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I’m not sure it’ll be available outside of Asia at least not initially unless there’s demand but of course I could be wrong.

Three pick up’s - front, middle and other. Nice!

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I’m keen to try the Bigman in my ‘mod’ bass. I think the coil split and Series/parallel options make it a very versatile option in a single pick up banger like mine or as part of a two pick up bass. It was the Dan Lutz model where it first caught my ear. I’ve recently installed their Split 51’s in my Jazz and dig them!

Available on a fb gear page up here in Scotland if anyone was thinking of trying the big unit. I can contact the seller via fb if you’re interested and not on fb but I should add I don’t know them or have any connection to the seller

People and their spending habits!

Pretty impressive? Sure why not but it’s just eq’ing at the end of the day. Figure out what needs cutting and cut it. Job done!

You might find that you’ve got a resonant frequency or a sympathetic frequency which is causing the rattle but you’ll know the room better and what acoustic quirks it has. I’ve had this happen before too in certain rooms.

I have to ask is the widow rattling only a issue once you boost the bass in active mode or present in passive mode or with the bass boost ‘flat’? Feels like not boosting bass (too much) would mitigate some of the issue? From memory the eq on the 73X series is pretty flat when in the centre detent. It’s cool to have some eq patches available to suit a room etc but equally the active eq on a bass is designed to do exactly that too. Boosting lows to then have to cut them via an eq patch feels a little counterproductive... I’ll get my coat!

I’d hazard that the main users of the neural, fractal, full fat helix are primarily using it for the amp cab sims and then the rest. Most of the gear podcasts etc it’s guys wanting to minimise their rig weight or have to use iem/fly dates or no amps on stage gigs and these units provide a solid foundation to get a sound which works. This might be more guitarists but that’s the overriding vibe I’m getting.

The Iron core TX version has more colour and I think a better sound than the more linear L version. If you haven’t already plug your output into the Di out and set the gain to high. It really adds that character *I’m not looking at the back panel on mine just now but you’ll see what I mean. The added output from the DI out really livens things up😀

Here it is in action. The preamp sounds great to my ear...

Love this. I was super keen to do a dual p but didn’t want to mess with my number 1 p bass any further having routed it for a TBird pick up. I was inspired by the Alien Audio basses. Not sure if you’ve seen them but Chopper used reverse p for his bridge position. It’s been good to read the journey with this one.

It’s also worth saying depending on how I string my short scale I can coax a fine range of sounds from it. Roundwound strings and a pick it’s can be a nasty punk rock machine, flats, foam and a plectrum it can tic-tac all day long and my fav in the country band I gigged it in was old rounds tone rolled back a touch and it was the perfect combination of p like thump and comfortable enough on the shoulder and left hand for those one note per beat songs - man those country songs can get ‘busy’ on the left hand!

One of the reasons short scales are so popular is Fender have made a vested interest in promoting and pushing short scale basses. They’re revamped the line up, released Squier versions and stuck them in the hands of many of their endorsing artists. On a less cynical note home recordist and the like might find a short scale an easy transition from guitar etc if they’re wanting to nab a bass that’s comfortable to play and easier on the left hand. I have a Mustang (JMJ) and love it. It’s got a P bass like quality to it and I agree with @funkle that it doesnt have the same low end as my 34” scale p bass but it has a quality of its own. I can hear the difference in the lows from my ‘regular’ scale p bass. It’s not a negative and the Mustang brings a nice quality of its own while retaining that familiar p sound. It plays really well with octave down/synth. I should be notes that the Mustang has less wood, a nice chunky neck, a slightly thicker headstock etc so it has its own build ‘quirks’ and let’s face it is a different bass to my bigger p so I wouldn’t expect them to sound the same. I also owned/gigged a hollow body shortie years ago and loved the warmth it had especially with the neck position ‘mud bucker’ pick up. It was another ‘colour’ and while not ideal on every song for that band it has its place and filled out that sonic space that only a hollow short scale can.

The tidal preamp as used on Alien Audio basses and available as a stand alone stomp box pre is really good! Designed by Mo West from SWR it’s a very musical pre and has a built in drive. Worth checking out some alien audio bass demos to hear it on you tube! Chopper from Alien Audio talks about each tone control working on more than one frequency centre so boosting works on more than just 40Hz on the bass for instance. I’m not sure if the technical spec for the unit but I’ve played one and really liked it.

Question answered the 735 has got to be the more logical choice!

Well if mahogany and walnut is worth the the 2k spend go treat yourself. Remember you could tweak the spec on the Sandberg page too

The question is do you want to spend 2k on a bass and continually judge it against a lesser priced Yamaha which you’ll ultimately have already decided is better bang for the buck. This combined with having to buy new plus depreciation which is always a consideration if a new bass doesn’t work out. You’ve owned a 735 (and foolishly sold it) you know how it plays and feels, what it sounds like. If you’re serious about the Sandberg the Panther is not a very common bass so it’s not one you’re likely to find in most shops which means a leap of faith. Worst case scenario is replace the pick ups which by the sound of it you wouldn’t need to do as it’s a great sounding bass.