I really enjoyed the afternoon and would like to thank the organisers and participants. The presentation on reduced weight vs feel and sound was really interesting and thought provoking.
As a maker of small bass cabs it was revealing how much interest there was in the short scale basses which produced a plummy, warm , soft but deep sound. As a jazz bass freak i use a much cleaner sound. I didn’t get chance to be too analytical but the stacked TC 1x12’s where throwing out that chewy bottom end in piles. The Barefaced cabs were a marvel too.
I didn’t try too many basses as I’ve got the dreaded tennis elbow which struck me after playing someone’s bass at Bass Direct. It’s a surprise that some lovely basses have an action too high for easy playing. To all the players out there, it really isn’t difficult to truss the neck straight. I tried a lovely bass of an unknown brand which required a bit of a neck tilt adjustment. If anyone’s worried about this kind of work on a bass I’m happy to help if you come to my place in Walsall.
My favourite was the Sadowsky ...it was the metro ie not made in New York and not chambered so a little weighty ....but hey this was a music machine. Thanks for letting me play it.
I think it would have been better if we gave each member 10 mins to take us through their rig/basses/sound as the booming was hard to talk over and let y’all hear a DHC Bass cab.
I’ll be back. It’s fun. Bass players are the good guys 😁.
Please contact me if I can help you with a set up or a cab.
David@DHCbass.co.uk 07495763638
Only took one decent picture but had to be the Alembics and the Barefaced with Delano Mills.
Q