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Excellent stuff thanks. I fractured my left clavicle earlier in the year and while it's normally fine I can feel it after a 3hr rehearsal playing my Sire which is 11.5lbs, my backup bass (a Cort C5P) is 8.6lbs and I can play that all day. Will be starting more physio soon but I've had me eye on a lighter active J 5er for a while.

Nice one thanks, this ticks a lot of boxes for me.

What's the weight like on the 5er?

Maybe the seller uses it to skateboard to gigs?

Ibanez do a 28.5" scale 5er: https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_gsrm25_bk.htm Their Talman is 30": https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_tmb35_mgr_talman_short_scale.htm Mezzo is 32": https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_srmd205_spn.htm

Maybe he wasn't a very good aim when going for the snare?

There's also the Warwick Gnome 208 cab which I assume is the same as the TC, 4ohm though which might be preferable if you're using a single cab with a 200w micro head. Peavey also do one but only in combo format as far as I can see. Was also looking at the Warwick Gnome 110 as a possible partner for my EA 110 (unfortunately may have to temporarily go back to using backline) but this seems to only go down to 90hz, surely not particularly usable for anything other than home practice or acoustic jams? EDIT: Does the Elf 208 still have Faital drivers? Think they originally did but no mention of it on their site, would be a shame is there's been a quiet spec downgrade.

The Harley Benton Block heads must be worth considering surely? £249 for the 800 version looks like a lot of amp for the money, compression is supposed to be nice enough too. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_block_300b.htm https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_block_800b.htm

Low End Lobster has stuck a Sadowsky pre into one of his Sire's IIRC.

Your eyes must be failing you here, that Squier has had a new nut (which seems to be cut correctly) and a 4 string bridge. Our bizarre friend would have just ground new slots in the existing saddles (probably using a sparpened soup spoon) and reshaped the nut (possibly with the same spon, who knows?) to barely accept 4 strings. Also the tuners are all at acceptable angles and the control knobs are all the same colour.

Well that's another 36 seconds of listening to the Boomtown Rats that has reminded me why I try not to listen to the Boomtown Rats. One of those bands where you just wonder who their fans are and hope they never get into a position of power.

Been using EXL 165-5 for years now, better than the 170 set IMO as the B, E and A strings are a thicker gauge.

Yeah the QSC I have definitely feels heavier than one of the Markbass 112 cabs it replaced even if the spec sheet only says it's only 3kg difference. In terms of pure weight saving (rather than monitoring requirements or tone goals) a small lightweight cab might be better. Mad what we consider to be heavy regarding gig worthy equipment now though!

Would be interesting to see how that Harley Benton performs against budget mini cabs from Warwick and TC, also the Trace 110 and PJB Piranha / C2.

Looks interesting, I would think the regular B5 with the Markbass preamp would be the better option though, even the C5 if you can do without the licensed Ultralites.

I use a FIshman Platinum Pro, this one: https://www.thomann.de/gb/fishman_platinum_pro_eq.htm The reason I like it so much is that is has everything I may need and nothing I don't, every function has a dedicated knob so quick adjustments are as easy as they would be on an amp or pedal with no screens. Here's the features I use the most on it: - Accurate tuner (with mute function!), switchable with bright screen. - One knob compression which sounds great. - Switchable boost - Sweepable mid control - HPF (not the best but handy on boomy stages) - Brilliance control, handy for rolling off excess treble/click while retaining your core sound - Notch filter - Phase inversion Obviously the actual preamp in there is quality and the DI is super clean, this replaced a small pedalboard (Korg tuner, MXR M80 and an EBS Multicomp) with a single pedal and actually gave me more usable functionality while also fitting into the top pocket of my Gator ProGo Deluxe! If you like clean sounds then it would have to be on your list, especially if you double on acoustic guitar or upright bass as all the eq points are switchable (one switch for guitar/bass mode) and the filters are handy for acoustic instruments. If it failed or was stolen I would order another one straight away.

My favourite bass sound is bass > mixing desk > headphones. Closest I got live using amplification was a Fishman Pro Platinum feeding a powered PA cab, eventually just went IEM. Either the PJB stuff or a powered cab will probably be your best bet for a clear reproduction of your bass, still won't sound like headphones though.

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Enlist the help of a friend and get them to put pressure on the different sides of the cab while you play a note that triggers the distortion, if the sound goes away then something has worked loose inside. Had the same issue with an old Hartke cab many moons ago, secured the problem area with some wood screws and the cab was still kicking around local live venues about a decade later.

If you are going down the modded MIM route then try to source only used parts, keeping the original ones to put back on if you decide to move it on at some point. Tring to sell upgraded basses is a fantastic way to jettison money as all those fancy parts add relatively little to the overall value. The marketplace here is still great for cheap parts last time I looked.

If I had £1.6k to spend on a bass then Fender would be way down on the list, can almost get a Shuker P for that.

You could just order the Vox to compare them and send it back if it isn't suitable surely? It has an external power brick though which doesn't give the impression of a gig worthy amp. The PJB Double Four is 4kg, that might be a viable alternative.

If it's just for home use then something like a PJB Double Four (or one of their other small amps) would perhaps be preferable to a clunky combo? https://www.thomann.de/gb/phil_jones_double_four_bg_75_wh.htm

The regular Roqsolid covers I had were ok for keeping dust and light rain off, wouldn't want to rely of them for protection against knocks and bumps though. Thought they were quite expensive for what they were and looking at the website the price ramps up if you want basic padding. Have a look at Hotcovers or a smaller independent supplier, I got a custom cab cover made locally for ~£25 for a 1x10 cab and it is head and shoulders above my old Roqsolid ones. was a company called Bacsew. A laptop bag or mixer bag will do for the head, just find one with compatible internal dimensions. I like the Gator ones as they're cheap and match my gigbags! Bassdirect lists the RH750 as being suitable for their medium bag: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Gig_Skinz_Gig_Bags.html