Ghost_Bass

[quote name='Count Bassie' post='830720' date='May 7 2010, 03:01 PM']Interesting. So I have now another question: I have here a GP11 head, an old MK IV (talked about this). There's a 1518T for sale around here... do you think I'd be better served picking that up for use with the MK IV?

Thing is I'm looking for modularity when necessary... to be able to 'swap out parts' according to what I may have left at the rehearsal space if a gig comes up on short notice. That's why the SMX, to match the one I have. I'm using the 250SMX into the 2x Bag End 15s, those are my only cabs. Money is short, I have to choose, for now.[/quote]

If you want MY opinion, for a one-cab gig with any trace head i think a 1048h is the best one. No 15"er can get the ammount of sound displacement as this four little suckers and it's tone is awesome! I was looking for one for me but decided to go for the new fashion of portable rigs.

cheers

[quote name='Count Bassie' post='830678' date='May 7 2010, 02:12 PM']In concept I get this, I'm just aware that these heads put out more, apparently, than they are spec'd... or maybe they're spec'd right, and everyone else is just cheating!

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I think they don't put out more. They're more precise and are designed and optimised to take the full advantage of it's potencial. Thats why you just can't get the same punch and quality using a Trace head connected to another brand of speakers. They're made to work together and get the best sound possible that way. They have a massive punch! I think other brands may be more generic and offer an overall good sound as the Traces are more focused in playing a particular tone but like no other can ... Love my Traces but unfortunatly my back don't...!!!

how can you link your guitar on to your fx send?!! it's a out link. you should be connecting it to the fx return socket! in that case only your power amp will be affected by your guitar signal. no harm to your material if your speakers are able to handle the high freq's
use your fx send to connect to the fx in of the other amp. doing that the pre-amp you have your bass plugged in wil be driving both power amps. good if your second amp has a poor pre

I have a MXR BOD and find this a octave pedal with very good tracking as long as the pedal sits first in my fx chain. I play with a SR5'er and can get reasonable tracking on the B string. Not entirely perfect but the best one i've tried yet

1. The gain IS set with the volume rolled all the way back. Trace Elliot uses this system in their amps for decades. Like lightbulbjim told you it's mainly for silent tunning.

2. If you want to plug in an extra amp use the FX send plug. The headphone socket is stereo and i'm not shure of what signal comes out of it, probably not suited to drive a pre-amp...

3. Don't you mean connect it in the FX return socket? Yes it is possible to do that [b]BUT[/b] you can harm your amp or speakers... don't actually know the specs of them or how will they react to the guitars high frequencies but i would advise you to play it safe and not to risk your gear. Go out and buy yourself a cheap 30-50W amp for that guitar and rock on

The Boss AW-3 is also a nice and cheap way to get you started with a fairly ok sound. I used a Digitech Bass Synth Wah before i bought the 3leaf but it didn't convince me.

Don't have experience with the UV bulb models but it seems that you need to change the bulb. Do you connected the amp to a plug with ground wiring? Sometimes the noise problems have a cause as simple as that!
Also i would advise you to get your amp serviced on a trusty place. 10 years is a long time of dust and moist building up

A little bit of foam stuked betwen the strings and the bridge will do the trick without spending more money in pedals or basses. If you want a permanent on/off solution take a look at this thing:
[url="http://www.bassmute.com/"]http://www.bassmute.com/[/url]

I use a EBS Multicomp in the dual band mode. I have the internal trim pots set to a point it compresses/limits the highs a little more than the lows. I like it and use it always on because it's not much of a compressor but more like a limiter. It doesn't affect my playing dynamics, if i want to play lightly on the string it won't turn my volume up and if i stroke the chord with more power it lets that note come out. It acts in the frequence of the sound instead of on the volume of it like the vast majority of cheap pedals on the market.

Aguilar recently launched the TLC compressor, i think it may be even better than the EBS, from what i've "heard" n the net, but haven't tried it yet!

[quote name='Doddy' post='827633' date='May 4 2010, 04:47 PM']My standard answer to the envelope filter question is to check out the
Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator. I've been using one for a while now
and love it.
Although I am interested in trying out the 3 Leaf Audio Groove Regulator.[/quote]

I have a 3leaf it's amazing the amount of sounds you can get from it. The internal loop is also very good with a good fuzz stucked in there. It's a bit pricey (215€ with P&P and customs to Portugal) for a pedal but it ended my eternal quest for an auto-wah. I don't know if he's the best in the market but i've tried and seen reviews of a lot of wahs and this thing blows them all away.
If you link in this order: Octave -> Overdrive -> 3Leaf , with the 3leaf in the down sweep position and juggle a bit with the three fx you can get some very nice synthy sounds, kinda like the EHX Bass Microsynth sound but not that good, obviously! ... hummm... i think there's some GAS for a Microsynth comming up!

[quote name='burno70' post='827941' date='May 4 2010, 09:53 PM']Me too. Have you tried one? And can I have you super collider should you decide to invest?[/quote]

I also would't mind the Supercollider, eheh! I had a ODB-3 and found it interesting but it wasn't what i was looking for. Now i have a Markbass Distorsore and it gives a great sound, the ol and high pass filters are very helpfull.
Now i'm going to add a Bass Big Muff to the collection but as soon as i can save some more i'm going boutique with the Pickle Pie B, the best fuzz i've ever heard


Cheers

If you look close you'll see on the right of the trace logo written GP7 Bass Pre Amp 300, so i think your BPA is exactly that. The amp is very simple and as i stated has a very natural sound with all the eq's and gadgets turned off (i rarely colour my signal). It has 2 shape modes but i only like one of them. I use the GP12 for gigs and have the GP7 at home for practising linked to a DIY cab because i think the GP7 lacks some "balls" to cut trough the mix. I've tried them both live and i could hear more from the GP12 at lower volume.
But don't be alarmed by my talking! Try the amp because it's realy good.
Oh! Almost forgot! The back panel is very simple, it only has the power section (plug and switch) and, in the middle, has 3 jack sockets verticaly aligned: one for tuner out and the other two for speaker connection. If you want send me your e-mail and i can send you more pictures of it.

Cheers

I have a GP7 SM from the early 90's in a 2x10 combo. I've posted this in another topic:
[quote name='Ghost_Bass' post='826673' date='May 3 2010, 06:11 PM']I have this two babies:

- GP12-X 300W above and down on the right
- GP7 SM below and down on the left

They are from my two combos, the GP12 came on a 1x15" and the GP7 on a 2x10. Currentle i use the GP12 mounted on the 2x10" cab and use the 1x15 without the amp as an extension speaker. I love the sound of this two guys I've made a true A-B with them connected to two equal cabs and the GP7 has a more natural and bright as the GP12 as more punch and a better shaped sound. The valve drive feature on the GP12 is cool but i can't get a saturated sound from it, only a slight boost on the mid/high freqs! I'm changing the valve soon for a EHX (any sugestions are more than welcome) to see if i get any changes.

As posted AH is "amp head" the # next refers to it's output power at 4ohms and GP is "graphic preamp". The older models are a treat to your ears but the Gibson era stuff and, aparently, the Peavey era (haven´t tried one yet) are very poor...
The ashdown gear (built by ex-TE staff) is very close to the old days trace sound and at very apealing prices

Trace has a bad habit of renaming the new models with the old ones names... makes it hard to track their history. It's true that Trace underates it's power, my 300W@4ohm with full stack can lift the roof of a medium-sized concert room
I will only sell my rig in the future when my back start to complain with it's excessive weight!!! They're buildt to last centuries but there is a reason why i nickname my rig as "bunker"!...

Cheers[/quote]

If it is the same head (appart from the obvious diference combo mount/rack mount) ask away and i will try to ansewer as far as my knowlege goes.

Cheers

[quote name='obbm' post='826695' date='May 3 2010, 06:32 PM']SMX has 2 FX sends. FX1 is before the compressor, FX2 is after the compressor and just before the power stage.[/quote]

Oh! In that case ignore my thoughts

Cheers

Here's the thing: your amp is rated as 307W máx! Doesn't matter how powerfull your cabs will be, it'll never put out more than 307W of power when working at 4ohms. So you won't feel the diference between the 400W speaker and the 150W one. If you were to connect just one of those speakers to the amp you'll be getting something close to 180W@8ohm of output. In that case you should be careful with the 150W speaker to not max out it's power handling.

in sum:

the amp says how much power can be putted out by it
the speakers say the max power output they can handle

normaly you'd get speakers with more power handling than the amp can produce so they won't be harmed by it but big differences in handling power to the output can be harmfull for the amps since they will force the amps to produce excessive heat.

In your case i think you would be more than ok with your rig.

Cheers

Hope i'm not saying anything stupid, but if you want all the preamp gadgets on the SMX working you can't connect the FX send to the other amp because you loose the compression (and probably the noise reduction if existing) seccion wich come after the FX section and the FX loop itself.
In my idea the best way to do that link is to connect all the preamp seccion from the DI out in post eq mode to the fx input on the power amp! That way you have all the preamp section comming out the SMX and entering in the nearest point of the power amp section... Simply use a XLR<--->1/4 mono Jack to do it!
Wait till someone supports my idea before trying it though, i may be wrong

Cheers

I have this two babies:

- GP12-X 300W above and down on the right
- GP7 SM below and down on the left

They are from my two combos, the GP12 came on a 1x15" and the GP7 on a 2x10. Currentle i use the GP12 mounted on the 2x10" cab and use the 1x15 without the amp as an extension speaker. I love the sound of this two guys I've made a true A-B with them connected to two equal cabs and the GP7 has a more natural and bright as the GP12 as more punch and a better shaped sound. The valve drive feature on the GP12 is cool but i can't get a saturated sound from it, only a slight boost on the mid/high freqs! I'm changing the valve soon for a EHX (any sugestions are more than welcome) to see if i get any changes.

As posted AH is "amp head" the # next refers to it's output power at 4ohms and GP is "graphic preamp". The older models are a treat to your ears but the Gibson era stuff and, aparently, the Peavey era (haven´t tried one yet) are very poor...
The ashdown gear (built by ex-TE staff) is very close to the old days trace sound and at very apealing prices

Trace has a bad habit of renaming the new models with the old ones names... makes it hard to track their history. It's true that Trace underates it's power, my 300W@4ohm with full stack can lift the roof of a medium-sized concert room
I will only sell my rig in the future when my back start to complain with it's excessive weight!!! They're buildt to last centuries but there is a reason why i nickname my rig as "bunker"!...

Cheers

After many years practising (+/- 8) with try/fail tecnique i'm on that level were i can finally go from fingerstyle to a slap/pop part without turning down the volume or switching a compressor on. I don't use too often but i realy like a good slap line in the middle of a song filled with groove . I'm still learning the technique and i recon i'll be doing that forever. Next stages will be double-thumping and popping using the index and the middle finger (untill now i unly use the middle finger for popping).

I agree that more slap is too much slap! The simple little things in live are the most beautiful!

Cheers

Hi, my name is Marco, 28, I'm from Portugal and play the bass for 11 years. I've been around the forum for a wile and finally I've decided to register.
My current gear (in use) is:
musicman stingray5 and ibanez AEB-10;
Trace Elliot GP12-X (300w), TE 1x15, TE 2x10+horn
korg pitchblack, EBS multicomp, Markbass distorsore, MXR octave deluxe, 3leaf audio groove regulator, boss RC-2 and soon will arrive a EHX BBM or a pickle pie B.
klotz cables with neutrick plugs

hope I'll keep on learning from you guys
sorry for my English!

cheers