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Which ones are you in to? Do you have pics or links for us so we can disagree some more? 😉

Solid construction, fit & finish, that's what I would care for once I picked a brand & model. The best thing you can do is to play a few side to side, see what it feels like to you. Like Chris-b said, after all other factors the choice of wood makes less than a percent difference.

Ahem* Bassbat

It's not just you, note the 'braintree' popup and the 'cookie policy' tab at the bottom. That's right, I said bottom!

Keep it upright for improved sound coupling between the drivers and better radiance characteristics. Try what sounds best to you in different situations though, enjoy!

Alles 4 of us have a A4 handwritten on the day setlist on the floor or monitor near the pedalboard.

Just the Netherlands then... Add Delain, Mayan, Ayreon (or whatever he spells it like today) Orphanage, the Gathering

Which suggests even worse is yet to come! 😯

You can follow that 'ladder of inspiration' all the way down to it's root of cavemen banging rocks on tree trunks. There would be no rock without blues, no blues without old timey folk songs, etc.

Alan Rickman. RIP

Ah well for instance UK has Bolt Thrower, the US has Obituary. Tit for tat really. Iron Maiden Vs Metallica? I think for most genres there is an equivalent genre overseas of similar influence, with acts carrying similar weight. Both inspiring the next generation artists on either side.

So far, no music has been named that is relevant to me. Very broad strokes.

Not European but have a look at Verellen amplifiers? I use his meatsmoke dual channel preamp pedal. He used to do a bunch of custom stuff, not sure if he still does.

I use the cali76 nowadays, the regular pedal not the bass version. The LPF was not at all to my taste and having the attack and release linked on a single control annoyed me no end! If you want less affected tone there is already a control for that, the separate dry/wet knobs give no end of wonderful setting options. For my music I wanted to be able to set the attack and release individually as I have them both set a bit fast.

I use the Harley Benton flat cables. No issues for the past year.

I am the shouty man up front and center.

Look up the concept of 'timbre', what we often call the tone is an amalgamation of frequencies produced by ringing a string consisting of the fundamental frequency and the harmonic overtones. Please don't derail the topic with a head/headless discussion, other threads exist. edit: ixlramp explains better than I can, the posts crossed 🙂

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Sound and lighting are different jobs. If they want bass and those two, they'll have to pay you thrice!

Nah. More than half our songs feature notes below E. Dropped my B to A and use that here and there.

Works well for a tour, poorly for frequent gigs around your home town.

Turn a regular one inside out? Maruszcyk straps for my basses. Nice padded leather.

When looking for a different sound for a different instrument using a different dial-in technique makes sense.

The ATH M50's are in the same league as Sennheiser HD 25 and Beyerdynamic DT770 pro cans. Fine for your average studio or home practice work, might be ok on stage but aren't high-end. That means they are replaceable so not a bad thing. See if you can borrow a pair to try out!