The Verdict Is In After Playing The Bass Live! | The Janek Gwizdala Podcast

[@EliezerMercado1975]

People and their harsh comments smh, lol. I could care less if you have a house full instruments. Thats your life, do what you want. Miserable people will always find something negative to say about you. I play bass as hobby. I could careless if that offends anyone. You shouldn't have to explain yourself to anyone. You worked hard to be at the level you're at musically. If a bunch a companies want to make you a bass, go for it. Who gives a damn what people think. If I was at your level musically you better believe I'll have a massive collection.

[@_B_E_A_D_G_C]

100% this. People chirping in the comments , yet haven’t accomplished or contributed to the bass community the way Janek has. NPCs with player 1 energy

[@tylergreene1573]

I got to see you play live last Wednesday, it was amazing! Loved seeing and hearing the new bass.

[@iksajotien]

Great that RKM receives nice feedback and recognition for their work, the more quality luthiers are out there, the more choice is for the musicians. I'd definitely play this bass, I like that it has this reversed P thing going on, it adds this nice warmth to the sound and probably it's easier in the studio to mix it: everyone knows P bass. People talk to much about money, it's typical bs: the less knowledge the person has, the stronger opinion is shared. In case of color, I love the tone on your RKM 4, looks really great.

[@paatmo]

I hope you make a million dollars on any product you use/sell. You've put in the work and deserve it. I don't understand people being upset at professional musicians making business decisions in addition to their musical decisions. Bass looks great, hope I can get one.

[@doubledecker1094]

100% agree

[@ryyan19]

Really dig the grey. Something about it just works.

[@mho010]

The blue with relic looks amazing! Maybe the under coat doesn't need to be colorful (sunburst? not sure what it currently is. White under coat might be good), but relic is more appealing to me. Cream pickup covers would look the best for my liking. I always want a double reverse P config 5 string, killer!

[@jaredcopeland5233]

IMHO the dark blue could look great as long as it doesn’t go the fender ‘dark night’ route. I think doing a 5 string line of the light blue like your 4 string with white pickups and chrome hardware would be incredible looking. Both basses sound amazing and I’ve really been enjoying a dream of form. PS- people that get upset about other people exercising their personal freedoms, whether it be bass choices, cars, homes etc. are a non factor and do not deserve to take up your time. You’re a great artist and you ought to be paid for the time and effort you put into your craft.

[@emmettchristie2399]

I have a completely different style and taste (and ability), but I can totally relate to the desire for a variety of great instruments and gear. I play professionally (at a lower level) and spend way more time and money than I should experimenting with gear. I don’t Need it, but it’s fun, it keeps me inspired when I’m in a rut, and it brings out new ideas and feelings in my playing. I can’t imagine anyone who plays bass not understanding that. BTW, I really like the lighter blue on your 4-string RKM. While I totally admire what you do, I’ve never really coveted your custom 5-strings-I’m not into fancy woods, and I don’t do much chordal stuff-but this one really appeals to me. It looks superb. Do you think they’d set one up with a low B instead of a high C when it’s in production?

[@roblevybass]

I like the grey colour.

[@awv_music]

I like both colors, but for me the blue one is just more exciting to the eye (i have a weakness for white pickup covers too) and its also the one i associate with you. so i think that is the move.

[@C80234O]

Id like to see the darker blue with black hardware. The bass sounds amazing!

[@SDRBass]

Definitely looking forward to receiving the signed physical copy. Would love to see you overview the book and how you would go about incorporating it into daily practice.

[@Roldycasual]

Bought your latest book. Going to downsize to 1 bass and go through it for 2025. Thanks for the knowledge shared.

[@itsoitsoitso]

The colour is perfect!

[@dannygold2882]

Come back to Denver and bring the new bass!

[@stumanion3213]

What ever color you choose, a matching headstock would be killer!

[@jjbass9572]

I really like the grey. Also, looking forward to you showing us more new basses!

[@jamesvermue1927]

That grey colour is fantastic! Like the move to top mounted jack.

[@lalogarcia-maynez4968]

Regarding the color of the bass : it’s cool it reminds me of a Spector 5 string bass that was Doug Wimbish’s main 5 string made in the late 80’s (when Kramer owned Spector). It’s hard to tell whether it’s blue or gray but it looks great! More importantly a gloss finish protects the bsss better and gives the bass more brightness and definition in my experience (I have 132 basses! If you ever come to Washington DC let me know if you want to check my collection). I never buy oil finishes nor matte finishes anymore (but that’s just me !). Keep up the good work ! Lalo García

[@doubledecker1094]

I think you just made a lot of people feel better about the size of their bass collections! 😂

[@Barry101er]

I love the gray! Looks like Audi "Nardo Gray"

[@JeffWok]

Here's another comment after I watched. If you are good at something, never do it for free. Thank you sir for so many useful tips and tricks.

[@alicevandenboogaard4278]

Hi Janek, thank you for doing what you do! I like the color of the bass as it is now. I think it would look very classy with black hardware.

[@inissen58]

I really like you being that honest and transparent. New bass color: I would go for the light blue color 😊

[@javierparravillegas5505]

I Like The Blue but Relic! If you like it and decided to keep it rather in solid finish - that’s not a problem ! after a couple of weeks with me is gonna look relic anyway 🤣🤣

[@antons368]

I think both versions of the bass are great! Both colours work really well!🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@grindguz]

What's the problem if you take money or instruments for a collaboration with a brand?

[@Dariotoma]

Love the gray❤❤ Love the double reverse P Stop justifyng yourself ...who cares Just keep doing your things and give us more music. 😎😎

[@reisselpud]

Can't wait for the vinyl !

[@reisselpud]

I love this color !

[@tagindenver2]

I'm glad the bass proved itself on the recent gig! I like the current color a lot, but a slightly darker blue could look really nice, too.

[@steverendall8284]

Since you ask . . . I really like the colour of the 5-string RXM as it comes across on the videos, but somewhere between it and the blue of the 4-string would probably be good too. Not a fan of the 4-string blue though, personally. I like the chrome hardware on the maple headstock (black might be too much of a contrast) but black hardware on the body looks pretty sweet

[@IvanovBR]

The blue looks great with the Maple fingerboard.

[@StevenDoyleLuke]

How can you go wrong with a reverse double P?

[@BrownThunderBass]

Any of those colors would be dope! The grey is killer!

[@lalogarcia-maynez4968]

Amigo Janek try the Lusithand on-board preamp one day! It’s a 4 knob 9 volt unit very easy to install and it will give you amazing control of your mids. May be not the best for slapping but for fingerstyle it’s killer ! I think you will be impressed it makes any bass sound almost like a Wal bass . You should try the Lusithand NFP double model (NOT the double special which is exclusively designed for multi-coil pickups Ala Wal!). luck and let me know if you ever experiment with this . Best wishes ! Keep on grooving ! Lalo García

[@Mudfunk75]

Grey wirth black Pickups and hardware is my Fav.

[@russjm55]

For me , on colour, I prefer the darker blue. I think would appeal to more people too. Maybe somewhere in between the two.

[@seankent1807]

That new bass is gorgeous, sir. 👏👏👏

[@bongosock]

There's no question in my mind: you're in it for the music, not the money :)

[@Roldycasual]

Also will try for one of the 5 strings you are working with RKM with.

[@pablolearningmusic]

Why people always hate when someone else is making something happen for themselves. So what if you did it for the money, good for you and super cool companies want to work with you. I'm learning bass as an adult and I just completed my fist year. I recently bought two of your books, ii-v and pentatonics, good books btw.

[@sharnoldpapa7339]

I’d go with the 4 string blue. It looks great. You know people will recognize it.

[@HB-ve4wi]

I'm thinking Bob Reynold's mouthpiece obsession and your own fascination with gear must make for some pretty in-depth off-stage conversation! Thanks for the content ...oh, and how about British Racing Green?

[@jacobmontano7464]

An all black bass with black hardware would be so very sick. I want one !!

[@MrFouzMusic]

Just a touch of green on the blue 4 strings would be awesome, like a teal green .. Keep up the good work my friend ! 🙏🩵

[@eddybassman99]

I would love a color right in the middle between the blue and grey. And for all those lets say bad commets, what the hell guys, how many times a bass player of this caliber will openly talk about sponsor, technique, advise for gear, musical lessons and above all with all the patience in the world! I would love to have the opportunity to play one of rkm basses, but not on my price range for now, maybe in the future for sure

[@PaulJohnPurnell]

Hi Janek, from England... Re the bass, I personally would have the output socket at the side of the bass below the strap button, I would have a string retainer/tree for all 4 or 5 string's and I would keep the grey colour, but I'm unsure about the gloss finish... I would ask for sample's of different finishes.

[@doug1844]

The color choices are booooorrring! The best IMO is the 4-string relic version. Yeah, you need the relic to make it interesting, otherwise it’s just meh. Thinking outside the box, root beer brown could work.

[@businessofrhythm2315]

How about black with tort pickguard? 😢😂

[@doubledecker1094]

I love the relic look too

[@EddieG1888]

Janek, I think you need to lead the "flip the P pickup" crusade; I've personally always found it utterly baffling that Leo Fender oriented the pickup the way he did, when even someone with a rudimentary knowledge of musical instruments would know that pushing the lower coil further back just thins out an even thinner tone from the D and G strings.

[@_B_E_A_D_G_C]

Either the dark grey or the blue (of your current 4 string) & black hardware 🔥

[@colb999]

I'm not interested in the RKM 5 string, but it sounds good and I like the battleship grey colour - it's unusual and different.

[@tylergreene1573]

With regards to color, after seeing it in person, the grey doesn't really... pop. I think it's be cool in grey but with a little sparkle or something so it pops more on stage.

[@tylergreene1573]

Then again, I'd also advocate for brushed brass hardware, so take my opinions on style with a grain of salt, lol.

[@janekgwizdala]

@@tylergreene1573 I kind of like the idea of Rose Gold in that lane of "brushed" effects. Kind of in the brass/copper/rust family. That works well with a darker blue maybe...? time will tell.

[@atquinn1975]

It's hilarious to me that people think you are doing the RKM collaboration just for the money! Reminds me of the joke about how to make a million dollars in the music business🤣 Also, I'd go for the lighter blue color if I had to choose between the two. I also prefer chrome hardware due to the way that black hardware wears over time.

[@groove08bass]

dig the grey, sounds great. but def needs all black hardware!

[@marginalgains8477]

I like the lighter blue!!

[@marginalgains8477]

And the white pick ups.

[@1michaelricci]

Could this bass be ordered with a low B as traditional 5 string?

[@robertvilleneuve8272]

I like it the way it is now but having the jack placed to the front of the bass would be a plus for me as well.

[@craigsi16]

With the pedals, instead of committing to always checking them in a bigger case, why not commit to always carrying them on? That way you don't need a bulky case at all, so it's easier to carry around, plus you always know they're not gonna get thrown around or lost

[@neoLover23]

Two questions. In the new book for each category you seem to traverse the circle of fifths but the starting key changes. Is this to make it more interesting? Or something else we should be noticing? Are you sure this new bass wouldn’t play better in color such as orange ?

[@janekgwizdala]

It's very important to understand the difference between the "Circle of Fifths" -- a phrase that is very commonly thrown around -- and the "cycle of fourths" -- what my book uses for almost every example. The circle of fifths organizes notes in a sequence of 5th intervals. C-G-D-A-E-B etc.. the cycle of fourths moves in intervals of a fourth each time: C-F-Bb-Eb-Ab etc... I like organizing my exercises in the cycle of fourths because it goes from the least dense to most dense key signatures in flats, switches over to sharps, and then gets decreasingly denser until you end up at G major or E minor. As a jazz musician, so much of the music I know, love, and play follows these intervals and resolutions of fourths, and I think it's a useful tool for the ear to get used to it. Nothing wrong with either approach, I just happen to have chosen this one for all my books.

[@neoLover23]

@@janekgwizdala thank you for all you teach us

[@xquesmuah]

I dig the satin relic look myself. I don’t really like shiny anything on my bass

[@TheBassteban]

Short comment: Love the grey!

[@serjkirsanov4128]

Here is my w cents 1. Definitely black hardware. 2. Color of the year of 2025 is “Cinnamon Slate 2113-40” that color gonna be better with ebony fingerboard if that´s the option.

[@lauriebluesguy]

Download link receive on time, looking forward to the physical signed book - it was a Xmas present stocking filler from the wife :)

[@josecantu5039]

Deep Translucent Red or Burgandy! Matching headstock

[@Dax_Smith]

Blue. The bridge Ps sound phat. Oh, we’re going to loose our shit about all of it. Loosing our shit is like a hobby.

[@sherlock4791]

Bet those haters are so happy now that it affects janek in a way What a bunch of losers lol, janek is literally a pro bassist, so even if he do it for money (which he did not) its ok, its how he earn money, from basses Its like saying cristiano ronaldo is chasing money for having football boots, having jerseys etc They literally make a living from it, what do you expect? Janek to sell cars or insurance while doing bass for hobby? Lol

[@obidibidou6933]

Why don't you just print in Europe ?

[@OdhranWAR]

Blue with chrome hardware

[@craigsi16]

Just wanna say you weren't unclear with what the bass is supposed to be (that being not a signature bass). Those people just didn't listen properly 🤷

[@jagpanzer16]

GREY!!!!

[@mikkoanttonen7191]

White bass with a black hardware.

[@MichaelGendreau-w1w]

Feels like a lot of time devoted to apologizing for any gain obtained for his efforts. Felt like socialism service. I hope you make as much money as you possibly can for you and your family. See you at Yoshi's.

[@JeffWok]

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