Kev

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='227967' date='Jun 27 2008, 12:51 PM']Er, I think my Thumb does passive with the vol. pot pulled up but I've never tried it... I'll give it a go though. If you're referring to the thread on Talkbass where Mario thought the Pulse Synth was doing that harsh crunchy attack sound because it was receiving too hot an input signal from an active bass: Apparently after he upgraded the guy's pedal to the latest revision it stopped doing it, so I think we should be OK. Right, must do work so I can play with pedals, brb...[/quote] i dont go on talkbass il look forward to it

i want full active and passive bass sample of that pulse synth when your ready boyo

ay i know sovtek is eh, but iv heard the the wb is warmer and less about the highs that the eh one is, which interests me. iv wondered what the Brimmer ones were like, been quite a few on ebay recently. let the summer valve swapping commense

the sound is brilliant thats for sure, same 2 band preamp they use in 2 band stingray isn't it?? i reckon it could well rival a proper stingray if you stuck a status neck on it

[quote name='neepheid' post='227574' date='Jun 26 2008, 07:56 PM']Good, one less bass with gold hardware [/quote] +10000 nice work matee

[quote name='budget bassist' post='227427' date='Jun 26 2008, 03:02 PM']What? And nobody will buy it for £450, but the reserve could be reasonable. And what's wrong with SUBs anyway?[/quote] i mean the pickguard is like a stingray's only, well, weird shaped sub's are great basses, i had one for over a year, stil my longest owned bass, its just the lack of body contouring, hence my slab of wood comment, made it a little uncomfortable for the forearm, n the painted neck sometimes felt a bit sticky, but its a great bass, certainly better than most basses for around £350

ye id like to give JJs a go, as well as a cheap sovtek valve 12ax7wb, they both interest me, tis indeed fun!

well, Mullard tube came today, safe to say i wont be using the EH again. As soon as a i put it in and switched it on, the difference was massive, the eh just sound brittle next to it. The mullard wasnt nos, but from the looks/sound of it it hasnt been used much. its the one with the shield logo with british made printed on it, bit worn off by can make it out. My particular valve is lower gain than the eh, which benefits me if anything, sounds fantastic, so much more character than the eh, more transparent and warmer (better bottom end and less highs) . id still like to experiment with more valves, but i cant see anything beatin the mullard.

pm'd

ouch lol got the valve through the post this morning btw, in the proces of putting it through its paces now, sounds dynamite, doesnt look that used, and sounds immense, il never be using the eh valve again

[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='226769' date='Jun 25 2008, 03:54 PM']What bass is that? the hardware looks like a Ovation Magnum, but the body's different...[/quote] looks like an sg that been on the atkins diet!

has anyone had that trace head yet?? tempting for £100..

theres a guy in the bass classifieds selling a peavey grind 6 for £200, buy that

nice intro mate, nice to see a YES fan on board! welcome to the forum

any reason your upgrading to the bass with the slightly warped pickguard and £450 is more than a bit expensive for the slab of wood the sub bass essentially is specially for the passive one, is that a mirror pickguard??

feel free to anyways lol

behringer v amp has mixed review, general consent is that its great value for money, but you get what you pay for, apparantly notes sustain poorly on some settings and do that awful glitchy digital thing, iv never played through one so i cant confirm this, but iv read several reviews that do an auto-wah is an effect that mimics the rocking of a wah pedal back n forth. the speed and depth of which can be set. personally i prefer an envelope filter, or an actual wah pedal

lol indeed just bought myself a mullard valve, il update this page on the results of that when i get it thru the post tomorrow

why thankyou

nah its definatly real, just looks used