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I have seen the HNB5’s on and off sale quite a bit over the last couple of weeks, so I am sure they will come back down again. 

Best - Ibanez EHB, currently my favourite bass.

Worst - Markbass CMD combo which developed a fault and had to be returned.

On 28/10/2025 at 20:23, edstraker123 said:

The HILS are on sale now in Andertons - £479 for the 5 string and £399 for the 4.

 

I snagged the last gunmetal 5 - not sure if they will get more in.

I’ve ordered the Rose Gold one, but it’s not due in until January.

I had ordered a Strandberg Boden from Andertons a couple of weeks ago when they had them on offer, but it turned out to be ex display which was damaged so I had to cancel the order.

The Hils is significantly cheaper, but still looks pretty cool.

Played in Sevenoaks on Friday. My new amp had developed a fault and its replacement didn’t arrive on time. As such for the first time ever I had to go straight to the PA and use in ears.

The gig went very well, but I found it a strange experience not having an amp behind me. Ours is quite a basic PA and so we could only put a bit of bass through it, but it all seemed to work OK and the crowd all seemed to enjoy it.

2 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

 

Good idea, it’s a bit taller than I would have liked but I’m sure once I’ve got some cables going in and out of it I won’t notice.

 

Still on the hunt for another case, just going to be shoving it in my bag for the next few weeks 😅

Is the case that comes with the Anagram not very good?

The Tech 21 Steve Harris does this, I have one and it’s great.

It has two channels with shared EQ, but seperate volume and gain controls and is capable of the sounds you describe above 

Played in Maidstone at the weekend. Venue was pretty busy and all there seemed to enjoy it. We normally play as a 4 piece but were a guitarist down last night and played as a  3 piece.

Gave my new Markbass combo a run out and I was impressed with the sound & volume it gave out.

i am trying to gig with the least & lightest amount of gear possible, and this is definitely  helping with that!

22 minutes ago, EJWW said:

Hi all, 

 

I've got a super pair of custom made ACS ear plugs. They work very well but the day after wearing them my right ear hurts like hell. The pain subsides over time and by the day after that it feels normal again. 

 

Anyone else experienced this problem? 

 

Could the pain be caused by me not inserting/removing them carefully enough?

 

Any thoughts welcome. I hope I can continue using them as they are 1000% better than any other regular musicians ear plugs I've tried over the years. 

Hi - I get this as well sometimes. Do you use the comfort cream when you put them in, as I find this helps a lot, along with pulling the top of your ear up and out as you put them in.

How long have you had them, I have to change mine every few years due to changing ear shape.

I once had to have a pair remade as they weren’t quite fitting correctly. ACS have great customer services and adjusted them for me, and they were much better.

16 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

Can you not change the key of your playback system..? Any track in Reaper, for instance (other DAW's are available...) can be transposed up or down, without changing tempo. Worth looking into..? 

Thanks, I’ll I’ve a look into it.

i don’t currently use a DAW or anything like that. I generally play along to the track on my headphones on the Katana go

14 hours ago, kiat said:

Great to read all the comments, tips, experiences, memories and choices!  Hopefully depping will be a bigger part of my playing life from now on for all sorts of reasons that many have mentioned already.

 

The dep setlist for this Saturday. A few days into a week's notice and seven basslines I already knew.

 

All those different keys are my worst nightmare!!

I’ve depped a few times and all the songs have been in the original key/recorded version.

i really struggle to practice & rehearse if I can’t play along to the original version.

Back in stock on Guitar Guitar, currently showing 3 in stock.

am very tempted!

16 minutes ago, JohnR said:

I was lucky to be sitting in front of my computer when I got the email notification and jumped on it. 

Nice!

Their website says they are getting more in a couple of weeks, and have registered for the email alert now

They’ve gone already

Three gigs with three different bands Fri, Sat & Sun for me.

i think I played over one hundred different songs over the three days, surprisingly there were only a couple that were in all three bands setlists.

on Saturday, someone spilled a drink over an extension lead which took out the power! 
 

Wow that must have been very loud if it was too loud through the ACS customs.

I have the 26db ACS customs, and sometimes find the fit isn’t as tight towards the end of a gig, which makes them not quite as effective.

I tend to now only take them out when I am in the car and all packed up due to loud music/DJ playing after the band has finished and are packing up etc

Played at Kent festival of scouting last night for the 14-17 year olds. The whole event was set up just like a proper music festival, and we were in a huge tent with stage, crowd barrier and pro sound team. The kids there were loving it.

Earlier in the week the band had played at the opening ceremony on the main stage( I was on holiday and they had a dep) but apparantly the stage was last used at the Ozzy tribute at Villa Park.

Couple of pics below of the venue before they were let in

18 minutes ago, ambient said:

 

My brother’s friend paid several thousand pounds for two tickets.

Wow - that’s a lot. The timings and running orders have been leaked and most bands only seem to be getting 15 minute slots, with Metallica only getting 30 mins.

im glad I am not going tbh

September seems to be when most of the UK retailers are getting them in

Just back from seeing Iron Maiden at London Stadium. 24th time I have seen them and they were brilliant.

Only downside was people squaring up to each other and on the verge of fighting over standing up in the seating area!

I just got an Ibanez EHB to help with weight/back pain.

Its really light and am loving it so far.

I also just got a Shure GLX tuner/wireless as it has a large display.

Last week on my old tuner I managed to tune one string flat because I couldn’t see the display properly, which made for an awkward first song!

I need glasses for reading and close up stuff, but don’t really like playing with them on.

Guitar guitar have some in stock 

I had a chance to buy a ticket for villa park last week when they released some more for sale, but just couldn’t bring myself to pay £412.50 for a seat

1 hour ago, Tripehound said:

What’s the word on the street as to when some more stock will hit the shelves? Feeling very left out ATM!

I asked Andertons and they said end of September, Guitar Guitar website says the same.

Great, looking forward to seeing the video

13 hours ago, Dood said:

A lil box arrived yesterday afternoon, I’m looking forward to sticking the business end of my nifty-fifty up in the shiny-shiny’s goggle box.

 

It’s going to be interesting to see how it compares sat next to the QC.

Did you find one in stock somewhere? Everywhere I have seen has a 3-4 month wait list now