Hay is what horses eat.. but hey anyway.
Cheers for the warm welcomes, Darwinohm and Yowhatsshakin, and always ace to meet other aussies..
A Stingray 5 HH has been my main bass for the last 4 years. I bought a new L-2500 last October and the Ray 5 is now a backup. The L series rocks! -- Darwin.
Yep, I am almost the same but a MM Bongo 4HH, I still love the Bongo tho, very easy to play with more of a refine tone/sound from its pimped MM active electronics rather than the pure raw energy that the L2K exudes in passive mode. My L2K hasn't taken over yet as I have just gotten it and still have to wait for new strings and then do a proper set up; but hell I can hear how good and authoritative she is sounding already. Really can't wait to get the Ti Flats on her and play her and the Bongo for a full day and see who wins the
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But I guess with the purchase of an L2K, you'll still have to change a battery once in a while
I haven't tried it yet but I have read on Talkbass that you can pull the battery out and it will still fully function in passive only mode and even give you a bit of a different timbre to boot. I have also read that others have modded their L2K and L2500 to bypass the battery totally and run the bass in passive only. I am not going to do that tho cos I like the active mode of the L2K as well, and changing batteries once every six months is way better than changing two nine volt every two to four weeks on the Bongo..
In fact, I may try pulling out the battery tonight and see how she goes.