nottswarwick

I meant clean as in un coloured. Couple of options / thoughts have come up - either a super clean head, or get myself a decent power amp and experiment with Pre-Amps to taste.

Not tried either of the above. However I have had extensive use of a shure slx system which is not digital but I always found it to be very good. As it is older tech it might be possible to get a used one cheaper.

Sold this fine basschatter my EBS neo 115 cab - excellent transaction and first class comms all along, deal in confidence. Chris

You know, gigged last night again, and the STM is great. However, the set up I have been happiest with in my bass playing life to date has been: SR4 Sansamp BDDI (for grit where necessary) Markbass Std 104 I have none of the above equipment any more.....the reason for this folly is that I play guitar and drums also, and moved over to drums for a couple of years, so sold alot of my bass stuff to fund kit upgrades. Music is my profession, so I need to keep up 3 pr spec rigs (guitar, bass and drums) - but I don'e have the funds to do this to my ultimate satisfaction. I wonder how much of my sound was due to the SR4 ( see my other thread) or whether it is all 3 things in tandem. I could get a crystal clear sound, but when things get rocky/indie (Killers, Specials, Clash etc) I could be really gnarly and aggressive with the BDDI (used carefully to avoid the scoop). I'm a bit depressed by this state of affairs lol.

[quote name='PURPOLARIS' timestamp='1345312705' post='1776217'] Acoustic Image. [/quote] Good shout

Cheers. Was pondering one of the EA amps they look great.

So, I think I am getting to grips with my Streamliner, and am getting some lovely full wooly valvey tones, nice and warm. But, then I run my bass through my desk and studio monitors at home to brush up a couple of lines today and the clarity is a whole new level of pleasure. This has got me wondering - what is the cleanest most transparent head or amp set up out there? I'm using two Vanderkley 12s which seem fine. I could get my overdrive from a separate pedal. Just curious. Chris

I think I would be double checking the wiring in my speaker leads - could be that a stray loose wire is causing one of the leads to short out, maybe under vibration - a long shot, but it would cause issues

The 2 I owned were faultless and I used to gig at volume regularly.

[quote name='Herbie The Rad Dorklift' timestamp='1344978247' post='1772021'] Why's that? The CMD combo sounds great. [/quote] Yeah I know. Just referencing some folks opinions that the mb cabs can be bettered. I like them but must say that my vanderkleys are my preference.

Be fine. Might not sound as good as some other 112 cabs but perfectly safe I would say.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1344962436' post='1771706'] So why did you get rid of it? There must have been a good reason at the time? [/quote] Well, I was trying amps out with it, and then was handed a couple of other basses to try, and the inevitable trade deal was struck. Don't get me wrong, the MTD is great, but, you know, out on the gig, I have always got the sounds I need from a Ray. It must be noted that I don't really like the Ray sound solo, but in the band it works

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1344947121' post='1771445'] I have been the proud owner of a EB MM Stingray for many years and and am quite happy with it (sorry to rub it in). [/quote] NOOOOOO!!! I have owned three in my time (two fours and a five) and for various reasons now have none...

...that is all.. I know my MTD is great, especially now it has a Bart pup and pre installed, but (not for the first time in my life) I am missing the overall "rightness" of a decent SR4. Oh well...no funds available so that is all really. Anyone else missing a bass/type of bass? :-(

What amp head is in that vid? Warwick WA something....looked on their site. Shame I cannot afford a warwick bass - my user name is long out of date when i used to use one..

Is it not also a characteristic of the preamp's voicing? I read somewhere that the treble is slightly muted in order to balance out slapping. That could of course be tosh, but be sure that it is not a preamp issue.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_thumb_5_nt_natural_oil.htm

That guy in the video loves it - great facial moves lol

BLOODY HELL. I didn't need to see that...too nice