Love long-form content. I'm probably one of the weird people who more often listen to youtube (while running, driving, doing DIY) than watch youtube with the sound off. New six-string sounds great. I've tried a few times with a six and it never worked for me, but I know it's all about time with the instrument. Love what you do.

Welcome to the Dark Side. Wont trade my sixes for anything. Matter of fact I ordered another one last year, so about another year before I get it. Just so nice to have whatever I need on one bass.

Congratulations on your healthy new bass!

I just got a mattison 6. In love with it.

Beautiful vibes. The shot and lighting is sweet too

I like this deep diving into sounds and details of different instruments!

Literally washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen while listening to this! I love this sort of content for that. Long enough where I don't have to worry about finding the next video to play, and I don't have to pay attention to the visuals the whole time. Bass looks great, and I really appreciate your videos.

I thoroughly enjoy all of your content and perspectives on both music and life in the industry.

This is like a dream bass for me. Watched the podcast for the first time with a coffee and my bass in hand. Need me one of these 6 strings

Stunning looking (and sounding) Bass, I enjoy the long form, more personal and conversational.

Janek, I enjoyed this with my morning coffee. 'Been listening to your work (on heavy rotation over the past week) since the SBL interview. Love this kind of discussion, especially when most of the family isn't at all interested in geeking-out with some meaningful bass and music discussion. Thank you. Jeff, from Mission BC, Canada.

Congrats to you and Chelsea, on the new bass! I got to see it at Anders’ magic factory a few months ago. It is so beautiful! Mattisson for life!

were waiting for this bass 😊 finally hope to see both of you review this one

Great tone and specially the way you play make a lots of different with the scale and chords fantastic great presentación 👍🏼🙏🏼🎼🎶

That bass looks and sounds great!!! I'm glad that you and Mattisson worked things out! Just think how good you'll be when you know where you are on the instrument!!! LOL!!! You're killing it and will be stunning in no time!!! I'm digging everything you're doing!!! I've always liked EMGs because they impart a lot of punch and definition and the neck pickup on your bass has a lot of clarity and punch!!! What an INCREDIBLE GIFT!!!

I enjoy the long content and when you go off on a tangent , they get me through my boring 2nd job and you have so much experience and always straight forward with everything, as a Warwick thumb NT player I love 26 frets it’s so nice to be able to go up that high on the G string I was bummed when I started playing my stingray basses because the lack of frets so going back to the Thumb feels so good when getting melodic

I love that can I play bass with series!! The Christopher cross episode was not expected but I loved it so much!

i reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaally like the sound of that bass. congrats! sounds amazing!!

I love this comp. I was looking at the Origin Effects and Empress but came across the Lusithand and was so impressed I ended up getting it.

Looking forward to the interviews!

sounds amazing !!!!!

Fantastic new Bass, I love the 6er

The lick at 23:16 is really cool. Gonna learn that one for sure! Thanks Janek!

Your 1st single cut fodera is still my favourite ❤️ much love

For what it's worth, I enjoy the long form videos., partly because they don't have jump cuts. Also, I love playing my six string bass. It changed my approach to playing any type of bass.

Your plan for the channel seems good! I definitely am the most pulled toward the pedal studio stuff and the podcast, but the other stuff I’ll probably watch most of too lol. And I’m definitely a 6 string guy myself, I love having all those options and I could choose between just a low B or high C

You should definitely do a "Could I Play with" using that 6 string, maybe artists like Hiatus Kaiyote, Thundercat or Karnivool to highlight modern 6 string players

Love the new bass. I got a 5 string just over a year ago (with a low B) after being exclusively 4. Took a lot of getting used to with the neck width, the A&D string probably got the most confusing on where I was at, I’d find myself a 4th out so many times. Probably got comfortable with it after about 3 months. Just gigged with it exclusively to get used to it.

Beautiful bass... the EMGs sound pretty good too. I am sold on the 28 frets I spec'ed my 7 string with (18 years now)... I miss it on my 2 octave necks.

Having some sadistic pleasure watching you struggle like I do switching between totally different basses. Only downside is that you still sound great 😊

Can’t wait til you come to Denver 🔥🤙🏼

Nice to see the "Nerve live at Posthof" poster in the background. It's in austria. Too bad I didn't know you back then...

Congratulations pretty nice !

That EMG sound on the low end 👌👌👌 Maybe strung EADGCF?? 😜😜 same range as an 29 Congrats on the new bass and good to hear you had some family time!

I'm only recently considering 6 string bass (for worship music at church) primarily so I can match the synth player in the lower register, and when we don't have an electric guitarist, it would be nice to have that upper register a six string offers too, so under these conditions, a six string bass is totally justified. Otherwise, I am, and always will be (at heart) a four string bassist! 😎

Congratulations on the new bass 😊 I bought a very cheap 6 string to see if I like it and it's definitely a learning curve with the wide neck but I love having both a low B and a high C! I do accidentally get confused about where the G string is lol

New here man glad I found your music😊

Six strings player here..eadgcf and it is great

Hey, Janek! Love this kind of content from you. If you dig RAT-like circuits for bass, you should eventually check out the Idiotbox Blower Box Deluxe. It's the best bass distortion I've tried, and it's also super accesible. Cheers!

These podcasts are really educating, whenever someone turns them on, I leave the room to grab my bass and practice.

Loving the long format show! All said, the variety and cadence of videos has been great to see - I hope it's a sustainable approach for you. That Mattisson sounds amazing! How many Nobel Prizes does one need to get on his wait list?

Coming to Denver and on a Saturday! That is awesome. I may need to travel out from the sticks of Eastern CO. We have no live music out here except for country cover bands!

that emg brightness is sure felt

Pickup placement reminds me of my Warwick Thumb 6 ‘89. 👍

I know it feels strange but it sounds great

It sounds very modern and very bright but you are adding your signature warmth to it. I think you can hear that the action is pretty low and the space between pickups and strings is also small, but man, this is a beautiful instrument. Another reflection: change in case of gear is a constant thing, you evolve as a musician and so does the gear, the another thing is that a change is always a kind of a simulation for your brain. And last thing: what Chelsea does think about this bass? Please ask her to join you on some podcast!

Beautiful bass! Not sure if it is the EMG pickups or the nickel strings, but something about the high frequency part of the sound is a bit harsh to me.

6 string all day. The more sonic options in one setup, the better.

I know you will get into 6 strings! eventrally

If you end up not liking the bass, I can give it a nice loving home here in Costa Rica :)

Hi Janek, could you do a video of how you change the set up of the 6 string to suit your style and why you prefer it the way you do? How you set the truss rod etc.?

Janek…. You talk a lot, you change your gear a lot, and it’s quite interesting to hear your perspective . A bit of an anarchist in the terms of manufacturers of equipment etc, but most importantly, a great bassist with your own sound and take on things. The latter is the most important. 😉👍

Not gonna lie.. would love to see you back on the Wal, but hearing a Mattisson in your hands sounds "right" :)

How quickly "I don't need any more instruments" goes out the window 😂 (says he who has 26 flutes)

Cool to see a longtime player try something new. I started playing in 1994. Have owned 4,5,6, and 7 string basses over the years. Few years ago I bought a 5 string multi scale Dingwall and it’s the instrument for me. I’m like the oldest guy I know (aside from Lee Sklar) primarily playing Dingwall basses (I have a couple fender basses also) but with the 5 string multi scale I can play high up the neck with clarity as if I was playing a bass with a high C. But the bass is tuned BEADG so I never have the high C getting in my way when slapping. For example. I have big chunky hands and my fingers often get hung up on the high c when I’m trying to pop the g string. I’ve practiced and practiced to get used to that but I think aside from going with a bass with a wider string spacing my fingers are just too big.

I could imagine that the guitar tuners are used to prevent or at least reduce neck dive.

You can still add more fretboard/frets if you need. That's not a particularly outrageous act of luthiery. Also, really straightforward to get someone to do that finish work: add a string tree, fix the pick guard - these are simple jobs.

I tried a 6 string but my short stubby fingers found it challenging but I can play a 5 string bass which really surprised me. I am still better at bass than I am at guitar

Even on a brand new instrument with different pickups you still sound just like you. And that's as high a compliment as I could ever pay. Regarding needing the higher notes; you could tune it EADGCF so you get the high notes, and that could also open a whole new world of voicings over 6 strings. With the slanted pickups, the idea is to give a tighter tone on the low strings, and a warmer tone on the higher strings, almost like the opposite of a Strat bridge pickup, or the opposite of a P-bass pickup. Is the bass active, btw? EMG are famous for making active pickups where they have a battery powered preamp built into the pickup itself, so you can have a pickup with fewer windings so it's brighter, cleaner, and clearer, but the preamp boosts the output so it's equivalent to a pickup with more windings. Not all EMGs are active as they do make passive pickups too, I believe the passive ones have EMG-HZ on them.

Hey Janek have you ever thought about doing a book specifically for E-C bass cords or anything of the like I’d buy that in a heartbeat.

A 16.5mm spacing 26 fret with a 30 - 31” scale would be absolutely perfect for me. I love the fact it has 3 knobs, is it passive?.

I dont think you have to worry about losing your facility on the 5s. You play 4s constantly and that doesnt affect you on your main bass. Once you get comfortable you'll be able to jump between them like you always. You are just not comfortable with the 6 yet.

Congratulations to this nice new familymember -I was wondering what happened to Your 4 string 26 fret Mattisson dual P prototype?

Enjoy this. Intrigued by the Mattison 6 string. Sounds great. Just curious if it’s available in 19mm string spacing.

I love the long format this and the jhs show are the only podcasts i can listen to. All the rest are like talk radio Boring

Excellent video. I prefer 5 strings. 6 strings buzz and rings too much for me... My hands can't control it 😅

Nice. Have you ever played around with a Fender Bass VI style instrument? Kind of a literal "bass guitar."

Beautiful bass, congrats! It is like learning a new language, creates neurons! Do you use regular long scales or short scale strings? thank you!

Dear Janek, once again thanks a lot for all the inspiring videos, including this one. May I ask - requesting a short answer if at all possible - ; for a bass player interested in a melodic approach, and with an EADGC tuned five string bass; would there be any added value in moving to 6 string bass (getting this low B) given the time/effort requirements? thanks again!

Regardless of who made it, it's a Warwick Thumb at it's core. 😂

Swear I thought my eyes were gone as the camera was panning at the start 😅

Plus DR strings don't sell a set of 5 high C to E. Makes you purchase the 6 string set anyways, unless you buy the fodera's.

It sounds so awesome, I hope you stay in the world of added muting problems lmao.

One of us...one of us... 😆

Remember a 6-string bass is its own thing, approach it and play it that way, it is not a 5-string bass with an extra string. It’s much the way you look at a 5-string now, it is not a 4-string with an extra string. A subtle difference, but it changes the way you play the instrument as a whole

Sorry Janek, as you have been probably asked this question a million times before, but why did you decide on a 32” scale on your basses? I’m just curios as I would imagine that would be great for people like me with shorter arms so I don’t have to extend so much when playing in the 1st position😂. Is there any other advantage and does it affect the sound of the instrument?

Janek! With you having a 6 string now does that mean we finally get to see a Janek Gwizdala x Daniele Camarda crossover?

Apologies if this has already been asked, but when Chelsea uses one of your basses, does she need to change the action?

4 for me, always 4 😂

Janek, you seemed stressed bro. Be well. p.s. the screen saver isn't so bad for us

I think you'll get used to the 6 very fast, since you know music. Also, you have a methodical, even a bit fanatical approach, so I think that it gonna be like your 5 in a year. I'd like you to talk about muting on it in the future, since it will probably be an issue in the beginning, that B string is so nasty...

Who made the 6 string for you?

How would you say your process was to find your identity as a musician and bass player?

You have like a dead pixel on your camera. Look at your right pec here 31:53

Try stringing it E-A-D-G-C-F

Hey, no Darth Vader voice!

Just glue em together you got 11 strings.

Main camera on the slider is not a good idea, makes the viewer dizzy.

Constantly adjusting the mic (studio boom arm) while you are talking is distracting.

The six string sounds better than the five in my opinion, much fatter and more musical to me

Love to hear you bullshit while I'm working as an engineer! Don't tell my boss 😅

It looks cheap to me.. Really any bass that's below 15k in price is for amateurs... I recently bought a Bentley Continental 7 string bass and it's awesome!