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FWIW - the guy at Kala seemed very helpful. He said they generally only see this where someone installs the steel wrapped nylons or some other metal string that imparts more tension.

Yeah thats what I thought too If it had a truss rod I was going to buy it. With no truss rod I'd be fighting intonation issues. I could shim the neck at the neck pocket but the relief issue would still be there and with such a short scale bending it back with heat & pressure would be iffy.

I made an inquiry to Kala, this bass does not have a truss rod. It looks like a nice bass but it definitly has a signifiant forward bow that will need to be addressed. while the rubber strings are low tension, the additional gap will cause intonation issues. I'm passing on this one. Its...

more pix - strings way above fretboard visible forward bow.

Hey all I'm looking at a solidbody U-Bass, California made. Its an older one as its got a 9v battery in the cavity Photos indicate its got a fair degree of neckbow or high action. Maybe I'm naive but I was thinking there would not be much tension with rubber strings. Seller indicates just...

I keep DR Legends flatwounds on both my G&L's to tame some of the raw edge that the MFD pickups inherently have. I generally run the 1505 in parralel still get plenty of tonal articulation just through how close to the pickup (or in some cases close to the end of the neck) I play. Its a great...

Thanks ! You still have that Big Al ?

Boss RC500 arrived today...will see how this journey goes 😎

Hi all Just thought I'd follow up that I ordered the RC500 from Sweetwater this morning I was waffling between the Sheeran Looper Plus and the RC500 and then @StrivingOn post made me go down another rabbit hole... Ultimatly went with the Boss unit as I knew the sound quality seemed to have...

Saw Richard Cousins last night playing in support of the Robert Cray Band at the Scottish Rite in Collingswood, NJ. Very enjoyable if short show. They played for about an hour and half with a 2 song encore. I thought Richards playing was good, nothing flashy but he kept the rhythm alive for...

OK Saturday morning having first cup of coffee and this song from my childhood pops into my head:

I Appreciate all the comments in the thread. Certainly loopers can potentially be allot more advanced than I ever realized. I'm probably going to either to the Boss RC300 or the Sheeran unit. Its not happening this week for sure. Too many home repairs on the to-do list to be distracted by...

Helpful, thank uou

Thanks - Several have commented this about the ease of use factor with the RC500. I'm stsrting to lean more toward the Sheeran Looper + I know the Boss build quality is great - but if its too complicated It wont even get used. Thats the way it seems to go for me. I deal with complex things at...

Thanks much for all the feedback on what people like and the links for product reviews past couple of times I bought a pedal based on a sales reps suggestion I found it was collectiong dust and ended up flipping it out into the classifieds affer a year or so. I was thingking the RC-5 might be...