RussFM

The headstock looks like a 5 string headstock which has been stretched and skewed to fit the four in a row tuners. Which just looks wrong! The body I thought was perhaps NS-94 shaped with a change to the lower horn, but maybe the top horn isn't quite that shape either.

Yep, 'modern' features like the extra fret, locking tuners, narrow tall frets, and non-traditional finishes.

I bought a Hybrid II Jazzmaster last month. I was tempted by the Beryl Red but settled on last year's more traditional White Blonde finish. The quality is exceptional, if I was in the market for another bass I'd definitely look at the Hybrid II range before any US model. The Hybrid range is designed to have more modern specs than the Traditional range, but of course, it's Fender, they don't stray too far off the traditional path.

Don't forget the far better US version! I had a matching Japanese version, but I rarely played it, the neck on this one was much easier to play and I prefer the P pickup. I agree the current variations look like they're missing something though, they don't look right without the chrome. I understand the Squiers need to cut costs (although the Classic Vibe guitars manage it), but the Players could at least have had some pickup switching there if not the full active controls. As a signature model it's fine, especially with the minimal controls, but I'd have specified some chrome blanks to complete the look! I'm sure if Fender brought the MIJ or American versions back they'd sell well.

Lozz's suggestion got me looking at the Rumble, and happened to find an older Rumble 112 cab for £149 at Bass Bros. They say it's light, and it handles 250w at 8ohm. That's got to be worth a try! Thanks for the recommendations, I'll you know how it goes after next rehearsal.

I don't have the time, tools, or space to build one unfortunately. I don't put enough time into practicing, so I don't want to eat up any more of that time. That was part of my thinking with finding something small - less time getting out the house for band practice, but also something compact I could set up in the corner of a room for home practice.

For the last 15 years I've played a Tecamp Puma 350 into an S212 and I'm still very happy with it, but it lives upstairs in a wardrobe and I don't want to take the cab to practice every week. The studio is very inconsistent. I take my Puma 350, but depending on the room, I could be playing through an Ashdown 4x10, an unbranded 1x15, or have to play through numerous old combos. I'd like to get something I can rely on every week. I'd like a one hand carry from the car to the studio (we're sometimes upstairs). So what are my options? We play pretty loud rock. I've looked at 1x10 and 2x8 cabs. The Trace Elf cab seems ideal, but very expensive just for rehearsal. The Warwick Gnome 1x10 cabs are cheaper but can't handle the 350w at 4ohm or 250w at 8ohm. The TC Electronic cabs seem harder to find but similar spec to Warwick? I could buy a Gnome amp and cab for less than the Trace, but us there anything else I should be looking at to.solve my problem?

Since buying my Euro Bolt I never pick up my other basses, it's that good. In the past I've owned a Korean Legend Custom and Classic and a Q4, but the Euro is way ahead of those. The current Korean models look to have caught up with the Euros but are much more expensive than the older ones.

I bought some as a backup last time I was in there, I haven't tried them, but they're in a sealed foil packet like Ernie Balls so i'm sure they'll last.

Sleep Token The Wonder Years The Menzingers Thrice Sincere Engineer I didn't think I'd listened to that much Sleep Token, their newest album isn't in my top songs, I think I just put the first two albums on a lot while I worked in Jan-March. I always made sure I listened to songs I was learning on YouTube instead so they stay out of my playlists!

Great work on the board!

I'll have a look at those, thanks!

An update to my board, a Digitech Drop was delivered today! This will cover the 4-5 songs we do in Eb, plus the one with an octave. I haven't stuck it down or tidied the cables yet... there's one plug left on my (battery powered) daisy chain. I'm thinking that probably needs to be used, right? Any suggestions for a nano pedal on the top row? Maybe a delay just so I can play Pneuma by Tool? 😁

XLR only, which I guess makes sense if your DI is going to the PA and jack out is going to your amp, but it would have been nice to have the option, especially for the headphone out.

My first pedalboard... It's taken me 23 years of playing, but I finally decided to make the jump. For the first 10 years I went straight into the amp, but since then I've had a Zoom B2.1, B9.1 and B3, the Headrush Gigboard plus a Boss ME-50B which I didn't really like. Most of which was used for a couple of core tones, plus the odd effect when needed, so a pedal board makes more sense. I was going to try the Laney Digbeth as my preamp until the Joyo Monomyth was available for half the price. That's at the end of the chain so I can use the DI, and has a Joyo Scylla and Korg Pitch-black before it. Powered by an Anker power bank and Li'l moXie 9v converter, which works very well and makes this board very portable - no more searching for sockets at the front of the stage! Ive used a Pedaltrain Metro 16. I was going to go for a Nano+, but they're similarly priced and this gives me an extra row if it's ever needed. I've left room for an octave pedal, and I might add a mini chorus to the top row. I'm very happy with it so far, and it's got it's first gig on Saturday!