Mr. Foxen

I use a standard silver big muff at the moment, blended with clean. I put the bridge pup through the muff and the the neck pup clean, so I can have it snarl up my sound a bit, then turn up the pup to bring the roaring feedback for those parts (playing slow droning doom). Gonna go check out the other muff options.

Dammit dude, what happened to the blazer being one too many. And the riclone being 2 too many?

[quote name='jammie17' post='101484' date='Dec 8 2007, 08:02 PM']No, Rickenbacker has always been cool. At least with me. They have admitted "dead spots" and even described them at length and have listened to their customers input and improved their basses. The new vintage switch, thinner neck profile and adjustable poles on their pickups for the 4003 series basses came from complaints about quiet "e" strings and other remarks. That company listens to their customers. And the year long wait and high resale shows the high quality of the instrument.[/quote]

From GWbasses website in his restoration of a Ric:
[quote]A block of lead had been put in a hollow spot in the back of the fingerboard... weird, huh? I talked to Rickenbacker and they said it was for helping to eliminate dead spots.[/quote]

If you are playing unplugged, it might not be a problem once your plugged in. I've just put new steel strings on my bass, theres a fair amount of clank when I fret, not really an issue when you compete with a Peavey 51050 and a marshall with respective 4x12s.

My guitarist likes bass cabs for his downtuned sound (my bass cabs currently). There is much less colouration from bass cabs, and flatter response from amps, so if you are playing guitar through a bass rig, one of the many modelling jobs is a good plan.

Its all in the fingers. Wish will make with however many strings you ask for. Also, finishing is hugely time consuming so it is a pretty big cost, spend a week over Christmas putting the finish on my Wishbass, whats a weeks wages come to?

When asked what strings he used to get his sound, he asked Nile Rodgers what strings came on a Stingray.

Three letters: DHA

You can use the other pedals to drive one and get the valve overdriven sound.

I think it was an intor. Er, hi dude, you're not from round here are you?

Surely you are much better off bringing one with you, you know, the one you 'brought with you' when you left the UK? Also, bringing another one back for me, maybe a black Traben Chaos, one with a 35" scale? Tuning to A might like that.

[quote name='barneythedog' post='159970' date='Mar 18 2008, 10:01 PM']Nice joining of the body pieces too.

everything I have seen of these is just utter c**p. Why oh why do people buy this garbage? Maybe it's his demo on you tube.[/quote]

Ever played one? Or are basses about looking awesome?

I already emailed and phoned, got no reply.

[Bassassin can vouch I saw first]

If I could make my living making slightly poo basses I would. The fact that people always bid on every one I've seen is sort of a reason, course, if they BIN I won't see.
The holes are precision aligned to improve resonance in the fundamentals of those strings in the body wood. I think he learned it off Fender.

[quote name='paul, the' post='159300' date='Mar 17 2008, 11:17 PM'] you lot have really odd wives

I plan for mine to have a vagina.[/quote]

Yeah, we all have plans...

I like mine, although rarely use it in anger, since I just dropped everything a step. Seems to work pretty well, as long as you keep your nut lubed (heh) and don't wind too much string round it. Fitting is no prob, mine had coupla studs that locate in the screw holes and a nut type ferrule, others may be different.

Try raising that string a little, see if that sorts it. Not much to lose trying that.

I had one, looked nice, sounded ok, but I didn't get on with the skinny neck at all, so it went.

I'm pretty jealous of that.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='157803' date='Mar 15 2008, 02:30 AM']Hang on a minute. Thats my drummer.
Just looked at your signature.
You aren't Incarnate on Choke are you?[/quote]

I am indeed. Rehearsal with borrow cabs in a coupla hours. This ones just down to D though, should be reasonably sensible, except for loudness.

Wouldn't like to call Ben an inexperienced guitarist, leaving sonic space may not be his forté.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='157787' date='Mar 15 2008, 01:09 AM']Have you got the worlds biggest 4x10 or the worlds smallest guitarist?[/quote]

We actually do have the worlds shortest guitarist. And the most awesomest drummer too.

My 15s are a Peavey 115BX BW (or something, it says on the back) had is original 4 ohm replaced with a 8ohm speaker, the other is a home made that looks like its been built to same spec (ish) as they are exactly the same size, both ported, the home made has a smaller triangluar port, 3x3x pythagoras. I also own a H&K 4x10, which is a guitarists house so can't look at any firther detail, never intended to sell it so paid no attention before.

Edit: I have a Peavey black widow speaker that can go ineither, as yet I've not managed to break either or been dissatified in any way, so have not had them out to look.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='157232' date='Mar 14 2008, 09:49 AM']Well you should have said you'd just wanted the easy but probably incorrect answer, as opposed to the correct answer that may require engaging some brain cells.

If you want to forget backline you better be playing gigs where you get seriously nice monitors.

Alex[/quote]

Theres a correct answer now?

Spade connectors is the way.

Well that got suddenly in depth and complicated. Most useful tip I've had was 'buy a sansamp, forget backline'.

Well that got suddenly in depth and complicated. Most useful tip I've had was 'buy a sansamp, forget backline'.