PatrickJ

Their 2020 pricing does feel a little on the high side. The range of pedals they released cost a lot more than I was expecting and the new line of basses seem pretty spendy at the 1k mark.

That's a fair comment, it is in essence still a traditional J.

It's not for everyone that's for sure, but it's the same old thing. They try something different and it has limited appeal and doesn't sell - they play it safe with the same old Fender shapes and they don't sell because it's just another clone at an extremely saturated price point. It's a bit of a no win I guess.

They haven't put anything on the Ashdown website yet but I've seen a few reference a new range of Neo cabs. I believe they are going to be called the ABM-PN (Pro Neo) range. GAK have them on Pre-Order at around £450-£475. There seems to be a 112, a 115 and a 210. PMT did a little write up of Ashdown's NAMM offering and gave them a brief mention. https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/blog/2020/01/13/new-ashdown-bass-guitars-amps-pedals-namm-2020/ Haven't seen any specs on weight - I'm quite interested in the 2x10 for my Little Stubby head.

Me too, though that unison line is causing me a few troubles. Another great choice @TKenrick - I'll be working on this one too now.

Personally I dont have a problem with the headstock. It works well in context of the rest of the guitar - ties in and balances nicely with the shape of the upper horn.

If every active BC member contributing a £1, we could get one and have it circle the regional Bass Bash events - would ba a talking piece.

I'd suggest it was probably a gallon of moonshine rather than JD. I wonder if Pino or Jaco would still sound like themselves on one of these

My teenage years were the 90s and it was the mid nineties when I was really getting into music. Therefore I'd say the bands that had the most influence on me would have been: - Guns 'n' Roses - Rage Against the Machine - Foo Fighters or the Chili Peppers However, since playing bass for the past 4 or 5 years my tastes are dramatically changing (on a n almost daily basis) and so what's having a bigger influence on me as a bass player today is more like: - Weather Report - Jamiroquai - Snarky Puppy

The cow comment got me interested so I watched the clip - I wasn't expecting for it to actually sound like a Cow - my word, who are the 2000+ people who have purchased these things.

How does the core sound of the RM Evo II compare to other popular Class D amps out there. I'm thinking specifically of the likes of the Mark Bass LM III. I have a MB LMT head and 2x10 traveller cab as my light weight portable rig but I'm becoming a bit of an Ashdown convert and the RM range has piqued my interest. I'm not after Rock tones but something that is fairly versatile and can deliver cleaner more modern hifi tones but can dial in some vintage tones if needed. I'd probably be looking at the lower powered 300 watt version in the fancy Ashdown red.

How do you find the fan volume, and output level?

I'm surprised these basses are passive and I wonder who designed / makes the pickups. I had figured that with all their electrical engineering experience they'd be active with an Ashdown pre-amp and pickups. I'm quite interested in a sub 1k J bass , I wonder how these will compare to the Warwick/Sadowsky Metro Express range which will be around the same price point. Not my thing but the Low Rider is interesting.

I have been wondering if there is a way to get the HXFX to do amp / cab sims, mainly for recording into the computer. From reading the previous posts am I correct in thinking there are two ways to achieve this; 1. Use the Sans Amp model and John Wilis' Cab Sim hack (3 band eq +hpf / lpf) Or 2. Use an Amp IR and a Cab IR I've only briefly looked at IRs thus far.

No need to apologise. It's nothing to do with the concept of a covers band, I have no problems with cover or tribute bands. I've enjoyed many an evening watching them, I had one at my wedding and to be honest a Jazz Quartet playing standards is nothing more than a fancy covers band anyway . I was simply reading the book around the same time my own covers band was picking up a few gigs - I was starting to experience the giving up whole weekend days to travel to events, set up then wait around for a number of hours until time for us to play, then tear down late at night. I have a young family with 4 kids aged 10 - 2. It wasnt a source of income I needed and so playing in a busy covers band quickly lost it's appeal to me when it meant missing out on being there for my family. IIRC that is somewhat similar to how the character in the book was feeling as the Artful Badgers picked up more function gigs and weddings, I just remember reading it and thinking jeez, this is the truth about playing in this type of band and actually right now this is not what I want.

I read your Weekens Rockstars novel and thoroughly enjoyed it, though it did put me off joining a serious covers band or buying that Candy Red Nate Mendel Precision bass :).

I suspect he knew himself which way it was going to go. Unless he was blissfully unaware of how things went he was probably expecting it. He may even be motivated to get back to the shed and practice some more so he nails it next time.

Yes, a few of them were using IReal Pro - I know it's only around £10 to download and I have an old iPad so think I'll give it a try - thanks.

Speaking with Jon this week I'm hoping I might get my hands on it next Friday, exactly 13 months after my initial query to Jon about having a custom instrument made for me.

Wishing I had spent more time on that.

I've only ever played rock; mostly covers, a few originals. This was a totally different experience. I've been feeling bored with rock music for a while now , this reinforced the feeling that it's not what I want to be playing any more.

Yes, if I get the opportunity I'd love to give it another go. They asked for my number, I know they have a regular bassist and a few on rotation so I'm sure I'll be down the list but I hope they call. More promisingly the guitarist suggested we get together sometime to jam, he also plays in another jazz band that occassionaly need a dep. So opportunities there - what I need to do is focus some practice.

Feeling a tad chuffed with myself tonight so I thought I'd post on here (because my wife doesn't really care). I got a call from a guitarist I knew yesterday asking me if I'd stand in as bassist at a jazz jam night he was going to this evening. I've never really played Jazz in a band setting before, though I've been listening to a lot of contempory stuff lately so I thought why not. This is very much out of character for me, I'm normally pretty introverted - shy and reserved and dont do anything unless I'm well prepared / rehearsed. No idea why I agreed to this. Anyway, already feeling way out of my comfort zone I rock up tonight and get informed by aforementioned guitarist these guys used to be the house band for a local Jazz club. Anxiety levels shoot through the roof, here am I this imposter who's been playing for just 4 or 5 years or so in low key rock cover bands now having to hold my own with these guys at 24 hours notice and no practice time. I set up and they throw me a book of what must have been 100+ numbered chord charts and started calling out numbers. And that was it, we were playing, no prep and no song played twice. 2.5 hours later we finish up, I lost track of how many tuned we actually played but I was exhausted. I've not had to work that hard in a long time!! I had to keep things really simple just sticking to roots or basic arpeggios. If I tried anything more complex I'd lose myself on the charts but I survived it and it was an amazing experience. The guys were a really lovely bunch, really warm and welcoming and no judgement on my playing and numerous mistakes. The drummer even commented on how much he liked my tone :).