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Ok. My opinion has shifted. Just watched this video and seen the charcoal + tort combo on a “real” bass. It looks amazing to be fair!

The Yamaha THR10 will sound fine with 4 string basses but if you have a low B in your arsenal then you may as well forget about it. I bought a PJB Double Four and haven’t looked back. If you want your bass to sound like bass in a package the size of a shoebox, theres is no better amp out there.

I found this on my last gig with numbers like Papa Don’t Preach, except I found that I played best when I wasn’t really thinking about it. The moment I started to concentrate too hard it would all go tits up!

Except that literally defeats the purpose of installing strap locks in the first place. Slightly worrying!

I got Bright Onion to make me a custom pedal mixer a few years back. Reasonably priced and a pretty speedy build time, especially as it was one of three custom pedals I ordered together. Would recommend them highly.

With the tort guard, I’d say silver all day long.

Only because I’ve never used one and would be interested to hear your thoughts

Noll. And I’d honestly suggest sticking with Maruszczyk’s own pickups - not only are they genuinely very good, they don’t incur an extra cost on the configuration!

To be fair though, not all isolated PSUs are created equal. There are different means by which manufacturers isolate their outputs - I know there are switching power supplies and linear power supplies but I’m not particularly well-read on the differences between the two. So there’s a chance you’ll find different results between your Cioks and a One Spot + GigRig Isolator. The only way to find out is to try it I guess.

The end result is the same technically, this method just allows you to get isolated outputs from a non-isolated PSU such as a One Spot.

This is exactly what I did with my. Smoothhound back in the day, on a huge board full of analog and digital effects. Worked perfectly,

This is less than I paid for mine, used! Good deal if you ask me.

Carey Nordstrand made a P/MM for Dan Lutz with both pups nearer their native sweet spots:

Not once on that product page is the word “bass” mentioned. The in-built cabinet simulation is designed to replicate guitar cabs. Personally, I’d steer clear and look elsewhere.

I’m interested in this too - plenty of sellers over on Talkbass who only ship to the US & Canada so I’ve considered freight forwarding services in the past. Always been slightly scared to go through with it though!

I’ve had Maruszczyk Nickel Rounds on my Dingwall Super P and really like them - they started out very bright and I had to take some of the edge off with the tone knob initially but they quickly settled down into a lovely mellower tone. Superb feel under the fingers too, for my taste. I preferred their tension and texture to D’Addario NYXLs. Obviously the Stainless rounds will feel and sound different but given my experience with the nickels I’d happily try the steels too. I’m actually tempted to give Maruszczyk’s flats a go as well!

You’ll find bassists for Neo-Soul artists using Js and Ps. Js are arguably more common for the genre but both will sound great - and both will sound very different to your current bass. From what I’ve heard you really can’t go far wrong with Sire basses, especially the new version 2 models. The Sire preamp is a bit of a beast so you’ll definitely get tones you like out of it. If you prefer the aesthetic of the V7 over the P7 then go for it! The look of an instrument can have as much influence over how much we enjoy playing as the sound.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_gigbag_ebass_deluxe.htm

Which will equate to £399...

I reckon the shorter scale and to a lesser degree the passive electronics will tame that a little to be honest.

Have a listen to “Santa Fe” from Rent.