wavemaker

Do you feel like this wouldn’t bug you as much if you were "free" to make your purchases uninhibited by the challenge presented in this thread? Because for me, I certainly do: I‘ve been totally fine with not buying any basses, pedals, or amps this year for several weeks - and suddenly I find myself engaged in a losing fight against Synth/Groovebox-GAS, having all but convinced myself to surrender by way of the age-old argument that this purchase might actually help me play more and inspire new music. I friggin know GAS when I feel it, and I‘m in absolute awe how it has simply shifted towards another genre of gear, apparently. So, if this was your only bass or one of a few, I‘d give you a pass. If you do have a sneaking suspicion this might just be "GAS for repairs", I‘d recommend putting the thought away for a couple of weeks. Personally, I‘ll re-visit synths in March and try to calm down until then.

I’d say "not in the chain / grey area", and let you off the hook.

This monstrosity was just released by Godin at NAMM and I‘m simply baffled by its existence:

Lovely, I‘m in. After having bought only one pedal and two basses in 2024, I‘m feeling lucky! … I do have to admit, though, to a luthier currently building a fretless neck for me - what with it being long overdue for a cultural reappraisal and such - which should be done around March. Seems like I‘m in the clear according to the rules, though!

trello.com might be useful for you.

Hi there Baloney. Quick question: Are you intentionally misinterpreting my words or do you lack reading comprehension? I offered not only one, but two specific ergonomic comparisons. Regarding the sonic aspects of their design: In short, yes. For further elaboration, please do read up on the differences of single- vs. multiscale by yourself (some of which people, entirely subjectively, see as advantages), watch some videos, or preferably, experience the thing in the flesh. Or don’t, you‘re your own person.

As a resident Dingwall enthusiast I‘d like to point out that all of their basses are optimised not only sonically but also and maybe even more so [editor‘s note: only slight hyperbole] ergonomically. Any Dingwall will have less reach to the "money notes" than a 34" Spector or Warwick Thumb, and that reach can very easily be further reduced by doing this. I don’t think many other manufacturers have understood this aspect of Dingwall’s design or have come close to replicating it.

Oh come on, I had just finished my board … boards, really, to be honest. Very interesting, to say the least. Also found this one on the other side of the channel with a built-in arcade style tap/kill-switches: https://looperwerk.de/shop/Arcade-XYAB-Joystick-Expression-Controller

Dang, you’re right, what was I thinking? I‘ll take my second favourite comp, then: Hyper Luminal, please!

I am most definitely an fx-loving bassist, but for £300 I‘d prefer a really nice foundation for the band over any embellishments. I’ll take a Cali Compact Bass and the best passive DI the leftover cash can afford.

To the contrary, I‘ve found Marcus to be very helpful, quick with a reply (and an apology, if needed), actually.