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Absolutely. I regularly get asked to turn down when using my Elf and Two10S (though I rarely do as nobody notices).

Barefaced say the cab will take 800W if the input signal is "clean" despite the sticker on the back saying 500W. Chances are you'll never max out the amp at 400W, so if you felt so inclined you could leave the cab at 4 ohm, turn the volume down and enjoy the extra headroom.

Not eBay, but if you had a spare £7.5k kicking around I'm sure a Lancaster bomber instrument panel would be high on your "to buy" list... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1576032949874642/

Thanks to a recent SBL video I'm giving Sledgehammer a go.

I remember spending some time in the Leeds store when I moved back up north at the end of 2019, and remember being extremely underwhelmed and disappointed by the meagre selection of basses on offer in there. They did though let me noodle away on a brace of Fender Jazzes for about an hour while I was waiting for a house viewing appointment on a quiet weekday in November, and were probably quite disappointed when I didn't buy one, although I did say I was planning to save for the Performer. Obviously what happened four months later put paid to that idea...

I've had my V7 for a couple of years now and think it's awesome. It came with EB rounds on it, but I've never gotten on with those tone-wise so switched to D'Addario XL/XT (depending on how flush I am when I can buy new strings) and have never looked back.

I was in PMT Leeds this afternoon, and it all seemed fairly well set up, but obviously it was pretty empty being a Tuesday afternoon. The staff were all friendly and helpful as they have been on other occasions I've been in.

People tend to steer clear once they've had a headstock to the head a couple of times. Even our singist has taken the hint 😁

Aye, what he said.

I think this advice tends to be given out a lot by US retailers as there is often not just a change in temperature between delivery truck and home but also humidity where people are more likely to have air-conditioned homes. In such conditions it makes more sense to leave an instrument in the box to acclimatise, even though most people I see generally ignore it. It's just retailers trying to cover themselves in the unlikely event there is a problem so they can point at the customer and say "hah, we told you not to open the box" and refuse any warranty repairs.

Is it worth adding a multiscale option, for example for Dingwalls that go 34-37"?

No, No, No - Dawn Penn

I'm calling my '96 Korean Precision "vintage", but only because a friend of me and @Merton who is sadly no longer with us used to get very snippy with me when I'd describe it as having "vintage-esque" tones and I like to imagine his ghost looking at me askance every time I do

Oh man, that sucks. Better luck next time! Would something like this be useful? https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1034693771/fretboard-side-dot-markers

Yeah, I believe it's a guide for the CNC machines they use. From what I understand the number of holes is a guide to where the body was cut, where one place does one hole and another does three.

Yep, we're a contrary bunch it seems

Indeed, different winding wires make a difference, as does whether ceramic/Alnico/Neodymium magnets are used.

That was my thinking too, they were probably able to source the required quantity of timber at the price they were willing to pay and that just happened to be mahogany. Their buyers don't buy into the whole "tone wood" thing, it seems.

I used to subscribe to Bassist mag back in the day, and even had a couple of emails published

Forgive my ignorance but how do warranties/guarantees offered by retailers/manufacturers relate to the 14/30-day periods mentioned here when they go beyond these periods?

Would the man on the Clapham omnibus agree that pounding the button into submission is beyond the expected functionality of the device? I suspect so.

My experience with sending my Elf back to Trace Elliot was to explain at length to the guy at PMT's returns dept exactly what steps I'd taken to confirm that it was definitely the amp at fault and nothing else between my fingers and the cab. He didn't even try and suggest anything else (he sounded quite resigned, I may possibly have laboured the point a bit) but just agreed that I'd covered pretty much everything that could have been done. It will depend on the individual company's policies and the pragmatism of the person you deal with as to what they want you to provide.

On a fiver I'd leave it as BEADG, but then when I'm figuring out a song I usually try and do it so I can avoid playing open strings in case I ever need to play it in a different key.

Presumably even if he records a video they'll still be thorough and test it to see if they can recreate the problem though, so not sure it's saving anyone time at the manufacturer end. Plus he has identified a fault, which is why it's being returned...

1972 Jazz for £2k, allegedly... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/914822810219750/