Al Krow

We've all gotta be allowed to change our minds, surely? And particularly if it's done before any cash has changed hands then it seems pretty innocent to me. There are plenty of FS threads where fellow BCers actually question "why are you selling this, you're mad!" etc. and folk do withdraw items from sale. Should the ability to withdraw an item be taken away and once listed we are all forced to sell? Let's turn this around and apply the same rule to our buying products online that are in perfect working order, but that we simply don't like. Should we 'as a matter of honour' not be allowed to return them so we don't disappoint the retailer and knacker their sales margins (which returns have the effect of doing)? Dave I know you're disappointed and also that you're a great BC'er, but I have to agree with Si, Cam, Hiram et al and their sentiment that folk do change their minds and we just need to be grown up about it and move on. Life's too short and there are a zillion other wonderful basses out there with willing sellers who would love to part you from your cash.

Cheers BRX. The GVB1006 new would easily be the most expensive bass in my collection and doesn't really make any sense. Woody reckons that it's going to be pretty similar to the GVB36 - ok the 1006 is higher spec'd but you could upgrade the pups and the EQ on the 36 for a fraction of the price difference between it and the 1006, if it was in someway lacking on the 36. I definitely don't want to think about custom basses at this early stage of my exploring a Bass VI E to E stringing.

This was a post on TB: "Only problem I have with the GVB36 is that the neck is unstable. I bought it new in 2018 but I have to adjust the trussrod every two weeks or so. The string height keeps changing by itself after a few weeks both lower and higher."

@BigRedX you're definitely one of our resident Bass VI experts - any other recommendations for a Bass VI but with wider string spacing than the 11mm on the two models we mentioned earlier ie the Ibby SRC6 and Squier Bass VI? @Woodinblackdid you have any stability issues with the neck of the GVB36?

D'uh! Gotta be Darkglass (see Spector basses). Ok sorted - mods please close the thread 😂

Well forever...until he decides he wants to get a P35 😁 He is a passive BC'er after all!

I've just checked prices, I'd be completely mad to even think about getting the 1006...definitely makes sense to kick off with it's budget sibling!

Damn! Ed Friedland is raving about the more high end GVB 1006. I'm hoping for the sake of my wallet these aren't made any more... ...oh dear, the GVB 1006 is still there on the Ibby website! @Teebs there goes the harem!

I'd love to have a harem. However Mrs Krow isn't that keen, and apparently they don't come cheap...

Good job I 'fessed it being a stock pic, then! It's from Google Images. Your cab is famous!

Just checked the Ibby website and: "GVB36 features special 14mm string spacing, compared to our usual 16.5mm spacing. This narrow spacing allows for playing chords with much more ease, a staple of Gerald's playing style." That sounds pretty perfect to me. I'll guess I'll need to "put up" with Barts in place of the big Nord singles I really like on the Ibby SRs, given that everything else is getting ticked. When you say "the neck spacing wasn't tight enough", if I recall correctly from a previous thread in which you fed back on your GVB36 you mentioned that the neck width stayed similar to the bridge width i.e. fairly parallel strings all the way up the fret board rather than angling into a narrower neck string spacing? If so, that 'problematic' feature for you I'm hoping will be actually exactly what I'm looking for. Hmmm...excellent! Now to see if I can get my hands on one

Sounds like the SRC6 and the Bass VI both have very similar spacing then at 11mm, and helpful to rule that SRC6 out then. Something around the 14mm +/- 0.5mm at the bridge, I'm guessing would be pretty ideal, but also not too much further narrowed at the neck i.e. relatively 'straight' from bridge to neck.

Guys, Looking for a quality six string bass that could double up as a Bass VI for playing chords and which I will be stringing E to E. I found my Squier Bass VI too narrowly string spaced, it felt closer to a normal 6 string guitar, but finding my Ibby SR 1206 too widely spaced. What are you guys playing that may be in between in terms of either a: - normal six string bass with narrow string spacing, or - a bass VI with wider (by bass VI standards) spacing. Relatively flexible on budget ie I'm fine with paying a bit more for the right bass, if need be. Cheers, AK

Aria Pro II - had been hanging around the house not being used for over a decade, previously owned by Mrs Krow who'd had a brief flirtation with bass a long while back. Into a TC BG250 115 (stock photo). Began my love affair with PJ basses long before I knew what a PJ bass was...

The other point to be aware of is that Ableton Live 10 Lite is bundled with some Focusrite products eg their Scarlett range, and is not time limited.

Just been trying to get myself up to speed on what the various bass options for Maruszczyk basses are but couldn't easily find a side by side comparison of what was available; so I took the liberty of cutting and pasting from their website to pull something together for myself. Sharing this here in case it's of use / interest to other folk (and apologies if this has been done multiple times already!)

Tbf you typically have one with the other n'est-ce pas?

I just found the OFD did all its emulations well but none brilliantly so. Tool for the job eh? ...And seamlessly back on topic 😂

Yeh, yeh... Cut the guff, all we're really interested in is how old your mistress is 😂

Have listened to this all the way through twice now. Great album with very accomplished musicianship. The track I wanted to return to after listening through twice was 'Invincible', the fourth track in the album and for me the fulcrum around which the album hangs. Evocative lyrics and melody line, combined with driving rhythm taking you back to an age when men led short brutish and often futile lives as battle fodder: "Warrior struggling to remain consequential". At 6.48 it could have come to a natural end; but then they change-up the tempo with the same over-arching melodic theme and kept me gripped until the track finale at 12.40. If I ever come close to writing anything 1% as good, I'll retire happy.

If he'd been making the same point about only old duffers playing PJ basses in covers bands, I'd have to plead guilty as charged!

Yeah I've been on the receiving end of 'advice' that delay pedals and bass don't go together. Glad to be hearing a contrapoint to that view! Short delay to get slap back on certain tracks can work great IMO and whilst longer delay takes more skill to work in well, it's not something we should fear. In fact something to get innoculated over.

@mangotangoI had to look up what 'estimable' meant and you're being far too kind! I've started using picks over the last 12 months or so, to complement finger style. Took a little while to get used to, but it's definitely a fun / useful alternative. I find picks to be particularly useful when you need a very precise lock-in with drums eg Michael Jackson's - The Way You Make Me Feel, as well giving more 'bite' with drive as well as other pedals (filter and octavers in particular). A couple of songs work really well with a combination of plec and fingers in different sections and it's then a case of working out how best to get hold of the pick seamlessly mid song! 😎

Killed an hour or so heading up the M1 last night listening to this via Spotify. It really is very good and I'm looking forward to a second listen on the return trip. Loved the complexity of the drum rhythms - breathtaking!