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If I am honest, I would say that most of my gigs at the moment have no requirement for a 6 strip and only some times the low B - Though I like to use it a bit more to add depth to some versions of songs we do. I could easily gig with just a 4 string, but the reason I use the 6 all the time is because.. well... its my lil babe. The best bass I've ever played and therefore even if I don't need all the strings, it's coming out to play with me every gig My keyboard player uses a full size 'piano weighted controller', the full 88 keys. I guess it would be the same as her leaving 20 of those keys at home ha ha. She loves that deck!

Shhhhhh, I’m trying not to buy another six string bass 😂😂😂😂 my main squeeze for 25 odd years!

And this one from @SpondonBassed above has got to be one for the quotes thread.. just because..well.. I said so he he he!!

Oh, now see, you're demonstrating some impressive bass geekism there! I used to just say that my insides look like a stick of Brighton Rock, just saying bass down the middle.. Hex Core Spine? Now that sums it up better!

A good friend of mine asked me once what other hobbies I have aside from playing bass. The silence afterward was deafening 😂 (True story!)

A)Led fretboard or not Yes B)Maple or Wengé fretboard Maple C)Single headless pieces or whole bridge Single Mono-Rail D)Brass or steel string clamp at headstock Brass E)Active or passive Active F)3 band or 3 band parametric Would prefer parametric G)Oil finish or polyurethane Poly H)Scale length- 25 or 28 inch 34" for bass 26.5" for guitar - 28 with respect to your design. I)Bolt on or neck through Neck through for bass J)Truss rod or just carbon support rods Both K)Out jack on top or side Side away from standing positions L)Extended fretboard to act as ramp or not No, would get in the way of slap position. Separate ramp between pickups I can share pictures of this very dream bass by the way

Ok, last one.. I had some branding designed (as you can see in my avatar and signature). I never met the designer, nor did I even speak to him before he came up with the design you can see. He only looked at my social media for a few minutes and summed up in these logos. They remain unchanged from that day other than adding colour. That is how much bass geek I am lol!!!!

My daughter genuinely thought that the Bass Clef was my own symbol. She still calls it "your symbol" even now.

My cupboards for my basses and gear wildly outnumbers the cupboards for storage of pretty much everything else I own in the house.

When I got to get change out of my pocket in the shops, I have to dig through the plectrums to find the right coins.

When I used to have an office job, many years ago, whereas everyone else had photographs of their children on their desks, I had pictures of my basses. I kinda did it on purpose at first to see if anyone would notice.. but they kinda looked cool, so I left them there.

I approve of this very tidy board! Yeah, really nice!

I use HX Edit so much that I have dedicated cables on and under my desk ready to plug Helix devices in.. I know.. I need to get out more. /geek

Thats brilliant!

In similar news, I bought one of those custom 'faux Fender' etched plates for my flip-paint Fender when I upgraded it. I've been thoroughly impressed with the neck plate and it always gets a smile when I show people so I am absolutely sure you'll get the same nods of appreciation with yours Big Stu! *Edit the seller appears to have disappeared from eBay.

It works really well if the tempo is adhered too. The tempo is actually not fast but the 16th note bass pattern gives the illusion of speed overall. I’ve seen bands start waaaay too quickly leaving the bassist struggling to keep up. Try notching it back to say 70bpm-ish to get the sound tight with the band Effects wise I’d reach for my Helix and dial in a sound which will get very close.

They are pretty good actually!! Go for the version 2 if you can as I have seen one or two version 1’s misbehaving - which I think has been down to a ribbon cable issue. YMMV. i would say that for bass though, GM hasn’t had an update in years and thus newer processors (even cheaper in comparison to the new price of a GM2) will probably perform better. I have had a few TC Racks and generally they are very good.

There's a link to my review on the EBS product page: https://ebssweden.com/content2/combos/magni-500-bass-combos/ (Reviews tab). Really liked it!

I have the same stereo "head" Mic used at the start of the video. It is absolutely brilliant for the money.

I'm going to ask if I can review it, so hold that thought!

If I recall correctly I did find mine for about £250 as it happens. After extensive testing "sitting-in-chairs-in-all-manner-of-office-outlets" I agree with you. 90% of stock was uncomfortable and thus I went to look for a specialist. I'm not sure what the prices are like for these chairs now, but I do recall the company I used (I found the link: http://executiveofficeseating.co.uk) were super helpful and made sure that I was choosing the right chair, especially regarding the fold away arms. Ahhh yes, back in my IT days I had an orthopaedic chair sourced for me. It was about £800 and that was about ten years ago.

Hi, as I spend a huge amount of time in my studio space I bought a "24 Hour chair" from one of PSI's resellers: https://www.psiseating.co.uk/zircon - It's a "posture" chair designed for long hours use and has certainly helped my lower back pain too. The model I have literally has every adjustment known to musician on it including lumbar support. There's all manner of levers and adjustments too. This thing has probably done about ten odd years service and it looks barely used! Yes, it wasn't cheap, but necessary. It has more than made it's money back. Oh and the best thing is that I ordered mine with arms rests that slide backwards out the way. Proper beefy, non-wobbly arms rests that can be moved back so I can play guitar or bass in a comfortable position and then, when it comes to typing up my magazine reviews (just finished ten thousand words) the rest pop up for maximum comfort.

I have one of these sat on my desk at the moment. I'll be back down in the studio doing more bass reviews this week, so I'll be doing something on the Stomp too. Looking forward to it!