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Yes, I would say accurate; I did find that when I demo'd the @64 Audio U8 and then received my V8, at least as far as my memory goes, the V8 sounded better than I was expecting. I think I put this down to the fact that universals never fit my ear canals properly. The U8 was a great experience when comparing against many of the competitors in my available price bracket. I knew the V8 was going to be good, but I was really pleased when the V8 arrived.. which didn't stop me upgrading. (Thanks to the upgrade scheme) I really love my A8's!!

You may #Repost anything on my own Instagram https://www.instagram.com/DanVeallBassist Just tag me in the post. There's always loads of bass related stuff there which could be of interest. I'll post a few high res pictures / posts here later.

This diagram assumes that the controls are mounted on a conductive foil strip stuck to the back of the pick guard:

Hi! I'm going to assume that the coloured wire is considered 'hot'. Ok, referring to left coil and right coil as pictured (they are going to be both the same so not really important UNLESS the pole pieces on the front side of the pickup halves are different heights. Which I am assuming they are not) Take left hand coil and solder the black wire to the coloured wire of right side coil. That is all you need to do for the pickups, save for wrapping some tape around those bare solder joints. You will then have a free coloured end and a free black end. Coloured will be hot, the other, well, self explanatory. The back you'll be able to solder to ground, the coloured will go to the 'hot' on the volume pot. Now, given which way you are holding the pot or what diagram you are looking at my description could get confusing so I will see if I can find a diagram for you!

It has been a while since I visited this thread but I’m glad I did! Some really nice pieces being handmade! i wish I had the spare time to do some of my own! Right now, I’m just tracking down a predrilled box to put a preamp in. That will be as far as my DIY goes for the immediate future. I have tons of things I want to get on my old breadboard though!!

It's a pleasure to be able to help my fellow bassists, especially when it means saving money but also keeping our favourite machines 'alive'! For some reason I want to own a WT550 again.. I don't even need one ha ha!

For the average bassist it already has two too many strings.. ha ha ha!!

The original first Ashula from Ibanez did indeed have the top two strings fretless and the bottom strings fretted!

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She's a keeper!

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RIP @lojo https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/328535-rip-shawn-lojo/

😂😂😂 I do!!!!! I think this was that moment. I also love that he sought out the kettle double-quick time. My kinda guy!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to do the recording. Wow, that really is impressive!

I will always remember the laughs we had this day...

Great review! Love the sounds too, really 'organic'. What's the lowest note it tracks without complaining?

I agree, I like the EQ points on the MM heads. Especially in the low and mid positions. I only wish I could have more time with them to try out. @MoJoKe I must thank you for getting us the kit to review!

In Naaaarfolk we barely hev electricicity or woss thaht cawled? Hent neva herd Moy trahctas makin all that din 😂 Ok, anyway ha ha - Something to be aware of @dannybuoy, I'll keep an eye on mine thank you!

Aww! No, it's ok, I didn't take it as aimed My response was more of a clarification that I didn't want to appear negative towards Davie. The bass in question though.... eeeesh! The poor thing! lol We good 🍻

I was once asked if I got to keep the kit I reviewed in the magazine. Wow, that would be pretty cool.. but I suppose that would have been basses numbering over 100. Sadly the answer to that question is no. Which is a shame as some have been absolutely and utterly stunning.

Now this is a more interesting example. I'm not sure if I am repeating anyone else's posts due to my little screen I am typing on. This bass however is owned by Chris Cardonne who owns Kalium Strings (Previously Circle K). This monster was specifically built to show off the incredible range of strings that the company can make. I believe it was a NAMM show piece. Indeed, I've had a few sets of Kaliums including massive 190 gauge strings for an octave below a standard 4 string E. Kalium actually go much lower and certainly higher than my 7 string range. I forget who made the bass, but hopefully its is blatantly obvious it's not someone in their shed nailing strings to a body!

Oh for sure, don't get me wrong, Davie has some really entertaining videos, I am familiar with them. The bass I had seen errr "peer reviewed" out in the wilds of the internet before Davie got hold of it. So my commentary is based on that rather than this specific video.

Out of interest I went to look for the Schematics for my favourite Eden, the WT550 and grabbed those too. Looking forward to reading the later!