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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='675912' date='Dec 6 2009, 05:33 PM']Non more dark than... The Warwick 'Darklord'! [url="http://www.warwickbass.com/modules/produkte/produkt.php?katID=14460&cl=EN"]http://www.warwickbass.com/modules/produkt...14460&cl=EN[/url][/quote] Ha...yeah, maybe...but it's a bit too down the gothic route for me next thing you know, we'll be looking at B C Rich basses

Interesting thoughts and what not guys and gals...thank you very much. Thanks for that link as well Balcro!

By the way...Is the Telecaster bass the same as the 51 re-issue Precision?

By the way...does anyone have any, or know anywhere to get some sound clips of any of the Gibson/Epiphone basses?

Has the Ripper got that clanky kind of sound about it? Kind of Rolling Stones thuddy bass lines with plenty of raunch and depth? Have Epiphone ever done a Ripper copy? Or does anyone know of a good (cheaper) copy of the original? This is all very helpful stuff guys. Any thoughts on the Epi EB basses?

Yeah, I've had a Ray, it was a bit more aggressive than what I'm thinking here. But I had a feeling that the Thunderbirds were going to be the Daddy's here. I think I need to get my hands on some Gibson basses, or how do the Epiphone's sound in comparison?

[quote name='markdavid' post='674899' date='Dec 5 2009, 12:59 PM']Maybe changing some hardware may achieve a similar result , A pickup swap for an overwound p bass pickup such as the Wizard thumper or maybe the Seymour duncan Hot should give your bass a darker tone, also maybe swapping out the greasebucket for a standard 250k tone control ,I also know that the badass bass on the Highway one basses adds some highs to the tone , maybe swapping the bridge for a more traditional one , these changes should darken your tone a fair bit.[/quote] Thanks for that mate. Not a route I was thinking of really as I quite like my Precision's tone, but I could certainly consider it I guess.

Guys and Gals...may I interject and get some advice? I'd like to get a Rickenbacker in the future, but would probably be happy with a copy if it's a solid piece of kit. Anything I should look out for? I'm fairly new to the world of Rick's, been a Fender head for the past 8 years instead...sorry Any help would be appreciated.

I know the amps play a huge part, but they're just projecting the sound that puts into them essentially. Yeah, you can EQ it to death and create a monster tone, but you can't add what isn't there. Great example would be that classic Jazz honk...I can get my Precision to bark and I can EQ my rig to punch it out, but I can't quite get the same honk and bark that a Jazz offers from my P bass. So there's got to be something different about all of these basses right? I mean, I saw my mates band last night and he was playing an ancient Thunderbird (been on tour with Motorhead, the man himself played it), and I just had something my Precision hasn't got. There's a dark, bassier undertone to them I'm sure. Not as bright sounding I guess, but not at the expense of tone. That's the thing I find with my P, you can role the tone off and get that awesome Pino Palladino sound from it (D'angelo Voodoo album kind of thing), but it's not quite that same. Yes, it's full and poweful, but it's not dark and rumbley. I think the only Rickenbacker I've ever played offered this kind of sound. And the bloke from the Editors certainly achieves it with his Ricks. I'm not much of a fan of the band, but that guy really has got tone, lots of it!!!

Yeah, I know the Precisions rock, and I love mine, it's so versatile. They're not the bassiest sounding basses though in my opinion though...as in, not dark and thick, almost thundery. Don't get me wrong, I can get mine to sound huge! So, what basses have that dark, rumbly bassy thud? Almost old old old school sound? I could do with just trying a load out, but that's never an easy option when shops don't often stock the huge range that this kind of covers (in my opinion). J

Hello everyone, Bit of a weird one this. But I was wondering what you all would suggest when it comes to dark and powerful sounding basses for rock and stuff like that? I've had some nice basses in my time, but I've settled with a modest Highway 1 Precision which I adore, but I think it likes the darker tones of some other basses. So what's everyone's thoughts? Are Thunderbirds the daddy? How about the EP-3/0's? What about Ricks? Stuff you can pound out a line of death on? Kind of looking to see what might tickle my fancy as another bass in the future you see Look forward to reading your replies... Jamie

Hi everyone, Just wondered what everyone's thoughts are on the Ampeg B410HE and HLF cabs? I've never played one, but i'm in the marktet for a 4x10 at the moment. I've heard the Classic SVT series, but not the B series. How do they differ? Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jamie

Hey Pablo, I'm a huge fan of the DB750...that thing is just the epitome of tone!!! Toasted actually used to run one through an NV610 as it happens. So hopefully he'll be able to give you some input. I played through the rib once and was impressed with how it all sounded. Jam