markorbit

I thought they sold that one. Yes, if I had the money...

I remember Sting's fretless Dark Stain one. Think it was model MC940DS. He always had a phaser on it. Sounded fab and the fact he was a bit loose with the note pitch didn't seem to matter! Edit: Apparently it's a MC900DS modified to fretless!

Yes, you are 'The Bass Centre' in 2025 🙂

Just reminiscing. There were some crackers weren't there. I remember visiting the Bass Centre in Wapping numerous times and seeing Steinbergers, Status's and Wals. I bought a lovely Wal Pro 2E Cherry second-hand for I think... 300 quid. If I had a time machine and some funds I'd go back and get a Status S2000 in black weave preferably with the script font on the brass bridge plate. I love the look of early Status basses. All shiny and new. We were spoiled.

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.

Can't beat the 80s and 90s for a selection of shops with decent stock. Very sad to see how things have gone. Not many big players left now and your typical high street store (if you can find one) tends to cater for the lower end - which is the bread and butter.

I bought one of these and wished I hadn't.

Yeah the built-in Comp is nothing special. My fav was always the dual-band on the old TE heads. I'm not sure I like the newer sound of the EVOIV better than the EVOIII although both will do the job fine.

Looks like I'm in a minority but I love the design, especially the V12 and V7. I wasn't sure at first glance but I think they're pretty stylish and a HUGE upgrade over the PF series. I just hope they are well-built with no reliability issues. So far the online demos haven't blown me away. I have always associated Ampeg with 'round' and 'warm' but I'm no longer sure that this is the Ampeg sound that other people strive for. But looks-wise, I LOVE them. They manage to get away from the typical 'functional box' look. They are like a futuristic (from the 60s/70s perspective) SVT which makes them a bit retro now but in a cool way. Like something from a Gerry Anderson TV show. Great job.