Ghost_Bass

I'm glad you liked the J and found what you were looking for. Congrats!

[quote name='parker_muse' post='1123972' date='Feb 11 2011, 03:58 PM']Hmmmmm but i REALLY love the tone at the moment for dubby magic! I'm tempted by getting a jazz and a sansamp.[/quote] Try flats in it. For Dub roll off the tone and play as close to the neck (right hand) as you can in fingerstyle. For crispy tones roll up the tone and play betwen the pu and the bridge. Try diferent areas of right hand playing and see the tonal diferences for yourself. I spend most of the time playing close to the bridge and when needed i climb to the neck and the sound rounds up with some extra lows without touching any knobs! edit: i'm refering to the P bass

If i was to take your route using my gear i would pick up my TRB, Trace and Fulltone. I'd start with the bass set flat w/ both pu's and tweaked the amp till i get that classic (slightly) mid-scooped trace sound. I would set the fulltone for the kind of grit i was aiming for. Then i would control all my sound with the bass and pedal: Dub: neck pu, bass boost, mid cut, high cut - pedal off Rock: neck pu, eq flat - pedal on or off Rock/Jazz/Funk: bridge pu w/ a little of neck, bass boost, mid cut, high flat - pedal off

You'd be able to cover more ground if you were using a J insted! A P on flats sounds low and no mather how much you boost highs and high-mids on the amp you just can't add what's not there to begin with... Probably a new bass day incoming?!!!...

Betwen my Fulltone Bassdrive, Bass Big Muff and a incoming Pickle Pie B i believe i have all my dirt needs covered but i still would love to have a go with the Ibby to see if it's man enough to take the Fulltone's place... i think it will. Only shame is that Ibanez (like boss and other makers) are still manufacturing their pedals without true bypass! We're in 2011! Can't they realize that TB is a fundamental feature for a pedal? Imagine you have a power failure (dead battery or busted psu) with TB you can step on the pedals and turn them off and you keep giging! I realy can't understand the benefit of keep building like in the 80's...

I think you have the perfect amp for that. You just need to learn how to fiddle with it to get the sounds you're looking for. I don't know your bass, what's it like? P, J, H, MM? Active/Passive? (we don't see that brand around here...) From what i've tried i think that a combination Trace/HiFi Bass - i'm thinking Yammy TRB from from 1005 to above, evidently - with the adition of a SansAmp VTbass for the gritty/rockish parts would do the job. You would be able to dial all the lows and all the clean/defined parts from the amp and bass and the dirt would be left to the SansAmp.

I like the look. Very punk-rocker. Have you clear coated over it so it doesn't start to chip?

What about a brand new Sandberg California? [url="http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/calj-series/caljj"]http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-ove...lj-series/caljj[/url] I WILL have a California PM-5 in a (hopefully) near future! It's worth selling my Stingray5 for one.

[quote name='bass_ennyday' post='1121722' date='Feb 9 2011, 06:58 PM']hmmmmm, can´t decide between the new 3Leaf Proton and the MXR M82 Bass Envelope Filter .... how would you guys decide?[/quote] GR2! Of course

Argh! I've already spent my montly bass gear fund! Just made an order for some George L's...

Pearl! Nice bass.

I'm GASing for a CV Precision Fiesta Red. The only reason i haven't bought it yet is because they don't make a 5 string version of it...

[quote name='Conan' post='1120286' date='Feb 8 2011, 04:55 PM'](...) There are lots of other variables that DO have an effect, but the old chestnut that tens are faster to respond and have more mids, and that fifteens are somehow warmer but tend towards wooliness, so twelves are a perfect compromise between the two.... Is bollocks.[/quote] You're right! If we were to analise speakers of the same make/model/materials with a perfectly tuned cab for each one (perfect conditions) we could see that we would get more bottom in the 15" cab but that's just due to bigger cab dimensions. If we were to do a comparison betwen a Bergantino 12" and a Behringer 15" (same RMS rate) i seriously doubt we could get more bottom (with definition, i mean) from the 15"... Diferent speaker sizes only mather if we're comparing them in the same brand/range and even doing so we ALWAYS have to take the cab in consideration, IMO.

Yep! Ashdown was started by a Trace engineers after he left the company. Brit amplification has a very distingushed flavour to it's sound. I always loved it. Trace, Ashdown, Laney are the most common around here and never looked twice on an Ampeg having a Trace on it's side. Currently i had a change of heart and am very happy with my new US made amp (Genz Benz) and sold one Trace combo and am in the way of trying to sell my other one but i'll always keep my trusty old Boxer15 for home practise - lovely little thing with a big sound for it's size!

[quote name='Higgie' post='1116550' date='Feb 5 2011, 02:09 PM']Nice pedal selection - but please buy some George L's! [/quote] Yep! They're on my list when i decide to close my pedal hunger

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1115254' date='Feb 4 2011, 01:39 PM']Which ones, if you don't mind me asking? Not being funny, i'm genuinely interested as i want one![/quote] Without googling i believe they might be from Barefaced, Markbass, Acugroove and probably Shroeder... i would also like to know wich ones is Alex refering to and their impedance.

I'm putting my 9.0 through the GB12"er! It can take the punch and doesn't complaint. I'm not crazy to try it maxed out but i haven't yet had the need to increase my volume to a point the cab would be farting and i know i stil have a very large margin - i have my volume set below 12 o'clock and the cab can take it easily up to 3 o'clock, the max i've tried. I'm quite happy with this setup, if i'm ever going to need more power i'll be getting a second 1x12" or a 2x12"@4ohm to be used on it's own.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1114458' date='Feb 3 2011, 08:29 PM']It's worth mentioning that although this will have lots of power, Genz watts are never upto the same level as many expect. I know these new amps are meant to have more ummph than the older Shuttles, but if there was a 900watt Mesa, the Mesa would bury it.[/quote] I was more thinking in a AH-1000 Trace! No need for e demolition crew!

Polish the back of the neck. Use some kind of furniture spray to clean any grease and give it a strong and vigorous polish with a clean cloth. If you want to worn it out i can only think of a very thin grade sand paper... don't realy know if it will work! In the worst case scenario you can sand all the poly from the back of the neck and treat it with gun stock oil and wax [i]a la stingray[/i], i did it with the neck of my first bass (Maison P-copy) and it worked out realy well and now it plays like a treat! You can see some pics of the restoration process if you like here: [url="http://www.baixistas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=197"]http://www.baixistas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=197[/url] edit: just read GW's post. Be aware for the dangers he mentioned!

[quote name='RickIronWitch' post='1114492' date='Feb 3 2011, 08:50 PM']Ah i was thinking of a price as it is, and doing it up myself.[/quote] Oh sorry, i didn't understood! Let me take some pics so you can see if it's worth for you and maybe the rest of the BC'ers could help me with the pricing although i guess it would be really low... probably P&P would be more expensive than the bass itself? Wait until the weekend so i can have time to take it out of the attic and give it a good clean. Cheers

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='1114085' date='Feb 3 2011, 04:24 PM']I wonder how tough it would be getting the headstock to look a bit more fender-y... [/quote] I think your best bet is to stick with a '51P headstock shape because a more tradition shape might be a bit thin... [attachment=71057:head.jpg]

I can carry all my gear in one trip! Bass in a gigbag on my back, 9.0 in the carrybag on my shoulder, 12" cab in one hand and a travel suitcase (about 55cm high) with trolley where i carry bass, mic and music stands, mic, cables, pedalboard and a folder with the music on the other hand. I'm still trying to find where i can get o trolley system to aply on my cab so i don't have to carry it lifted! Any help would be great I bought the 9.0 for it's sound, not it's power! 900W is too much for what i usualy play but i wouldn't have GB remove some wats just because i don't use them... you never know when it might come in handy!