Recent content by jmclearnon

Also hand made... means lots of man hours .... from a skilled craftsman who needs to make enough $ per hour to live. Also on custom basses wood choices can increase the cost A LOT

Some high end expensive basses don't play better or sound better. Some also have lots of problems down the road. It is a question you cant really answer properly too many opinions. There is a threshold however of better made parts that cost a certain amount. $700 basses and up generally have...

.... Liquid tension experiment are also AWESOME.... along with planet X

I've played through a DI without IEMs, because the in house amp blew up the day before the gig and they didn't tell me to bring mine! Luckily i always bring my DI. Was an interesting gig....

One of the many genres i listen to is prog... I listen to a lot of DT love the stuff, just wondering what Mangini has come up with on the new album :)

Coming from a classical background i find it very easy to sight read/learn stuff. This has come from years of practice and learning to listen. When i started bass it was interesting as i never had the opportunity to improvise, all my music was firmly written in stone note-wise. Sight reading...

I'm still trying to decide between going for a TH500 with either 2x CN112 CN212 2xHD112

My claro walnut burl wyn bass will be ready in the next month hopefully ......

Depends on the situation and what genre.

Yes i have a preamp and a DI. I bring both depending on what i need at the time. Guesting at places my stuff is always better than the house stuff and my stuff always works. I got fed up with arriving and getting crap tone into the desk/the house DI never working. Ps i have both as the...

I play cello and have done for about 8 years, i have spend literally hours and hours playing open strings improving my bowing technique. It is not easy, but when you practice technique enough you can shed all the worry when your learning something and be creative. My bow grip changes every few...

Why active treble cut. I much prefer active but between the choices passive.

Fretless makes you look badass ofc :)

eh no-one has said Richard Bona or Tom Kennedy....

i would be surprised if Thomann doesn't ship to belgium.