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I am tempted by the Artcore AGB200, there's a lot to like, SG body shape, binding, short scale, the only thing stopping me from pulling the trigger is that I am not after a thumpy tone so I suspect I would need to use quite a lot of EQ to get my current mid heavy tone but for £500ish I am still really tempted.

No, more like the bass part at the end of this song is more what I'm going for YouTube - Monaco - what do you want from me

Thank you for the no nonsense reply, just saved me the cost of the pedal

Does anyone have experience with this pedal? My band has a couple of songs where the bass goes really high up the neck, I have a bass with 24 frets but I would rather just take one bass to rehearsals and gigs, how is the octave up function on this and is it good enough that I could use it to go up an octave on a bass solo? Thanks

Hi I am interested in these strings, am after something low tension, I know these are supposed to be lower tension than average but how much lower? For example would a 100-40 nickel set of these be similar tension to your average 95-40 set of nickel rounds?(average being something like Daddario XL or Fender Nickel) thank you

Thanks for the replies, I ended up going with a cheapie option for now, the Hofner shorty, is actually pretty good for the money, setup is good, action is low, sounds surprisingly full considering the placement of the pickup. I may get something higher end in time but this is good for now

Thanks for the replies, I am seriously tempted by the Ibanez talman short scale 5 string.... But... Will I be able to get along with a 5 string?

Thanks for the replies, some good suggestions.

Playing a lot more New order bass lines recently and my band will be adding Monaco What do you want from me to our set list and I am finding I am running out of frets, does anyone make a 24 fret short scale with 19mm spacing? I have seen a Stagg bass that fits the bill but Stagg basses are a bit of gamble quality wise. I am tempted to get one of the short scale Ibanez 5 string basses and string it E to C but I fear I may not gel with a 5 string Thanks

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.

Wow that is beautiful, what a fantastic looking bass, let me know if you ever decide to move it on.