That Lobster guy put the most negative-one sided review I've ever seen. Not one redeeming feature about the bass and he was already slagging it off before he had plucked a string.
I like lobster but he doesn't always get it right. And he is also rich so i don't really relate to some of the material. Anyways i would love to try one of these line 6s variax's if i could ever find the right deal on one. I had a guitar amp i bought back in 1999-2000 it was a line6 flextone 300 watt head and a 4×12 cab and i really loved that rig it was really well made.(had some really good tones too and was ridiculously loud) And it always left a impression on me.
A friend of mine had the Variax guitar version, before I had those two bass versions, and was blown away by it. It was for me, thé reason to search for the bass version.
I bought my 700 bass about a year ago. Even not considering the models it still feels really good. Can I appreciate the various models? Yes...but I find them more like a "preset" than an emulation for the most part. I can get a reasonably good P-Bass sound from my three Jazz basses but it takes some tweaking to do it. The Variax bass is there with turning a switch and pressing a knob: Much quicker. The Variax can also mimic an upright much better than any of my electrics. I bought the Variax bass (and a JTV-59) because we plan to move overseas next year and I want to minimize what I'll have to carry of my gear. I'm hesitant to trust my vintage instruments to either the airlines or a shipping company.
Lobster is alright, but of course he's a factory guy. All basses are different. Yes, you can learn a lot by watching videos, but it's a different thing when you get that bass in your hands. It may fit your playing style. It may not.
Lobster is een van de weinge mensen op you tube die echt kritisch durft te zijn op basgitaren, waar anderen alleen maar jubelen.Maar in dit geval ben ik het wel met je eens!
@@neoland666 The point is that you're comparing apples to oranges. The Variax Stingray dry sounds nothing like a Stingray dry. That's not opinion, that's fact.
@@mattfoley6082 I admit it isn't 100%, but that is with all the other simulations also. But it does get you in the ballpark I think. And if you don't agree, I'm fine with that. 👍
That Lobster guy put the most negative-one sided review I've ever seen. Not one redeeming feature about the bass and he was already slagging it off before he had plucked a string.
Yep, that's exactly what I'm saying.
I like lobster but he doesn't always get it right. And he is also rich so i don't really relate to some of the material. Anyways i would love to try one of these line 6s variax's if i could ever find the right deal on one. I had a guitar amp i bought back in 1999-2000 it was a line6 flextone 300 watt head and a 4×12 cab and i really loved that rig it was really well made.(had some really good tones too and was ridiculously loud) And it always left a impression on me.
A friend of mine had the Variax guitar version, before I had those two bass versions, and was blown away by it. It was for me, thé reason to search for the bass version.
I bought my 700 bass about a year ago. Even not considering the models it still feels really good. Can I appreciate the various models? Yes...but I find them more like a "preset" than an emulation for the most part. I can get a reasonably good P-Bass sound from my three Jazz basses but it takes some tweaking to do it. The Variax bass is there with turning a switch and pressing a knob: Much quicker. The Variax can also mimic an upright much better than any of my electrics. I bought the Variax bass (and a JTV-59) because we plan to move overseas next year and I want to minimize what I'll have to carry of my gear. I'm hesitant to trust my vintage instruments to either the airlines or a shipping company.
I can not hear any differrence when the tone is supposed to change in your playing
Wearing headphones?
@@neoland666 I did lsst night
Answer:
"YES he is!"
Haha!
Lobster is alright, but of course he's a factory guy. All basses are different. Yes, you can learn a lot by watching videos, but it's a different thing when you get that bass in your hands. It may fit your playing style. It may not.
I also think he does great reviews, but I didn't like the way he got in. A little tóó negative in my eyes.
He? Have u seen a Lobster video lately?
Yes, and first I thought he did a little prank on his viewers. But, I am glad for him, that he is what he always wanted to be.
Lobster is een van de weinge mensen op you tube die echt kritisch durft te zijn op basgitaren, waar anderen alleen maar jubelen.Maar in dit geval ben ik het wel met je eens!
Gelukkig. 😁
I like the lobster but he is a bass snob.
I'm a snob too, but don't have the confidence. 😁
I had to unsubscribe to Lobster. He is super negative on stuff normal players wouldn’t mind, I kind of got tired of his channel.
Well, to be honest, I don't blindy watch all of his videos, only the ones which interest me.
I didn't really enjoy his take either.
Lobster is right. Variax sounds nothing like the real models except for acoustic. Stingray is laughably bad imitation.
Ok, let's agree to disagree then. :-)
@@neoland666 You're not comparing the tones with no effects or processing. You added distortion so of course you can't hear a difference.
Tell me one bassist which plays DI all the time. I do not add distortion, just an amp and cab sim, which doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
@@neoland666 The point is that you're comparing apples to oranges. The Variax Stingray dry sounds nothing like a Stingray dry. That's not opinion, that's fact.
@@mattfoley6082 I admit it isn't 100%, but that is with all the other simulations also. But it does get you in the ballpark I think. And if you don't agree, I'm fine with that. 👍