Talking piano tone i propose the XQ5A/Moses, this on has a hell of a push there ...
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I played through my Bugera BXD15A 1x15" 1,000W Bass Combo with Compressor.
Huge on portable power, the Bugera BXD15A bass combo amp rocks 1,000 watts of high-efficiency Class D power. The preamp is driven by MOSFET technology, which imparts a classic tube warmth to your tone. And since it's a combo, getting the gig should be no problem, as your power and the 15" Turbosound speaker are joined together in an easy-to-move package.When you're at the gig, the footswitchable FX loop simplifies your onstage setup, and the dedicated balanced DI makes it easy to connect to the soundboard. And this just scratches the surface of the Bugera BXD15A bass combo amp's features!
Plenty of power with the zing of an aluminum speaker!
Huge on portable power, the Bugera BXD15A bass combo amp rocks 1,000 watts of high-efficiency Class D power. The preamp is driven by MOSFET technology, which imparts a classic tube warmth to your tone. And since it's a combo, getting the gig should be no problem, as your power and the 15" Turbosound speaker are joined together in an easy-to-move package.When you're at the gig, the footswitchable FX loop simplifies your onstage setup, and the dedicated balanced DI makes it easy to connect to the soundboard. And this just scratches the surface of the Bugera BXD15A bass combo amp's features!
Plenty of power with the zing of an aluminum speaker!
Looks like a good deal on Link Removed at Imperial Guitar, $19.55 + shipping.
Hard to find good pics of Sting on stage with his L2. Here's Black Uhuru and The Police on stage together. I wonder what song they're doing?
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Ok, i saw it's got a Moses* neck but the Spirit's hardware is cast, while the XQ got milled parts, probably a nice bass but way overpriced. Being not produced anymore, one could claim a certain rarity but ime not more than 1000$ of worth (*not declaring the type of Moses neck)
*Moses neck with rod on my XQ5 ...
If anyone needs a hard case for an XL-2, I just picked up this one and it fits well enough and it is Steinberger branded. It is also only $99. They are marked as out of stock but I chatted with them and they said they will have more in a few days.
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What a treasure owning this bass. Dee was such a big part of why I got into Elton's music. His bass lines were always melodic and fit the song to a T. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding showcases his amazing talent.
I have # 894 so not too far off yours. L2's are such awesome basses. Enjoy in good health.
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I flew with an XT-25 in gigbag this summer internationally and had absolutely no problems fitting it in the overhead on any of my 4 flights. I boarded toward the end, I waited for everyone to put their stuff up and in, then I laid the gigbag in a compartment that had enough space to the front of it to just lay it across. Everyone was interested in what it was due to size/shape, so when it came time to leave the plane, everyone knew it was mine and people removed and handed it to me.
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Hi, new here.
I originally posted this in a thread here in the strings forum but was told you guys would be the right people to ask.
Without further ado:
I've already swapped on my low B set, obviously it feels a lot lighter than the rotosounds, but I was waiting for the truss rod to settle after adjusting it. I will try to report back my own thoughts on the steinberger low B set, once I have set them up to be playable.
Lastly, do you find that the saddles/bridge things fall completely out of place every time you change strings? I might be doing something wrong, but I definitely use that screw in the side of the bridge to "lock" the placement, as per the instructions...
Hi, new here.
I originally posted this in a thread here in the strings forum but was told you guys would be the right people to ask.
Without further ado:
I have a Spirit XT-25 that I got used, and a few sets of strings that the seller had sitting around.
Those were:
DR neon whites (with a string adaptor) (were on it when I bought it)
Steinberger set with low B
Rotosound swing bass with double ball (using right now)
I've been meaning to switch over to using a high C string, I've never messed with the adaptor (it still has the DRs attached to it). I found that Epiphone's website carries the steinbergers with a high C for [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (18 USD at time of posting), as long as I order a few packs (otherwise the shipping is obscene).
I'm going to swap in the low B steinbergers when I get home and see if they're too light for me / sound bad before I pull the trigger, but what are your thoughts? I mostly see people talking about the Rotos (which I like so far), La Bellas, GHS, and Status, but none of those offer a high C (except status I think, as a 6 set). There's a .30 C Link Removed from rotosound, but I'd rather a .35 to match the set. So I picked up a set of 6 string swing bass strings with normal ends, BUT if I can make the steinberger strings work for me it seems like the perfect solution.
So that was really rambly but what are your opinions of Steinberger's own strings? At minimum they should actually fit my instrument, right?
I've already swapped on my low B set, obviously it feels a lot lighter than the rotosounds, but I was waiting for the truss rod to settle after adjusting it. I will try to report back my own thoughts on the steinberger low B set, once I have set them up to be playable.
Lastly, do you find that the saddles/bridge things fall completely out of place every time you change strings? I might be doing something wrong, but I definitely use that screw in the side of the bridge to "lock" the placement, as per the instructions...
Update: I think I'm just not too good at setting up my basses, and I got luckier with the RotoSounds when I was setting up. I've just been playing my other basses to avoid dealing with the issue.
But seriously, how do you properly lock the saddles when you change strings? Do they stay in place when you only swap one string at a time? I'll be trying that next.
But seriously, how do you properly lock the saddles when you change strings? Do they stay in place when you only swap one string at a time? I'll be trying that next.
