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Yes, either that or Fender being misleading about "Fender spec" setup, I played a Squier once (I know it's not a Fender but made by Fender so as good as) that had the most horrific fret buzz. I only discovered it when I lowered the action from what must have been a 5mm action, someone had blatantly raised the action to hide the fret buzz.

I only used Elites once and they literally went dead overnight, I was 15 at the time so wasn't playing gigs and was tbh a bit lazy with practicing so between the time they were fitted and when they went dead they had all of 20 mins play on them, how they went dead overnight is a mystery but it's the only set of strings that has done that (I killed a set of Rotosounds in 1 gig once but tbh the venue was so hot I don't think any set of strings would have survived)

+1 unless you are gigging and touring for a living and therefore spending most of your waking hours playing then you will make mistakes at a gig. We all have moments where our mind just goes blank and we can't remember what the next note is or where our mind wanders and we play a bum note or two.

Obvious but boosted mids are a game changer, I run mine pretty much maxed.

Ok answered my own question, looked into a bit more and I will need more than 650 joules protection, we live and we learn.

I ordered this online and received it today, it's Belkin brand and I found it says on the box that it is for medium sized appliances, not sure what constitutes medium sized appliances? will be used for a large-ish combo amp and some smaller items (power supply for pedals, possibly a smallish guitar amp) Has anyone used this particular surge protected extension lead? Will this be up to the job? Thanks

You hit the nail on the head there

Thanks for the replies, in the end I ended up our purchasing this off of BaggyMan , looking forward to once this is delivered. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/508185-markbass-121h-combo-with-cover-now-£400-come-on-this-is-a-steal/

I quite like the look of that

Getting back into playing in a band after a long break due to various reasons and I need a combo amp that will do medium size gigs. I used to have a Rumble 500 but I see that these are now around the £700 mark and money is tight, I have seen the below for just a hair above £250 new. Wondering if anyone has used these and if so is this a worthwhile purchase. I know the 1000w is marketing bs and it will very likely put out a lot less but wondering if this combo will be powerful enough for medium size gigs and if it is reliable. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Bugera-BXD15-1x15-1000w-Bass-Comb/1WNZ?origin=product-ads&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8Lu9BhA8EiwAag16by9i7P-RPrZkMy_aQPP9nc1IkVOvSuwoBDlR3k-h8IpEfb4Ey-v92BoCvpsQAvD_BwE Thanks

I would be interested to see someone do a side by side comparison to see if any difference between them at all but you may well be right. On the other hand it could just be that the the way things are going it is getting too expensive to make instruments in Mexico, ceramic pickups have been a common theme with the lower end Fenders as has poplar bodies. In fact come to think of it the Player series basses (with the exception of the player Mustang) that I have played have all felt like affinity basses quality wise.

Are they? Do we know that for sure? If so how? Not saying you are wrong or right I am just genuinely interested to know.

Not everyone has the cash to drop on a Fender so why not give people options depending on what they can afford?

This is a fantastic move by Fender, the player series were getting silly price wise (£700+ for an entry level Fender is just silly) so to see these for around the £550 mark is good.