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    in Lefties!

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    11 minutes ago, PaulWarning said:

    depends how much they are new, if they use parts that are available (i.e. ones they can get cheap) quality could be variable

     

    I don't think there are new Brandoni basses anymore, I just saw that the owner died. Quickly checked their website.

    What is the most you'd personally pay for a new bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    9 minutes ago, tauzero said:

     

    Status are there - the Streamline that Bass Bros are selling is £200 more than the new price when they were last made. I do wish I'd kept that Series 2...

     

    There was 1 on Reverb sold in the Netherlands for 2.3k, now it's gone.
    This to say, that 1 data point is not enough.
    I believe they might have hold up well, but not exceeded the initial price.
    That said, this is a particular model too.

    https://reverb.com/item/4155638-status-streamline-5

    What is the most you'd personally pay for a new bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, tauzero said:

     

    As an increasing number of people own boutique basses, that could have the effect of pushing second-hand prices up, as the names become more widely recognised.

     

    It might for sure.
    But I personally doubt that (apart for the one off) second-hand boutique basses will exceed the initial price. They might retain it, and still I think that is gonna be tricky.
    Often we say "it's an investment", and this is where I disagree. The idea behind any investment is that of getting some gain at some point, and I just don't see how this is possible with basses. Again, with the one offs and rare exceptions (eg old bass owned by a famous person, old bass with factory defects, etc.).

    What is the most you'd personally pay for a new bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    13 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said:

    Nobody know what will happen long term (10 to 20 years) but in the short to medium term this view may be based on the probability that energy costs won't fully return to pre February 2022 levels, increasing the cost of just about everything in the supply chain from raw materials to production to distribution. Additional friction to certain import/export activities could also be inflationary.

    The GBP/USD exchange rate shift has increased UK prices of US imports by approximately 10% over the past year. Who knows when that might change? Currently there are more indicators of prices rising for some time to come rather than falling.

    Of course certain marketplaces might soften for other reasons, i.e., baby boomers and generation X die away along with their demand for Alembics, pre CBS Fenders etc. 

     

    I agree 100%.

    My point is that, considering all you just said, the fact that the actual price of a bass is higher that 5y ago doesn't make it an investment in itself.

    It always needs to be compared with inflation, cost of living, etc.

    That a Ken Smith (just to randomly name a good brand) is now worth 3k more than in the late 80s, doesn't really make it an investment.

     

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    What is the most you'd personally pay for a new bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    One thing that seems a recurring theme here and elsewhere is the idea that prices will go up.

    I don't wanna be a partypooper, but there's no way prices will always go up.

    Hard to predict when this will stop, but it'll happen at some point even if momentarily.

    Especially considering that the number of boutique bass brands increased exponentially in the last 15-20y.

    What was a "unique" thing until 20-30y ago, is becoming the standard now.

    Let's just consider how many people on BC, or even on this thread own a boutique bass.

    And that to me means that prices, also for boutique basses, will go down.

    Actually for mass produced one prices have already dropped (ie quality you get for money spent).

    Just my opinion though.

    Where do you put your thumb?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    4 hours ago, spencer.b said:

    Looks like Jaco is playing double stops in the 1st and 3rd pics and maybe a slide or just muting all the strings in n the middle one , just watched a few of his vids and looks to me like he pretty much always has his thumb on the back of the neck using finger per fret in the middle of the neck or double bass style finger1,2,4 down at the nut end 

    I think it would be less efficient to play those third chromatically up to the fifth then sixth up to octave lines that he did loads with his thumb over the top , I'm comfortable with calling thumb on the back of the neck orthodox good technique but also comfortable with acknowledging that anything can work and some players have idiosyncratic awkward looking technique yet have great technical facility 

     

    Something more to be said about Jaco is that he had really big hands and double jointed thumbs.

    All this to say that there might be occasions where he had an unusual fretting hand position.

    But, I'd agree with @spencer.b, usually he had a really neat fretting hand.

    Where do you put your thumb?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I think we might be getting a little bit out of topic here.
    We all have our ideas, believes, etc. and they are all valid (within reason ;) ), but I feel like we should probably backtrack a bit and get back to talking about "where we position our fretting hand thumb" and less about "whatever I do with my thumb is better than what others do" (paraphrasing here).
    I think the goal should be sharing experiences more than imposing ideas.
    So, let's share and then people on the other side will do whatever they want with the info.

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    What is the most you'd personally pay for a new bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    the only thing about the monetary value of basses (and other products too), I do understand prices go up and something you paid 10 bucks 10y ago now is worth 100 bucks, but there is something be said about all that:

    • value can go down as well as up, based on demand, trends, availability, market, parts cost, etc. - see analogue synthesiser in the 90s, they were throwing them at people for few hundred bucks, things that now go for 1-2-3k
    • the fact that a bass is now worth 3x more than when it got bought doesn't mean anything until (and if) one sells it
    • when saying that a bass is now worth 3x times more than 10y ago, are we accounting for inflation? 1000£ even only 3y ago is not the same as 1000£ now - 1y of gas now it costs more than a good Fender instrument
    • there's a difference between buying basses to collect them and buying basses to use them (eg I need 1 P-bass and 1 J-bass because I'm a studio musician) - just to be clear, I don't think there's anything wrong with collecting basses
    • when buying a bass is one getting any return of investment? is the person making money with it? I suppose it's "easier" for a pro musician (who earns money using their bass) to justify something more expensive, since it's the tool they use to work, not an "extra commodity"
    • if prices go too high, the likelihood of selling the bass goes down

     

    Quiet(ish) studio monitors...

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    1 hour ago, Chaddy said:

    I "think" you can power from non USB PC port and still hear your guitar from the input's, will just simply boost the connection in. Not sure if that will give any difference or if that make it clean ( Active monitoring on? ) 

    Which is what I was referring to, but I didn't explain that in my original post. My bad. 

     

    that wouldn't work. Scarlett 2i2 needs to enumerate via USB  (aka being connected to a computer/phone/tablet) in order to fully boot.
     

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    What is the most you'd personally pay for a new bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I love basses, I love talking basses, I love checking them out, all the types, but for me the bass is a tool I use to make music.

    I'm not a collector and am not after exotic woods, particular designs and exclusive features.
    That makes it easier for me to stay in the ~1k range.
    I wouldn't be able to justify anything more expensive, considering my needs and the music I make.
    Also, I wouldn't like to have a bass I can't take outside because I'm concerned it might get scratched.
    This is all subjective though, I perfectly understand other people have totally different needs.

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    Quiet(ish) studio monitors...

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    I second what the other guys have been saying. If you can, try a different computer, and if you don't have one you could try with your phone/tablet too, the 2i2 is class-compliant.

    Then, good if you can get better TRS cables too. Outputs on the device are balanced and I suspect (didn't check though) the input on your monitors is too.
    Once you get the TRS cables, I'd recommend to try bypassing the DI box too.

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