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While I'm not remotely against this style of playing, it just leaves me feeling a bit cold and empty. On the flipside, when I listen to Paul McCartney or James Jamerson work their magic lines, walking, melodic, intertwining and tasteful with every note in the right place at the right time, that is the definition of bass playing to me and elicits a far stronger sense of wonder. IMO etc

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1495013057' post='3300370'] What an excellent, succinct, comparison. Thank you! On the Streamer thread, there has been the really helpful suggestion to consider swapping in the Aguilar OBP 3 pre-amp to provide a top notch EQ and I have to confess to really liking that Warwick growl... [/quote] My Euro 4 growled 10x harder than my Streamer Lx4 did. It was almost too much!

[quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1494526070' post='3296786'] Interesting blog article by a Brit muso ; [url="https://innerpieces.co.uk/blog/is-there-life-after-tinnitus/"]https://innerpieces....after-tinnitus/[/url] [/quote] Interesting stuff, thanks for linking it!

I'm 31 and developed it in my mid 20s. Years of playing in loud bands without any ear protection *facepalm* mine isn't too bad but the fact that it's always there is a horrible feeling. I just hope and pray that advances are made in curing it or minimising it's effects.

I second washing your hands before playing, this small act can go a long way in prolonging the life of a string. Once they're dead though, I don't faff about anymore (used to boil them), a new set just goes on. Easier!

The TC BH series has speaker emulation on the headphone socket.

Drummers have always been the most stable members of any band I've been in! The real problems have always been guitarists and keyboard players!

[quote name='djaxup' timestamp='1490623104' post='3266533'] for me nothing beats the US 2-Band Stingray. The old S.U.B. Basses are very close sometimes in tone, but they feel more clumsy and just not as good as the real ones. 2-Band vs. 3-Band... my take on this subject: the 3-band is easier to use, it is very intuitive to use and its almost impossible to dial in bad tone. Also more varied. the 2-band has a bit more zing in the top end and a lot more deep low end booty. If your amp and cab can dish out serious low end you will for sure notice the difference. The 2-band has a phat deep low end to die for. Many amps have a built in HPF that essentially cuts out the lowest lows. If you think all that happens down there is unwanted rumble then you have yet to hear a bass/cab/amp combo that really delivers in that region. Feet massage and low end punch that can be felt without overpowering the other instruments is something very nice. [/quote] The SUBs use the exact same pickup and pre-amp. How can they be "close sometimes"?. My USA SUB 'IS' the Stingray sound. I much prefer it to the full fat 3-band model I had.

Wide necked Precisions? As opposed to what?

They have one of the 1x15 versions of these at my practice rooms. It's fantastic for the money, shifts a lot of air without getting too muddy and is impressive tonally (I find it to be fairly clear and balanced), so much so, it swayed me to get the K210 cab for my BH550 head. The mute switch, tuner and toneprint function (always Spectracomp!) Seal the deal. Under £200 is a good price, Congrats!

I've actually owned a USA Stingray (3-band), a SBMM Ray 34 and currently own a USA SUB (with a Status Graphite neck). The differences between the Stingray and Ray34 were negligible. Tonally they sounded near enough identical. Build quality on my Ray34 was also on a par with the USA Stingray and I preferred the satin finish on the Ray34 neck to the oiled Stingray one. However the USA SUB is my favourite bass of the lot. Build and finishing is on a par with the Stingray, tonally, my SUB a rare early one with the pickup wired in Series, so it's very ballsy and aggressive with a stronger punch. I preferred it even before the addition of the Status neck, which just focused everything I like about the sound and amped it up to 10, not to mention the unbelievable quality and stability of the neck and slimmer profile. In short, you can't lose whichever one you go for. It's all much and the same and in reality the differences between the 3 are nowhere near as vast as some might make out (except the recent cheaper SBMM SUB line, which to my ears are not the full ticket). The USA SUB would get my vote though, stupid good value for money! Edit - Writing this out has made me realise just how stupid and convoluted the naming is on EBMM products 🙄🙄🙄

[quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1489828194' post='3260113'] Looks great. I've just done the same with my 2003 MM 'ray. A used neck off this very forum (a member responded to my wanted ad) and it plays beautifully. I would have actually preferred one with no dot markers on the board for added stealth, but hey ho. [/quote] How are you finding it, DeeDee?

Red Labels reminded me a lot of Roto's when I used them. Coarse and rough, died quickly and eat frets.

Geddy's Wal sound is one of my favourite tones of all time :/

[quote name='ebenezer' timestamp='1489491532' post='3257333'] Well, i'm sitting down, so here goes...how much did that set ya back [/quote] Neck was £350 there or thereabouts. £175 to have it fitted with a full setup including new strings (Hotwires are actually rather good, I'd definitely buy another set).

I forgot to mention the neck profile, which is around the same width wise but thinner front to back, Which I'm finding personally a lot quicker and comfortable.

After 2 months of waiting it finally arrived! I'm a bit of a graphite fan after owning a Modulus Flea and after purchasing my SUB, putting a Status neck on it was always on the cards. A Cutlass 1 on a budget! So away it got sent to Status to have the neck attached. Build quality, fret work, fit and finishing is exemplary (as to be expected). Tonally, it has improved the bass tenfold. Stingray on steroids! Heaps more clarity and punch, the growl factor has gone up even more so and it pokes through the mix beautifully. Colour me seriously impressed! (Thanks to Rob and Dawn too, great customer service).

[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1489093594' post='3254403'] I'm not too concerned about the Toneprint feature. I don't use any effects at all - completely dry signal. The extra 300W of the TC 800 might be useful to have up your sleeve, though. That said, my GKMB500 has always been plenty loud enough. And no - I don't want to use the MB500 with a seperate compressor pedal, thank you! [/quote] The Spectracomp 'is' a toneprint.

The Spectracomp on my TC BH550 is a thing of wonder!

Just bought Rhys's TC K210 cab. Immaculate condition and a good price. Good comms and a nice bloke to boot! Deal with total confidence. Cheers mate!

I have a BH550. It's clean and very hi-fi sounding with loads of grunt on tap. In regards to the Toneprints, I just use the Spectracomp toneprint, which is utterly sublime and tubedrive on the other, which again is a very useable effect. All in all it's a brilliant little head.

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1487834994' post='3243281'] No different to all their used bass prices then. Especially on Warwicks. They had a Streamer 4LX on their Facebook page for a grand the other day! [/quote] I noticed that. An astronomical price for an LX. I sold a near mint 2009 model with the nicer neck profile for a smidge over £500!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1487775983' post='3242736'] Let's say you get your Wal and it's everything you hoped it would be... what then..? [/quote] Then I achieve a zen-like bass state!

Wal MK1. Since the day I picked up bass 14 years ago, it's always been top of the wanted tree. By the end of summer I hope to have finally put an order in to get the ball rolling!