Frank Blank

I have the opening bars of Such Sweet Thunder as my ringtone, love it.

I'll look into Pithecanthropus Erectus, why Mingus has never really appeared on my radar before I don't know, thats a stupid statement, of course he's a player I know about but I haven't listened to as much. Enjoying Concierto very much, cheers.

Ah got you. Seems to hold the particular straps I use securely enough.

Here’s a pic of the Schaller strap button for n the ACG which is an eleven year old strap button and also a pic of a Schaller S-Lock strap button that’s three months old. They look very similar, if not the same and I can use a normal strap securely with both.

You can use a normal strap with the Schaller strap buttons that came on the eleven year old ACG and with the Schaller S-Lock strap buttons too.

I think you are right, ACGs now come with Dunlops as standard, my ACG Harlot, which is an early build, came with Schallers.

Thank you Sir. The ACG Harlot had the Schallers installed since it was built in 2009, I bought the S-Locks because they are compatible with the older Schaller strap buttons that came on the bass, they snap in crisply and are are really firm. When the Schallers are engaged it feels like both components become one solid unit, the Dunlops (which, btw, are on a much newer bass) rattle a bit and don’t inspire quite as much confidence.

I’ve got to ACG basses, one with Dunlops and one with Schaller S-Locks. The Schallers are really nicely made and I feel confident with the bass on the strap, the Dunlops are not as sturdy and I find them more fiddly to use. No doubt it’s a matter of personal taste but imho the Schallers are superior in every way.

Brian Bromberg - Wood...

Liking Renku too...

Very much liking The Bad Plus, a Jazz Kraftwerk cover? Superb...

Big fan of E.S.T. but new to GoGo Penguin but digging this... ... in fact digging them generally.

There is a similar six page thread on Talk Bass. Here are their recommendations... Charlie Haden - Beyond The Missouri Sky Ron Carter - Miles Smiles, E.S.P. Ray Brown - Night Train Scott LaFaro - Sunday At The Village Vanguard Jimmy Garrison - A Love Supreme Rufus Reid - From Kirk To Nat John Patitucci - Chick Corea Akoustic Band Christian McBride - Finger Painting Marc Johnson - 2x4 Mark Dresser - Aquifer John Hebert - Renku Willie Dixon - The Big Three Edgar Meyer - Bach Suites, Uncommon Ritual Steve Swallow - Flight (Bremen) 1961 Michael Bisio - Long Night Waiting Drew Gress, - I, Claudia Scott LaFaro - The Arrival of Victor Feldman Charlie Hayden - Nightfall, Gitane, The Golden Number, Closeness, Charlie, The Shape of Jazz to Come Eddie Gomez - If Summer Had Its Ghosts Brian Bromberg - Wood Bob Magnusson with Art Pepper Larry Gray - Power Trio:Live in Chicago Alan Broadbent - Round Midnight. Paul Chambers - Miles Davis at the Blackhawk, Blue Trane Wilbur Ware - A Night at the Village Vanguard. Jimmy Blanton - Ellington Duets Scott LaFaro - Waltz for Debby, Portrait in Jazz Charlie Haden - The Shape of Jazz to Come Miroslav Vitous - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs Carlos Henriquez - The Magic Hour Larry Grenadier - Live at the Vanguard, Back at the Vanguard (Art of the Trio vol. 2 and 4) Dave Holland - Extended Play, Overtime Lynn Seaton - Puttin' On the Ritz John Patitucci - One More Angel Mingus / Ellington - Money Jungle Scott LaFaro - Sunday at the village vanguard Steve Lacy Trio - The Holy La Bill Frisell - Gone, Just Like A Train Anything by NHØP Oscar Pettiford on "Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington Paul Chambers - Blue Train Ray Brown - Night Train w/ Oscar Peterson John Clayton - When I Look In Your Eyes w/ Diana Krall Terry Plumeri - Blue and Green (Terry Plumeri) Eddie Gomez - The Mad Hatter (Chick Corea) George Mraz - Arcade (John Abercrombie) Ratzo Harris on Gimcracks and gewgaws Dwayne Dolphin - Portrait of Adrian Patitucci - Through My Eyes by Michel Camilo Sam Jones - Live At The Jazz Workshop (Barry Harris) Ron Carter - Speak Like A Child Jimmy Garrison - Puttin' It Together (Elvin) Bob Cranshaw - Our Man In Jazz (Sonny Rollins) Henry Grimes and Art Davis - McCoy Tyner's Reaching Fourth and Inception. Dave Holland - From The Soul (Joe Lovano) NHØP - The Apartment (Dexter Gordon) Oscar Pettiford - Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique Ugonna Okegwo - Leon Parker’s Above and Below Stanley Cowell Trio - Illusion Suite

...which is exactly why I'm thinking about a pair of K12.2s

Yay, welcome to the QSC (Quite Small Club).

I use my QSC as a monitor at small or large gigs, at smaller gigs withoutPA support it can be used as backline. my entire rig, regardless of venue size, is bass > Stomp > QSC.

I'm at this moment listening to Bass on Top by Paul Chambers, will check out his stuff with Miles and BH album, cheers Sir.

I've been listening to some Jazz from double bass players lately so could anyone recommend me any such albums, favourites, classics, whatever you like...

Definitely has the whiff of guitar to it but as @Jack rightly points out, it does have lights.

I've just spent an inordinate amount of time looking at this ...