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I do exactly the same thing. No issues with the HB Block at all, and love the neutral tone. I use the EAE Model Fet as my preamp, and had nothing but compliments.

Was also in the market for a hard case for my pedals, so I am now in possession of a new (used, but only opened) Meijia case. 😁 Got a slightly bigger case and it fits my Pedaltrain Classic JR nicely, though did need to trim the foam so the top pedals don't get squashed.

All those comments are totally fair, and I'm definitely not quibbling the price. Hard to say no to £600 off. The condition report on the listing was: "ex-showroom/demo model from Cort. This product might have slight imperfections or light play wear but is otherwise as close to new condition as possible at a discounted rate." So was definitely willing to take a punt on it based on that text. And I don't really mind the headstock dent at all. But the yellowing would just annoy me, and the goosed pot shouldn't be there. Also noticed some yellowing on the finish too. It's a bargain for someone, but not for me I'm afraid.

Just taken this ex-demo/showroom model from GuitarGuitar and unfortunately I'm gutted. The bass itself is stunning - and at £499, I had to bite. I love the shape, and I did expect some imperfections for the price. But the fretboard inlays are yellowing quite significantly, there's a dent in the headstock and the bass control pot is very loose - it doesn't stop naturally, and creates a 'crunching' sound instead of coming to a natural stop. All of that would annoy me too much to keep unfortunately, so I've asked to return it. It was a £600 discount (!) which leads me to wonder whether I'm being too fussy or not. But £499 is still a lot of money and those imperfections - particularly the inlay yellowing - would just annoy me too much down the line.

Perfect, thanks very much all for your wisdom.

Current iteration of the bass board for an alt-rock band (though we're looking to get a bit more weird with it). So I've added the Cirrus and Chroma Console, both of which have had about an hour's worth of noodling in headphones, looking forward to bringing those to the practice room. Gone from the board is the Jam Pedals Lucydreamer drive and a homemade EQD Afterneath reverb - solely because of space, but could do with recouping the cost of some of the Chroma Console, so the Lucydreamer is up for sale. Signal is tuner > EAE model fet > TAFM > Chroma > HX One > Cirrus > Element

Case closed! 😅 Thanks @Doctor J, much appreciated.

Hi all, I'm advertising a Warwick Corvette in the ads section with a 'loose nut'. What I mean by that is the top of the nut seems to just come off when changing the strings. I'm now second guessing myself and wondering whether this is, in fact, normal? Having taken a closer look, there's no way to keep it secure on there, it's seems to 'sit' on top, other than the screws to adjust the height. So the actual glued part of the nut is fine, it's just the adjustable top that comes off with no strings tension. Is that right?