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I'm starting to think my pedal board would benefit from a limiter at the end of the line as I'm getting a little paranoid about what the overly harsh peaks from my envelope filter might be doing to my poor amp. Can anyone recommend a good limiter pedal? The other option is getting rid of my EBS IQ envelope and getting an envelope filter that has a little more control. I use envelope effects for big ambient effects in songs, never for short funky stabs. So something with a little more control might be a better option. I use my envelope filter a lot so I'm willing to shell out some bucks on something decent if that's a better option. Thoughts? I'm not very familiar with what's out there in the world of envelope filters at the moment. Cheers Ed

[quote name='Basszilla' post='405518' date='Feb 10 2009, 05:06 PM']Total tonal devastation.[/quote] I like that expression Tim! I get total tonal devastation when I run my 70's P-bass with the gain cranked past 3 o'clock. It sounds huge, or TTD to quote Tim.

I used a TA503 for a couple of years. It was great amp, loads of control over your sound with that EQ. When I bought my first Markbass amp, an LMK, I was tempted with the TA503 but was put off by the price tag, coupled with a lot of people saying the sound difference was not that noticeable. To be honest, I wish I'd gone with the TA503 to begin with because I really could hear the difference. That valve pre-amp gives a warmer, more organic tone and the semi-parametric EQ is simply awesome. I found the semi-parametric EQ to be very useful at gigs for correcting nasty low-mids. I generally found that I'd dial in a punchy hi-mid sound, a little percussiveness from the high control, some fat rounded tones from the low control and like I said, use the low mid for correctional EQ. But this is of course just one way of using that kind of EQ, there are so many possibilities. Like a couple of other guys have mentioned, I'd recommend trying out these amps first, and try to get some volume out of them too. Depending on how loud you play, you'll notice that the TA503 doesn't kick in with this kind of natural compression when the volume is up to around 11 o'clock.

Apparently the new Orange gear will be available around mid-June. That'll include the Bass Terror.

[quote name='thumbo' post='405115' date='Feb 10 2009, 10:16 AM']I could only find this pic of my rig, it's a bit similar to Daves' rig.. and Basszilla might have a similar pic to share too This pic is from a live stoner-rock recording that I played bass for last summer. It was far from the most ideal cab setup but it worked surprisingly well. The Tiny Terror and Marshall cab was being used by a synth player, my AD200B and Berg NV610 is nestled in the middle and the Orange 4x12 on the end had a Thunderverb 200 linked up to it in the other room. The Tiny Terror, NV610 and AD200B are my toys, the rest of it was borrowed from various people that kindly lent us stuff for our Orangey mission... [/quote] edit: forgot to mention, if you stick a nice vintage mic infront of an NV610 with an AD200B you're quite likely too poop yourself from the stunning tone, I've spoken to Basszilla about this before, he had a similar experience. You can also use the slave out on the AD200B as DI out live, I did this for the first time the other day at a gig and had a lot of compliments on my tone - so it must have sounded alright!

I could only find this pic of my rig, it's a bit similar to Daves' rig.. and Basszilla might have a similar pic to share too This pic is from a live stoner-rock recording that I played bass for last summer. It was far from the most ideal cab setup but it worked surprisingly well. The Tiny Terror and Marshall cab was being used by a synth player, my AD200B and Berg NV610 is nestled in the middle and the Orange 4x12 on the end had a Thunderverb 200 linked up to it in the other room. The Tiny Terror, NV610 and AD200B are my toys, the rest of it was borrowed from various people that kindly lent us stuff for our Orangey mission...

I don't think these will be out for a couple of months yet. I can probably get hold of a rough release date though, I'll post it here if I do.

Get well soon!

[quote name='lozbass' post='396681' date='Feb 1 2009, 11:22 AM']I love the top and the simple, uncluttered look of the bass as a whole.[/quote] I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Mr Shuker has this amazing knack of keeping bass designs so sleek and stylish without making them look like exquisite coffee tables. This is something like the 4th time I've been back to look at this bass in the last day. GAS is a terrible thing.

That's a stunning bass. I bet you're one happy chap!

I've been using a couple of different Hercules stands for a while. I agree about the good engineering - something I've really noticed with them is how they seem to work well with that whole gravity lark, other stands that I've tried have felt like they'd just fall over with a puff of wind!

This is giving me major GAS! I played a new Gibson USA Thunderbird the other day and it got my GAS going but after reading that this has maple/walnut neckthru construction, ebony fretboard and flame maple body wings... want. (Defo agree on the black scratch plate though!)

BeLow, I'll send you a PM with Spikes' contact details. He biased/serviced my AD200B recently and did a sterling job for a very reasonable price.

[quote name='attackbass' post='390887' date='Jan 25 2009, 12:47 PM']What I would like to see - altho it's probably not totally viable due to weight and space - but a dual channel bass head with an ad200b but with the added preamp from the thunderverb 200 or from the tiny terror guitar head.. it'll never happen but i think it would sound like a monster.[/quote] Just a dual channel AD200B would be killer! RRAWWWW!

I'm a little skeptical about Orange using digital power stages in amps. We'll have to see what the Bass Terror sounds like. They've also just announced that they're releasing a couple of cool guitar amps too. - Dual Terror: a 30 watt, 2 channel Tiny Terror - Tiny Terror Hard Wired Edition (a British-made, hi-spec Tiny Terror) I seem to remember there's a few people on here that use Tiny Terrors for their guitaring ways. I've been using one for a couple of years and it's been an awesome bit of kit so I'm quite excited about these two guitar-based things.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='390320' date='Jan 24 2009, 12:33 PM']TBH as I read through your thread the bass that came instantly to mind was a Streamer Stage I with something like 'Wizards' slapped in... then I got to the bottom line of your text. Seriously I think there is only one bass that will fit your criteria; you already own it and the 'upgrade' will cost you £100. Go for it. [/quote] It's very tempting! I've got GAS for a new toy though. If I don't find anything that takes my fancy I'll almost definitely go down the Wizard route in my Streamer. [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='390327' date='Jan 24 2009, 12:38 PM']The world is your oyster with that kind of budget these days.. Only problem is, the range of choices you have available to you which could be a bit mind-boggling.. If I had that budget, I'd be looking at something like Sandberg, ACG or Shuker custom builds or a s/h Lakland or Sadowsky perhaps. Might be worth going to Bass Direct or somewhere like it which will have a wide range of hi-end basses for you to try? Good luck with it! [/quote] ooh Shuker! Now that's a nice idea. I always loved my 5 string Shuker Jazz, I just didn't get on with 5 strings. Perhaps an email to Jon is in order

I'm looking for a new bass and I need something that ticks these boxes: P + J pickups Completely passive p-ups/electronics 24 Fret neck I'd quite like something vintage but it's not essential. It's fat passive tone with clear highs that I'm after, possibly something that contains a fair bit of maple. Not bothered about weight, ideally don't want to spend more than £1000 but I could go to £1500. Suggestions please The other option I have is sticking some nice passive pickups in my Warwick Streamer but I'm interested to see what basschatters have to suggest.

Cheers chaps, I'll have a look at LeBlond stuff.

I'm currently using a Silverstone amp cover for my Orange AD200B but I'm after something that gives a little more protection. Any recommendations? I'm a bit reluctant to go down the flightcase route as I imagine this will probably add about 10Kg to an amp that's already the best part of 35Kg. I've seen these Gator ones but I've got no idea what they're like, has anyone has any experience with these? - [url="http://www.gatorcases.com/productsdetail.aspx?LID=17&PID=165"]http://www.gatorcases.com/productsdetail.a...=17&PID=165[/url]

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It's not an easy time to get dealerships in music retail. A lot of distribution companies have tightened their belts since the Sound Control fiasco. I'd recommend getting together a list of potential brands you're interested in and then figure out who's distributing them. Send some emails and back them up with phone calls.

That Shuker chap sure does know how to make stunning basses. I must buy a Shuker again one day!

Warwick basses generally downtune very well with little fuss and still sound good! Many basses sound rubbish downtuned. Perhaps another reason why they're favoured in metal?