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I couldn't resist... Bought an Ashdown roasted saint with a soapbar humbucker. I had bought another one, in black, earlier this year, with a PJ configuration, and it has become my favourite bass ever since. This one doesn't disappoint either. That single pickup sounds very powerful. The green...

I play in a band that tunes down heavily, and I always wondered if an aluminium neck is worth the price.

My Franken-P/parts-P: It's not perfect; the neck's slightly crooked, since the cheap Chinese Jazz bass neck didn't fit seamlessly into the pocket of that Harley Benton body, so it did need quite some shimming and some DIY solutions, but it is definitely playable, even with the rediculous...

Found a Spector Performer 4 last week. Brand new, last one in stock, with a nice €60 discount as well Heard a lot of mixed stories about these basses, but I do like it, no active electronics, so, very simple. Thought it'd sound a lot like my old Ibanez GSR200 or EXB404, due to the reversed P and...

Gigging with the self-built Franken-P. (Harley Benton body, Chinese J-neck, EMG Geezer pickup, aluminium pickguard). This one has a huge output for a passive instrument, I like it. 😊

Bought one earlier this year, in late january. Was trying out a few cheap/budget basses in a store close to me, when, all of a sudden, an employee brought this one out of storage. Love at first sight and first play, so to speak. It's got a nice light weight, due to the poplar body, but not too...

I had one of those. Sound was okay, but you need an EQ after it. Sadly, it is fragile, mine broke after about a year.

Looks like a Microtubes X variety. Let us know if it's any good whenever you have tested it.

Ah, it was delivered yesterday. I have to say, it sounds like a Muff, but it's gain character is somewhere inbetween the Green Russian and Op-amp, logically, since it's built around dual op-amps. The blend-knob definitely is a step up from the toggle switch on the original. It doesn't sound...

I ordered one, it's bound to be delivered today or tomorrow. Already have a Green Russian reissue to compare it to, as well as the regular BBM. This one might make it to the board, replacing the Joyo Double Thruster perhaps. We'll see.😊

Playing a sparkly PJ in pj's? 😅🤘🏻

Late to the party, got one last year, but couldn't find a good purpose for it. Until tonight, tried it out on my board, switching/trying different pedal combinations. I have it after a Darkglass Alpha Omicron-clone, and a Boss OC5. It's a nice fuzz, beit in Sun or Shadow mode. In combination...

Cheap & modified trusty backup bass. This one's a J&D Gothic bat, I believe. A copy of something that's inbetween a Yamaha Trbx174 and an Ibanez Gsr200. Full black, 24 frets, lightweight, but I fitted a couple of EMG Geezer PJ's in, and modified it for .175-90 gauge strings tuned to low F#.

Morocco red... All it needs is a green pentagram, then. 😅

P's with a Jazz neck, perfect. I have one, call it Franken-P. 😅

Cool aluminium neck! 🥰

Ashdown Saint. I love a decent PJ bass. Went to my local musicstore to tryout a Sterling Ray2, and did come across a few other basses to tryout. (Cort Action PJ, Squier Affinity PJ, Sire M2, Schecter C4 Diamond). Liked the Schecter, but it was a little bit over my budget, so, I was on the fence...

Very nice. 😊 Nevermore, because you won't be needing another bass, or perhaps a reference to the band of the same name, whose bass player did use Stingrays?

Got this Stagg Silveray J-bass recently. Had been eyeing it for a year, but the place where I initially tried it out went out of business, and they were hard to come by for a decent price. Got it from a store in Brussels, for €250 new, including shipping. To be honest, I was positively amazed...

I've had the Wine Cellar. Great pedal for the money.

So far I tried it with a DemonFX alpha omicron, a Bass Big Muff, and perhaps the winner, a Boss HM2w.

Got this one today. Joyo Tidal Wave preamp/DI/headphone amp. Seems to be a Sansamp clone of some sort. The DI has a built in cab sim for ampless setups, and does sound okay to my ears. But I intend to use it as a slightly dirty preamp/always on pedal, to plug into an amp with flat EQ. The...

Just arrived. Stagg Silveray J-bass. A year ago I was looking at this bass, and I liked the looks of it, unfortunately the retailer went out of business before I could make the purchase few weeks later. Now, a year later, found one, new, for a reasonable price, and I have to admit, I really...

Got myself a christmas present. I didn't need another bass, but, for the price, and these looks, I couldn't resist. It's probably a cheap Chinese made knockoff, but this Antiquity Rickenfaker does have some balls: the two Music Man style humbuckers are really hot! It vaguely resembles a...

I think it is the same pedal, in a different jacket/brand name.

I got the Mosky Beta Ultra, a nice Alpha Omega clone. Great EQ, and the distortion goes from a nice blended in grit to total annihilation, and anything inbetween. Did cost me about €45, and it has a decent cabsim & DI as well.

Just finished this Ugly Duckling. I always wanted a bass with a reversed headstock, but they're hard to come by, on a budget. So I built one from assorted AliExpress parts (alder body with PJ slots, left-handed maple neck with laurel fingerboard, Guyker tuners, Wilkinson bridge, and a pair of...

Just finished this Ugly Duckling. I always wanted a bass with a reversed headstock, but they're hard to come by, on a budget. So I built one from assorted AliExpress parts (alder body with PJ slots, left-handed maple neck with laurel fingerboard, Guyker tuners, Wilkinson bridge), and a pair of...

I use an OC5 sometimes, as (usually) first pedal in the chain, before dirt or modulation. One of my basses seemed to lack a little sustain, so I did put a Boss LMB3 before it, set to a subtle sustain, not a blowout limiter, which it can be as well. Does the trick fine, sustain wise. But, to...

I got this Ibanez RB 888 in late 2002, including a custom hardcase, for €200. There were some major scratches and dents to the paint, which I decided to hide with stickers, as I was a young metal & punk fan. Looked up the serialnumber, and found out it was built in April 1984, making it nearly...

I turned a cheap HB PB20 into a Frankencision with a Jazz bass neck, and EMG Geezer P.

I did put a Geezer P into a cheap Harley Benton P bass, it was night & day. Another set of Geezer PJ's into a cheap instore brand bass, as well, and one into a homebuilt one. Lovely.

Those GZR PJ's are really good. 🤘🏻

I use a 12 & 15 cab. Usually there's no problems with it, although sometimes it is more physical than audible, but nothing a little dirt can't fix.

The lowest of the low. As shown earlier, I recently bought this very cheap Chinese Irin 5-string bass. The pickups are decent, build quality, is, for the money paid, amazingly good, and I modded the bridge and nut to fit extremely thick gauge strings, .175 - .65, in this case, tuned F#BEAD. It...

I didn't know those HB's even had a passive mode. I bought an older Aria STB with similar pickups and 2 band EQ recently, unfortunately there is no real passive mode on there, but with the EQ flat, it does sound good to me. The 2 band EQ can get too boomy/shrill, but in the right amounts it...

Cheapest 5 string ever... Light as a feather, just under 3 kilo's. I was afraid it would have a massive thick neck, but that is not the case. Sure, it's cheap and has not the best quality components, but it works and the sound is even decent. No sharp frets, neck feels smooth, pickups are okay...

That is a lovely colour. 🥰

King Rat is ok, it has 4 modes, so, 4 Rats in one. But I like the Joyo Splinter better. Also, there's the Little Bear Rattack with 3 Rat modes.

Joyo Splinter, Mosky King Rat, Mooer Black Secret.