paul_5

Don't do it. Any fool can get a 'debtor's card' nowadays, and a marriage is worth far more than that. We wall love new kit. It's exciting and we are convinced that it will make us better players/make us sound better/cure diseases etc… but the truth is that kit does't make us play or sound better, shopping for kit detracts from the real business of mastery of the instrument; THAT is what makes us play and sound better. Sorry to be a buzzkill, but it's the truth.

Replace the valve in the VT1 with a 12AU7 and it's more of a valve pre than an overdrive as you've got a whole lot less drive on tap...

I was like this with effects a couple of years ago. I was searching for 'that' overdriven sound for my Jazz bass. Then one night I plugged a home made bits P bass into my usual rig and found the sound that I'd had in my head for years. I spent a lot of time looking for the right thing in the wrong place. Some would say that it was a waste of time and money, but the net results to me were: 1) I know how to get 'that' sound 2) A fairly encyclopaedic knowledge of overdrive circuits, mods and components

Black clothing is always very 'serviceable' when playing in a metal band. On the other hand, you tend to disappear in some venues.

[quote name='Si600' timestamp='1396954535' post='2419009'] Funnily enough, it wasn't the footprint I was concerned about [/quote] I am, it'd kick my arse!

Ken Burns' compilation of Thelonious Monk tunes.

Looking at your signature - why not use the VT1? That's a pretty awesome tube overdrive right there…

Yes, it should be able to do what you want. Clipping the preamp stage is what you want to do - crank the 'gain' knob and adjust the master volume to taste.

Listed as 'Seller Refurbrished'. How bad was it to start with?!?

A 'free' gig like the one in the OP is probably the one where you play about 40 seconds of each song (rather like the 'preview' function in iTunes) - it's the same thing.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1396529191' post='2414678'] I still run a early 90's SM400 and is a great amp paired with jazz..which I suspect was the design model. I don't even use the 4 band semi P, but then it is my practice amp, 99.9% of the time. And like I say, not sure there is still much better than SWR and a good Jazz sound [/quote] Likewise - My EQ is redundant. Jazz bass and SWR amp. Like Gin and Tonic or Jeeves and Wooster… Nice on their own, but together they'ew MUCH greater than the sum of the parts.

Mark bought some tubes from me last month and I've been too busy to leave feedback until now (apologies, Mark). Fast payment and great communications throughout the deal - trade/buy with confidence.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1396204724' post='2410966'] I don't think REO ever covered Stairway. Are you thinking of The Far Corporation? [/quote] Probably. You can see I tried to forget that it ever existed… partially successful.

I don't know if this is better or worse than Rolf Harris' version. Or REO Speedwagon's for that matter.

Shame it's not a Japanese 'black label' rope.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1395999523' post='2408752'] You freak of nature you! [/quote] yeah. feels a bit weird to be honest.

nothing.

Very clever.

Wal, '51 P bass, '61 Jazz bass, Warwick Dolphin, Rickenbacker 4001, Fodera coffee table, Gibson EB-0, Carl Thompson, Alembic spaceship, MusicMan StingRay. just outside the top ten would be something like: Sue Ryder P Bass, Stagg PJ, Squier Bronco and one of those chipboard Hohner short scales that I started on.

I've not seen them for 10 years, so I might be tempted by a 41st Anniversary tour. Despite it being the closest venue for me to see them at, I'll be avoiding Manchester Arena. Hopefully they'll do somewhere that sounds good.

Been playing around with my BB preamp clone (Big Beefy Booster from pedal parts) recently as the 'drive' settings were a bit 'sh*t or bust' for my tastes. I've settled on altering the value of R6 (in the feedback loop of the 4557 opamp) to 2.5kΩ (it was originally 10kΩ) to lower the minimum amount of gain on the 'drive' knob, and replacing the 1MΩ Linear pot with a 1MΩ Log pot, which gives a whole lot more control at lower settings. Happy days.

"the girl is mine" Michael Jackson and Macca from MJ's Thriller album. Yes it's cheesy, but the bassline is brilliant.

True, generally it means you're in a rut with your playing

I'd be more interested in a 100 bass[i]lines[/i] to play before you die special.