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Classic flats - they belong on a P. They're definitely warmer and less clangy than Chromes (well, as clangy as flats ever get), but loads going in in the mids. They feel smooth once they wear in, and they're not too stiff or floppy. I would still be using them, but I currently use GHS Precision flats which are a bit cheaper, and IMO almost identical.

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1486924115' post='3235582'] Now I'm looking for a non class-D that doesn't weigh a ton. [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-handbox-bass-amplification-new-to-the-uk/"]You're welcome.[/url]

Mine will probably outlive me.

...and here's my contribution to the thread. This one drives me MENKLE.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1486740397' post='3234288'] We still speak [b]much of[/b] the original language and pronunciations. Geordie is not just an accent , [b]< comma [/b]its [b]an [/b]ancient language. [/quote] *it's

Definitely give the Maruszczyks a look...

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1486643197' post='3233464'] Karen Carpenter was a drummer apparently. I didn't know that. [/quote] Not just A drummer. She was usually THE drummer. A bloody good one, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie1WWWOxhMs

Joe Walsh? Cheese? :-0 For me, I've got a real soft spot for 70s LA cheese. Afternoon Delight, Let Your Love Flow, that kind of thing. Fab.

My two OBBM cables with mute-y jacks have lasted for years and years.

In that case, definitely check it out :-)

You haven't given much info about your requirements so technically you're going to get a list of amps that people own :-) but, I recommend you check out the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-handbox-bass-amplification-new-to-the-uk/"]HandBox R-400[/url]. It's a great BG head, and I'm aware of at least one DB user who loves it.

LOL @ Fender pt. 2: http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/fender-fsr-limited-edition-59-american-vintage-stratocaster-natural They're trippin' big time.

Here's another Q4n clip from last night. Murky lighting, and I've had to crop it to cut out a pint glass :-) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DgAoBXyxtY[/media]

Who's custodian of Duck's '59 these days?

Quite... By the way, Leszek's mentioned that there's only one R-400 left, and it'll be the last one for a while while he concentrates on the development of his tube & Class D heads.

Ooof... I don't need a 100w tube head, but... I think I need one.

LOL @ Fender: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/299615-fender-noir-redline-precision-bass Just do some decent colours and stop mucking about, man.

As for Maruszczyk, check out the Jakes & Elwoods on their [url="https://www.facebook.com/pg/MARUSZCZYKINSTRUMENTS/photos"]sofa shot gallery[/url]. I'm not seeing a whole lot of standard colours & configs on there...

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1485863765' post='3227237'] Because smaller companies are generally more flexible and able to react to market pressures much faster than large corporations? That is how they grow their business after all... I'm not sure, Adrian is generally quite responsive isn't he? I'm sure if a multiple buyer of his were to ask him he'd probably provide a % split by colour of his last years orders (it'd only be a 1 minute job on his orderbook spreadsheet)... A quick glance at the Maruszczyk thread would suggest the classic colours (or natural) are still the most popular with seemingly black winning. [/quote] I dunno - Fender seem pretty quick at bringing out whole new bizarre hotch-potch variations, all the while being seemingly resistant to doing something as simple as bang out a few classic exciting colours. [quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1485863765' post='3227237'] Not sure about the marketing point either; managing to sell the same old designs & colours to bassists for the last 50 years or so must be a master stroke of marketing mustn't it? [/quote] A master stroke? I might be wrong, but I don't think Fender has been a picture of health for a number of years now. They're surely losing ground..?

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1485860657' post='3227200'] 90% of bassists are probably happy with the basic colours anyway. [/quote] I wonder how many Maruszczyk owners didn't need a new bass until they saw other people's sofa shots of something colourful and pretty, and thought... That's what marketing is all about, and Fender just seem to be rubbish at it.

It feels like they're scuttling the ship.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1485720533' post='3226134'] Comparison files below. They are both .MOV files straight from each device, no conversion or editing whatsoever. One clip is truncated, but there's enough of it for a comparison. [url="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90710763/Canon%20SX40.MOV"]Canon SX40 version[/url] [url="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90710763/Zoom%20Q4n.MOV"]Zoom Q4n version[/url] [/quote] Listening again to this, the main difference between the two (apart from the Q4n isn't clipping) is that the SX40 is capturing the room, which the Q4n doesn't do in XY. That makes it feel like it has a bit more life about it. If the mix coming from straight ahead was flat and lifeless, then there's part of the problem.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1485723272' post='3226189'] That's the main reason I would prefer to take a laptop and use a feed from the desk. There's so many variables in a room that you can't be sure to get a clean recording with balance using the mic on a camera. I'd happily put a couple of mics into the room to supplement the instrument mics then tidy things up a DAW. [/quote] That would always be the preference of course, but for a turn-up-at-the-gig-at-8:30-and-plonk-the-camera-down-and-off-you-go solution, it's pretty hard to beat.

It's wierd. I just haven't had the same problems. The Q4n sounds fine to me. [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1485722070' post='3226169'] We have to agree to differ, also because the volume in the room was almost intolerable, so it didn't sound that good in the first place. [/quote] ....ahhhh.

Strange.. my Q4n doesn't sound like that at all (see previous clips), but then again I wasn't in the room. The SX40 clip is clipping. Honest.