Al Krow

Very much so, thank you. I will sleep well for the first time in a long time, tonight.

Mick - you could soldier on OR just get yourself one of these...Yamaha BB735A Bass Guitar | Bass Gear Magazine "features 5 strings spanning 21 frets on a rosewood fretboard, topping a 5-piece mahogany and maple neck mated to a 3-piece (front to back) alder/maple/alder body, employs a great 3-band EQ circuit (switchable to passive) fed by passive Yamaha AlNiCo P/J pickups"

Nicely put Phil. Except...speak for yourself when it comes to a BF 8x15, I'm sticking with my BB2 😁

I think that's a slightly sore question, given that I encouraged him to get a 735A at the same time as I got mine! But it's having two 1200S that I find is just plain rude 😁

That's a quality BB collection you have put together!

Thanks for sharing that Q - enjoyed it a lot. Congrats on the FI patch. Jamie Stillman's comment on compression definitely brought a smile and the Korg Miku is just MAD!! I want one 😁

The guy has impeccable taste 😊

Was interested how this would work as a pure valve drive, with its single 12AX7 - you get to hear that at 4.09+ to warm up an amp. Sounds good, but not sure its going to be too different to a mild fuzz setting on a decent fuzz pedal e.g. the Tech 21 Red Ripper.

Anyone know which Yamaha is being played here? Looks like a reverse P so a MA version and the EQ doesn't look standard either.

You seen the rather nice black VM5 in the FS with the 3 band Glock EQ? Was very tempted to get that one myself!

A very tasty black BB 1025x to add to that rather nice surf green 1024x and a good value 605 all in the FS currently.

Thanks mate. Just been back and re read your excellent review post on March 10th - I see you got the amp at around the same time as I got my BB2 i.e. just before first lockdown. Ugh. The thing that jumped out at me re-reading your post was that you were comparing it favourably to your Genzler 800. I know that the GM800 has a huge amount of love on BC, so for me that is high praise indeed. Would you still stick by your first impressions post and also continue to summarise it as having "depth and clarity"? Thanks also for reconfirming my understanding of the difference in output for S500 and the S800. Quite a quirky difference of approach between the two!

Well I A/B'd exactly the same two cabs ie the F112 and the CN212 side by side and put the same volume / gain settings through them from the same amp, with no other competing noise from other band members. Guess what, the CN212 was louder. No surprise there. Not sure anyone said there is a linear relationship. Other things being equal (eg speaker excursion), increasing speaker cones from 1x12 to 2 x12 and reducing the load being faced by the amp from 8 ohm to 4 ohm will result in an increase in volume. That's not really a point we should be debating! But what I'm actually interested in is not to debate cab volume 101, or my choice of cab which I'm very happy with, but to find out what folks experience, if any, is with these new GK S-range heads.

What have you got in mind that would give a BB2 a run for its money? Besides, being able to put out 300W at 8 ohms is not a limiting factor here, so no pressing need to change cab!

Aha - another happy Fender owner alongside DB5! Couple of fine heads you have there Mr Fuze

That's very encouraging to hear! Out of interest, what are you planning on replacing your S500 with?

Yup and it's effectively an upgrade from the SC which I got with perfect timing just before the start of the first lockdown. The Fearless is set up for (pretty much) every day home use with the Mesa M6. Fantastic pairing and a hugely tough act to follow on the road, when eventually we get back out there at the end of May...😁

The 4 ohm CN212 is significantly louder than my individual 112s Dave. Both cos its 2 x 12 and also because it's 4 ohm rather than 8ohm. It's an outstanding cab! And you're mad for selling it. You won't not be a bass player forever...

Both my Fearless F112 and BB2 are 8 ohms, but I only ever use one at a gig (wouldn't have space to take both even if I wanted to!). But getting an amp that can pump out 300W at 8 ohms isn't going to be limiting - all of my gigging amps have been able to do that with ease and there are plenty in the market that can deliver, including the S800.

Key difference seems to be 6 bolt and better pups in the 1005J vs 4 bolt and cheaper humbuckers in the 605. Neither go for body through stringing prevalent in the modern BBs. If the pups are significantly better then it would be a no-brainer for me, I'd go for the 1005J every time. Ricky's comments about the 604's pups being duller than his BB 424 are very much worth taking on board. If you're after one in caramel brown you seen this one? Yamaha TRB1005J Caramel Brown | Back Alley Music | Reverb More than half tempted to get it myself at that price 😊 PS paging @lee650who knows his way around TRBs...

And very nice it is too! Cosmetics aside, the W model you have selected also, importantly, has more standard string spacing, rather than the narrower 16.5mm on the rest of the Ibby SR 5 string range - something else to bear in mind. Personally I don't have an issue in swapping between my Yammy and Ibby basses.

Out of interest which Ibanez SR do you like the look of? It may be that there is an older SR Premium model that has a similar finish, and available for a very decent price. I say this as someone who is a big fan of both Yammy BBs and Ibby SR Premiums and finds that the tonal variety from the two ranges is just the ticket (for me) to have on hand, and manages to keep the sound of both "fresh".