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Not sure that's right. Maybe for the B3n unit, it's non-proprietary software but the GT-1B is official Boss software and very good. However @Bleat is correct in that the synth sounds are dire - or I think, sound good but the tracking is awful so either way, unusable.

@Diew919, There's very little coverage of this unit on the Net and even from Boss themselves - only 3 contributors to the online library and their patches are frankly terrible and unusable with hugely varying levels. I suggest you search instead for coverage of its guitar brother, GT-1 which has some helpful videos. I'd also just try experimenting yourself with the Tone Studio editor - it's quick to trial different effects chains, parameters and pedal orders. Finally, I've not had much success with the Pre-amps which all make the sound 'boxy'. Would love to hear from anyone who's made progress with these?

I played @Dood's 7-string Shuker at a bass show years ago and it was very impressive...

Agree - completely random. All good players of course but Top-10? Thing is everyone reading this thread has looked at the list right? It's just click-bait psychology. We all love a list. P.s. you know it's real click-baity when they go, 'You won't believe who's at #3'...

Great show- saw them at the Lowry in Manchester. As with other posters, agree that the Christians were good too! The L42 rhythm section were on fire! MK obvs but that drummer. Horns well integrated too. Fantastic show.

Not seen one of those before. Looks like a pre-evolution of the Grooveline series. Full marks to Ibanez for bass innovation and experimentation over the years.

You may have a better response in the 'Bass Guitars' discussion but I'll pitch in for an Ibanez EHB 5-ver. Multi-scale, light and sounds great.

So a new contender... Aimed at guitar but with some bass amps and cabs. About £100ish... look interesting. Anyone got one yet? How does it work for bass?

Peter Gabriel with the mighty Tony Levin on bass. Very good show. Some great new songs and amazing young musicians with the core band. https://tonylevin.com/road-diaries/peter-gabriel-io-tour/manchester-show

Franzbassist, I've got that one too. Mine came with a gig bag. I see you've put markers on the neck. Good addition. I still get lost down low or high...

He also played a Warwick... at least in this video which is a joy.

Would highly recommend you try one. That middle-C to high C range speaks so clearly for chords and guitar lines, yet the bottom goes all the way down to a thunderous low C and a final B below that. I know people say you don't notice the fan frets... I do! and the headless means you'll be on the wrong string and fret all the time but I'm getting used to it. Build is great but the form factor is killing: muchio strings, light weight, good balance and passive mode for long sessions. Absolutely great workhorse. Got my GB here for luxury and it has the hi-fi tone but it eats batteries and is heavy. The EHB is my 'does everything' beater!

Arghhhh! It's like staring into the face of God! Beautiful bass. You won BassChat!

Erm... are they any good though?

Bit of a munter...

A common debate here. I wasn't aware of the celebrity endorsement models... I'd take each on their own merits as an instrument and make sure you don't pay too much for the name..

Aw considering the crap he comes out with, particularly about women, I thought he was very respectful with her as he gets schooled! Video link added:

Looks legit based on the reassuring £5k price tag... P.s you and how many others will be there...

Erm, thank you for asking @EBS_freak - that's very polite for the internet. So I think Matt might have wanted to another signature artist to go with a different form factor. The AJ is quite different for example. Let's face it, despite their phenomenal talent as players, they're probably not making a particularly good living so any income stream, like a signature model commission, is probably highly prized and an overlap a perceived incursion into the signature space responded to with some wariness. I do think Matt Garrison created a 'thing': 4-finger technique + ramp (arguably a Gary WIllis innovation) + a 5-string high 'C' = Matt's thing. For the record, I'm all in with it having seen him in a tiny club in Manchester tearing it up with Gary Husband and Randy Brecker! Yes, quite a line up. So along comes Janek who puts his name to an ostensibly similar model. Does it matter? Probably a bit to Matt although I don't suppose there was any intent from Janek to plagiarise Matt's bass, Janek I think just liked similar features and was offered a commission. Re. crowd funding for a Wal - again Janek did not say that was his intention - but! In reaching his viewer goals, he would earn enough to afford a Wal and go ahead and get one and probably film it for his channel, so not an explicit crowd-funding campaign but resulting in a similar result. So there you go... That's my take and it's the rough and tumble of being a creator and making yourself the centre of attention. I'd end with a perspective of Janek as an artist and record of his which is wonderful: see below

That's a looker. F Bass are having a moment with Scott SBL Devine getting a signature too. Guess creator endorsements are more important than artist endorsements these days?