bussonetthebass

Indeed.. The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet!

Having auditioned the LFSys Monaco, Silverstone and the new 10" Monza with @Phil Starr and @stevie back in May I quickly decided to put my money on the Monza. It arrived about two weeks ago (my delay, not LFSys) and since then has had two outings. The first which was a full band rehearsal where I was so troubled with a noisy pedalboard I hardly paid any attention to the Monza. But last weekend I did my first gig in about five years with the Monza paired-up to my Gallien Krueger Legacy 500 at a small 'psychedelic' festival in a medium-sized marquee. I have to say the Monza was bloomin' great! In fact I think the sound on stage was so good I'm fairly sure the PA mix guy didn't use the DI feed I provided. I could hear myself pretty well throughout our 55 minute set, and although I didn't move far away from my spot on stage, whether I was facing forward, backwards or side-on I could hear clearly what I was doing. This hasn't always been the case in the past! At the end of our set two of the stage PA guys (separately) approached me both congratulating me and the Monza for the fabulous bass sound. One of these guys had been sitting off stage at 90 degrees to my left whilst we played, and he said how great and 'flat' it sounded, which I take as a big compliment. Then, whilst I was packing my bass and pedalboard (because there was a rush to get the next band on) he asked me if he could carry the Monza off stage. I agreed, he picked it up expecting it to weigh so much more and immediately vocalised a 'f**k' about being totally amazed at how light it was. In fact he could hardly believe it! I think that's a bit of a win-win-win for LFSys, the Monza and me.. Hooray!! Here's a pic.. spot the baby Monza!

I consider myself supremely fortunate to have been invited to meet with Phil and Stevie yesterday to sample the current 3x LFSys cabinets, the two 12" cabs, (Monaco and Silverstone), and the 'hot off the press' 10" Monza. I'm very much a self-taught plodding amateur bassist, but I do know what I like in the way of sound from a bass cab, and also being somewhat small in stature and of later years, the size and weight of the cab is also important to me. I can't really add much to the expansive objective comments made by Phil above, but I can say I wholeheartedly agree with all of the subjective comments! What I can add though is that I did indeed wander around the room listening to each cab 'off-axis' and noticed that the dispersion on all three was exceptional even at close to 90 degrees. I can also totally agree with Phil's comment about "I think it's all the cab I'll ever need". Given that I am currently cab-less with a GK amp awaiting a mate and with a few gigs lined-up over the summer I have decided to make a Monza mine! Thanks again to Stevie and Phil for giving me the chance to audition the whole line-up! BTW, pictures for the Monaco and Silverstone are available on the LFSys.co.uk , and you can imagine the Monza looking like a smaller brother!

Hi folks.. I recently acquired a new Ibanez SRMD200 medium scale bass (32") and am looking to replace the factory fitted strings. From a little googling there doesnt seem to be that many choices. Can anyone recommend a suitable length brand/model? I'm in UK. Thanks

New to this competition but just knocked this one together seeing as I'm isolating and feeling like escaping to the studio. Apologies in advance for the singing.. I'll blame Omicron on this occasion.😄 Here you go

Shame.. I would have paid more than £142 if it could have been posted!