simonlittle

I’ve been using one of those for a good couple of years now and they’re really quite useful in a variety of gigging situations. Mostly I use it with my upright bass or SLB300 for jazz gigs (clubs, bars, theatres). With or without drums it produces a good well-rounded sound and is more than enough for me on stage. I would normally be going through a PA too though via the DI so it doesn’t get pushed too hard. I actually prefer the sound of the 802 N 300 to my previous CMD121P for electric bass as I think it produces a better representation of the actual sound of the bass going through it. To my ears the 121P had a tendency to sound a bit woofly on its own with electric bass which is why I usually paired it with an extra NY121 cab for electric gigs. I think the 802 N 300 would be a great option in the studio if you wanted to mic up an amp for example… I’d say that like a lot of smaller amps it will lose the tone if pushed too hard on a gig. At a good mid-volume it’ll sound fantastic.

Harry bought my Markbass cabinet. Had a great chat about all things bass. A pleasure to deal with. Thanks @Harry

Yep that was me! Whilst my Wilcock bass isn’t actually short scale (it’s 32” as @ezbassmentioned) it does get you in the ballpark and plays/sounds very much like a short scale bass. Plus being medium scale it’s very easy to switch between that and my regular 34” basses. I actually bought it last year from a fellow Basschatter specifically to play on a few tracks for the latest DC album and it ended up on every track. It’s since become the number 1 bass on the UK tour and will be going all round Europe with us in the spring. It really is a joy to play and is incredibly responsive under the fingers. Previously I had a JMJ Mustang that filled the shorty role but it was nowhere near as versatile as the Wilcock. And it sounds awesome with a pick. Does the clicky palm-mute thing better than anything else I’ve played.

Steve!! Welcome back! Gutted to have missed your recent gig in Peckham; I was playing in Wolverhampton. Ships in the night… Hope you’re well x

@simonlittleThey all definitely had a budget-bass feel to them and all could have done with a decent setup which wasn’t helping. A few months previous to my Gibson visit I’d had a go on an old Toby Pro at the Gallery and whilst the electronics were not good at all the bass itself felt amazing to play. Should have just bought that one and gutted it. You live and learn!

I went along to the Gibson shop to try out what they had in stock a few months ago and wasn’t impressed at all. Build quality, feel, sound… not great I’m afraid. Tried a Classic 4, Growler 5 and one other one (can’t remember which model; one of the cheaper ones)… I was excited too when I heard Gibson were starting to produce the Tobias basses again. Oh well..

Fantastic 👌

Say Hi to Laura from me. Haven’t seen her in ages! Have a good one 😉

Met up with Lorenzo this morning to buy his Ditto Looper. Really lovely guy and a pleasure to deal with. Had a great chat about all things bass! Deal with confidence folks!