Jonesy

Here's another vote for the 74's. I have them in a G&L Tribute Jazz and really love them, there's loads of depth and bite to them.

I don't listen to enough Otis Rush and need to rectify that!

Ohh, with what? I know they have the Mike Kerr, Squire and the Pawn Shop reverse Jag, but I didn't know there was something else

My set arrived about a week ago. Only used them at home so far, but couldn't be happier with them.

A 70s Vintera P bass. B neck, 70s voiced pups and available in natural (ash body) and mocha. Both with maple boards. Fender to use the jaguar shape and put dark sounding humbuckers in there so it sounds like a Gibson. A Gibson & Epiphone flying v bass.

Lovely looking bass and I'm sure it sounds as good as it looks. Enjoy it!

Not many bass related pressies for me, but I did get some dosh and have just spent it on..... Xvive a58 - this means instead of standing perfectly still a few meters away from my amp, I can stay still up to 30 meters away from my amp. Gator pro go ultimate gig bag - should keep things nice and comfy when out and about. Some plectrums - wanted to try a few different gauges/types. I'm probably most curious about the felt one I have on the way!

As @Lozz196 said, if you like regular Guinness, then give it a go. It's really nice and I prefer it to the regular stuff tbh!

We watch it every year and absolutely love it. Just people in a studio drinking beer from mugs and having a great time whilst listening to top tunes. The funniest bit is when that couple fall over while dancing!

Really cool, looking forward to hearing what you think about it!

The silver sparkle looks cool with the mirror plate too, nice addition! Where did you get the maple neck from? I thought the silver only came with a rosewood board?

I grabbed a Spectracomp off eBay today, so hopefully it'll be here in a few days and ready for the next band practice! Thanks for the advice! I'll give it a whirl and see what my ears say. I'll be using it in a blues covers band and have 2 general tones. One with the VT, which is fairly flat-ish and just uses a pedal for a bit of warmth and slight break up. Then I use a catalinbread SFT for more grit. I switch between basses depending on what I fancy taking with me, but it'll be wearing flats. Any tips on which tone print would be good to start with? I hear good things about the Captain East...

That's probably my biggest concern. I really like the VT with the band and I know it compresses things, so I'm wondering if it's worth using a compressor. So then maybe something clean and transparent is the way to go, so it just looks at dynamics? Or does the VT inherently also help control dynamics?