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It's a bit academic nowadays, as watts have become cheaper and more plentiful. As others point out, the difference between 50 and 500 watts is only around twice the volume (depending on speaker efficiency, eq choices, etc). And that's before you get into the minefield that is wattage, how much difference quoted/claimed figures actually make and so on. Class D has meant high powered amps are small and light, so there is no longer a need to have large and smaller amps. I use either of my heads (700w or 1000w claimed) for practice and small gigs with one or two cabs and keep the volume down. If I need to make more noise, I simply add more cabs and turn up the wick.

New one on the bench which is a slow time build and this might divide opinion… 😅 This ziricote top has just been glued up and is to be attached to a sapele body, after which it’ll become a MM StingRay-style build. Except… it’s getting a Jazz bass neck. Because why not. I’ve always liked the StingRay pickup position and punch, but I’m also a Jazz neck tragic, so this feels like a perfectly reasonable life choice rather than a cry for help. Before I commit to routing, I’d love some pickup wisdom from the hive mind: • Classic StingRay vibe vs something a bit more modern? • Alnico vs ceramic? • Any particular MM pickups that play especially nicely with warmer woods like sapele/ziricote? Nordstrand, Aguilar, Delano, Seymour Duncan, Wizard, home-wound madness — all suggestions welcome. Bonus points if you’ve tried an MM + Jazz neck combo and lived to tell the tale. Cheers all👍🏼

You are not alone, they look great. Definitely tones down the bling factor.

Everything Is Broken - Bob Dylan

Hi Terry Hope you don't mind me asking. Just picking up on this suggestion you posted a few days ago, I've stumbled across a black TRB1005J being advertised fairly local (just a 300 mile round trip which for Cornwall is considered as local 😂). The vendor has confessed he's selling because he can't get on with the flat fret board. I've come across this watching and reading on line reviews, sometimes this has attracted a fair bit of criticism. Did you find it a bit hard to get on with, or is it nothing really too much to worry about? I've never even seen a TRB let alone played one but I somehow feel your suggestion to consider getting one could be a good shout. I bought a TRBX605 brand new from Yamaha a couple of years ago but TBH I was a bit disappointed (and I'm a very big Yammie fan) and sold it on. Don't recall it having a flat fret board though. Thanks in anticipation Steve

Brilliant !👍😂

I see what you mean, smashing looking basses. Thank you for posting these 👍

you know you can run the anagram as an iem mixer?

Funny story. I depped in one of Nick Jennisons band projects and the other guitarist in the band gave me a set list to learn in 3-4 days (no rehearsal). I turned up to the gig to find there was also a dep drummer (3-4 days with the song list, no rehearsal); introductions done we sound checked and had 30 mins till gig start. At this point the drummer and I were chatting about the songs... and it dawned on us that Nick had given the drummer a different set of songs from my list! LOL We winged our way through it but when Nick was launching into a Led Zeppelin riff and you are staring around thinking 'I've never played this in my life', it was character building.

Having lived with the new arrangement for a bit, it has definitely had an effect. But not necessarily what one might expect; There seems to be less bass output. After a while, it becomes apparent that the bottom end is less boomy and better integrated. Treble is smoother, and mid just better resolved. It's "tidied up" the sound. The C8 is hardly unruly sounding in the first place... Negatives? It highlights all the mistakes you make! Fudge a note even a bit, and it'll make it blindingly obvious. Just as well I don't own a fretless right now!

I'm Broke - Limp Bizkit

"Staycation" today and tomorrow - going a bit hi-tech in the bass corner. IEMs working a bit better this week although still struggling a bit to hear the kick. This picture is also proof that I used the big muff. Loving the Yamaha monitor mix app now that we've got it to work. (before anyone asks what the SM57 is doing, it is swung out of the way as I'm sitting on a Cajon that I play for a few things).