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Being Norwegian, all I can say is "Welcome to our world". I'm generally opposed to Norway joining the EU, but I have to admit that gear shopping would be a lot cheaper if we joined 😄

That's exactly it. I can play sitting down just fine, but it's not as comfortable for my right arm and shoulder. I definitely wouldn't want to have the bass in the same position when playing standing up. I definitely prefer standing up if I'm going to be playing for a little while, especially if I'm rehearsing songs for my band. I was more comfortable sitting down before. However, I've changed my technique to floating thumb, which means that my right arm needs to be in a completely different position. I can't just rest my wrist on top of my bass anymore. Anchoring my thumb on my pickup worked fine for 4-string basses, but as I moved on to 5-strings that was no longer an option. Overall I play a lot better and more comfortably now (and my right thumb no longer hurts after long sessions), but it has definitely affected my seated playing comfort. Maybe I'll gradually find a new position that works better.

I never understood this logic... Why is the seated position automatically the best? I prefer playing standing up so that I can stretch out my right arm a little.

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Picked up this beauty yesterday, and now I'm wondering why I've ever played any other brands. Wow.

Rhythm section porn My Ibanez SR375EF-BBT and Ashdown Klystron stack.

I'm not first and foremost a drummer anymore, but my primary instrument was drums from about 1988 until pretty recently. I've only made the transition to bass over the last 3-4 years, and I now consider myself primarily a bass player. I don't even own a drum kit anymore. I recorded all the drum parts for our latest album (which was recorded two years ago and came out last week), and I suspect that this may have been my final proper appearance behind a drum kit for the foreseeable future. We've now found a permanent drummer who's about ten times better than I ever was, so it all worked out 😄 I made the transition for two reasons: 1: Having a family and living far away from our rehearsal spaces made it impossible for me to play drums except at rehearsals. Even electronic drums make a lot of noise, and we don't have anywhere in the house where I could set that up and not disturb everyone. With a bass and a little home studio setup I can jam quietly whenever I want. 2: I found out that bass is awesome. Coming from both a guitar and drums background, I feel I have the best of both worlds. I know how a fretboard works, and I know how to play rhythm and groove. I'm loving it.

50% off all Neural DSP plugins (except SLO) for the next couple of days. I'll be picking up Archetype Nolly. Simple and very versatile guitar plugin. https://www.neuraldsp.com

...and throw yet another Valhalla SuperMassive FX track in my project. I'm screwing around with a sort of ambient, drone-y project. I'm not quite sure what direction to take it yet, but I'm really liking this combination of piano with huge reverb pads, electronic drums and a heavily distorted bass track. This is very much a not a final mix (or arrangement, probably), but I welcome any and all feedback. I've played in rock bands (drums, bass and guitar) for 25 years, but I've never been a "composer" of any kind, or even really written songs before.

It's worth keeping an eye on this page, where they maintain a list of all their products that cost under €100. So when something goes on sale or the price lowers, it will turn up here. A lot of their libraries are €29, which iis amazing value. https://www.spitfireaudio.com/under-100/

The LABS collection really is the gift that keeps on giving. Most other VST makers will create a little taster to get you hooked on the "real" product, but Spitfire just keeps adding really interesting and varied stuff to the LABS library. Massive props!

That is a breathtakingly accurate reproduction of a recorder. Getting this right now!

Line6 has 30 percent off on their site for the rest of March. Use code LUCKY30 at checkout. I can definitely recommend Helix Native for anyone who does any recording. Great plugin!

I use Cubase Elements and it covers all my needs ...except one: I can't export multitracks to my bandmates when we record demos. So if I want to export multitracks, I have to mute all tracks except one, export that, then mute all tracks except the next one, then export that, etc. We're doing more preproduction at home these days, so this is really becoming a hassle. I might upgrade just to get this sorted. Other than that, I'm happy with it. I don't do any mixing, and all my recordings are either preproduction demos, or just screwing around for my own amusement, so I don't need a lot of features.

It's a Klystron 500, wide version. Basically a Made In England version of what would later become the ABM 500 Evo III

Finally got the new rig set up in our rehearsal studio. Hopefully I'll get to put it up on a stage very soon

1: I'm in Norway, so we've always been outside the EU tax laws I got it from https://www.musik-produktiv.com/ 2: Yeah, the SR3XX series are amazing value instruments 3: Agreed. Even the GIO axes are fully giggable in their stock form.

Agreed! This model was discontinued a couple of years ago (I guess budget 5-string fretless basses are too much of a niche), but I found a store in Germany that had a few in stock still. It's in the lower end of the price range, but Ibanez is really just incapable of making instruments that feel bad to play.

My SR505 and SR375EF (fretless). There's really not a lot I can't do with these two.

I saw that Spitfire LABS has been mentioned earlier in this thread, but I'd just like to recommend that again. Spitfire keep adding new instruments to it, and it's truly an inspiration machine. Each instrument is simple enough to where I don't get lost in parameters, but they all offer something unique and inspirational, especially if you like composing songs with a lot of ambience and darker textures. 11/10, would recommend. https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/ My personal favourite is "Soft piano". Here's a little jam I was inspired to make when I first downloaded LABS and played around with it. All synths in this track are from the LABS collection, and this was just me scratching the surface for a couple of hours.

My current gigging rig, which is treating my very nicely these days. - Ibanez SR505 and SR900 - Line6 HX Stomp - Ampeg PF-500 into Fender Rumble 410

Family gathering I'm really loving the the SR505, but I'm debating flipping the SR900 for a newer SR four-string. The 900 is quite heavy, and the weirdly "bowed" back contour doesn't suit me as well as the newer style bodies do.

Once that demo started I could feel how tired my ears are getting of that Dingwall/Darkglass distortion sound. I wish they could focus a little bit more on their other tonal offerings, but I guess they've figured out what sells.

Just got hold of a used SR505 (with the mandatory worn spot above the neck pickup). Love everything about it - Pickups and preamp are great, the neck feels amazing and the 16.5mm string spacing is so much more comfortable than the more traditional 5-string spacing of Fender and the like. Ibanez and myself have a relationship stretching back to the mid 90s, and I've never picked up an Ibanez bass or guitar that didn't sound and feel great. Very happy to find that this was no exception, and I've already started thinking about getting hold of a 4-string SR as well.