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I never took it as dismissive at all, so no sorry needed, but thanks. 🙂

I think graphite rods in the neck may make a huge difference to the reliability of it staying in tune & helping neck relief (especially for Pro touring musicians), but I doubt it has any bearing on tone. Pickups don’t pick up what the wood is doing, just the vibration from the string.

I’m not really trying to be negative about these guys, as they do build fantastic instruments. I’m also not going on just one video, but posted that one as it shows how little an effect wood has. I did spend months looking into what effect wood has to a non acoustic instrument. I’m not saying wood has no effect, just not on tone. It makes a big difference as to how it feels in the hands of the player, the resonance from the wood vibrating through to the player, the comfort & the visual appeal. I believe the main influences in the tone in order are: the player & chosen method (fingers, pick, etc), the pick-up itself, the position of the pick-up, the strings, the electronics, the bridge & nut (though they’re probably as debatable as the wood), then the wood. I think if you took a Jazz bass & put a MM pick-up in the same position that it is on a MM, then swapped the electrics for the same MM ones, it would most likely sound like a MM. Though it’d be easier just to buy a MM. 🤣 I changed the pickups in my Ibby for a PJ set of Aguilar AG4 & an OBP2 pre. It now sounds like a completely different instrument, but has the lovely worn in feel that I’m used to.

What they are doing though is protecting that reputation. If they suddenly turned around & said that wood makes no difference after years of telling people it did, then they’ll be going against what’s been marketed to the masses by just about every other builder & fear that it could damage their reputation. Acoustically, there will most likely be differences, but the pickups on a lekky bass don’t pick up any of the acoustic tones from the wood. On an acoustic instrument, then yes, the body will make a big difference, as it’s basically the pick-up & amp.

I had to say that twice. 🤣

There’s loads of cab builders that will tell you that a 4x10 on top of a 1x15 as being the best bass rig. Doesn’t make them right, but it sells to the masses. Financial profits is the main goal for most businesses. Ask 5 different builders what’s important & get ready for 5 different responses. What a premium bass does give you is the higher end electronics as well as an instrument that feels good to play & looks good too.

Really more to do with how it’s set up. If you find that one in the shop that has the pickup in the sweet spot, that’s the one you’re gonna want. 😀

Get you good headphones out.

From doing a bit of research into this a few years ago, I found out that wood type or shape had no bearing on sound of an electric guitar/bass whatsoever. You can replace the wood with whatever you like & as long as the hardware is in the exact same position, it sounds exactly the same. Pickups, electrics, strings & playing style are what create the sound. Adjusting these affect your tone. Edited to add, what wood does give the player is tactile feedback & visual appeal, which are both very important.

The Waking by Kurt Ellington is a fantastic bassline, sounds great on fretted lekky bass & is a joy to play.

You on windows or Mac?

No. It’s how you have it set in your DAW. You need to change the bass’ input channel from stereo to mono (usually done within the DAW’s settings). What DAW are you using?

First band I ever saw live. I was about 13.

I’ve pretty much been playing one bass for decades. Other basses have come & went, but my Ibby has always been my “go to” bass. Like Dad says, learn your instrument & how to get the most from it. I changed the pickups & preamp last month (after 30+ years of the original PUs) & it’s basically given me a new range of sounds in the same instrument. The only thing I might add, is a fretless bass, but my Seaboard covers any slidey wubby tones (though usually more sub synth sounding).

10 or so years ago MarkBass used to give the xmax, but don’t anymore.

Yes, the church I used to try to be part of thought that getting the songs out on the Thursday before, was getting them out early. I don’t miss this nonsense at all. 13 years of my life wasted.

That sounds like me. 🤣🤣🤣

It is indeed. Well remembered. 😎 Could do with a rub down & waxed again. Hopefully after we move house I’ll have plenty time. Wow, just found the thread. That was 12 years ago!!!!

Bought an Aguilar OBP2 & PJ set from @cetera & fitted them last night/this morning. A good upgrade from the IBZ C4 pickups (as good as they are too). The amount of low end it is now able to produce is phenomenal! Should be able to go well with my synth bass stuff.

Just bought Gary’s Aggie OBP2 & PJ pickups on Monday evening. They arrived today securely delivered in a foam layered box in a Jiffy bag. Great communication & I would happily do business with this fine chap again. Buy/sell with confidence. 👍🏼

I much prefer this version…

What about MS Teams? We use it a lot at work, but I’ve never used it out of work.

This is sadly very relatable. Since quitting the band & not having set foot in church since, there’s only been 2 communications to me, both WhatsApp messages before Xmas from 2 WLs pretty much trying to find out if I can play. I didn’t respond. No one’s bothered to find out how me or the Mrs is. They only want us when we can be of benefit. They talk a good game on stage, but off stage they seem to forget it all, become wee cliches & lack the basics like compassion, care, community, inclusion & so on.

Really enjoying Greta Van Fleet. All my fave 70s & 80s rock bands melted together!

Yes, I did try to keep in touch, but many of the messages I sent to the team chat went unanswered. I’ve not left on bad terms. I told them I needed to step back to get the house renovated (which itself is true), but I’ve also had enough of the nonsense. The Mrs has been largely ignored & they only ever contact her when they want something done, never to ask how she’s keeping. Anyhoo, I’m not gonna derail the thread & don’t want to get it locked, so keep up the Lord’s work & be blessed.