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I'm sure that the Dingwall strings are fine for 99% of players. Alas that my sweat is supremely acidic. I turned all the brass door handles black at my parents' house, and gold bass hardware goes green, particularly control knobs. Elixirs are a must for me, I'm afraid.

I've always used Whirlwind cables. Someone gave me a 10m and 2x 5m over 25 years ago. They're still going strong. I've bought some shorter ones now recently, and they're fine, too. I've only seen the green goo in mains cables myself, never co-axial signal cables.

I'm probably not that bothered about what goes on there. As it's got black hardware, a black nylon JAN III will look more of-a-piece than a brass one. Anything will be better than the evil JAN II...

They all sat on the fence over headless basses, didn't they! Only Pete Skjold got close to saying anything meaningful on the topic. And for those that had never built one, have they never seen, examined or played one? At least they were more vocal on the effects of chambering. And almost a unified voice on custom builds, with advice that mostly mirrors what you'd hear from BC on the subject. Would've been funny if they'd had Ned Steinberger in there!

Thankyou, gents. I shall pursue this further.. and replace the JAN II which has as also self- destructed.

A Dingwall was a possibility, but I was concerned about string availability and choice, especially in a 6. Thanks, I've liked other Bongos I've tried. Hopefully, this one will be no different.

Um.... I'm not sure?

Yes (but the Cherry one, not the white one!) Edit- didn't realise the white one was a 5HH. It wasn't on the radar..

Uh... it's quite large, has too many strings and resembles a toilet seat. Not entirely sure it'd be to your liking!

Just ordered a something from them. First time I've tried using Bass Direct. Let's see how it goes... 🤞

Does anyone know if there are any tuners that are a direct drop-in replacement for the standard Warwick units. I've had 5 fail on my 2002 Infinity, 2 of which were replacement Warwick units. They're just made of really soft metal and keep stripping themselves during tuning. Ideally good quality- Schaller, Hipshot etc.

By the way, "Zardoz" was set in 2023... OK. It was 2293.. And didn't she have a relationship with a keyboard player?

Before his TIM.

I had thought to look into an EHB 1506 or 1006. Or a similarly priced Dingwall. The Ibanez score highly due to my ability to use my string of choice (Elixirs) and their compactness. One of the 6- string Combustions looks rather nice, but I get the feeling that I'll be stuck with their strings, which my sweat will eat instantly.

Mine has become my plug-and- play go to for headphones. I don't even use the app much, as the first 4 patches (accessible via the device) are enough. Just plug in, connect it to a tablet (better for Spotify) and play along.

I had a '90 Fretless Ray5. I regret selling it, but since have acquired 2 other (albeit fretted) alternatives; Warwick Fortress Masterman 5 Ibanez EDC 715 Both have really good pickups- The Ibanez has the one from the ATK, plus it's got arguably better coil switching than even the SR5. Both were SH, and collectively cost about half what a new SR5 would.

Started with a P. Didn't really gel with it. Had a J. Even though it was nice, it lacked "clout". Had a Yamaha Attitude, but you need 2 amps or FX capable of parallel-processing both pickups' outputs. Bought a G&L SB-2 Tribute on here. It's great. Dial in a tone and leave it alone for the night. I like the down- sized body, too. Less cumbersome than the Fender items.

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It is a shame. Bought a nice Jazz there once.

Looks like the same preamp as the Active Hohner Jack and B2A. Vol/Vol, Bass & Treble stack. Active/ (true) passive switch- it'll work with a flat battery in passive mode. There should be a trim pot accessible through a hole in the cavity cover that can be used to adjust the output of the EQ section to match the passive mode if needed. Should sound pretty good. My B2A5 does quite a good "super-jazz" impersonation- it has J/J pickups, too.

I reckon Marcus probably owns a Stanley sig, for what it's worth...

And then there was the time that two gentlemen intent upon relieving me of my Warwick chased me across Leicester Square. It was evening, and still light. Plenty of people around. Fortunately, I'd parked nearby and made it to the car. That's the only one I've had, but it was a close call and I'd think twice about playing in London. I'm not as quick on my feet as I used to be...

That worked best for me on my S1 also...