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Musicians having fun, playing songs they like? To people who are enjoying them? Damn them all. Damn them all to hell!* [size=2]*this is sarcasm[/size]

Lovely! Don't worry about them having noticeably less lows than the 1126. What they do have is shedloads of natural, useful lows. And if you turn the bass knob up on your amp, they'll cope. Enjoy 'em!

Flats, rounds.

[quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1452691721' post='2952455'] How long does Adrian take to respond to emails? [/quote] Usually quickly, but I get the impression he's pretty busy sometimes.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1452552701' post='2951193'] That's Sean Hurley. [/quote] Great player.

OBBM.

Dunno if this TB post helps - there's probably more in the thread somewhere. http://www.talkbass.com/threads/aguilar-official-tone-hammer-500-3-8lbs-500w-megathread.717712/page-92#post-13429280

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1452500445' post='2950404'] I think 7 of the tunes have some merit. Assuming this is supposed to be funny, I don't really understand the humour. The insults and rants aren't even clever - which would help - just random horrible things to say. Whatever the guy is being paid it is too much. [/quote] It's got 208,000 Facebook shares. TBH, he could probably ask for a pay rise.

BBC have confirmed.

Source?

I've never understood the criticism of Hotel California: it's a great tune, well played, well sung, well arranged, well produced, and a biting social commentary. The list is just a daft bit'o'fun.

It's the real deal (IMO).

[quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1452262291' post='2948206'] Michael out of interest, is the bridge pickup a single coil, or hum bucker? I'm interested in getting a 5 string PJ and have heard excellent stuff about these Maruszczyk's, I had been looking for a 5 string with soap bars or dual hum buckers, PJ seems to suit the sound I'm after more though. [/quote] On my 'burst, it's a stacked humbucker. On the Oly, it's a switchable dual / single coil. In dual coil mode, it's fantastically poky...

By the way, in anyone in the Tyneside-ish area wants to have a lend of either of mine, you're welcome.

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1452259645' post='2948168'] Is there customs duty / VAT / any other taxes that need to be considered for these basses. Poland are in the EU are they not? [/quote] They're coming from Germany, and in any event - no shipping, customs, VAT... Nowt.

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1452109620' post='2946579'] WOT are you still selling your white Jake? [/quote] I am. I'm not trying too hard at the moment, mind :-)

It's great stuff, but the price does make me wince. One of the daftest things I ever did - back in the days before kids when I had a few quid rattling around my pockets - was buy a brand-new MESA M-Pulse 600. How I cried when I decided to move it on, and took a severe financial beating. Anyway, they deserve their great reputation even if it's been tarnished a bit by reports of flaky Prodigies and Strategies. And if I'm honest, I'm a little bit disappointed they've make the move into 'generic class-D head' territory. I liked it when they were a bit more unique. But they'll sell millions of 'em.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1451941343' post='2944921'] Here's a wild idea - how about we hold off posting unsubstantiated rumours, gossip, conjecture, unattributed emails and allegations from former endorsers until we actually have some substantial facts to discuss? [/quote] Umm.. you know this is the internet, don't you..?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1451938961' post='2944858'] Hmmm first line I read seems to be a concession that suggests the NEO cab sacrificed tone. ?? [/quote] That's exactly how I read it, too.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1451847557' post='2944008'] XL Recordings, part of Beggars Banquet, an incredibly long lived independent British label, hardly a fair description WoT! [/quote] Fair enough. She crossed a threshold fairly early on at which point the media seemed to decide she was going to be huge (IMO). I think it's because she appeals to the people who used to buy their CDs as part of the weekly shop at Sainsbury's. The advertisers dream demographic.

Can't argue with the sales, but she's nothing more than a good singer (with annoying phrasing IMO) who can co-write a few tunes. She's hardly unique, but with that machine powering her along behind the curtains, she was never going to fail. Such is the music biz.

The previous incarnation of the Ibanez Promethean does the job for me, but good luck finding one...

Does this help?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1451759248' post='2943201'] that and Markbass had made him a new amp... [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz8RjPAD2Jk