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Genuine? https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F162907767151

I got one and sold my hartke chorus for it before it arrived. While it's a slightly better built pedal it's not giving me exactly what I was after, a nice shimmery chorus. However, I think my idea of what a chorus is has been tainted by using multi fx units in the past where I think theres a big dollop of reverb in there too. The Eden does a great job of doubling the sound and it can shimmer a bit, but I can see why they aren't asking £99 anymore, I'd be disappointed if I'd paid that much. It works very well with other pedals though, I have it almost last on my board so I can feed it on driven signal and flange and it works nicely. I need a reverb anyway so I guess adding that I will get exactly what I want from it eventually.

I usually play different stuff to see how the bass responds, so some double-stops up the dusty end and also seeing how comfortable the bass is to play. They never have straps on them, which I find annoying cos I rarely play sat down. Last time I tried a bass in a shop I played Pump it Up by Elvis Costello over and over and got some funny looks from the sales guy. I then found the same bass cheaper and with a hard case on eBay and bought it (I know, I'm going to hell just for that).

Have you tried different string types? Flats or tapes? I want my basses to each be as different as possible, personally so I know what my go-to bass is for whatever I'm trying to achieve. I love my precision dearly, but it has a place it rarely steps out of.

Got one off fleabay myself and used for the first time today! Struggling to get some of the "talkbox" style sounds at the mo but the flexibility with it is fantastic.

Exactly the dilemma I'm in! Suppose it depends what and how you play

Watching with interest! I bought some tapewounds on a whim (Fender) and can't decide whether they're going on my P or J...

I've tidied things up with some Harley Benton flat patch cables and incorporated the Eden bass chorus and Digitech envelope filter. Also, all this tidying on top of the board means that my amp footswitch now has a place. However, there is now no space to carry the Jim dunlop bass wah in the pedal bag!! Next up is tidying the underside. After playing with the endless combinations of envelope filter! I changed things around so I can get the drive out of the Hartke pedal at the front of the chain to drive any of the other effects. The amp overdrive is pretty good so I have that as "end of chain" drive. I'm not in to mega distortion but just thought having the option at each end of the chain was sensible. The only thing I want to add is some sort of reverb for when I'm playing my fretless, will experiment with that later. The pedals you can't see very well are a boss limiter enhancer and a korg pitch black. Any comments or suggestions very welcome, I am no effects expert but just dipping my toe in!

Yep!

Reminds me of my local music shop when I was growing up and first got my fretless. Me: do you have any flatwounds? Him: I can hit some round wounds with a hammer. Me: very funny, seriously I want them for my fretless bass Him: I'm not joking, hit the rounds with a hammer it will be fine Me: *slowly edging away from the door, leaving him to screw a "fender" neck on to a Tanglewood strat body*

There's the difference I think. Andertons aren't just online and I get the impression they aren't that small. Either way, I share the OP's frustration.

Working for one of the UK's biggest and most reputable high street retailers I can honestly say it's not always that simple depending on what systems they had in place in the past. Plus the cost of these things... It's a simple concept but not so easy in practice, sadly.

I was just sick of being fobbed off and being my bass I just had to get it myself. If I'd asked them to do it I would have been waiting at least another week.

Dropped in a bass at Sound Control in Southampton years back for a set up and I was concerned about the truss rod. It was a Warwick Streamer LX so not a cheap bass. Went in the next week and the person who does the set ups had taken it home... And he was off sick. He was off sick the next week too. I kicked off at the manager because it just looks like my bass has been stolen. They gave me the guys home number and I went round and collected from him. He was genuinely sick, but even so, taking a pricey bass home with you and not even doing the work is unacceptable for me.

There's loads of good ones that have a guitar stand built in. And Ashdown do that one which is a cushion on top of a cab...

A few years back I bought two Bartolini J Bass bridge position pickups for my 90's MIM jazz bass. The reason for buying two bridge pickups was because the pickup route on these basses is the same size for each pickup for cost cutting. So the question is am I missing any tonal option by not having the neck specific pickup or is it the same as the bridge? And are the screw holes in the same position on each pickup? I've already bodged the pickguard and fitted a pickup cover so if a neck specific pickup would benefit and it will fit the existing screw holes I'm inclined to get one... But only if it will make any difference. As an aside, I've seen the odd lefty bass with pickups installed "upside down". I didn't bother. Again, am I missing something?

That MIJ Precision went for £410. An absolute bargain. Anyone here buy it?

I'd love to know your compression settings and copy them. Mine seems to suck out all tone and character, but I probably need to spend more time with it. I do enjoy the enhancer for my fretless bass though. I use the recommended setting from the manual and it brings out something from the bass

I tell them I don't play for free.

Just interesting as I've read lots of people saying they immediately got on with fan frets no issue, yet I've always been sceptical. Maybe they're justifying the huge investment in a weird looking bass?? Seems your review is more realistic, it takes time, patience and some quiet around you to get to know it.

In my naive youth I was told the skunk stripe was a mark of quality. But my MIJ Fender doesn't have one and it's an amazing bass. Now dad has informed me the functional reason for them I could give or take a skunk stripe.

Thanks. My guitarist suggested cutting and resoldering the cables but I think he was talking about patch cables and not power cables. Shorter cables would be ideal though.

Did you like the bass?