Ben Jamin

I've also used the MBrace after I did my back in and had to do a weekend of shows. Worked great - supported my bass well (and it's a heavy five-string). Like fretmeister says you just need a sturdy mic stand. Actually found it really easy to play as you can move left/right relative to the bass body to make different neck positions work easier - something you can't do with a strap! 😎

Another G&L fan here! I've had the USA L2500 for a good few years and love it. I guess compared to Fender / EBMM and other brands they don't do that much in terms of marketing. I mean their website's (relatively-speaking) a bit amateur and their multiple Instagram accounts probably isn't too helpful - but there's something endearing about that as you can see that they care more about the instruments and their legacy. But it doesn't help their resale value as unless you're a Basschatter - or stumbled across Andertons' recent videos - or some of Ed Friedland's old Bass Whisperer reviews, you probably haven't heard of them. Really glad Andertons have picked them up though and hopefully continue to get more publicity. Theyy did a great Factory tour blog a few months ago where they looked through Leo's old stuff and put together one of his final designs:

I've had my L2500 for several years now - and despite it being pretty heavy and the neck being a bit too much of a baseball bat for my liking - the pick-ups and the pre-amp are the reason I've kept hold of it! I love the sound of it. I accept that I am also a bit of a G&L fanboy. 😎

It's custom shop so probably!

Anyone know why PJ might be more common than PP? I guess PJ is more aesthetically pleasing. As someone who knows absolutely nothing about electronics, surely matching the output of two P's is easier than a PJ?

I think it's their trad. G&L shape. I see it as a happy middle ground between a Precision and a BB! Tastefully voluptuous.

Photographic evidence!

Anyone checked out the new custom shop G&L model? Double split pick-ups with series/parallel on the neck and vintage G&L style Seems like a neat set of controls to me - plenty of different tones and not too much fuss over loads of switches/knobs First saw them on their Instagram, but there's also a couple of videos up now:

My G&L's getting on a bit and needs a bit of TLC in the electronics area: The barrel jack input is worn out so if I'm not careful with my cable I get awful pops The series/parallel switch sometimes creates loud pops when used The pots are slightly scratchy All in all, in my amateur guesstimation, I think it needs the barrel jack replacing and some cleaning. After taking a look inside though I realised pretty quickly that I'm not qualified to do this work. It's not a P-bass. There's a lot going on in there. However I have no idea who I can rely on to sort this out relatively locally! Can anyone recommend someone in the Lincoln / midlands area?

Looks like a mix of G&L! Even got passive bass and treble controls! SB-2 body shape (G&L photos)

I'm pretty certain that Iron Lung is a live recording with overdubbed vocals - so probably the MusicMan in the live music video Sounds very much like a MM should sound IMO - at least something with a bridge pick-up, being plucked near the bridge! The low-end and saturation will be from whatever pre-amp / compressor is used. It's pretty squished.

Just to clarify I'm happy to split but if you can take them all that would be great!

For a £2000 budget for a MusicMan - a shiny new G&L USA L2000 wouldn't go amiss 😁

Hey guys, Sorry I haven't logged back on sooner - I wasn't expecting a response for a while! Yep I'm in Lincoln (UK) I'd prefer to get rid of the lot as I just need them gone but I realise that's not necessarily desirable!

Just having a clear out of old stuff! I saved these from the tip many years ago with the idea of repairing them/making some nice decor items but naturally never got round to it. I just need them collected - I'll even pay with a cup of tea / beverage of your choice! They all need work but they have the potential to be decent guitars or at least fun to practice guitar 'improvements' on. First up is a BM Jumbo 155 (which I think is by Yasuma / Japanese?). It's a Martin D28 clone apparently. It could do with some love and a setup but everything's there for a decent acoustic! There's also an Aria XL-DLX Excel Series (guessing either Japanese or Korean?) which needs some more work! It's got a space for a Floyd bridge and needs new tuners etc but it could be a solid rocker. And finally there's a BM Clasico made in Spain. It's pretty rough and needs some new strings - but it comes with it's own fancy case. Thanks for looking! Have some mobile phone photos!

I have a US L2500 in Lincoln you're welcome to try

I've had my Barefaced Compact for 6 years and it's been well used! It still sounds amazing but due to being stuffed in with flightcases many, many times and thrown around in games of catch (they literally weigh nothing), the tuff-cab paint finish is pretty worn, it's missing one of it's feet and it's missing a few small chunks of wood. I changed the handle a few years ago with the Barefaced replacement and did a OKish job of it. Anyway it deserves some TLC. I'm thinking off sanding off the paint, covering it in a nice tolex, putting a new grill on and seeing if I can do a better job on the handle. I'd say I'm moderate at DIY. Is this something I should attempt or pay for an expert to do? Worth asking Barefaced if they'd consider taking it in? I'm thinking of making it a bit snazzy with seafoam green and a cane grill? Maybe seeing if I can get a leather handle? https://www.allparts.uk.com/products/tolex-fender-style-seafoam-green-54-inch-width-per-yard https://www.allparts.uk.com/products/grill-cloth-marshall-style-cane-58-inch-wide-per-yard Any thoughts/advice appreciated!

I'm still loving my Sue Ryder P-bass! I'm taking it into the studio this weekend. Original pick-guard and proud.

Beta 91A in and Beta 52A out in our venue! Are the subkicks any good in your opinion @EBS_freak? I've never tried one but there's a lot of hype!

If you got on with MusicMan then check out G&L! L2500 and M2500 are awesome basses. Depending on how big your gigs are, you don't need to spend loads to get a good high-end setup. A Barefaced Super Compact with a decent head is more than enough for most situations before you go into the PA anyway. I'd concentrate on getting an amp that sounds great rather than having a big power output. I very rarely gig nowadays without going into a PA - but when I do the odd pub gig then my Aguilar Tone Hammer and BF Compact is more than enough.

If you're looking for a compact PA that's reliable and quick to setup - check out HK Audio Elements. Probably the closest you'll get to a mini line-array (that functions properly at that size)! We have two E835 tops and two E110 AS subs with the adjustable pole connectors and they work great. The dispersion from the E835 is just amazing. We have a bigger rig where we double up on the subs and it sounds massive.

I think the Tone Hammer 350 uses the same B&O module as the GK MB500, GB Shuttle 6, Tecamp Puma 500 etc. From what I've heard they don't run it at full capacity/underrate it, which I guess it why it's so reliable/never breaks up. It's still plenty loud though - I found it put out more volume than my PF-500 at any rate.

I've got an Aguilar Tone Hammer 350 and it's amazing. I also used to own an Ampeg PF500 for a few years before that. IMO the Tone Hammer has a much nicer sound. Really warm. The high control is set at a really nice frequency/Q so that it brings clarity back without sounding hi-fi. You can sweep the mid-range so extra versatile there. The bass is set in a very musical spot too, compared to the Ampeg which I found a bit too muddy. The drive control isn't overdrive as such - it just adds extra warmth/harmonic content with a little tiny bit of break-up - I think it's meant to emulate a tube gain - it works nice I've never really struggled for volume with it unless the band is super loud (with Barefaced Compact against drum kit etc) and it's much smaller than the PF500 so you could probably still use it in the Portaflex capacity. Oh and it's never skipped a beat, unlike my old PF-500 which would cut out half-way through a set every now and then!