondering which Cab/Speaker to get [/quote] Bergantino. Specific model to be picked by your ears. [/Berg fan boy post!]

Modern speaker tech means cone size doesn't have a lot to do with the sound 'type' anymore. No doubt Alex will be along shortly with a load of maths!

I had a NS WAV4. Didn't sound like a DB, just like a big fretless guitar. No doubt better strings would help though. If I had the money I'd go for a BSX Allegro. From what I can gather, it's about the closest to a real DB. I'm in the same boat about space. I have an almost overwhelming desire to study DB but nowhere to put a proper one.

Are these the ones apparently based on the Genz-Benz tech they acquired?

I have the wah but I don't use it. It's a good bit of kit but I would describe it as understated and subtle. I like my effects to be mental!

I keep thinking about this. 99% of the time I play my 5 string Marleaux. The other 1% of the time it's my old (ish) Precision. I play with an Orchestra and the 5 string is pretty much vital for the tunes we play. A second 5 string would be useful, but the other 4 stringers just sit there getting dusty. I've owned most of the others for so long that I don't even feel they owe me anything so I might even ebay the lot and see what happens. For the first time in years I'm more worried about the music I'm playing, rather than what I'm playing it on!!

I got through 25 years of playing before I owned a Fender bass. Now I have 2. They are both very nice. Maybe in another 25 years I'll find another 2 good ones.

Is the preamp in the Fender Urge 2 the same as the one found in the American Deluxe jazz bass? I'm really liking the sound of my Urge2 but I need a 5 string and I'm looking at options. Ta.

[quote name='Sambrook' timestamp='1399207707' post='2442050'] Thanks for the comments. I now own the bass, and can echo the above- it's seriously good. [/quote] Pictures!!!!

Gigrig Generator and Distributors will fit under too.

http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1&region=UK&currency=GBP&pf_id=1564&customer_id=PAA0323052614563GNCHLEKURJGYHPRT Bargain.

You people know nothing. Russ Andrews Powercords are. £3000 And people buy them

I finally gave in and got a Duality. I like it. Ye gods I like it! My B3K might even get retired to the storage trunk. The Duality is thick and sludgy and cutting and synthy and wonderful! It seems perfectly at home with active and passive basses, but it doesn't seem to like ancient flatwounds very much! That's ok though as I only use flats with my orchestra gig, and I can't see them letting me use anything other than a bit of compression. Super fast delivery from Bass Direct as usual.

I had the Billy pedal and it does not quite nail his tone unless you hit it with a really strong signal (his Will Power P pickup has a higher output than most active pickups). It doesn't quite do the super creamy over the top drive that the rack preamp (Ampeg SVP-BSP) does. It's a good pedal, but it needs a compressor in front of it to really slam it. I got much closer to Billy's drive tone with a EHX Metal Muff and a Boss LS2 so I could mix in some clean. Having just got a Dark Glass Duality Fuzz - I reckon that gets closer on it's own than the EBS pedal. Duality and Filter controls up to 10 gives it more of a metal distortion flavour rather than a fuzz.

Barrie, I might be phoning the shop shortly!

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1398856429' post='2438273'] Put it up for whatever you want. No one knows what you've done to it. If it's a bass you could have put new strings on or set it up properly etc. If it's an amp you could have cleaned the pots etc. People will only buy it for what it's worth. That's the nature of buying and selling and speculating. You speculated that you would get a good deal, buying second hand. You didn't. You now have to try and make good. I don't think anyone thinks you're being opportunistic if you put it up for more than you bought it for. People don't have to buy it. They're at liberty to knock you down based on the price they think it's worth with the knowledge of what they think you might have paid for it. [/quote] This. Market price is market price. An item will either sell or it won't. People can buy at the advertised price or they can make an offer. Or they can not buy at all.

I have severe GAS for a 5 string Fender type at the moment, but I have to say I'm tempted by a Carvin for that sort of price.