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There have been many times in my life, including now, when the bass I’m carrying is worth more than the car it is in…having said that, can I charge more for dings, which are asynchronous unintended organic tone divots?

In an ideal world, this is true…..but very few “Jazz players” are capable, and many rely on a few licks, don’t listen enough to respond musically to other ideas, and usually (sax and guitar) play wayyyyy too many notes. Tbf, I can’t solo like Ron Carter either…

This is exactly my experience with jazz jams. I do not find it enjoyable.

Sat in with Stevie Daniels at the White Swan near Newmarket. Great crown…lots of dancing and compliments. Debut gig for my new Elf head paired with Genz Benz 12’s. First set was with my Spectracore 5 fretless, then used the Peavey Dynabass for set two. All worked really well, and the Elf didn’t even get warm.

This is great advice!

There are, imo, different steps involved in learning to read notation. First comes understanding the actual notation for pitch and rhythm. The other step is being able to read music at tempo. I guess the last step is being able to sightread at tempo…this takes years to master. The other complication include key signatures, choosing where to play a passage on the neck as you are reading it, and, in the case of a lot of written out jazz parts, dealing with rhythms that are not exactly as written and parts produced by non-bass players that are unplayable as written. Then, at last you master all of this, get a pit gig for a musical, and have a singer need to go down a step on the night…. please don’t get discouraged though…all it takes is time

I picked an Elf up last week and have been using it with a Genz Benz 12. Very well pleased, especially with a bass with hotter pickups. Not at all bothered by the fan noise.

Nice! I have the Focus version of this 12…wonder if there is a tonal difference

I’ve got a dynabass 5 with the super ferrite pickups…massive sound and a very slim, jazz bass-like neck.

….tone is in your fingers….ducks

This is exactly my current rig…

Two Genz Benz 112’s for most things, but the Trace Elliot 410 and 115 are in the garage. Trace vintage power…GP12 smx 400w. I am thinking about getting an Elf for home and small/ medium gigs

Have you reinforced your floor?

So…we all park at your place!