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https://www.loudersound.com/news/geddy-lees-big-beautiful-book-of-bass-gets-release-date Looks interesting, especially for us Rush and Ged fanatics! 😁

Booyah! I'm a happy chappie.

Hello guys, This is Ryan Owens from Trickfish. Thanks for talking about the giveaway and the Trickfish Bullhead .5K! You are correct that we do not publish an RMS rating for the amplifier. We do this for the very reason of not wanting to publish confusing information. The fact is that there is no set protocol for establishing an RMS value and because of that you never know if comparing the RMS of two amplifiers is actually an apples to apples comparison. We have chosen to publish the most accurate specs we can to allow the user to be informed about the amplifier: 8 Ohms - (continuous power 235W @ .13% THD, 365W @ 1%THD), (peak power 506W @ .13% THD, 730W @ 1%THD) 4 Ohms - (continuous power 312W @ .13% THD, 702W @ 1%THD), (peak power 625W @ .13% THD, 1404W @ 1%THD) I will also add that the power section of the Bullhead .5K is the ICE 700ASE, the same power module in several other amplifiers in this price range. There is detailed info about this power module available online. I think there was also a question about the frequency selections on the Bullhead .5K. Let me describe the preamp a bit to help you get a better idea of how it works. The bass and treble settings on the amplifier are shelving EQ's. For the BASS setting you select you will be adjusting that frequency and everything below it..... for the TREBLE frequency you will be adjusting that frequency and everything above it. The LOW MID and HIGH MID are variable band pass EQ's. We have the width dialed in depending on which frequency you have selected. These frequency settings and widths are all very carefully dialed in for a bass instrument. To me, that is what makes the Mike Pope preamps so musical. The frequency selections are labeled on the amplifier so you will know exactly which frequencies you are dealing with. They are: Bass: 40Hz or 80Hz Low Mid: 333Hz or 473 Hz High Mid: 1kHz or 1.8kHz Treble: 4kHz or 8kHz I am happy to answer any other questions you guys may have and hopefully some more guys who have first hand experience with the amplifier will chime is to give their impressions. Thanks guys and good luck for those of you who entered the giveaway. Ryan Owens Ryan @ trickfishamps.com

Great stuff man, nice one!

SKB hardcase with jazz bass

I've already got it on pre-order

I hear they are good for playing a Tango or two

I think I overdid it yesterday, my foot was hurting again this morning but hey... it's getting close to the good bit now and I'm getting excited (I live a sheltered life ) First job was to cut the other jack plate recess. Then time for the final sanding, I sanded the back and sides down to 240 grit and the tops down to 180 grit; I did explain this before but just in case: Sanding with too fine a grit can lead to forming ripples where the sandpaper removes softer wood faster than the harder wood. Given that on Mahogany it is very unlikely you'll be able to see sanding marks from 240 grit I stopped there. The tops are getting grain filled and painted so there was no need to be too fussy, nothing will ever be seen even if I stopped at 80 grit. I also masked off the neck joint, I did a double layer just in case some spray got in there. After that and still before breakfast mind, such is my enthusiasm! I sprayed the first coat of sanding sealer from a rattle can as I was just feeling too lazy to set up the compressor. after an hour and breakfast I sanded them and sprayed another coat and left to dry off for a couple of hours. Then I cut them back right up to the banding so they were smooth but leaving the bindings straight from the can for protection against the grain filler. I masked the sides just for general tidiness then put on the first coat and wiped it smooth and went to sit down for a few hours. The destructions say 4 hours so that's what I gave them before cutting back with 240 grit again, It all looked good other than a couple of patches I wasn't sure about but either way they got a second coat of grain filler along with the headstocks, I did those too (forgot). That's it now until tomorrow, sand them back, give them a thorough inspection and maybe get the spraygun out and put the black on if I have the time

@intime-nick - it's all very addictive stuff. I would not want to do a gig any other way now. I know that they are perceived as very expensive headphones... but the performance of some of these IEMs... they are simply staggering. The lows on these 64s... I'm sure if I wasn't careful, they would be way, way, way too much. And when I look at my ACS where I started compared to where I am at now... well, there's just no comparison. I've been lucky to try quite a fair few IEMs in my time now, especially with all the tradeshows I do... and I just don't know why people wouldn;t go this route. It's just that to some people, dropping a shed load of cash on "headphones" just isn't as satisfying as buying some wedges. Personally I prefer not having to carry the wedges and having a superior monitor mix. But hey, thats just me! 😛

I have absolutely no complaints about my Jake 5, either. It exceeded my expectations, which were already high. Fit and finish are perfect.

I don't agree; there's quite orange of good stuff posted here.

What do you want - blood? 😀

You have to be careful with your pronunciation in certain places. You might get a sting in the tail otherwise.

Oooo, Nordstrand...I have a single Bigman pickup in one of my Shukers, it's basically two Big Singles, and I have it three-position-switched for single coil (front coil), parallel and rear coil (series was just wayyyy too mental) - it's a great pickup in a MM shell. Now then...a nice light P with two of these and the switching/controls of that MTD (two 3-way switches, plus blend)? Bwahahahaaaaa.... 😀

Either enjoy the space not having the other guitarist gives you as it also gives the audience a break from the wall of sound, or listen to more Jack Bruce and move the bass part around. Cream never sounded thin. Do some walking - or play some octaves with the drums. 3 piece bands (or 3 musicians and a singer !) are the best fun for bassists. Enjoy it!

Aye, there are loads. Lived there for 10+ years and go back once a month. Go to rue victor massé in the 9th. There are many side streets and parallel streets off that street with music shops. Rue victor massé is one long street of specialist music shops, at least 2 bass guitar dedicated ones, others dedicated for pedals, left hand only, vintage, acoustic, and even pointy headstocks. Lots of small stores. Much better than London (where I live now) imo

I wondered if anyone else had seen this recently...

I've never understood the "not versatile" thing, there must be an example of one being used in every genre of music to good affect. I think there are players that have a fixed way of playing that are used to being able to adjust from front to back pickup along with the tone or EQ controls to get a variety of sounds, imo it's the player that lacks the versatility not the bass.

The Stingray was always my dream bass, ideally in translucent teal green or natural with maple neck. When the band I was in got a record deal in 1998, we negotiated an advance each to buy new gear. I asked for £5k and popped to the Bass Centre in Wapping and got me a 3EQ translucent teal green Stingray. I was so excited, it was gorgeous but my excitement was short lived. No matter what I did, it just never sounded good for me. Thin, twangy, buzzy and just horrible. I was playing guitar punk pop and it just never worked where a Precision or Jazz was right. I eventually sold it. A few years later, having not given up on the idea, I bought myself a lovely natural 3eq Stingray to use in a new band but again, despite coming close, I just couldn't get it to work tonally so I sold it. Now, 8 years ago, and still not prepared to give up on my dream bass, I got myself a 2eq translucent teal green Stingray from Tom1946 on here and she is a totally different beast. Way more versatile tonally than a 3eq and I totally love her. I still don't think I will be fully comfortable with the Stingray tone over a Precision or Jazz but the 2eq certainly is a lot closer and easier to dial in for me so for now I am happy.

Leave 20 quid or so in your budget for a decent sack-type trolley. Your back will thank you.

I’d say 90% of my recording is DI - especially when out and about, but you know how it is.. at home.. every now and again you get a hankering to go all trad and retro and spend two hours arguing with a mic stand and all that faff 😁

I concur. The RM and SC are an equally lovely match. And Dave’s is a bloody cracking price

I've got the Battalion too. As a clean pre-amp and DI box I think it's great. The EQ points are more sensibly voiced for gigging that the specs might have you believe, the bass shelf cuts off at 200 Hz giving you control over the bass you can hear frequencies, rather than the bass you can feel lows. Likewise the top at 2 Khz end is good for brightening things up without getting too shrill. But if you want those ultra highs that slappists like you might be struggling. The mid frequencies also give a good level of control at useful frequency centres. The drive doesn't really wow me personally, it's more of a distortion than overdrive to my ear, even at lower gain settings. But drive is a very personal thing so you may well love it especially as you say you want a gnarly distortion - it does that easily enough. There's plenty of control available for the drive section to find what works for you. The compressor doesn't wow me either. I'm a bit of a stickler for compression and although I don't generally have an issue with 1 knob compressors like some of my more esteemed brethren do, I find it very dark sounding and it takes some serious EQ'ing to add the brightness back. But from what I'd read on Talkbass according to one of the EHX engineers who posts on there, the compressor is voiced to work with the drive section, and together they do seem to complement one another even if the sound isn't for me. I also have an LMB-3 and that is on the board alongside the battalion (plus a tuner) as I much prefer it for compression duties than the built in EHX one. Despite these gripes I do rate it highly. With the EQ set flat it is completely transparent on the clean channel, no colouration or tone changes, you get out what you put in. The DI is noiseless too. I've no personal experience of the Hartke but I know @Cuzzie rates his highly, but it's worth bearing in mind that he and I like different bass sounds, he favours a more bright mid scoop, which I believe the Hartke does very well, whereas I'm more into more vintage mid rich sounds - which the battalion excels at.

Yes, it's the same bass with the same discolouration near the trussrod "bullet" mentioned by Alan himself.

I just read the review of the amp in the mag. NO FAN!!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! I hate fan noise with a passion. @ryanowens does the bigger version have a fan? Your website doesn't actually say either way. It's such a big selling point for me that I always look for whether an amp has a fan or not.

Ah, I thought you wanted to see them. I was once enamoured of the idea, but I’ve now moved on. I always much preferred TL’s standard playing, but I was a fanboy at the time and wanted to have a go at funk fingers. His DB playing is rather good too, but that’s for another thread.

+1 for the Thomastik Rounds. I bought a bass from Roger with them on, and I'm more impressed with them each time I play it. They make you want to play with feeling (technical term, but you get the drift...)

Just what I was looking for...many thanks.

The Positive Grid Bias Amp Mini was thrust in to my lap last week. It (Or the BIAS AMP) would appear to be pretty much the ultimate 'dirt channel(s)' amp in terms of tonal variations. I'm pretty sure the Darkglass amp will get a big thumbs up. Generally speaking I am let down by amp 'dirt channels' as I am really fussy and look for a specific sort of dirt in my sound. I'm leaning towards keeping my amp clean and using pedals instead so I may not be as helpful as those who use dirt on their amps all the time.

In case anyone finds this useful... slim chance, but you never know!... here's a link to a whole bunch of acoustic measurements from different rooms, which I compiled over on the Gearslutz forum: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bt7xvsok7w3r4u6/Gearslutz.mdat?dl=0 It allows you to view and compare what the acoustics of different people's rooms 'look like'. Each measurement contains notes on the size and volume of the room, plus a link to the relevant thread on gearslutz.com where you can read up on the methods of acoustic treatment used. You'll need a copy of Room EQ Wizard software to open the file, which is free to download from here: https://www.roomeqwizard.com Maybe useful to anyone who's planning to improve the acoustics of their room and wants to get an idea of what the end result might look (or more importantly sound!) like.

Depends on what you want to spend but the Zoom B3n has a '+rhythm guitar' preset..

You definitely want to grain fill first, lacquer will continue to shrink for many months and wood pores will show through eventually otherwise

That trans white 55-94 and tobacco 55-14 are both awesome!! Very cool Si

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I think it goes both ways, I'm sure that Maruszczyk have had plenty of orders based on the positive feedback here. I specced and bought a Jake 5A+ based mostly on this thread, and it's a great bass , "best 5er I've ever played" according to my bass teacher, and I now also have a lovely Elwood I picked up on BC - they will soon be my only two basses. They have built their reputation on building quality stuff, so I think it's fair if people share on here if that quality is not what you would expect - and you would expect it to be 100%.

OK, this has been playing on my mind for the longest time, in the end I thought I needed to get one. I figured the 25 wasn't much use because of the size but I couldn't justify the 49 (not even thought of the 61). In the end I thought I would get a 25 as it was reasonably affordable second hand, if I didn't like it I could flog it again, if I did like it I could flog it and put it towards the 49. My 25 came yesterday and it is so different to the demo units I had tried. There is no drag and it is the most expressive keyboard experience I have ever had access too. The thing is wonderful, if I had had this when i was 14 I woudl never have given up the keyboard and taken up the guitar. So I will keep it for a while and if I am still regulalarly playing it in a few months, I will get a 49.

Very cool stuff! Bring Michael Manring now please!

£400 + delivery, as much as I love Barefaced, & these look fantastic, erm, no thanks.

Thanks for the replies and I'll drop in from time to time from now on...

Hey Al Know. Well I absolutely still love it. It just sounds good, warm and clear, incredibly loud and the simplicity of the amp is a god send! I don't miss any features like shape/enhance controls, built in compressors, overdrive circuits - when I get to a gig now I can get an amazing tone very quickly and easily without constantly adjusting something. I don't feel the need to use additional preamp/di pedals infront of it like I did with pretty much every amp I ever had apart from my orange ad200 ( I used a Darkglass b3k to sharpen it up a bit). I went to in ear monitors recently - after using a sansamp for a few gigs I figured out I could split the DI signal out post EQ and I now have the most enjoyable experience of playing live I've ever had in terms of hearing every nuance of my bass and playing. The thing I have to mention is that the DI out is incredible - best I have ever heard especially post EQ... The fact that I run it into my in ears and it's an enjoyable tone direct says a lot. Also you can mail the guys at trickfish even on a Sunday afternoon and you'll get a response!! They have great customer service.