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thanks for all the recommendations I will look into them all  

On 04/10/2022 at 11:47, chyc said:

You'll get as many recommendations as responses I reckon. The local music shop where I live (PMT) has a selection of headphone out on display for you to try before you buy which is what I would do if I were in your position. You'd get really nice cans for £300, but there are some general principals that I look out for

 

• Open back vs closed back. All things being equal I much, much prefer open but the downside is there's a lot of sound bleeding in both directions. If you're in a quiet office you'll annoy your colleagues with open backed headphones, and if you're in a noisy office you'll get distracted with the outside noise. Bass response is generally better with closed, but I don't care about graphs: my ears tell me I prefer the open variety even for bass.
• Weight: I've tried headphones that sound great, but fatigue my neck too much when worn for extended periods.
• Comfort: For me this comes back to open vs closed. Closed headphones don't allow air to circulate and my ears overheat.
• Input impedance: Less of an issue these days but in the past some headphones would have ludicrously high input impedance. This would mean that consumer gear hifis wouldn't be able to get the best out of them. Watch out for 600Ω beasts and such cans do exist in the £300 range!
• Wireless vs wired: I am a luddite and will choose wired any day of the week.

 

If I were to choose headphones again (I have and love my Sennheiser HD580s BTW) I'd put comfort above sound quality, and they would be light, open backed, and with an impedance around 150Ω.

 

HTH

thanks for your response, I was thinking closed back but I guess like you said I should get off my derrière and go and try some but i will defo look at the other points you raised 

Hey, so I'm in the market for some new headphones. Over the ear type not buds. Would be primarily for listening to music through HI-FI set up, my PC and using to play along to/learn songs. Decent bass response is a must. Budget would be up to and around £300.00. Was wondering if any of you could give me some recommendations?  Thanks in advance

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Bass received in excellent packaging and clearly well taken care of. 

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On 13/01/2022 at 09:42, zitherman said:

Im surprised at the difficulty im having in selling this rig.Maybe its a sign of the times that bass players are becoming redundant and those that remain dont want to carry anything heavier than a bag of sugar.Unwanted retirement forces this sale so a final reduction to £1300.

I'd love to buy this but my bands guitarists have all gone ampless and I've followed suit. I guess it is the times with FRFR and class D.  GLWTS

I've seen one selling for £450.

I'll also take a look at the one you're using too though, thanks.

Thinking about going down the FRFR rabbit hole  has anyone any experience using a Atomic Wedge CLR Neo Active Reference Monitor. One of the guitarists in my band uses one and I had a play through it for about 30 minutes and it seemed good. Has any one had any experience using one for a longer period?

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no worries, thanks for replying to the message I sent four days ago 👍

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Although obviously not a fad I'd say there was a period in the early 2000s (around when I started playing) that everyone I knew wanted to play the most slappy Flea/ Les Claypool inspired bass lines - might have just been my age group though!

16 hours ago, Crawford13 said:

I understand where you are coming from, let me explain my view on this band. 

One of the biggest stereotypes we have as bassists is that we play it because we are failed guitarists, or that it's an easier instrument to play with less strings. 

Now my view is that he is in general playing the bass as if it was a guitar. 

Before everyone rushes to slate me, its only my opinion and I'm more than happy to accept that I'm probably wrong. 

I agree with you, although Lemmy and J Entwistle also said they played bass more like a guitar (just in a less obnoxious way )

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48 minutes ago, Leftfret said:

Bargain!! Pity I'm a leftie 😞

 

It is but it's just gathering dust so would like it to go quickly. You could always string it upside down 😂

Fender P neck. Maple with rosewood board.  Collection preferred in Blackpool. 41MM width at nut.

56 minutes ago, Drax said:

Sounds counterintuitive but like @Lozz196 I was up for the idea in principle but in practice found 2 separate single bags much easier to carry, fit in a car, stash at gig etc.. 

13 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

Yep, it's a trade off. I like simplicity and tidiness, but the bulk and weight of a double bag is as annoying as having two bags around. You can't really win!

I've never had a double case, and probably wouldn't bother for regular transport. Even when I was working stageside with big touring bands, it would often be numerous hardcases in a flightcase rather than one giant case for them all. Even roadcrews like a little bit of convenience! 😄

Reminds me of when I used to take the tube to rehearsals with a 5-string Stingray and the heaviest Jazz Deluxe V I've ever lifted in one monster gigbag. It wasn't any easier in my 20s, but I was too stupid back then to make it easy on myself!

Ah okay, thanks for input guys. Think I'm gonna stick with separates and save the money for more basses   I'll just have to make my lazy donkey do more trips to the car when I'm loading/unloading

Thanks, I'll take a look

7 minutes ago, Bobthedog said:

When I have had to take two basses I used two separate cases / gig bags. 

Yeah I do now, I was just thinking if I could reduce the stuff I take/save space.

Oh really, that's a shame. As I am just looking for a double so I don't need two cases when I take two basses. I never considered the weight issue.

Is anyone using one or recommend one at all. I've seen two online:

https://www.andertons.co.uk/enki-amg-2-electric-bass-case-hard-case-for-2-bass-guitars-aircraft-hold-approved-316117?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiaSs8oeS8AIVA-ztCh2wtA7tEAQYBSABEgLpEPD_BwE

Which looks excellent but probably a bit much for my needs (no flights).

Or

https://www.andertons.co.uk/gator-pro-go-bass-2x-gig-bag-for-2-bass-guitars

Which also looks decent but I do normally prefer hard cases.

That Wet Wet Wet song - I feel it in my fingers? Was in the charts for so long when I was in my teens + my sister liked it and played it too

anything Bon Jovi

That god awful All about that bass song! 

Bought an amp from Iain. Easy to deal with - trade with confidence. Thanks again 👍