Beedster

Well I’ve got four heads here, Mesa M-Pulse, Ashdown Drophead 200, Ampeg PF50-T, and Musicman HD-500, the first three can go very dirty, the latter more grit than dirt. Probably a case if which amps you choose really?

Not if you put a VT pre in front of them which us to all intents all your current amp is doing. If you want that sound ‘naturally’ it’s large all tube units, or a good compromise is SS amps with tube pres. Seems if you got the tone you want from the VT you should simply stick with it?

A feature is, for example 4-band EQ That’s not a feature, that’s a design flaw and it’s shocking how many leave the factory like that

Same as you woulkd play a normal fretted bass. Seriously that is IMO by far the best way to start. The worst way - again IMPO - is to try and play, Jaco, Karn, or Pino. Best thing I did to was take my fretless along to rehearsals and simply integrated it more each week to the point that I was giging it around 6-weeks later. Good luck, it's fune 👍

Welcome to signature models 👍

I'd not have said that, I guess it's which amps you're used to, as @Bill Fitzmaurice says, if it has independent gain and master you can usually get dirt, I guess it might be you're looking for uber-dirt?

I was hoping for more granularity from Fender, it's long overdue 😁

Agreed, I bought a used bass from this forum that had been bought from Sound Affects what I understand was a considerable time before it came to me. A problem came up and they fixed it for me FOC. Very good people 👍

Clearly not, you tell the truth and offer real solutions. You'd last 5-minutes in government

Ever considered a career in politics @ped 🙏

Yep 👍

Not always a source to be relied upon

Calling @Hellzero

My over-riding sentiment on this - without wishing to further criticise the OP - is that there are too few physical shops that stock decent basses as it is without us lot making their lives and their business any harder than it already is without real justification 👍 I've criticised, among others Bass Direct, Bass Gallery, and Barefaced in the past, usually not because they were unprofessional or in error, but because for whatever reason I was pissed off about something they did or didn't do. It's easily done on a forum like this, and we should all remember that these businesses are part of the UK bass community, not prey to it 👍

I'm going to order one of those now, thanks for posting @jazzyvee 🙏

Thanks for posting Andy, let's hope all is OK 🙏

I've had two of those also 👍

That've very kind of you @BassApprentice, to return the favour I've got some space in my wallet in which I could probably store some cash on your behalf also 😃

The thing that I really like about Precisions.........? No need for decisions . One PUP, leave both controls wide open, plug it straight into the amp's input. And play 👍

Absolutely mate, absolutely, but if one didn't try out new stuff life - and let's face it this forum - would be very boring 👍