lemmywinks

You realise everybody else is discussing this casually and you're the one who's overreacted? I would have a think about that before labelling anyone a snowflake.

I've used cheap Fender style tuners and they've all been fine, you can get a full set on eBay for £8 delivered and it wouldn't surprise me if they're exactly the same as the stock Squier ones. Unfortunately the cheap-but-good option for Fender style basses is Wilkinsons and you've already tried those! Personally I would hunt for some decent used ones on the FS section here, might have to wait a bit but it'll be worth it.

Wilkinsons have a large footprint from memory, I put some on a fretless (Mighty Mite neck) and the baseplates were touching. Most decent manufacturers will include a technical drawing on their site, here's the one for Schaller BM: Here's the Gotoh GB640: Gotoh also do a machine head with a very small baseplate: https://g-gotoh.com/international/product/gb528s.html Hipshot Ultralites would also fit no problem, pricey though even for licensed ones.

The low rent sunburst job looks very similar to the Vintage Modified though:

Definitely a Squier, I remember some saying "designed and backed by Fender" on the back and the CGS serial is a Squier, however it's usually a Classic Vibe and I don't think they did a suburst bass did they? Possibly a different body?

Anything with a parametric eq or notch filter feature will get rid of problem frequencies. I use a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ which has this feature as well as other handy filters which work really well with acoustic and upright basses (especially the phase switch). It also has an excellent super clean DI and onboard tuner too. Annoyingly it's had a price cut since I bought mine: https://www.thomann.de/gb/fishman_platinum_pro_eq.htm?sid=bf990c77cc1c47c8fca01b0626deb098

What monitors were you using?

If it's a 4 string and you need a neck pickup I have an old Kent Armstrong JVB-1F you can have for nowt if you need something to get it up and running, not the full blown KA but a "designed by" licensed jobbie. Sounds great although a bit scruffy. 92mm x 18mm, screw holes approx 38mm apart.

That's a good point, I'd assumed it was a 5er because mine is and I've been looking at pickups for it!

There's a set of Nordstrands in the classifieds for £100, if you're going to replace a pickup you might as well upgrade if some come along at the right time: Also some Reeds for £60:

We ran our RCF 735 cabs without subs for ages in some decent size venues, absolutely no problem pumping bass out. They're 15s but are compact and pretty light.

Thanks for the info guys, am I right in thinking the B1on doesn't have a DI out? Osiris the compressor I used on my pedal board was the Multicomp so it's interesting that the Zoom is modelled on it, as an aside which version of the Multicomp did you use? The older version suffers from degradation apparently whereas the new black box version is meant to be much better, this is the version I have. Also did you adjust the trim pots inside the unit? It's a PITA to do but with some active basses you really need to set them up right. Mine sounded awful with my Sire before I found those trim pots.

Out of interest what's your opinion on the compression? I actually ended up buying the Fishman Pro Platinum EQ pedal which was more expensive but has a great DI, nice compression and some handy filters. I would still be interested in one of these as a spare to leave in the van, can't really grumble at the price.

I rarely get the LMII above 2 on the volume knob, some gigs it's been under 1. There's only me and the drummer who don't use in-ears so it's a very quiet stage, I always DI - no point lugging all that PA gear if you're not gonna use it! I expect one decent 10" wedge would be all I need, want and need are different things when it comes to buying gear though.

At the moment I use Markbass Club series cabs in their wedge position, sometimes with one kicked back on top of the other and whenever possible both next to each other.. They're more a cube design with one edge cut out and can be quite bulky though which is why I'm moving to a full range monitor.

Yeah I was thinking that if the QSC isn't enough for me and I need something bigger I might as well go all in, at the moment having something as small as the QSC is very appealing as I would have more placement options on stage.

Thanks, I'm only down the road on the Fylde coast so that's not too far.

I'm planning on going this route soon (like this month soon), is the QSC K10.2 definitely ok for a working player? I use a 5 string exclusively now. At the moment I'm using 2x Markbass Club 121 cabs, usually wedged so I can hear them. I'm 6'6" and on a cramped stage I have real issues with traditional cabs which is why a tiny full range wedge monitor appeals to me. I don't need masses of volume, in fact I prefer to not fill the stage with loads of deep bass. Our PA is a pair of RCF 735 cabs with a pair of matching subs (dunno what model, they've got the older ceramic magnet drivers though) so any purchase I make is strictly for a personal monitor, I like to be as quiet as possible as our stage volume is very low anyway. I've read the posts above which recommend the RCF cabs but I don't think I need this. The smaller size of the QSC is appealing to me as it means I'll have more positioning options and it also looks like it projects up at a much sharper angle which is a consideration for me as it means I can stand a little closer to my rig. Is there anywhere in Lancs I can compare these? I know they're a bit apples and oranges but if the QSC is loud and deep enough for me I'll get that.

Judging by the video I don't think he is!

He makes all of those sound terrible.

Loving that description! Are they not hats? They are energy domes!

Just look at the state of that....

That's a BCer isn't it?

The sound they make is down to them having a combination of a piezo pickup, bronze strings and frets. A fretless acoustic bass with nylon coated strings sounds closer to a double bass than anything else I've tried. When that bass had frets and those horrid bronze things it also sounded scratchy and zingy, now it has an excellent "woody" (cringeworthy adjective but can't think of another one) tone, you can also dig in closer to the neck without creating too much noise which is something you can't do with the bronze strings and piezo combination. Just swapping the strings for something more suitable will make the sound more appropriate for the body style, unfortunately this is something you can only hear after you've already shelled out on the bass and a new set of strings.