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Off the shelf basses include Maruszczyk and Sire basses. Some Ibanez basses offer a "premium fretboard treatment" but its is less pronounced than some rolled F/B's I've tried. I've also found that pretty much any premium Fender Japan bass I have played has always had a really excellent fretboard treatment, whereas some, such as the Nate Mendal (Mimsy) bass doesn't (Which is odd as the Steve Harris P bass does have a great feeling "edge") There are of course many more, but they are the ones that came to mind immediately!

Thank you for the information Geoff, that's brilliant.

Off the back of the post about the Sire M2, I started looking at the M series with some sort of interest. Anyone playing these? What do you think? Maybe I need to review some!

First of all make sure the bass is in active mode, or the three band will do nothing. - in massive mode not only will the treble control do nothing, neither will the mid and bass - you won't hear them change. The master tone control works in both active or passive mode and when advanced in an anti-clockwise direction will progressively roll the top end treble frequencies off. If you are hearing no difference whatsoever, then there's a few answers - one being that your amp you are listening through cant reproduce those frequencies clearly enough to register a difference - I can only think of one bass to date that through a cheap amplifier it wasn't possible to hear the differences clearly though. Other reasons why you may struggle - If the bass is in active mode and you have the treble turned down, you might not hear a difference in the master tone. Vice versa also applies. If you have the master tone all the way down the the treble control might not make any difference either. Here's the starting point: Bass in active mode. set the active EQ so that each control is in the centre of its travel. (You may find that these basses have a 'click' when the knob passes through that position to tell you where it is.) The master tone, start all the way clockwise - not in the central position - it's a passive tone control (which will need explaining if you are unfamiliar with the terms active and passive.) Then, from that position, roll the master tone all the way off whilst playing. Go back to fully clockwise then roll the treble control off (anti-clockwise too) whilst playing. If you still cant hear a single difference then you either have something seriously up with the bass, an amplifier that isn't up to the job.. or, in the case of one of my students, it just so happened that an illness as a child meant he had no top end to his hearing - he didn't know what a bass should sound like!

I had a GVB36 for ages and mine was rock solid. Great bass - you'll know it if you see it in the wilds as i have three EMG's installed in it. Yum!

Yup and its also possible to buy (Bill knows this already) external calibrated reference microphones for smart phones too. Selecting an app that allows insertion of the calibration file included with the device results in a super little set up that is, going by test reviews, accurate enough for this application.

How many BassChatters know my answer already?

Its safe to say it is brilliant though and my Mongoose is staying put. The MIDI Moose hasn't had a look in since I got the Mongoose!

Definitely TransferWise! I even have the card too now.

WOO! That looks like a cool way to run the rig! The only thing I have spotted that might need keeping an eye on is the level coming out of the Ashdown in to the B3. There isn't a gain control on the B3 - and I found that I could clip the input stage just with a bass using EMG active pickups. If the effects loop is a bit on the hot side, it might need taming before hitting the front end of the B3. Love the Octave in parallel with drive That will be nice!

The MIDI Mongoose (I have one) will happily change presets but it can not send CC messages (Which for example could switch on or off individual effects in a chain) - I've not tried the F.I with it, but I suspect it will be the same for that too: Patch changes handled easily. If you are happy with just preset changes, well, I've actually got a boxed MIDI Moose here (for sale on BC) that I've been meaning to pass on! PM me if you are interested.

Which raises the question, given that customs and excise probably don't know their Brazilian from their Indian, will instruments with what looks like Rosewood on be halted in passage anyway, no matter where it came from. Thus, it's probably not going to be that helpful lifting restrictions. Border control are still going to be busy and bits of paper will still need to be signed - and paid for?

A super fast transaction with Lorenz, my 'new'' amp arrived today and a quick spin shows off it's been very well looked after. This could be one of the fastest transactions I've had on BC and a big thumbs up from me for communications and updates from Lorenz.

One for the quotes thread

Pretty sure my 5500 has one of these on the back too. I checked my Hartke Kilo but it has a voltage slider switch instead.

Its cool Alec, EBS is just joshing, he's a very capable engineer - but, to continue the banter, yeah, I've seen said micing practices. Only last year i played a massive outdoor gig and the ehem "professional" PA company turned down the option of a direct DI and no backline in preference of micing a 12" bass cone with a 57... but, there was so much distance between the microphone and cabinet i had plenty of space to place my bass, on stand, in between!!! Needless to say, the bass sounded rubbish. I'd have sent them a flat cab sim signal as well if they wanted, but the engineer got scared.

It was a total peach! I did sell it to get my current pair of Shukers that have been in service for over ten years now. I've been through a lot of basses but the Shukers have, understandably, outlived the lot. I can't wait until I can get another!

I've depped for many function bands over the years and have to say that, at least, around here, I would say that in ratio, bands play fewer similar songs to each other than differing set lists. Maybe I just got lucky, like the legend of the Phoenix.

YES!! I use TW too - I have a card with them now too and I recommend TW to anyone who is wanting to buy from me and lives abroad. My last bass went to Austria and using TW will have saved a huge amount in bank transfer charges.

Super smooth transaction and nice to put a face to Pat! We chatted, played some bass and my Ibanez went to a new home. Thank you!

A super smooth transaction, great communications and super helpful. My Dingwall made a smooth journey to Austria and it sounds like one happy buyer! Thanks for making this so easy ! Cheers!

I'm afraid I couldn't try it on Upright or EUB, but here's my review of an impressive little set up.

Thank you! Yeah I’ve not heard it before!