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    It's been a period of fluctuating rig needs here, with more ins and outs than usual. Whilst I'm fixed on Mesa, I'm still not quite settled, something made worse by a PM from another BCer last night! I've recently looked at getting a Mesa Walkabout combo (again), because whilst I'm fed up of dragging my full Mesa rig to rehearsals, I still want some serious tone on tap. In thinking this through, I've asked myself why I have a middle weight rig that's smaller than the rig I'd really like but is still bit too heavy to drag along to every rehearsal. The alternative is to get a Walkabout for rehearsals/small gigs but to go heavy at the other end. Having just been offered the cab that was always my #1, a Mesa 1516, plus a Mesa head from the same era, it's got me wondering whether I might move back to real man territory. So, I'm putting this up as a speculative FS thread. The Buster head was bought quite recently here, and is quite simply lovely in both looks and tone And the cabs via Thomann here https://www.thomann.de/gb/mesa_boogie_traditional_powerhouse_210.htm Just to be clear, this is very f*****g far from a lightweight rig in either weight or sound, but I'm thinking that if it's going to need to go in the back of the van, it might as well fill the back of the van. I'm far from decided on this, but happy to start a conversation so to speak. Chris
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    Happy to discuss good offers
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    Happy to discuss good offers
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    Thanks mate, it's a stunner, and I would love to keep it. But then I'd probably have to play it, and I'm having enough trouble finding time to play bass at the moment
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    Need this gone! Offers?
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    Depends on what bass you’re playing really, and what DB sound you’re after (jazz and bluegrass DB are very different tones). Either way, I think it’s less about EQ and more about playing style. I’ve also found that the tiniest bit of reverb can add to a DB feel.
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    Wonderful, I'm going to dig out the DVD tonight. Shall I spell it out for you......
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    Jazz Bass with Precision neck is the bass that Fender should have made years ago, and I still find it really odd that they don't offer it as an option, because it changes the feel of the Jazz dramatically. If I didn't already have two of them ...........
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    As a fellow Mesa aficionado I think you're forgiven Steve
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    Canterbury Alfie, long shot I'm guessing......?
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    Both posts agree that the model for sale in this thread (12") is the preferable of the two models Steve? Still very tempted by this
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    That was its RRP not what I sold it for by the way
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    I don't think I was referring to you specifically Spencer, no But absolutely, for a lot of people, certainly myself included, knowing that something is certain age or type changes how we respond to it. Visual information can contribute significantly to how we perceive sound, taste, a whole range of things. We can probably un-train this effect - I've tried to over the years - but to a degree we're all susceptible to it.
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    Was mine for a while, and whilst it was nice, it wasn't £3,500 and better than anyting up to that price point nice. I've played MIJs that were as good. Of course, this, and related psychological factors are always at play......
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    Buy through forums and not eBay or shops (shops can be dodgy also). It’s so much easier to establish the trustworthiness of a seller somewhere like BC than elsewhere
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    Absolutely this. I still rate the greatest compliment I’ve ever received as a bassist as ‘We didn’t notice how good your playing was until you stopped playing’
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    ...and the neck is visibly at an angle to the body, more-so than the strong alignment with the neck would suggest (?), which in turn suggests that the whole thing is somewhat badly put together, which is not usually the case with anything MIJ?
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    No, because CS instruments are not guaranteed to be better instruments. Perhaps better materials and better finished, but that doesn't make for a better instrument. As you say, there was nothing special about the production of the holy grail pre-CBSs, and some of them were dogs as well (their dog-ness now offset by their value as antiques)
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    Absolutely, well put. This is why I build/use Fender-fit bitsas; I can simply source the bits that work best together at the same quality point but at a fraction of the price and risk of a CS instrument. The bass below cost less than £300 to build, but it sings, is extraordinarily versatile (helped by a Kiogon series/parallel circuit), and is a joy to play. It also allows me the non-Fender option of a Precision width neck on a Jazz Bass. Is it as good as a CS fretless jazz? I owned the(now ludicrously expensive) CS Jaco Relic, and this knocks the socks off it
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    Great outcome, hope it all works out, especially as it sounds like it's a great band
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    Ultimately it's why I now play Fender-alike bitsas that I put together by trial and error. I've played £5k basses by Fender that were crap and £250 basses by Fender (well Squier) that were outstanding. In the grand scheme of things, the most reliable of all Fender lines appear to be the old MIJ models. I've now got four basses, two Precisions and two Jazzes (fretted and fretless of each, although all four with Precision width necks), that cost in total about £1200 to put together and which I'd happily put up against most top-end Fenders, even CS and vintage. OK, I've had to hunt around for used Allparts/Warmoth bodies and necks, and have done a lot of trial and error - some neck/body combinations work, some don't, some PUPs seem to work on some basses, some don't - but I've got four great instruments. The reality is I think that you can't predict how well a bass is going to play and sound until you play it, and I guess there's not many QC departments in mass market manufacturers that get into that level of detail.
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    Very surprised it's still here though, they're fewer and farer between as people who've got them realise they're simply too good to let go, especially given that few (if any) other bass amp manufacturers have managed to get anywhere close to this level of power and quality in a decently sized combo
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    Ha ha, you got me there Nik! I would love this but am going to keep the old impulses at bay just this once
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    That's a very nice looking bass and a very nice price
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    If every band/sports team who had one or more problematic members folded at the first sign of problems we'd be listening to Cliff & The Shadows and Match of the Day would be canceled every week. If it's worth working through, work through it. Having been in quite a few similar situations, the first step - one that it took me a long time to learn - is to really try to understand his point of view. We all tend to think that a band member who doesn't share our point of view is wrong. Likewise, a band member being being difficult tends to bring out equally challenging reactions in us. Doesn't make him wrong, just difficult. Also, I'll give you my gut response to the above. You're saying you can't reply to emails four evenings a week is not constructive, and in fact appears deliberately obstructive - I bet you'd reply quickly if one of them was offering you a '62 Strat for £300 Yep
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