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  1. Beedster
    Likewise Dave
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    The neck on this is stunning, I've been lucky enough to play some amazing fretless instruments from a very Jaco '69 Jazz to 70's Precisions to 80's Wals to 90's Ray's , even an 00's Rickenbacker, all of which had glorious necks, and I still own a 'keeper' Warmoth fretless Precision neck that for me is my ideal neck in terms of profile, radius, materials and feel, but one thing that my ownership of this Status neck taught me was just how much easier it is to pitch a note on a well-engineered graphite fretless neck than on other necks, and just how harmonically full the note sounds (OK, that's two things I know). If I were playing fretless on stage or in the studio (as opposed to for pleasure) I would have absolutely no problem buying this bass just to get the neck back (nothing wrong with the bass it's on I'd just prefer it on a PJ). If you play fretless seriously, haven't tried a Status, and have the budget, seriously, do yourself a favour, you won't be sorry 👍
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    Why disappointment, Mesa are relatively no more expensive now than they’ve ever been? Perhaps you’re disappointed that they’ve not - like other brands - outsourced a significant percentage of their production to poorer facilities using poorer components to keep prices low? But that’s why Mesa will retain their market status while others fall behind
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    +100 For those of you who appear to be poking at @agedhorse about pricing of Mesa gear CHECK OUT THE PRICES OF EVERYTHING AT THE MOMENT, basses especially, the prices of which are becoming farcical. I paid £1200 USED for my first M-Pulse 600 head in 2010 and IIRC around £800 for my first used (300w) Walkabout head a couple of years earlier. New prices were significantly higher at the time. And they were worth every penny in terms of tone, functionality, and reliability, as are the latest range. When you buy Mesa, and in the context of the price of competing gear at the time, you get what you're paying for 👍
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    Now that is how all basses should look 👍
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    MM boards always look so, well, nice 👍
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    if Tonerider were more expensive everyone would be using them.... 🤔
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    Thanks mate, I'm sure there'll be a workaround for the levels, is it just recording levels or do you have the same issue live? BTW, re clipping, that's what I thought! I recorded a 40-min vocal track about 6-months ago and was horrified when I went to process that it was clipping about 80% of the time and was very noticeable (a commercial voiceover). I searched through the various audio forums and came across Izotope RX 10 which not only fixed it but opened up a huge new World of options for troubleshooting dodgy audio, most of which I had never dreamed of (I was trained in the 80's and still see audio through an analogue lens)! OK, it took around twice as long to clean up the track as it did to record it, but given the embarrassment of having to ask him to repeat the recording, it was a huge win, and if it left any artefacts, I can't hear them.
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    That's what I wanted to hear, although why are the stems low level?
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    A fave of our gig reviews was 'Nothing like as bad as I expected them to be....."
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    The only thing worse than being talked about..............
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    All I can say is 'great minds.....' Jack! Looks like the Ui16 and the Ui24 are pretty different beasts, one review suggested the only similarity are the handles Do you use your in the studio also?
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    We're a small acoustic band so a little late to the digital mixer party, but having realised that we need better monitoring and want to record multiple tracks, and having read a lot of threads on here and elsewhere, it seems not only that a digital mixer is going to make life a whole lot easier on stage, but that in many cases it will be equally useful for recording in the studio possibly making traditional studio interfaces redundant? Where on this journey is this tech at present and which mixers represent the best option for stage and studio use?
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    No just too close to the edge of the board and as the bridge allowed no adjustment I had a new nut cut and installed
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    ...although I think I'd prefer collection and testing in person if possible 👍
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    My Bongo 5 had an awful problem with the top string running off the fretboard, which was not only very annoying but apparently quite common. Looks like yours might suffer from this also so could need some work at the nut which is how I corrected mine But as others have said, lovely instruments 👍
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    OK this is now sorted, dodgy preamp tube replaced, and is back up for sale at £300 plus postage (retro rack case included) 👍
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    Looks like this may be on its way to a long-standing forum member and a guy who knows his gear 👍
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    Mmm, the more I watch Chris Wood play the more I'm convinced I need a German bow 🤔
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    Yep, I'm no fan of the PUP LEDs so have disconnected them as well as the neck LEDs (i.e., removed the battery), and yes, the pickups themselves are passive so require no power
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    Ah, but the moment you do that you say to yourself "Shit, where do I now put that nice new pickup....?"
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    Thank you @Aidan63 👍 Yes, I;d also happily sell the body and neck separately, both are very nice
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    I get it, and a lot of that is true. But for some folks that versatility is important, not just within a single set or recording, but more commonly between them, it's bloody useful to have a single bass that can do multiple classic tones at the flick of a switch (and you can turn the lights off BTW) 👍
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    Here's mine BTW
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    I'm selling an Enfield as I'm no longer playing electric bass. The reason you don't see many for sale is because they are THAT good, seriously, people who have them hang onto them. And yes, while pre-amp selection makes a difference, the Quads replicate Jazz, Precision, and Stingray basses perfectly, as well as offering a whole range of other options. Mine's fretless but as a Fender fit instrument you can pretty much put any aftermarket neck on it. I suspect the reason they were discontinued is similar to for example the EBMM US SUB range, combination of the costs of making such good instruments plus competitive market forces etc, so often the case in audio gear.
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