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welcome to the world of sei, I haven't played anything else since I bought "no. 11" , best investment I have ever made, mike b. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2012/post-3981-0-49272900-1328975305.jpg"]post-3981-0-49272900-1328975305.jpg[/url]

If you have a branch of Maplin's nearby they stock Neutrics in both straight & r'angle, mike b

Thank for the replies, had comments from people at the back of a room telling me how clear/well defined the sound of my bass comes accross, wouldn't describe the emg's as aggressive sounding although I did turn down the preamp gain a touch when I first got hold of the bass, Certainly I am happy with the pickup/preamp combination that I have but I suppose its only human nature to wonder how the origional setup sounded, perhaps one day a pair of bart 5 string jazzers will apear for sale & I may be tempted to give 'em a go. mike b.

Hello,my old sei headless still has it's origional bartolini pre amp, but at some point the orig bart "jazz" style pickups have been swapped for emg's, often wondered what the bass sounded like with the origional preamp & pickup combination, anyone out there swapped barts & emg's like to make any comments, thanks, mike b. (emg's are unpowered/passive type )

Better pics of good ol' headless number 11 [attachment=99735:seipic 001.jpg] [attachment=99736:seipic 003.jpg] [attachment=99737:seipic 006.jpg]

My headless 5 sidelined every other bass incl my overwater, can't imagine playing anything else now, bought s/h from the gallery last year & never regretted it for a moment [attachment=98566:misc 006.jpg] deserves better than this iphone pic (ser no 11 for those interested) mike b.

I would agree with shaker's comments, the only thing I would add is to look at how close the pickup pole pieces are to the strings,my preference is beteween 3-5 mm when strings fretted at the end of the neck, if the gap is too wide this will give you weak sound,also speaker choice will have some effect on your amplified sound, mike b.

If you can afford around the £120 mark try good old beyer dt100 or dt150's , the 100 are good all purpose h'phones , ideal if you want them for hifi use as well, the 150 has a little more bass response ,great if you practice bass thro phones .Used to have some 100/s, but settled on a pair of 150's when I needed new phones earlier this year, more than happy with them also comfy for long term use, try as many different sorts as you can tho ,if they don't feel comfy on your head you probably won't be happy in the long run, best of luck, mike b.