Eldon Tyrell

Planning to have a "living room gig" (i.e., me playing along songs on YT) - best of grunge - with my Spector Forte for my wife, my neighbours (well, they have to listen to it, if they want or not ; -) and the squirrel who lives in our attic 😉 It will be loud, very loud, time to use my 200w GK amp for a good cause 😁

Great advice. Last year, I ordered a G&L LB100 from them. Unfortunately, it had very noisy electronics (no shielding) and I had to return it. Was not a problem at all. Smooth process. So far, touch wood, I only had good experiences with GG! So, yes, worth a try.

I agree, it would be good if retailers listed the weight for basses, like for example Sweetwater does. However, I doubt it will be too heavy. Fender is using pine for their AM Pro II Jazz basses with the natural finish (instead of ash, which is getting rare). They even promote it as "Roasted pine body is strong, lightweight, and stable".

Wow, this looks tempting. G&L make awesome basses. Prices are great too for basses made in California and especially in comparison to other companies still manufacturing in California (yes, EBMM, I am looking at you ; -)

Post pandemic, both Summer and Winter NAMM may return. However, they could decide to run only one show per year (like this year). I recently watched a podium discussion including representatives from Dean guitars, EMG, Seymour Duncan, Fishman etc and they mentioned the huge costs of attending NAMM (someone mentioned $100k) but also pointed to the importance of meeting in person. They also discussed the possibility of there being more specialised, smaller events in the future. We'll see. My guess is that there will be only one NAMM in the future, maybe smaller and that there will be other, more specialised events in the future. I cannot see a total reliance on virtual events only in the future. People enjoy meeting other people in the real world and also enjoy getting away from their jobs for some time and hanging out with colleagues and friends.

Like last year, there will be a virtual NAMM "Believe in Music" event in Jan (20-21). It is free to attend and will include the following: "The 2022 Believe in Music programming lineup will include: 10+ hours of the Believe TV livestream Interactive brand pages 50+ education sessions across multiple tracks: NAMM U TEC Tracks Live event production House of Worship Music and Social Justice Music Education Days Music & Wellness GenNext NAMM Young Professionals Nonprofit Management Institute Roundtables, discussions and networking opportunities Fundraising for The NAMM Foundation Career development opportunties" https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2022/articles/believe-music-returns There are still plans to run "NAMM 2022" (combining Winter and Summer NAMM) in June (3-5): https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2022/attend

Well, you can say what you want about Coldplay but show me another band that has three threads dedicated to them here on BC, all at the same time 😁

Glad to read that you got your Wal 👍 Enjoy 🙂

Spector fans, Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎅 Take care, ET

Muzak? Reminds me of this. Thank God PT are back 🙂

C'mon, it's an online forum, what do you expect? 😉

Gloxy - The ideal bass for glam rock and Roxy Music fans 🙂

Don't worry, that won't happen 🙂

Yeah, and they could have special editions, such as Vinny Fodera's Fodera Fedora hat 😉

Yeah, I thought I had seen this guy before somewhere 😉

"A number of Fodera basses for sale atm" BTW, which ATM is it? One in Chorley? Let me know please and I'll send my driver to pick them up from there.

There was an old bloke who wore one in Glasgow earlier this year:

Sell the BB1600. I know, after some time, you will regret it (and, deep inside, you know it too) and then you will go on the hunt for another one. What can be cooler than going on the hunt? Enjoy! 🙂

Let me guess, the EBMM Classic Sabre? Man, I was soooo tempted and thought of buying it after having watched this video earlier today:

Awesome deal. Congrats. Enjoy 👍

Sounds perfectly fine to me. You see the Spectors, you buy (at least) one of these and that's that. What else do you need to see? 😉

Man, it's a such a shame that Syracuse is not around the corner 😞

Good idea!

Looking forward to that!