Sugden

From personal experience looking at your technique and just improving your muscle and wrist stamina is the best way to go. I completely ruined my arms racing downhill for a few years got to the stage that after 2 mins on a course I couldn’t pull the brake, and when your going 20mph into tree, not been able to pull the brakes a indication to stop doing that pass time. But this had an impact on my playing from the beginning I started out not been able to play for a whole song let alone a set but gradually I have loosened the muscles and built the stamina to play longer. But what ever you do people say to play though the pain total rubbish it makes it worse. Stop have a rest keep coming back to it. An option you my not like is playing with a pick that's a very good alternative doesn't effect wrist problems as much. Wrist braces made things worse for me they constrict the tendons and blood flow making it worse for some and better for others. There’s a bit of surgery you can apparently have to remove tissue from around the capillaries and other tendons that some motocross riders have had to relive the symptoms at server levels So stick at it and have fun, but on a serious note if it causes you that much of a problem keeping at it and ruining your arms for later life really isnt worth it, no matter how much you love bass. I just about stuck at it but gave up downhill and used to adore that, it used to be my life. But I used the horrible amount of money I spent on that on basses so I'm a happy bunny now

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='539123' date='Jul 13 2009, 09:44 AM']Don't get the Little Giant on the basis of cost. As some wise person once said, you'll still be playing through the thing long after you've forgotten how much it cost. S.P.[/quote] I think more importantly you should not rule out the little giant because of cost either, you may prefer that over more exspencive heads. Also the little giant would have an impact on your cab choice as well I'd exspect. All in the sound though... The shuttle and the genz will sound quite different apparently the MB2 500 is very similar to the typical Genz tone of the 1001 or the 700 rb so if you like that then that's probably a good route to go down. The shuttle has the valve pre though which might suit your tone a lot better if you like to drive your sound. Depends if your the clynical metal bass tone guy or the driven to hell type. Also could consider the markbass littlemark just to confuse things further. Those comparisons are just from some pretty in depth reading off talkbass as I've only owned and played the shuttle and the littlemark.

Looks like a great head but the common view appears to be that these new fusion heads don't have the GK sound. But something new I bet it does sound great though!

By both i ment the shuttle 6.0 and the markbass LMII. But also as a side note the Shuttle is the new hottest thing so if you can find one second hand you can sell it in hours if you don't like it and don't loose much selling it on either. But I did forget to mention that the shuttle is just stupidly lite i mean it's scary the amount of pure bas tone you can get out of a box thas 3lbs and about as big as a box of chocolates.

I've owned both and they are quite different tones. The Genz is alot more hi-f but coloured nicely with the valve, has more of the highs and has a very powerful EQ. The Littlemark sounds louder simply due to the way they shape the amps out put but thats also why you loose some of the clarity from the highs. Both sound great if i ended up having either I'd go for the shuttle simply for the Valve but I think the littlemarks alot more transparent. The filters on the littlemark are alot of fun as well and once you get your head around them can add alot to the sound, I did find the eq was a little limited for real differences you had to dial in quite alot, if you heavily eq your bass id go with the shuttle. But if you like pure solidstate liteweight great tone ouf the box not much messing the littlemarks a winner. I find alot more people get on with the markbass tone over the genz ortho i did take the shuttle up to moffat for a bash up there lately and everyone loved that too. If you can try them.