Delberthot

I think you'd take the output of the preamp into the effects return of the Hartke which would bypass the Hartke preamp making it effectively a power amp.

I got myself a Line6 G30 a few weeks ago. No loss of tone, batteries last for ages and no more cables on the floor One neat thing is that the receiver has a battery gauge to tell you when you need to change batteries in your transmitter

Whenever people ask me about my Fender tattoo I explain that without Leo I'd likely be playing some bastard upright creation

That's just the plastic thingy that tells you what everything does [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01484Large.jpg[/IMG]

Pic of the green mean machine [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01484Large.jpg[/IMG]

I've finally got round to taking pictures of this. This is a MIM Factory Special Run Precision Special from the Deluxe series. This bass is very similar to the standard MIM Special apart from the maple neck and fretboard with block markers, the pearl seafoam green finish, high mass bridge and that there were only 250 of them made with 150 for the European market. I think the other 100 went to Guitar Center as a US exclusive Its so difficult to capture the finish on this bass but here you go: [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01473Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01474Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01475Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01476Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01477Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01481Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01484Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01485Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01488Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fender%20FSR%20Precision/DSC01490Large.jpg[/IMG]

I haven't had so many people coming up to me after a gig to tell me how nice they thought my bass was ever in the past 25 years as I have since buying the green machine. [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/FSR-PbassActiveSp_sfg.jpg[/IMG] No picture I've seen online of these does it justice. I really must take some of my own

I agree with everyone who says to try as many as you can. From my own personal experience, every Japanese Fender I've played has been top notch in terms of both playability and quality. I've always been disappointed with MIA ones as I've always thought that for the extra money I was expecting them to be a lot better. Every MIM I've played until recently has felt cheap and nasty. My current P Special is the only MIM bass I've picked up that felt well made, sounded good, looked good and played really well.

One thing I discovered last night using mine for the first time was that the place we usually rehearse, I normally get a really bad hum through my amp and so does the keyboard player. Imagine my surprise when we both turned up with G30s and no hum whatsoever. I also managed to snap off one of the wee tags that hold the clippy bit on the recevier while trying to turn it the other way. I'm going to be zip tying it onto my strap anyway but that's a bit of a pain.

Thanks everyone - think I'm going to go with the rack tray idea and attach my tuner and wireless receiver to it.

I'm going wireless which means that I want to have a rack tuner instead of one on the floor so there are no cables anywhere near me.Trouble is hardly anyone seems to be making them anymore. I really don't want to spend £300 for the Peterson and that leaves me with the Behringer which is meant to be rotten and the White Horse one that Gear 4 Music sell. Does anyone else still make them? I had hoped to buy myself another Fender one but don't see them anywhere

Thanks guys - I've just ordered myself a G30

Thought I'd bump this rather than begin a new thread since most of the people who have commented have the Line6. I stuck between the G30 and G50. I've read a lot of reviews where the battery door on the G30 is really fiddly, in some cases broken off, and other stories where its opened during a gig sending the batteries flying. I know the different features and plastic v. metal housing but its the battery door thing that would make me go for the G50. Obviously I'd like to save myself £100 if possible. Has anyone here had any issues with the battery door or solutions to avoid anything happening mid set?

So its like shimming a neck but you don't have to take the neck off?