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Cheers for this! Don’t need them at all, but too good not to at that price!

^ agreed. The HB power plants are great.

Didn’t know what to expect with a thread title like that 😂

Really saddened to hear this. I’d met Nick twice over the last decade or so, as we traded P basses on 2 occasions. We’d go for coffee after and he was an incredibly warm and passionate guy with a wealth of knowledge on all things bass. If his family do end up on here, he was a wonderful person and his input and presence here was valued by all. Though my meetings with Nick were few he definitely left an impression. I’m so sorry for your loss.

Shame, though there’s probably going to be some good deals! The MK4 version of this and more so the 121h were pretty short lived!

Much appreciated. Yeah, that’s where I’d landed. They’re not going to be worlds apart, in a similar enough enclosure, that I’m going to crack on with it.

Thanks @Bill Fitzmaurice, much appreciated. Indeed, Fender certainly aren’t giving away many clues.

Recently bought a Rumble 800 combo, which has neo Eminence 10”s. The ext cab has the ceramic Eminence 10”s. Not sure if the speakers differ other than that, hard to tell from the info at hand. I’d like to get an extension cab, other than subtle differences in how they sound, any reason not to?

I’ve had one too and loved it. Very nearly bought another but decided to go for a Rumble 800 instead. I’ve not had chance to try one of the new non-wooden cabs. I’m not sceptical as such, there must be something there? But, as you say, how will they hold up to the test of time and load ins/outs/gig life? Thought it was a shame the 121h was discontinued, hopefully this isn’t headed the same way.

They’ve been £850+/- in a few shops for a few months now. I assumed they were about to get discontinued alongside the 121h, but hasn’t happened yet.

Fully agreed on the playability. I’ve always preferred a baseball bat style neck and wider nut… but the Fender didn’t fit well in my hands at all and the A/B comparison showed that. Incidentally, anyone seen the first 15 mins of this, all about the BB3000:

Funnily enough, I’ve started hunting for a 415! A metallic orange one came up recently for a great price and I debated it, then made (what is now clearly!) the wrong decision!

I just bought and returned a Fender American Pro 2 P5. While not the point I intend to make, the Fender had terrible QC issues. I’ve had many new Fenders that have been great, but, sharp frets, a neck pocket that was horribly cut and finished, 3.3mm action at the 20th fret with bottomed out saddles… it was an awful example. A P35 has been my bass of choice for a while. Sound wise, I had chance to play them b2b, through my own amp at my leisure. I love P basses, I’ve had 8, old to new, flats and rounds and they’ve been great. But, the BBP35’s approximation of a P bass are as pleasing. It’s more ‘modern’, tighter lows and a clearer, snappier high end. Probably more scooped than the traditional low mid push. But, the BB with the P solo’d is a P bass alright, and the tone knob takes some of that and pulls it back to the more recognised P bass tone. I only just roll in the bridge single 20% or so most of the time, but it gives something I missed on the Fender and brings so much to the table to make it a truly versatile instrument, rather than the one (albeit, awesome) trick pony. I don’t want to write Fender off on one bad example here, especially as I’ve had some great ones, but Yamahas attention to detail is faultless. The BB is just such a workhorse, it’s not the most thrilling, fancy looking, but is a proper solid gigging bass. I’d sold it to a mate, eager to get back to my roots with a P bass and scratch the itch that is comfort induced boredom. Thankfully he agreed to call off the sale. Turns out the grass wasn’t greener.

I almost religiously cut them before playing as I hate the sound of fingernails on strings!

I had one of these years back. It just sounded HUGE and it ate everything you could throw at it. I used a 900w and then an 800w amp and it didn’t break a sweat, just got louder and louder. I always want to try a pair of them! I had a Glockenklang Blue Sky which gave a huge warm clean sound, that did 2.67ohms. Would have been silly but fun!

In response to the first post, I get it. I’ve just come out the other side. A new job away from gigging, a whole host of personal stuff: divorce, house sale, navigating “co-parenting”, then a new relationship, and a new baby had really, REALLY, sucked the fun out of the thing I enjoyed most over the past 5 or so years. It become as royal PITA and learning songs and gigging was a huge burden. I sold all my gear, unfollowed every bass related Instagram and YouTube channel and lived happily without it all. I’d seen friends bands, even been to a jam night, but the spark wasn’t there. It took a year away and going to see Level 42 to give me the interest again and now I’m happily gigging in a couple of bands again. I still don’t burn with passion for it like I used to, but it’s not my job anymore. It’s just a thing I can do for a break from life and to be creative.

Not separates, but I had a Ninja 122 and loved. Probably my favourite cab owned.