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That's a very cool thing to do, Chris. If someone deserving isn't able to collect this, I'm happy to pickup the cost of the courier. As you said previously, I don't see why you should get all the glory 😊

Great video - your dog is an absolute star. Pretty sure Mark King never finished a quarter note run by scratching behind his dog's ear Those pickups sound great. I picked up a Squier VMJ over the weekend and I'm blown away by the quality and playability.

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[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1484419226' post='3215392'] That looks pretty good to me. Is that the new Orange OB1-300 / 500 amp in the pic. ? I'm curious to know how that combination sounds together. Dave [/quote] That was seller's pic, so I can't answer your question, Dave. Sound sweet out of my Eden Metro though!

I've always had a hate/hate relationship with Jazz basses. No matter which I've tried and owned in the past (inc a US 62 RI, a Jap 62 RI, a Jap 75 RI etc), I've never managed to get a decent sound out of one. I fully accept that this is solely down to my playing style/lack of talent, however, I can plunk away on a Precision and (occasionally) sound ok. Anyway, long story short, I saw a Squier VMJ advertised for a good price, and it was only 10 mins from home, so I thought I'd take a punt on it. The owner had added black knobs, black tuners, black bridge cover , and had replaced the Squier decal with a Fender one, so it looked great. Went round, picked it up, and it was exactly as advertised, so I bought it with the intention of being able to play around with it (change pups, maybe put a J Retro in there) and see if i could finally find a Jazz I got on with. First stop was Bass Direct, where I bought a cheap set of flats (Elite Detroits - £26), and took it home to clean it up and set it up. Quick tweak of the truss rod, change the saddle heights, put the new strings on, and I was ready to give it a thrash. Totally surprised to find that it's a really really good bass! Plays really well, has a lovely fast neck, and the standard pickups seem absolutely fine. With the flats on, it sounds typically 60's, but grab a pick and play with the tone control and it does a nice trebly almost roundwound sound. Not sure whether it's because I had low expectations, or whether it's a comparatively cheap bass, but I'm so impressed. Not sure I'll change anything on it, certainly not yet, anyway. Hugely impressed.

I like the white covers with that colour. Looks a bit different.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1477639053' post='3163453'] Apologies mate, spoke to my bro this morning and he has never had a manual. [/quote] No problem - thanks for checking anyway.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1477603041' post='3163369'] Is there one on their website ? I know Yamaha have downloadable manuals for all their models going right back to the 80s. Maybe email them ? [/quote] No - not on their website and no replies to emails, hence me trying here. Should've mentioned that I'd gone down those routes in my initial post.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1477602235' post='3163365'] [url="http://manualslibrary.us/STEINBERGER-SYNAPSE-ST2FPA-SERVICE-REPAIR-MANUAL.html"]http://manualslibrary.us/STEINBERGER-SYNAPSE-ST2FPA-SERVICE-REPAIR-MANUAL.html[/url] [/quote] Thanks - I saw that previously, but they want credit card details just to register...

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1477600593' post='3163342'] Hi, my bro has a Synapse, I will ask if ha has the manual. [/quote] Cheers buddy - I'd appreciate that.

As per thread topic, has anyone got a manual for a Steinberger Synapse that they could scan (or take pics of with their phone) and email to me? Thanks in advance!

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1476637488' post='3155851'] They are now £999 almost everywhere. [/quote] That's a good deal. I'm in Chicago with work and they had one in Guitar Center for $1500, which I've just converted to be £1235!

They look ace! The Jazz especially looks mean... Great pair of basses right there.

I had a day to spare after a business trip last summer and did a tour of the guitar shops. I wouldn't bother with the new big Guitar Center down by MSG - it was pretty dull. Rudy's had just opened a new store in (IIRC) Greenwich Village and the owner of the old store was telling me that they generally have the nicer vintage stuff there, so that would be worth a visit.

I had a Big Al a few years ago. Great looking bass and massively versatile, but it was wasted on me - I just set it to sound like a Precision and I already had several of those! I wasn't keen on the neck - a little chunky for me, but plenty of people rave about the necks on these. Looks ace in that colour though!