I can set my bass up low but I don't want to. I have a strong grip and a heavy picking hand. A really low setup would be fretbuzz town and make me very unhappy.
This made me look at the manufacturer's websites instead of the shops.
At Fender the only five string basses were jazzes, and ugly colours at that, so pass. (Those showed up when selecting 5 String Basses in the menu. Apparently there are more on the site. This reliability says enough on why to never get anything fender)
Maybe the ibanez SRMS805 (pictured) then.
Still I'd rather choose from either Mayones or Maruszczyk!
ISP Decimator II noise gate pedal.
I work with a good amount of compression and gain, this pedal really keeps all noise under control without touching my tone. One knob set to 1 o'clock, always on, that's it.
Absolutely not "as good". They were very good for the money a few years ago. Now they've sometimes tripled on the second hand market and that's at the top of what they were ever worth, quality wise.
I admit my phone screen is quite large, but it keeps me dry and warm. Even so, only two actual topics fit on the page when opened. New blue shield thing bottom left.
A name change in 1990 would've done the world a service. I love 80s Metallica, though I'm a 90s kid. Newtallica (black album onward) has nothing interesting going on to me.