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New shaped Sandbergs have smaller bodies and headstocks, to compensate.

I had green silk Fender flats on two Precisions for a couple of years, there were no issues! They are very high tension.

I used an Ashdown ABM500, which I think is still class D and it was great. It weighed more than my cabs, which are ceramic 12s but was still managable. Would be interested to hear your ABM1000 Kevin, will have to come to one of your gigs at some point.

So that's the Custom Shop after sales care? Awful customer service.

Emailed Adrian at 11:52 asking about options and pricing for a super light Elwood 5.. He emails back at 11:56 with a detailed and informative reply!

I was going to say I'm not sure, as I haven't used TC RS cabs... But this is copied and lasted from TC's website: ...'As well as being easy to carry, RS112 maintains the RS range's 'stackability' concept. All the cabinets in the range may be stacked together in various combinations. The RS112, for example, fits perfectly under an RS210, making it an ideal combination for small to mid-sized gigs...'

If you like your sound, maybe look at shifting one 212 and getting two rs112 - Thomann have them for £180, half the price they are here in the UK! You might even get away with one, if your gigs aren't outrageously loud.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1450107414' post='2929633'] I take your point (and I also may not know what I am talking about) but aren't the overdrive/distortion/fuzz/tubescreamers doing what the modern hi-gain heads are doing? [/quote] Nah, modern hi-gain like Mesa, Diezel, Engl et all have a ton of gain baked in and available. Tubescreamers and Boss SD-1 pedals were used with the gain very low, or at zero and the volume up to push the front end on Marshalls and crunchy 'British' amps to get the valves cooking. It's just a clean boost to saturate the valves and kind of acts as a preset EQ. Edit to say, with a Marshall or Laney type amp it still won't provide that Peavey 5150 chainsaw type distortion. It is a 'cleaner' drive. Even with heavy metal, this is still very popular for recording, maybe not so for live use.

Re Cee-Lo: 'sh*t sounds terrible'. The man puts it pretty well himself.

[quote name='Rubbersoul' timestamp='1450047302' post='2929201'] I like 'buckers for heavy grunt and singles for clarity. Depends on my mood. I have heard people say you can't play metal on a Tele : bullshit. It's all about eq and proper control of your rig. Just as it is with bass. [/quote] Teles are perfect for metal. We used to quad track guitars with really, really tight guitarists. For that Teles were perfect as they had tightness and clarity needed. Much bigger sound than one EMG loaded ESP with too much gain. OP, sorry man. It'll be your guitarists and their amps, EQ and technique, not the fact that they play humbuckers that is making the sound muddy.

Yeah, seems like a top bloke. Great player and very thoughtful and natural teacher too.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1449765456' post='2926665'] Nirvana was special too. Not a fan of their music. But what they did was really important. In a sea of bubblegum pop sh1tness, they made guitars and independent music cool again. [/quote] Yeah, good example. Like Hendrix, most people know these guys were game changers even if you don't know the music and are generally respected for it.

If advise getting the Markbass stand too with these little 102p cabs.

I had this set up a few years back. Loved it. Punchy, light, loud.

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1449745957' post='2926399'] I heard JT Crossfires pair of S112s at the weekend with a Demeter head. No PA support and the sound absolutely filled the room. Bloody amazing sound. Looks like I'll order a pair early in the new year, although I still want to try the H115 [/quote] I'm still loving mine. Lost count of how many gigs it has been, over 100, and I wouldn't swap them for any other 1x12s. I use a Tone Hammer, but they sound great with most amps. Would love to try one if those Demeters. I used the power amp once and that was pretty special, especially for such a little box.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1449705147' post='2926241'] Do they understand what The Beatles did,when they did it and how they did it. Could they articulate who The Beatles are and where they fit into music history. [/quote] Most people are aware of this to some extent, aren't they? In England, anyway. I think even the younguns, if they're not even aware of the songs know of the Beatles as 'special' for what they did.

The Deluxe J5 is cheaper than the US Standard Fenders at the moment. I've not played one and am intrigued by them. But would probably look to Sandberg and Maruszczyk at that price point. I just saw Bass Direct have a nice Sunburst Xotic and a Lull J5 too. My next bass will be an active J5 and at the moment I can't look last Maruszczyk, for the money they look pretty well unbeatable. Given the custom options and that no one seems to say a bad word of them...

[quote name='Wolverinebass' timestamp='1449317077' post='2922505'] With respect, that's absolute rubbish. Nobody does everything well. [/quote] To be fair, saying 'nobody does everything well', is absolute rubbish! I'm sure what Blue was referring to was that in his own style Macca does everything very well. He is a top musician. Why on earth would he want to play slap bass?! It's irrelevant whether he can or not as he'd have no use for it. Edited to say I'm not against the slappers. Just that, like finger or pick style, some players have no use for it and their ability shouldn't be judged because of that.

I think they have the Marmite factor. I love my Gibson guitar, but have never played a Gibson bass that I really enjoyed playing. They do look great though.

It's worth trying a few and probably not having too many preconceptions about how good it should be dependant on year of manufacture. I've had two '78s and they were so different. One was super aggressive where the other was so warm and hollow sounding. Both weighed an absolute ton too. Neither played as well as my 2012 either and that did a good copy of the sound of the 78s too, dependant on what you did with the tone pot.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1449485689' post='2923843'] Thanks guys, yes it's a beauty isn't it. I wasn't sure about the black pick guard when I ordered it, I had a more vintage white idea in my head (but couldn't find the colour from Adrians examples), but now I know the black was exactly the right choice. The fingerboard is Rosewood, but I specified as dark as possible. There's bound to be some light in the photo effecting it, but it almost looks ebony, which is perfect! Adrian has been amazing to deal with, incredibly helpful and patient! It should hopefully arrive this week, typically just after I have another 6 hour session on my arm tattoo.....so will only get to play it fully next week when I'm healed lol Si [/quote] Really diggin' that colour. Great choice. Could you specify that the headstock only had the logo too? I think that looks really smart.