franzbassist

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1190442' date='Apr 6 2011, 01:17 PM']I'd say Mono, but only because of the weight. They also have more pockets than the others recommended so far. The Protec are excellent though, but I found them to be a tad heavy, but I'm a wimp.[/quote] Whereas I'd say the Protec! The Mono edges it on weight, cool looks and funky materials, plus if your bass has an angled headstock it's much better. But, it's [i]twice[/i] the price of the Protect Contego, and to my mind the Protec is sturdier and your bass would be better protected from damage. YMMV, we agree to disagree etc....

I would imagine the main issue here would be intonation. While fretted 8s are okay I guess if your intontation is out on a fretless 8 it'd sound pretty nasty?

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1188072' date='Apr 4 2011, 06:17 PM']Every buyer I have dealt with bought and paid for the gear in one sitting, every trade I have made went smoothly, every bit of gear I bought without seeing has been as described and was sent as soon as payment was made (or even before) Must be lucky[/quote] + 1, and I have bought and sold and traded [size=3][b]a lot [/b][/size]of stuff on here! Sorry to hear your experiences have been bad The Greek

This is great stuff; got to love a bit of baritone guitar! I'd love to put myself forward, but fear I am way too old (45) and distant (work in London but commute in) to be a viable option! Good luck Gareth

Sounds quite early Police-ish, and I mean that as a compliment!

The 1400X is an awesome amp. Tons of headroom.

I've only been on the upright for about a year, and don't even own a full size bass - I play a hybrid BSX Allegro 5 - so I guess my comments are very much those of a newbie too. My bass came with Spiro Weichs on it, but I wanted something lower tension and went for Innovation Silver Slaps. They have, for me, the perfect tension, they also feel great under the fingers, and I just love the sound. The action on my bass is about 7mm at the end of the fingerboard, which is fine my playing style in both pizz and slapping. The bass is piezo only, built into the bridge. I don't change my eq at all between slapping and pizz. Cheers Gareth

One of the guitarists in my band uses one. He started with the Para DI and liked it so much, both in terms of build quality, reliability, and functionality, that he decided to upgrade to the Venue. It's early days but he seems very impressed and pleased with it, especially the extra features of the built in tuner, mute and boost. Expensive, but you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Ain't Google a wonderful thing!