Kev

I'll look at it the other way and be disbelieving about how expensive they are now! I think I paid £1,100 for a new NG2 in what must have been around 2014/2015, and at the time I thought that was a HUGE amount of money for a Far East instrument. And now they're over £2k...

“…fatter necks actually are better suited for proper playing technique (thumb in the middle of the neck, playing with tip of curved fingers)." Define fatter? And what shapes are these necks? As C/D/V/Asymmetric etc all have very different feels as far as the thumb goes. Are slimmer necks better suited for certain carves? And how does nut width enter into it? Take a 6 string bass, how fat are you wanting that neck, as they are usually very flat in comparison to a 4? As a standalone sentence, your claim here isn't substantiated. "The distance from the pushing fingers gets smaller to the string and the hand gets a better grip or “strength” thanks to a more solid contact to the actual neck." I honestly don't know what you're trying to say here to refute it. If you can reword it I'll have a go! "Less “air playing” equals less distance, more strength, less movement with the resulting increased control…thin necks are not “faster” or “smoother” or “better” for anyone but someone with REALLY small hands aka: children” " Again, for me the nut width/width of the neck and the carve shape has a much greater impact on all of this than the depth of the carve. How "fast" a slim neck feels is entirely subjective to the person and their playing style and technique. Certainly not just for people with REALLY small hands.

Lovely gesture, hope its gone to someone who needs it! 🙂

Welcome! Swear I've seen your face, what band(s)??

Musicman basically did that, I'd still say Musicman basses are of a higher standard than Fender but still, can see it going that way.

Absolutely Instruments in the Far East in particular are built to a budget and, unlike the West, the quality of the product is almost directly proportionate to the cost in my experience. If the budget set by the big company is high enough, they will be excellent instruments. If not, they won't be. Profit margins are another matter.

Its just the usual mark up for the non-US markets. They all do it, its just the norm now. Its not a Brexit thing though, no different exporting to UK and EU.

Unreal. These are £1,299.

Are you talking about live use, or compression in general? And have you ever recorded music, or been recorded?

Chat to an audio engineer about how he uses compression for bass and mixes in general, and believe me, he will. To say you don't need it as you can control it with your fingers is just as the other member put it really, not accurate.

No experience with a bongo, but I did not find the Stingray Special 18v pre to be especially hot. The 18v is only headroom really, and at extremes of EQ it may be louder. The Neomydium humbucker is more likely responsible for the clout, but nothing the Scarlett shouldn't be able to handle.

Too scared to update yet. Gig on Saturday and session job on Sunday 😂

Given the frankly ludicrous levels used Wal basses have reached, I feel the price will crash in the medium term future. Find one still being sold for £4k ala 5 years ago and that'll be a tidy investment. But I can't see how they can possibly balloon higher or even stay where they are for long, unless he closes up shop for good.

Can't see it?

Swear I've heard that name before, a bit torrent client or something similar?

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Beautiful! Can't wait to see how this turns out!

I made an ugly laugh sound when I read this, what on earth was the rationale?

That's the kind of toilet i'd treat myself to a sit down wee on, lovely stuff! Although I'm not sure my experience of Bongos is a polite sound? Remember them sounding pretty gnarly when digging in!

Turn into? It's literally how the thread began

If everyone had my attitude, Wal basses would still be £3k used and you may have been able to afford

Ah I can see you have to expand the dropdown, or at least on my browser. So, you're added to a waiting list, and they'll contact you when you can order. So my point remains unchanged really. I just can't relate to that level of impatience I suppose! True, but Wal basses today are built in almost the exact same way as they were 30 years ago, which is why it differs so much from value attributed to vintage Fenders and the like. It isn't disputed by any Wal owner that the current build are at least equal to the builds of old, albeit you get the occasional chancer who tries to ask more for one built by Ian Waller, but doesn't really succeed IME. And noble preamps are a whole other discussion