Machines

I've heard this in person too, but I don't think it's a massive priority currently.

Option 4 - Bass tuned to Eb, and chuck a capo on the 1st fret for the E standard songs.

Well, they look pretty good. Not sure about Paulownia as a body wood, but we'll see. The Growler will always be legendary thanks to Windows XP:

The only other one I found was on a review by Mr @Dood a few years ago, but it is a different bass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lHkkAx9KIM

2020 GPS Corvette $$. Amazingly versatile, plays like butter. Haven't been able to find many others with this finish, but doesn't appear to be a Special Edition.

The ergonomics of the lower pickups meant me not keeping mine, I need a pickup higher up as a thumb rest (I now have a Corvette $$). But as other have said - no bass can replicate that sound.

I use a GR Bass 210 (600w @ 8 ohm). I gigged it last week with no PA support in a village hall, and it was not pushed particularly hard and sounded great.

I've had several that were 'OK', but I would bet my mortgage on a Dingwall's 37" being objectively better.

34" can have a decent B, but I find that 35+ means that becomes a hell of a lot more reliable. I can't think of any 34" 5's i've had where they were as good as 35" (and a 37" just wipes the floor). The flipside is that the G string can sound a bit 'pingy' unless you get multiscale.

Just got back ! Superb weekend, I was on the Darkglass stand 90% of the time and it was fun catching up with lots of people. I ambushed @Rich mid pastry and we had a chat. I finally got my D-Roc signed by Sheldon which was awesome too. Ended up going out for a meal with the BassDirect crew, along with Sheldon Dingwall and Dave Swift - all super people. Time for a beer and a shower, followed by an early night ! (ps it's SO quiet at home).

I loaded a few IRs onto my Zoom B6, and my limited understanding is they are generally used for recording - to create a representation of using a specific type of cab, mic placement etc. I haven't found them useful yet, as I feel like they're effectively just 'EQ patches', that don't seem to sound good on their own (and I haven't recorded for a while).

That's cool - he'll be at the Guitar Show near Birmingham a couple of days later too if that works better for anyone.

That's where I bought my first guitar in 2001 😁

I know a place that can facilitate about 6 cars that will be empty (my old office, now derelict) and will sell details in exchange for a caramel Freddo.