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SCR-DI looks great OK! Was just about to go for the VTDI actually...think I still might, it seems to be a bit of a sure shot...SCR looks interesting though, the ultra low might work well with my Mustang bass...hmmm... I'll leave the BA for now anyway, until I have a few spare squid...

Sweet! Great reply....maybe I should just get a v1 B108 and a VTDI...would you consider using the BA in a recording at all? Sometimes I just really need some real air!?! - Thanks!

Anyone?

Cheers, I got the Mustang in the end, went with a VM, €350, great little bass, hoping to mod it with some Northstrands and better pots soon...it sounds great though as is with a set of heavier strings, 45-110.

Piccolo yeah? Looks nice, what is it?

I'm not primarily a bass player, I play a Mustang and a P-bass. Bass is more for composition/recording at the moment...though I would like to jam with friends a bit more, so an amp would be handy for that; that said, the Sansamp would work in those situations anyway as there's nearly always some...

Cool, thanks, will deffo check that out.

...less than a 1000 new; maybe under 600 secondhand... ...never liked the look of those Hofners, will give one a try though, cheers. ...it's basically just for recording at home, DI.

You only need a tiny bit of nail along the side to get a good tone on a classical (file a kind of rounded nail; shouldn't affect your bass playing), the idea is to catch the string with both your nail and flesh, starting on the two and finishing with the nail (if that makes sense)...a good way...

...i.e. for someone with a light touch...cheers.

...broke mine 4 years ago, it was "displaced", healed about two inches short, lower, and off to the side...doctors assured me it would be OK at the time and stood by their "appraisal" thereafter, but it's messed up my shoulder and keeps getting worse with time (including constant mild pain...