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Love the signature 'Jaco' bridge pickup sound Guy Bernfield is getting out of that Mode. I'd definitely like to try one out. This is definitely the first truly interesting Ibanez since they originally launched the EHBs.

Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall

For an upcoming jam: Birthday - The Beatles Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix Overture - The Who Hideaway - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck Cause We've Ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson

Thanks The tailpiece ends have balls

Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles Love me some Ray, but this is a bit of a workout 😖

It's a standard "machine" extension or sometimes called an "English" or "forester" extension. Basically it looks like someone has strapped a flute to the side of the scroll!! (brass players often take the piss and reckon we've kicked a piccolo!) Pretty common in most orchestras from the early '60's to the early 2000's, but now the new "gated" extension are more popular (as are 5 string basses). There's still many about (I might still have one in a drawer somewhere). They can be an absolute bugger to maintain and easily knocked out of tune or damaged. They also tend to clatter and buzz a bit if they're not properly set up (Malcolm Healy or Martin Bailey are probably the best with these beasts) plus they add a bit of weight to the bass. But they served us well and some older pros still prefer a mechanical extension over a gated or fingered one (they're easier to use when you've got used to where the keys for your fingers are). *they can be deadly.... Ripping off half your finger in the fast bit of Beethoven 6....(ask me how I know!!!) I never understood why the bass guitar world hasn't cottoned onto extensions..? (apart from the odd one or two), they're very handy and have been around and popular for over 60yrs. (I suppose they'd have to have special strings made for them). Pic of an extension from Google attached ('cos I can't be arsed to dig out my old one). Note - much more interestingly in that picture of the jazz player is that his bass is equipped with "in-line planetary geared tuners" - very rare indeed. I belive they were trialled in the '60's... I think I've only ever seen one bass with them on. They did away with the standard geared "Baker" tuners and like a cello / violin used "geared pegs" mounted in the same linear axle. Very clever stuff that didn't catch on. This is the first picture I've seen of them. (much more interesting than an extension IMO)

4kg would be just about okay for a four string.

The guy doesn't know what the switch does, says it affects the entire frequency spectrum but it's a 3 way mid switch. Interestingly configurable between two presets so 6 to pick from in total. Although they look great I don't like the marketing stuff (especially when he gets other details wrong) about how the body shape was designed from the ground up, it's a tweaked Cort GB and even nicks the scratchplate from that bass.

Bass direct have indicated weights between 4kg and 5kg!

Congrats! I too come from using an HX Stomp. It’s great but I like this one better. Found it easier to dial in my desired tones and not fiddle too much after once I set everything up.

These look like a lot of bass for the money. It would be interesting to try them side by side with some much more expensive boutique brand Super-Jazz style basses and see how they measure up. That midrange circuit reminds me a bit of the Sadowsky Will Lee preamp, and it would certainly serve the same purpose. I bet these will be very useful basses, and the price-point is pretty accessible. Providing they don't weigh a ton, I think these basses are going to be very popular.

The Lion and Albert - Stanley Holloway

I have been kicking around the idea of making a MIDI pedal board and then hooling it up to a Pi-based synth housed in the same enclosure. If I ever get round to it, Gumtree frequently has "take me away" or "not sure if this works" organ listings for under £20 so I was thinking of butchering one of those for the pedals and canibalising a cheap mini MIDI keyboard for the controller. That's quite a lot of soldering and programming though, hence not starting it until I can be reasonably sure I'll finish. I would sell your pedalboard into the right market. Someone will be delighted and you will be a few quid up, though it leaves you without a pedalboard.

My guess would be Innovation, but possibly an old set. Do the tailpiece ends have balls or bars?

Yes, Mike's channel is chock full of interesting stuff, and the live chats are particularly good IMO. Suffice to say that, by contrast, there is some content from UK bass YouTubers that confirms the urgent mental health care crisis in this country. I don't mean Scott's Bass Lessons, though. That's more of a mental hair care crisis.

It's a great chat and highly entertaining, Mike. Thanks for putting it up, Sean

Well that's not something you see every day!

These basses look beautiful to me, including the headstock. Im always a passive bass man but that blue burst 4 is calling to me

Nothing is set in stone yet. I’m still playing around, and this is a tweak of Origin’s “transient shaping” setting.

I've fallen down a very deep hole with this on iTunes. I have over 50 on the list so far. I was going to weed out the ones that already appear on the PR 500 list, but I think I'll just leave them in there so it's complete when I listen to it.

Basse Contre Basse by Alain Caron and Michel Donato is the album that always makes want to listen to bass.