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Just thought I'd bump this thread to throw in my two pence on the Eich Bass Board. I had never tried one before but I had a go on @ped's Tecamp board at his house when I was over buying a bass off earlier this week. I had read about these things previously and thought they sounded interesting but a quick go on one in person had me sold. Playing through Ped's headphone rig was impressive and it adds a level of tactile feedback that you miss if you're not playing through a loud rig. I ordereded a small board, which at 23x31.5", still isn't that small. Getting it working was a carry on, as I didn't have a speakon cable long enough to connect it to my Markbass Ninja 1000 and Ninja 2x12 that I use at home. Once I got the cable, I found that running it as an extension to the Ninja didn't work so well, as the vibration power (oo-er) is linked to the amp output, and the Ninja 1000 is so powerful that even at low settings for output, it gets very loud but wasn't driving the board hard enough. The solution was to run the board with a dedicated head, handily I had a Little Mark III sitting around, with the signal from the bass going to a splitter pedal. Now I can set my amp volume and board vibration level independently, allowing me to leave the board off, or leaving the Ninja off to run into headphones. Be warned if you live in flats, these things are quiet but not silent and they do project noise downwards. The damping in the board is amazing and there are no rattles from the board, but it doesn't need to be working hard to start bass waves into your floor and if you live above someone else you'll drive them nuts. As mentioned by other users, it has way more power than you could need. I run mine on a fairly punchy setting on the ground floor of a semi, I've never had complaints from the neighbours but all the same I'd dial it back for midnight headphone practice. I can't comment on live use, I know some users think it's very good for gigs or rehearsals with IEMs if you miss the feeling of the thump from a loud bass amp. I think it would definitely help me. I actually think it helps my timing a little even just playing along with songs at home. Is it useful? Probably. Is it fun? Undoubtedly. They are big, they take up a lot of space, they can be a fiddle to set up and expensive to start using, with the (imo virtually compulsory) requirement for a dedicated head to run it, but if you want to feel the bass thumping in your chest like you're playing a loud gig, while sitting in your study in your pyjamas playing at a reasonable volume, you should get one.

I don't understand why you put a bid in if you didn't want to buy it. You saw the reserve wasn't met, thought you'd be "safe" with a low bid and ended up winning. What were you trying to achieve? Time to man up and pay the bill, if you don't like it then just sell it. The other members here advocating people pulling out of paying to get of having to buy the thing is a bit sad to see. Dreamers and fantasy buyers who can't or dont actually come up with the money are a total pain, the seller shouldn't have to have their time wasted.

Very nice and very different to the Sheehan models, I've got an Attitude LTD II, a bit different but also a fantastic instrument.

Here you go, I hope these help. As it turns out, my Ken Smith actually previously belong to mrbassman_de, the world of high end luxury instruments is a small one.

Thanks for the heads up, photos will be posted tomorrow.

Bought a fantastic Ken Smith from Ped, great guy to deal with - quick response to my messages, arranged a meeting for me to collect the bass and let me have a fiddle on with it before handing the cash over. The bass was as described and I'd happily recommend him as a seller, top guy!

I couldn't think of a worse way to experience music than at a festival. Standing in a field, poor sound quality, drugged or drunk louts everywhere, eye-watering prices for everything and disgusting toilets, no thanks. I much prefer a seated gig these days, though I rarely go to gigs as there is little on locally that interests me. That said, I do recall that every time I've seen Steve Vai live at Newcastle City Hall, which is a seated venue, everyone stands up the moment he comes on stage and remains standing until the end. Its more like an allocated standing space that you pay for rather than a seat ticket. Can't we all just sit down and enjoy the performance for God's sake? 😂

Guthrie is an absolutely incredible guitarist. There is a video of him playing "Wonderful Slippery Thing" with Mohini Dey and she is fantastic. I guess the "Mohini can't groove / plays too fast / has no soul" brigade missed this one. I love her tone in this video too, so much punch and clarity and a huge amount of bottom end. You can really feel how loud the bass was in the venue on that night, that is proper bass that you feel through your whole body.

A lot of musicians feel threatened by technical ability and composition or improvisation on a level beyond what they normally play or listen to. Rather than saying nothing they feel the need to insult the players or the music. It's a strange phenomenon.

My six string has P, J, MM and soapbar humbucker, all switchable and able to blend. I guess it's "other"? I really can't decide on one setup to be my favourite but PJ is a good config for a lot of styles, my Pedulla MVP 5 is PJ and my Yamaha Attitude LTD II has a jazz bar added too. That said, I love the Thumb 5 config of a JJ, angled and jammed right in the sweet spot next to the bridge too but it's only really good for the Thumb sound, so I voted PJ.

I'm a SBL member, I really need to use it more though. I should spend more time with it, particularly when I'm traveling for work. This thread has really left a sour taste in my mouth, this is an embarrassment to Basschat. Is his YouTube stuff clickbaity? Undoubtedly, yes. However, I consume most of my video content via YouTube and have seen this happen to a lot of the channels I watch over the past few years - the algorithms and culture of YouTube means a lot of channels have to do this stuff, it's all driven by the way data is interpreted and used to boost or hide channels depending on how users interact with it. I do think that Scott's free stuff on YouTube is great though, once you get past the "6 reasons six string basses suck" title and thumbnail and you realise that actually the video is 6 ways to better utilise a 6 string and avoid some common pitfalls, as one example. It's good and useful info packaged in a way that helps generate interest on an extremely crowded platform. He is a great player and a great teacher, but if you don't like his content on Youtube, then don't watch it - it's free and didn't cost you anything. I think the stuff on SBL is great for the price and I don't begrudge him the opportunity to charge extra for certain courses - he is running a business and if he thinks some elements should be monetised outside of the normal academy stuff, then I suppose he is better positioned than any of us to weigh up the cost and risk to his business.If I had guessed the production costs, I'd have guessed low and that doesn't even factor in editing. I do think though, love him or hate him, that going through companies house to see how much the business earns is a touch crass, even if it is info available to the public. However, bringing his wife, the state of his marriage and the division of shares between himself and his wife really is appallingly crass. Pretending it's not a veiled criticism or jibe doesn't cut it, there is no reason to bring that into the discussion except for making backhanded remarks and insinuations. Really, really poor form and I don't blame Scott for making a video in response. It's embarrassing to read. Personally I think he is owed an apology.

The brand philosophy has changed for the Soundgear, as Ibanez started that line to make thin, lightweight and ergonomic instruments, which when these things premiered, was probably quite impressive. The BTB series on the other hand was l, as the name suggests, designed to incorporate features from boutique basses and had 35" scales, flamed maple tops, wide necks and skin spacing and the monorail bridges. They had lost the wide bodies and that distinctive long top horn which was good for balance. Whether or not these are really boutique bass features or not is debatable but it did allow Ibanez to launch a new line of basses that was different to anything else they were doing at the time. It must have been a success because the BTB must be only a few years off it's 20th birthday.

That Pedulla looks familiar.

Funny how different people have different experiences. I bought a bass off them last week and even once they'd shipped it they were happy to entertain my questions over the phone and just have a general chat about boutique basses. If anyone from Bass Direct is reading, the Pedulla is fantastic. What an instrument.

I'm looking at that and wondering what kind of wear pattern they were going for here. You could do four hour sets on a bass seven nights a week for forty years and it wouldn't wear like that. It looks a tad silly. I'm very much in the camp of just playing a bass in and letting it gain mojo. I keep my gear in good condition but I don't cry over little marks, especially ones made by previous owners. I'd never try and damage my basses to make them look older or more played than they are.

When even members of big bands with record deals have day jobs, for a lone bassist to survive primarily on gigging would be very hard. Misha Mansoor of awful metal act Periphery admits that his income from the band (music sales and tour income) only just breaks even and he has to find actual money to live on from other sources. If someone on his level can't live on music alone then I wouldn't feel bad about not being able to do it yourself. Getting a job will be good for you though, it will certainly help your mental health.

The Yamaha Attitude has a neck modelled on a 68 Tele bass neck and it is big. It's still a fast neck though - the satin finish is superbly applied, the best I've ever felt. People with small hands might struggle on it, I suppose.

I was not! It does have the smallest neck of any four string I've ever played, it's effortless to use. You've got a purple Palaedium haven't you? Probably even rarer than the orange colour. I sometimes wonder how many are out there, I'd be surprised if Peavey sold more than a few hundred worldwide. I doubt there's more than a handful in the UK.

Peavey Palaedium, the Jeff Berlin signature. This is one of the US basses, I think it's a 1993 model but I can't look at the serial number at the moment as I'm away for work. Jeff didn't stay with Peavey for all that long and signature basses never shift in huge numbers, especially for a jazz fusion player, so I doubt Peavey sold a huge number of them. They are fantastically made and worth next to nothing these days - Peavey have never commanded huge prices outside of their US-made Cirrus line. I got this for less than $300. I love Peaveys of this vintage. I'd buy a Rudy Sarzo signature or a TL-6 if I saw one for sale. A B-Quad is on my dream bass list too.

Aren't we talking about the Streamer?

Better? I think that's stretching it a bit. Warwick didn't and still haven't overcome the inherent flaw in the design, the dire upper fret access - although they did make that malformed Stu Hamm model which was meant to be better in that respect. Warwick certainly have a different take on the basses to Spector, but "better" depends entirely on who you're asking.

I don't feel any neck dive with my Thumb 5, but I do wear it high so the curve of the body locks in with the bottom of my ribcage, I guess this is how the bass was designed to be worn. I also use a wide strap with all my basses. My Spector Euro 5LX had a curved body too (and is obviously very close to the Streamer in shape) and I didn't have any problems with that either. The only ergonomic issue I see with the Thumb is the way it sits the first fret quite far off to your left, not an issue for me but if you're short or have a bit of a kite on you I can see how it could cause a problem.

What a ringing endorsement for Warwick 😮

Superb.