Burns-bass

Gong might fit the bill here. Brand X too.

Scary Pockets vids are good. Not seen any of that, so some good has come out of his indulgence I guess!

I guess so. I always see these 'scary player' videos on YouTube and it always strikes me as completely pointless. Seems this dude is pretty awesome player, so fair enough. I'm sure someone will be along to rip it up at 1756bpm, or blow my mind at 190bpm or break the internet by doing it at 212bpm.

Why bother?

I agreed with this in principle until I rewound the clock to this week in 1967... https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19670809/7501/ I guess it reflects the hold of the 60s on our culture, but there are some timeless songs in there, whether you love pop, soul, psychedelia or even a bit of rock.

The constant acquisition of gear has an inverse relationship with actual playing and enjoyment. By that I mean the more time I spend buying hear the less time I spend playing. Which is bloody stupid. I’ve got the preposterous situation where I have two basses, two double basses and an EUB and three guitars. This is a drastic reduction in the amount of gear I used to have. Crazy when you write it down. I’m lucky enough to have a big house in a cheap area where I can store it all. And a wife who was warned that she would live in what might resemble a music shop for the rest of her life.

What’s important is the set up. Any bass (whether new from Gear4music or second hand) needs a good set of strings and a setup. My first bass was purchased from a professional for £450. I spent about the same on a new set of strings and a set up and it’s now incredible sounding and playing. I’ve now upgrades to a Bryant which is a whole world apart but it still needed a £400 set up.

This 100%. It’s about economy of movement in most cases, rather than extension of range. That’s not to say people don’t venture to the lower reaches, of course they do, it’s just it reduces the need for position shifts.

I’m guessing nobody has!

I’m interested to know if anyone here has played an MK EUB? Ive had pretty much all the EUBs put there (SLB, Éminence, NS etc.) and none feels enough like a DB. I’ve some great things from a few people about MK basses. i just wanted to hear if anyone had played one or owns one...