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I have exactly the same bass. Lovely instrument, although mine weighs a bit more (4.1kg).

I have an Arona 5 OPBB too (as well as a 4). What surprised me when I got it, is that I found it quite heavy (about 4.5kg), while I keep reading how light they are. In fact, my Arona 4 is also very light, which is why I ordered the 5. It's still a nice bass, but I'm a bit disappointed about the...

I think Honch is actually making a valid point: constraints stimulate creativity. This can be in limiting yourself to 4 strings or a small drumkit. In my other passion, photography, it consists in leaving the zoom lens at home and going out with just one prime lens (you'll find endless...

I also have this bass. I actually had an Arona 4 string first. This was (and still is) my favourite bass. So when I wanted to try if I'd like a 5 string, I ordered an Arona 5. This is also a nice instrument. However, one thing I like about my first Arona is that it's such a light bass. So I was...

I bought a B4FL in very fine condition almost one year ago, second hand for 200€. As it's my first fretless, I cannot really tell how it compares to other fretless basses, but I like playing it quite a lot. It seems to be fairly good quality.

Well, my Cort Arona 5 arrived today. Played it briefly for 45 minutes. I don't know yet what I have to think. It will take some getting used to, but maybe less than I feared. To be continued :bassist:

Some random thoughts prompted by this discussion... 1. I guess for people playing covers it's indeed a question of using the tool the songs call for. The players I was mentioning in the OP are all playing their own music. So if you're doing originals, you can write your bass lines to fit...

My point is that I'm actually tempted to try one, but that maybe I should wait until I've exhausted the possibilities that 4 strings offer. When I'm asking about famous players I mean that if these people can get so much more out of their instruments than I can at this point, it may be better...

I've been playing bass for about two years now (after more than 35 years of guitar) and only played 4 string basses until now. Recently I've been getting gas for a 5 string. So I'm trying to convince myself that I don't really need it. Restriction can be a good thing... To support this, I've...

Any one of the Ayreon records, but especially my favourite "The Human Equation". A masterpiece!

I noticed something similar on my Ibanez Artcore AGB-140 (single humbucker)...

Marillion: Misplaced Childhood

I just bought myself a Mikro in Candy Apple Red today. Looks and sounds quite nice for the price (184€ including the gig bag). The main reason I bought it was that I wanted something relatively light, compact and cheap to take with me when traveling (to be used with my Vox Amplug Bass and iPod)...

As announced in my previous post, here are some pictures of my new Bullet Special 4 Session Edition: It's a beauty (at least I do think so...) Does this club still issue numbers? If so, I'd like one please ;)

I received the following information from Session Music. The Sandberg [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] is in fact a Invalid Link Removed, i.e. Bullet body shape, mahogany body with rarewood top (maple), but with the pickups and electronics of a Invalid Link Removed. These have been specially...

I have some additional questions concerning this bass: 1. Weight wise, would the mahogany body of the Bullet Special be heavier or lighter than the european or swamp ash body of a Bullet Booster? 2. About the pick-ups, the Bullet Specials on the Sandberg site all have soapbar pickups...

Looking at Bullet basses as a potential "upgrade" from my Cort Arona, I came across the following: the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. It looks quite nice and the price seems OK. Can anyone comment on the Bullet Special and the dual humbucker configuration? Am I right in assuming that the...

Anyone? Is he known at all outside Germany?

Hi, Could any of you knowledgeable Sandberg players help me out with my question in this thread (Sandberg-related but separate as not to "pollute" this one): Which Sandberg bass is closest to the Cort Arona? Thanks!

I quite like the bass parts on some of the songs on the latest album of German artist Purple Schulz, "So und nicht anders", so I checked out the bass player. He's called Paul Harriman. According to Link Removed, he's an Englishman who's mostly active in Germany, collaborating with artists like...

My favourite bass for the moment is my Invalid Link Removed. This model was developed in collaboration with Sandberg. As I like it so much, I've been wondering if I should upgrade to the "real thing". Therefore I'm curious which instrument from the Sandberg line up would be closest in style and...

I admire those people on YouTube who are able to do full one man band covers, like Chris Lawley. As I already play guitar, bass, some keyboards and flute, that would mean I'd have to learn to play the drums. Apart from that, I'd also like to learn to play blues harp well. And also some...

Out of my Ipod playlist of some 350 songs I play along with, here are my current favourites: "Fragezeichen" by Purple Schulz (bass by Paul Harriman) "The Sky is the Limit" of Nik Kershaw's latest album "Rosanna" by Toto

I'm approaching 49. I've started playing the guitar (classical at first) aged 9, and took up the bass about one year and a half ago. That has been a revelation! Music is my life's main passion, and still, in all this time, I never joined a band. Only played at home with a friend on occasion or...

Current count is four. In order of arrival: Squier VM Jaguar Short Scale Squier VM Jazz 77 Cort Arona 4 OPBB Cort B4FL (Fretless) This with the understanding that I started playing bass one year and a half ago, and that I play almost exclusively at home. If I could only keep one, it would...

I quite like Ron Hall (tinman3012) who seems to be involved in about every international virtual and cover I come across :)

I have my Cort Arona 4 OPBR since two days. First impressions are quite good!

Can you keep us posted on your further impressions after some more use? Thanks.

After playing my new (first) bass, a Squier VM Jaguar SS, with the stock strings for a few months, I put on a set of Chromes today. And I have to say, my first reaction was indeed that they felt weird!

I've ordered from Invalid Link Removed a few times. Shipping in Europe €2.95, free if order above €30.

Does anyone have experience with the Hardwire HT-2 tuner from Digitech? They also have a polyphonic tuner now, so I can get a good deal on the non-polyphonic one...

I recently came to the bass after many years of playing guitar. As I have had a classical guitar training, I am used to using all right hand fingers except the little finger for plucking. It seems that on the bass, this is not so common. Does anyone use the thumb when plucking (not slapping)?

+ 1 for Jonas Reingold!

As a long time guitar player I recently started on the bass with a short scale bass. Does 124 apply equally to short scale instruments?

I love most of what they did. But two of my all time favourites are: Close to the Edge (this is the song through which I discovered them) Awaken But a lot of other songs are very very close, and on some days I may pick them over the two above... I also think the Rabin era Yes produced...

I also started playing bass a few months ago at age 47. But I've been playing guitar since I was nine. Plus some piano, keyboard and flute on the side. My guitars now get a bit of a rest as my bass obsession is growing :)

I like many of those mentioned here (Squire, Lee, Trewavas, Jowitt, Levin,....) But no one mentioned another personal favourite of mine : Jonas Reingold of The Flower Kings. With his own band Karmakanic he made some of the best prog records I know...

Thanks everyone for your reactions. There is some great food for thought in there, and a lot of it goes in the direction of what I suspected. Some key words I highlighted: groove supporting role consistency (don't know if I dare;)) less is more I was originally trained as a...

I'd say this depends on the style you're playing. One of my favourite styles is prog rock. I love the bass playing of people like Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, Jonas Reingold... They can both build solid foundations and go quite complex. Their art is of course to know when to do what so it all fits...

Indeed, one of the things I noticed straight away is that in a bass line, the wrong note stands out like a sore thumb, whereas with the guitar, you can kind of skate away over a less fortunate note choice so it doesn't really hurt too much...