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The filters are just a way to easily get specific sounds that a lot of players are after - VLE for some old school treble rolloff and VLE for the scoop. That's all all they ever claimed to be hence their names, you know what's going to happen when you dial them in. Seeing as the OP is happy with the clean sound when used with DB but wants some grit with EB it seems the eq points and filters aren't the issue, just stick some drive in front of it.

There's a PJB Bass Buddy in the Marketplace for £100, total bargain and will drive a cab at low volume:

Hohner B2 and Jacks have been selling for £200-£250 recently and Steinberger Sprits for not much more. Someone overpaid big time for this.

You have to transport the amp for it as well remember.

Budget options worth considering alongside the Behringer are the DemonFX A7K or D7K and Caline WIne Cellar or Press Pass pedals.

I soldered a couple of wires to a female 2.5mm jack so I could just plug the Artec piezo straight in. The bass I have it in isn't an acoustic, rather an Aria Sinsonido which I used with a basic adjustable gain preamp (built from an old Maplins kit) and also an Artec SE2 with the blend control removed so that may not be applicable here. The Sonicore in my new little Ibanez Parlour sounds great and well balanced though so maybe just reseating it will sort any issues. I have no idea why Fishman hardwire them though, they use a connector for the output jack but not one for the piezo.

Tbf that is a country mile better than anything MDP could produce and the rusty penknife headstock removal could be put right without too much trouble. Those Overlord headless bridge units are supposed to be a bit of a chocolate teapot aren't they? Think someone on here said the metal on them was akin to soft cheese.

The Artec is the PP417 for the 4 string version: http://www.artecsound.com/acou/piezo.htm £11 delivered: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264525530658?epid=22011371650&hash=item3d96f34622:g:hDMAAOSwl8NVbbRd

Artec also make a bass specific piezo strip, I have one and it sounds fine. RE the Sonicore I found them very fiddly to fit, sometimes just reseating the bridge saddle will sort out balance issues, they also need the base of the saddle slot to be super flat.

That guy sells basses on the Facebook groups I think, seen a few MM copies. While they usually look very good for the money he has managed to make the Bongo even uglier with this one which is quite an achievement.

I love it when they unwittingly out themselves like this!

Andertons have a used Marcus Miller Micro 60 for £275, almost a ton off RRP: https://www.andertons.co.uk/second-hand-amps/second-hand-mark-bass-micro-60-(t%3Aroz)

Given his history I know which one of those I would lean towards.

Do you have a thread for the Basslite 1x10? I love home built micro cabs, could read build threads all day!

So I sent the PNB14E and accompanying gigbag back for a refund as it's essentially a Deko instrument dressed up as B stock, Thomann were great but DHL much less so - the first drop off point refused to take the box and the second couldn't get the scanner to work on the label so had to book it for collection. Anyway I noticed one of the discontinued Artwood AVNB1E models on eBay in pretty much new condition and won it for £290 + shipping. Probably paid over the odds but it did come with a nice Hartwood gigbag which fits perfectly and is slightly rigid, think it's this one going off measurements if anybody is after one - no guarantees like as there's no product code or label!: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Hartwood-3-4-Size-Acoustic-Guitar-Gig-Bag/2RUH Is summary it's miles better than the PNB14E, doesn't have that mid spike so not quite as much volume but as a result it sounds very even and the build feels superior, much less boxy and feels like a more expensive acoustic. Fit and finish is obviously better than the PNB14E, fretwork is spot on and the frets themselves are much smaller, overall it seems like this has had a lot more time spent on it with no flaws or rough spots.

This is what I use at rehearsal. looks ridiculous:

That Wal bitsa has EMG Selects in it! 🤣 I don't have a great deal of experience with the brand but I'm guessing that example isn't going to produce those signature tones they're known for. As previously said that's the guy who bought out all Dave Mustaine's Jacksons, claimed they were for his studio so people could play and record with them and then immediately flipped them for crazy money. Mustaine had originally listed them for pretty much regular market prices too.

If they failed to diagnose the fault the first time then you would think they have some sort of responsibility here, poor showing if not. £180 is a lot to spend on repairing a head that has a used value of not much more than that.

Or any regular power supply with an 18v Y cable: https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/guitar-pedals/pedal-power-supplies/voodoo-labs-18v-y-cable-for-combining-outputs-on-pedal-power (cheaper options exist btw)

UK based luthier IIRC, sure they've been mentioned on here when I first joined.

This is the better one: https://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-avnb1e-bv-artwood-vintage-parlour-bass-brown-violin-semi-gloss/914749?gclid=CjwKCAiAlfqOBhAeEiwAYi43F-0K2Ex9b83cSNzjuJbiRwV0ZJvlu95E2A3q2Hpm7NY2uL3qL7woQBoC-nEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds It's out of production but a few places have a few, unfortunately the fretless version isn't in stock anywhere which is a shame as it sounds great here: There's a few super short acoustic basses available, the Taylor Mini and Cordoba Mini II are 22"-23" I think. In terms of size the one I have is regular guitar scale, next to my full size classical it's pretty much exactly the same length and width only with narrower shoulders as it's a parlour shape. Dimensions are 985mm (L) x 360mm (W) x 106mm (D) with the body length being 490mm if anybody is interested.

Got a reply from Thomann and it's going back, I had to do a video on it first though. I got a fret rocker on it last night and there were a few high fret ends on the treble side, I think the issue with mine is the poorly done binding as it seems to be impeding the frets being seated properly as they all seem to be wanting to distance themselves from the binding!. The bass side is fine but he actual levelling and crowning looks like it was done in 10 minutes too so tapping the offending frets down still leaves it. Also noticed mine has a rough patch on the upper contour of the neck around the 9th fret which is really noticeable every time you put your thumb there. I think I'll probably just get a straight refund as Thomann seem to have another one that has been returned which I don't really want, they promised anything being sent out would be thoroughly checked but this one has put me off a bit as it should have already been through that process. I love the idea and it's such a fun instrument to play, very addictive and I love the feel of it so hopefully I can get a good one. Eyeing up the more expensive one ATM which I really shouldn't be doing!

I would keep trying with hair pins, most guitar case locks are shockingly easy to get into.

Did you ever run a UV blacklight over it?