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If I were anywhere near Manchester I’d be all over that!

The only help I can offer is that I’m pretty sure the switch labelled “music” will enable a mode in which the light pulses to the beat of whatever ambient sound it senses - there’ll be a tiny mic built in somewhere on the back of the unit for this purpose. So you’ll likely want to keep that feature switched off.

I think you’re right. The MFD pups I’ve seen have all been in different (non-MM style) housings

My advice is to just get a Big Head. It’s more compact than the Bass Buddy - appreciably more compact than the Stomp, thus making it worthwhile having as an alternative standalone headphone amp. My Big Head lives in the tiny pocket at the top of my gig bag, always charged, for those occasions when a plug socket isn’t nearby for my Stomp.

Really really nice. Long may you enjoy it!

That BG150 would match my Double Four...

Very tempted by the Flightcase but I have no need so I’ll refrain! Great price though

To be fair, it’s the roundedness of the frets that matter, re: strings slipping off the fretboard during playing, and the frets don’t seem massively rounded off at the edges on the Sire so this may not be such a worry.

Yeah I should have mentioned that you’ll likely have to widen your nut slots a bit! I just took my bass to a tech when I got my tapes fitted so all that hard work was done for me. Worth it though. I’ve now got flats on the bass (a lower gauge) and the wider nut slots haven’t negatively affected the bass at all. But I do have a Zero Fret so maybe that’s compensating a little? Who knows.

I’ll add the SIMS Super Quad to the mix - switchable from Humbucker to Single Coil to Split Coil Precision config, all passively. The system is typically installed with indicator LEDs but they’re not necessary for the system to work. Just install the switch and remember which position means what. They’ve recently released the Super Quads in different housings to allow them to be installed in basses with MM pickups (like your Sandberg) without modification! I’ve been tempted myself...

I’ve got a set and which I had on my Sandberg P bass for a while. I would advise going for the higher gauge as tapewounds are generally very very low tension compared to most other strings, so you’ll appreciate any stiffness you can claw back via the gauge of the set. It won’t take long to get used to the feel as long as you’re willing to slightly adjust your playing style and action. They sound amazing!

The Musicmans, Sadowskys and Sires have different preamps to your Yamaha, so will have different power requirements. Comparing them isn’t all that useful. What batteries you using?

The annoyance and disappointment is certainly justified, but if no money (or bass) has changed hands then there’s really nothing wrong or immoral with the situation. Missing out on the other bass sucks big time - I’m sure a few of us have been there! But we’re all human and we change our minds sometimes.

I love natural wood grain, and love it even more when finished with a translucent stain.

What a tune! I was listening to some Anita this morning whilst scrambling some eggs. She is masterful - definitely need to learn some of her vocal lines as both a bassist and as a vocalist myself.

Just came across this video and thought I’d add it to the thread!

That is excellent. May have to nab me a 5 string set of Cobalts!

Does anyone have any idea why Rickenbacker’s rear pickup housing is so absurdly large?

To be fair, at that time I’d never played a Fender bass. I think I’ve been subconsciously avoiding the big F for years. It’s only in the past 6 months or so that I’ve developed any kind of appreciation or even first hand experience of Fender basses. But yeah, my tastes have slowly veered toward the more traditional over the past couple of years so before long I’m sure my only bass will be a 200 year old upright