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I figured. I didn't mean to just make a list of gimmicky two-basses instrumentation, but those are recent recordings that came to mind that made an effort to capture the full range of a *bass guitar* (as opposed to a synth or some undefined rumble in the low end). Tortoise's newest album, on the...

As far as examples that aren't widely known, I'm a longtime fan of the whole Chicago "post-rock" scene (for lack of a better term) not least because many of the bands are built around great melodic bass playing. Tortoise started out as a mostly guitar-less band with 2 basses and a Bass VI on...

One of my favorite topics! A couple thoughts from another bass player-- It's a worthy ideal to shoot for--the sound of a great bass player with a great live sound playing at full performance levels. But as much as it pains me to admit, this is impossible to fully capture on any practical...

Thanks, I'll have to check those out. I did order from deepdiscount once and it worked out fine. They don't seem to have many SACDs but there are definitely some good deals to be had once I realized all the DVD-As are stuck in their DVD-video site. BTW, I'm not sure I can get used to this...

Hi, a longtime lurker/SACD fan breaking the silence to ask a quick question. Have any of you ordered from madhousediscs.com? I came across it through a Google ad and they happen to have some good deals on hi-res. i.e. Pet Sounds DVD-A for $20.48, Zappa Halloween DVD-A for $16.38, Police SACDs...

I posted about this on the ascendforum but I'm hoping I can get some more advice from people here whether you own Ascends or similar sized bookshelf speakers. I'm getting ready to buy 2 pairs of Ascend CBM-170s for front and surround plus the 340c center, and I'm looking for opinions on speaker...