jonno1981

Grados have stunning detail (got some 225s), but I find them fatiguing to listen to compared to my hd600s which I could enjoy all day. It’s very personal and absolutely worth a trip to a shop to try some. Any hifi retailer worth their salt will have demo pairs of these that have been properly run in to demo. You might be surprised with what you prefer! I’d add audio technica to the list as well.

Thanks for the tips. I’m leaning towards the k&m. Great brand and looks sturdy.

Great guidance above. I wonder if your bass is too low an output to push the amp to overdrive. If you can get hold of one/borrow etc. I’d try running a preamp in front of it and see how much of a difference that makes. It’s clear you’ve got a sound in your head you’re trying to get to. If not a darkglass fan, sansamp or something similar.

I’ve got a jazz bass I want to wall mount horizontally. Not on a vertical hanger but a sideways one. Can anyone recommend one? Ta. Not sure about the plethora of £15 ones on Amazon.

Have you played one? I have and they’re monster. The pound is crashing so stick another 5-10% on the price over the next 6 months minimum.

I used one of these for years with a prog trio and it was a huge part of our sound. I used to love the bits in songs I got to use the fuzz with boost. One thing to mention, I found it responds really differently with a hot signal into it. I used to run a sansamp vt bass always on in front of it, loads of really satisfying natural compression from the bass juice. A very underrated device.

Agreed. Over polished to the nth degree. Dull!

This is worth a look. Eda900 maybe? https://cheapguitars.boards.net/thread/43/ergodyne-definitive-guide-planet-earth

Ibanez. Ergodyne?

Love the colour. Looks fantastic.

Thanks! It’s made me consider the higher end models. I’ve never really thought about them before buying this one.

I picked up a bargainous bb414 on Facebook marketplace a few months back. Fitted a gotoh bridge (after pic was taken) I had knocking around, new strings, setup and it’s surprising excellent. Light, well balanced and very high output. Nice variation and even the bridge pickup sounds good soloed. I had some friends over who thought it was a mid level bass, it only cost £120 + strings! Very pleased and ridiculous value for money.

New website still coming “in the next few weeks”. If it actually appears, I’ll buy a fodera!

Grain on the board and top looks beautiful. Nice find!

Beautiful colour.

Amazing trio! I’d pick up the walnut wal 4 first, then the modulus, then the other wal4. As contemporary basses go, I think all three are as solid investments as you can get at the moment. I’m very jealous!

I used to play in an instrumental band, really good fun! Gives everyone a bit more room to contribute to the songs I think. Although there’s definitely more of a risk of self-indulgence!

On this basis I’ll never buy a pjb product. Worryingly I have bought some mid range Edifier speakers (also designed by Phil Jones) and I’m concerned about support for them. Given the choice I’d rather have bought something else now.

The high end freshman brand acoustic guitars use a lot of the schertler systems and they’re very, very good amped up. Interesting option to consider!

Wasn’t there something in their royalties contract that they have to appear every so often in character to keep earning royalties from the original film? Im all for this as long as they don’t rush the script!

In an ideal world, I’d have the Ibanez headstock, electronics and neck profile, with the aria body shape, finish and materials! The headstock on the aria really puts me off for some reason.

Blimey, initial thoughts: 1. People borrowing gear without asking 2. People moving your gear in a way you never would and damaging/marking it 3. Turning up to a venue and arrangements are totally different from those agreed 4. People who agree to turn up at a given time when they know they never could arrive at the time. 5. People haven’t practiced songs they asked you to prep for at rehearsal 6. Silk windings that fray. I don’t know why it just bugs me.

I’ve found this really hard as well. The idea of taking an afternoon off to get to a sound check at 4pm and back at 2am just isn’t an option at this point in my life. I’ve got limited holiday and a decent job that rewards well but has high expectations on my availability. With 2 young kids and a musician wife it’s put a lot of barriers in the way of joining any projects.