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Passive is my preference. Extensive tone tweaks can usually be done elsewhere and I don't have to worry about batteries and electronics that I didn't need going wonky. If I have the urge for an active bass it's a plus if it also has a passive mode and it's quite a big deal that it can still function if the battery dies. When I hear a good demo of a good Fender Precision I ask 'why would you need anything else'?

Shipping & duties will add around £500 by my reckoning.

I didn't think you could use two discount codes but you can. It makes the price for the stock five-string an attractive £2070.29 and that supposedly includes import duties and taxes. There are only 4 days left for the additional discount code. Tempting.

Haha... fantastic. Great story! Yes completely unnecessary. Thanks for the insights Brad.

Nice to see you here Brad. One album you played on gets a reissue this month - Toyah's 'Love Is The Law'. Phil Spalding plays on the other tracks. I think you did the prep at Toyah's house in Whetstone.

Just getting interested in these, especially the V. Sadly what constitutes 'affordable' these days is still fairly pricey. Watched lots of youtube demos and I think they sound good. I've always liked carbon necks for their clarity and consistency. I quite like the 4 string micro-headstock with the straight string pull. I also like the G&L can-opener. The Klos Apollo reminds me of a cross between Status, Dingwall and EBMM. Only thing I'm not sure about is the carbon pickguard and knobs (on the custom) but they could be changed. I'd probably go passive.

Could have all been in a straight line with the left footswitch. Reasons.

Yes I prefer the original knobs too. The new ones are a bit bland. A problem I found on the AG were that they weren't easy to read as they seemed to blend into the pedal design. The TH seems better in that regard. I can see a TH pedal in my future.

£229 will get you a Neve RNDI. I A/B'd with my Noble and decided to keep the RNDI and get some cash in. I'm getting interested in the Sushi Box Finally v2 now though.

Very happy with my V2. Form factor and metering just makes it better all round. I did briefly have a V1 but that lost out to my Becos. Becos is now up for sale. The Cali76 V2 won. It just oozes quality.

I found the Streamliner far too wooly for me and I like wool! Maybe I didn't tweak the knobs enough. I think this one will be more to my liking.

I like mine. I have SGT circuit set on SVT at 9 0 clock with Ultra Lo engaged (which is only a 2db boost - it's mainly a mid-scoop). I EQ from there. The problem now is going back to another DI sounds quite anaemic.