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Next time I see one for a good price I’ll try and snag it. They pop up fairly frequently in the US , but there’s only one I’m aware of locally. I’m always looking through various classifieds , from the local kijiji site to various forums and Marketplace. And over the years have found some deals , and paid market for some , and probably too much for a few things I simply had a hankering for. The loudest fan I’ve heard on a little Class D head is on the SWR HeadLite. When that thing kicks in it roars. I have a great little GK MB200 , a wonderful little head. I was giving it heavy use as a practice amp. Unfortunately the fan got gunked up and stopped working , and through over heating the power module fried. At the time I looked around and decided the MB200 was still the ideal head for that purpose for me. I’m fortunate to know a great amp tech that’s qualified to do Class D amps. It was fixed , and is still working like a charm. So these days I find it very reassuring to hear a fan come on …

It’s ok if a different bass feels different. Once you spend some time on it you adapt. And what feels uncomfortable at first can become comforting in time. Spoken by somebody with too many basses , and no duplicates.

It’s nice to be on the call list when there is a last minute cancellation. Congratulations !

After reading a lot of very positive comments on the Elf I’m thinking of finding one that’s lightly used. They do pop up on TB from time to time and despite the exchange shipping and duties sometimes one can find things that are simply not around locally. In the past I’ve bought quite a number of things from classifieds in the US and everything has gone well. I don’t need another amp. But I’m a little nerdy about them.

Duck Dunn was said to buy a bucket of fried chicken when it was time to change strings. sorry , double post , but the earlier one was back in February

The closest I’d have is a well worn 72 Pbass. That was my first real bass though so it would be one of the last ones I’d sell. For many years my only bass , it was mint when I first got it , and looks like it went through the Boer War now … still plays like a dream.

Unfortunately I’m in Canada , that other Halifax …

And a larger practice rig , Aguilar SL112 and a ToneHammer 350.

I do have a tiny practice rig , a PhilJones C2 cab with a Darkglass e500.

My mini rig for gigs. I also have a 210 Berg cab if I need more but this will cover most situations . Bergantino HDN112 with a Forte amp and a Monique preamp for warmth. I use the effect return input and bypass the tone stack on the Forte.

Welcome Cici ! A most excellent start.

Geezer here. 2 Young 2 Old will be at it again this weekend. This time we’re doing a rehearsal to add some more adventurous things on the set list.

How does it sound? Is the neck acrylic too , how did the truss rod deal with it? Are you planning further mods? How is the fretwork?

Unfortunately Thomann do not have the profile in North America that they do in Europe.

Those small tuners can be a misery if you don’t have the exact length of string. Some flats will break if they are wound too tight. It will start with separations in the wrap … and then the big “pop”. Is this an older bass ? It seems most modern short scale basses have a larger post.

I was asking some things about the SWR Headlite once on TB and there was a mini reunion of SWR and GenzBenz alumni that were all working for Fender at that time on the thread. (Some of them poking fun of the guy that designed the HeadLite) sometimes TB delivers

There’s a lot of European amps that have little presence here , the main reason I initially signed up here was to get a better handle on some of that stuff. I’m kinda nerdy about amps , but I do tend to hang on to them. Here it’s mostly Mesa , GK , Markbass , Fender, Ampeg , Traynor. I need to add the little Aguilar to the pic.

I usually leave the back up in it’s case. Untouched. And usually gig with fairly inexpensive basses , but through a nice amp.

My approach was always to buy another and keep both , because there were going to be times I wanted to use what I liked about the first one. I like different amps.

Beauty!

I rarely bring a stand. guilty but most basses seem to be pretty tough units

I’m intrigued by their adjustable nut.

I often use a thumb and finger approach like you would fingerpicking a guitar , I get a little nail in there doing that and it sounds more like I’m using a pick. I started doing that after goofing around on a Bass VI and now do it a fair bit on regular basses. I’ve seen videos of some funk players using the technique after I was doing it. … it works. edit the quick video