Al Krow

Just measured: 72 mm from the mid point of the B string to the mid point of the G string at the bridge (=18 mm spacing). 35 mm for the same measurements at the nut.

Mine's a boring black (pics posted earlier in the thread). Although I did manage to buy a spare grille, from another BCer, which is in garish yellow to remind me of my former Markbass glory days! 😂

One thing I should have mentioned about the NE is that it delivers thunderous, bone rattling LOWS!! Very probably the deepest, meatiest low end of any bass I've come across. Great review, Dan...and don't worry about forgetting to mention the B string - I think I've covered that off in my comment immediately above! 😂

The flip side with steels, being harder than nickel, is that you're going to get greater fret and fret board wear, so it's a bit of a trade off. Having said that, the bespoke KS steels on my KS do sound fantastic!

@mcnach - great post above, thanks! Just picking up one point in your final para: As you've probably guessed from my recent posts on this thread, I think I have found exactly that single 112 in the shape of the Fearless F112. This review by Ed Friedland sums it up really well: His conclusion at 10.15+ completely summarises where I'm currently landing! "This thing will take on a gig that you would never dream you could do with a single 12"...This is top quality stuff. It's not cheap but, man, it's worth it! This is the last cabinet you may ever need."

Zvex Mastotron? (There's one in the FS at the moment on at a very fair price). Also worth checking out this thread, which seems to cover similar territory:

Great stuff Lozz! Who are the main song writers in your band? How much of your material doesn't make it onto your albums?

Ah I've just seen the two BF threads making reference to peeling tolex, so I now know what you're referring to! Hope you manage to get yours sorted satisfactorily (and that I don't face anything similar on my BF SC down the line!) Must admit I've been very tempted by TKS cabs, given their excellent reputation; but their power handling / output suggested that I would likely need two 112s in a full band situation to punch through, and I've enjoyed the convenience of a one cab solution. Dunno if that is a fair shout regarding the TKS 112s?

Where from?

Berg CN212 vs Fearless F112 (brief shootout comparison) Set up my Berg CN212 and Fearless112 for a direct head to head comparison using an AB/Y pedal connected up to my Mesa M6 amp. Amp EQ set flat, gain at 9am and master volume at 10am. Comparison done using my passive Yamaha BB P35. First (expected!) difference is that a 2x12 4ohm cab is a fair bit louder at the same amp settings than a 1x12 8ohm cab. Adjusting the master vol to 1pm for the F112 equalised the volume - bear in mind that the Mesa M6 is pretty non linear in terms of its volume output. With the volumes equalised the Fearless was actually surprisingly similar to the Berg, which for me is a massive compliment to the F112 given how good I feel the Berg is! In terms of nuances the Berg was a tiny bit more mid-scooped compared to the Fearless and the F112 had a touch more mid punch and clarity - which is something that the F112 is perhaps already 'famous for' and facilitated by a dedicated mid focused 5" speaker. The Fearless seems to be jumping through home use hurdles fairly effortlessly. Given its quality in terms of mid punch range, I can't see it being anything other than excellent in a band mix - will report back once I've had a chance to put it through its paces with a full rock band.

It really is an excellent cab, I agree, Chris. Right up there for me in terms of the cabs I've played through. As mentioned above it surpassed my former VK 210LNT in terms of fullness of tone / clarity and articulation. The only other cab that has gone toe to toe with it in terms of sheer sound quality was my Mesa PH 212, but that really was simply too heavy for my back to ever contemplate lugging. However ... ...

My BB P35 came with D'Addario EXL170-5 nickels 45 to 130 guage. They're excellent and not outrageous in terms of price (around £25) - highly recommend. I'll certainly be sticking with them for my Yammy BBs and Ibby SRs (fretted).

Haha. Ok that explains a few things...

And you know that exactly, how? 🤣

My pedalboard recently developed an annoying whine. The cause turned out to be the Roland midi cable plugged into my FI which was picking up interference from my underboard PSU. Midi now unplugged and the whine is gone, so I'll just connect up the FI to my PC for downloading software updates and patches and leave disconnected at other times.

Have to you agree with you!

@dave_bass5 you really liked the BB425 a LOT when you first bought it off me and it was probably the main reason you went for the P34. Having had both now for a few weeks, seems from your comments above you're starting to lean more towards the P34, particularly in a band mix? It was a no-brainer for me, in that I immediately preferred the harmonically richer tone delivered by the BB1025 over the 'flatter' 425 P pups so held on to my 1025 as a mainstay gigging bass. The P35 is, for me, a refined 1025 and I like it a very great deal. I think you touched on this same point, when you said your P34: "...never had such a perfect tone from a P bass. In fact I’d say there is a bit of that jazz snarl in there, and that's just from the neck pup." @AndyTravis - just following up on the neck shimmy discussion above, is this something you've done on your Yammy BBs?

"Sounds big" "Punches through your standard function set" Yes, absolutely! Screenshot of Nathan playing his BBNE2 from the following gig with Eric Clapton in Tokyo. Treat yourself to a listen through a decent pair of headphones

Sounds good! But is it as 'musical' on SSR? Tbf in terms of 'musicality' which I suspect could well translate into live usability, the Ottobit seems to trump the rest of the field. The Red Panda offers a choice of three waveforms. Not sure either the FB or the Scrutator does? Although the LP/BP is a nice alternative feature.

PJS = PearlJam ('r') stinky poo/superb (??) PJs = pyjamas Oh dear, this is going rapidly off topic...😁

MHS = matching head stock headstock BHS = British Home Stores (now defunct) NHS = National Health S😂ervice Just in case any of our international BB players on this thread were wondering...

A really useful post on another thread, that I've taken the liberty of reposting here:

So you're selling your red 424 and want to replace it with an orange BB. Couldn't you just leave yours in the sun for a couple of years to fade instead, while you travel around the eastern home counties brandishing a Status?! 😁