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Bass 2 for slap Bass 1 for everything else.

I spent about 250 quid modding one of my Epiphone thunderbirds, and I think it is now one of the nicest instruments I've owned. Does everything I want, looks the absolute tits with the stripped back blackness, EMGs etc, sounds INCREDIBLE through the Ampeg, lightweight and easy to grapple, even with the neck dive, and people usually exclaim "FUUUUCK!" when I take it out of the case. I'm going to build a Mk2 when I get the time and the spare funds. This one will have extra toys...

Right then, time to flood ebay with as much stuff as we can until the end of April, then everyone STOP. I am not paying those kind of fees for the risk associated with selling on their site.

Scarce but not collectable, its probably worth around 200 quid unless you can find a nutter, or hold onto it until 2017 when it will become "L00K R@RE V1N7@G3"

Why not just buy an SVT3 pro and a Boss OD1, and save yourself 2u and 14 pounds of wrist damage? or do you actually use the onboard compressor and octaver?

The fact that you can "push" a wire back onto its "post" means there is something wrong, and it WILL fail again, probably in the middle of your showcase gig. Get it fixed properly.

[quote name='el borracho' post='1171533' date='Mar 21 2011, 11:21 PM']Using Dunlop nylons at the minute as can't seem to find Hercos around here - they're not the same though. You get a bit of bite to the sound off them as well with the textured sides - assuming you play with the side of the pick like I do! There's another thought - am I alone in this? Does everyone else use the point of the pick?? I sometimes use the gold Flex 50s as well depending on song. I'm just getting back into using a pick after 20 years of fingers and quite enjoying it.[/quote] Im exactly the same, I knacker the edges way before the tips get any abuse, thats my style, and I get exactly the sound I want. Herco Flex75 at about 45 degrees on both planes, LOADS of scrape and zing, and you can dig in as hard as you need to without worrying. I swap to Flex50s occasionally if I want a change of scenery.

[quote name='nash' post='1171455' date='Mar 21 2011, 10:33 PM']since when will you use 300 watts? let alone 400+. too much power![/quote] Nope, for a gigging amp, trouser flapping bass end AND dynamics needs loads of headroom to make it work. Id rather run a 400 watt amp at respectable volume then have all the welly there in reserve if I need it, than run a 200 watt at full pelt and flatten everything in the process. Also bear in mind that doubling the watts does NOT double the volume, and bass needs more power than top end does. Thats why you often see 300w bass amps alongside 100w guitar rigs, and the guitar rigs can still occasionally drown the bass out because they are projecting higher frequencies that are easier to amplify and reproduce, and (crucially) are much more directional. Also depends on the cab. An SVT through an 8x10 will knock people senseless at #5 on the master volume, but through a Hartke 4x10 it sounds a bit limp.

Make up a new scratchplate (or have one made), then you can fit whatever the hell you like, then revert it back to stock when you finally get rid of it. Gibson Firebird pickups (chromed soapbars) always look good on Ricks, dont worry about the 6 pole thing, all original Rick "Toaster" pickups were 6 pole as well, and nobody EVER complained .

[quote name='Skol303' post='1171039' date='Mar 21 2011, 06:31 PM']^ Now THAT's a t-shirt slogan if ever there was one... ;-)[/quote] Maybe, but its in my sig now

I use Overdrive pedal + Fuzz pedal + OD on the amp in various combinations depending on song, occasional chorus at slow rate but maximum depth, and occasional delay. That does me now I have taken the wah out of the circuit, it wasn't getting as much use as before due to the bands set changing a bit, so I removed it to stop me getting tempted. Might stick a flanger in there for occasional subtle usage, works a treat on the clean stuff. Pedals are player-specific, what works for you might not work for anyone else, but I am also a little narked by the "covering up lack of talent" inferred in the title. Then again, one mans talent is another mans bag of cold sick...

Most famous example I can think of, regarding usefulness of scratchplates