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Well done Clarky!

I think this bass looks lovely and is a bargain.  Already have 5 P basses. Don’t think I can sneak another one through the door undetected otherwise I’d be all over this one. GLWTS

2 hours ago, BassAdder27 said:

BF SuperTwin isn’t wide enough so won’t be considering that option 

Obviously a Barefaced 610 then! 

I would seriously consider keeping the ABM600 and replacing all the other cabs with a Barefaced Supertwin. It’s the ultimate one cab solution. IMHO. 
It’s what I used at a festival this Saturday (mine’s a 500 though). 

Hi Martin,

I’m interested in the micro wah. Is it any good?

If so, I’ll take it. 
All the best, Paul 

PM incoming Martin

Where is the thread going to eventually lead to?

I’m guessing “Do you take a dump before you gig and if so what brand of loo roll do you use? How many sheets, etc”

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

10 minutes ago, la bam said:

If you want early queen sound, listen to some of the isolated bass tracks from queen on youtube.

 

John's sound is nothing like youd think. Its raw, very rough sounding and quite growly. Sits in the mix as something completely different.

I think that’s very common amongst decent rock players as it acts like an adhesive between the guitar and bass sound, making one magical super tone. 
 

I use either a bit of old foam from a scouring pad, or roll the tone down/off or use the side of my palm. Seems to work well enough

Not sure if it counts but I have 2 P basses with status necks. Well actually one with a status jazz neck and the other a GMT P bass neck. GMT was the original company Rob Green had before Status. 

This will undoubtedly mean the cost of their s/h cabs will rise too. 

This was a great takeaway from the documentary Sidemen:

Top 3 Rules:

1. Be good enough 

2. Look the part

3. Be easy to get along with

It applies to you, it applies to them. Simple. 

Guitarists, especially average ones are ‘ten a Penny’. Decent, professional singers are not. You made the right choice. 

On 02/06/2022 at 00:03, MacDaddy said:

Boss SYB-5 

EHX Bass Mono Synth 

 

But the best of the lot IMO

Digitech Bass Synth Wah.

 

 

I think the bass synth wah is a good option. Currently using it as just an octave pedal but it does synth and envelope filter too pretty well. About £70 s/h. Bargain considering the amount of options it provides. There is also a built in cab sim if you hold the pedal down before you power up too. 

Absolutely love this. Would go really well with my Cog Family Guy pedal! 

Used to use a single super compact with 500w heads. Sounded great. Sounded better with 2 cabs. Needed the cash sold one. Sounded less better with just the one cab. Bought a Super Twin. Problem solved. 

Just lovely 🥰

I have had a string break, amps crap out, dodgy leads. At a recent gig at the start of the second set just as I pushed my lead into the input socket of the bass, the nut and washer fell off onto the floors and the socket fell inside the bass!

I turned to tell the guitarist what happened. He looked shocked and said “what are you going to do now!” I said “nothing” just smiled, leant across and grabbed my spare bass! 
Pays to be prepared. 

Just lovely 🥰 

There are some good Robert Kelley videos online explaining compression in great detail. 
I never used one until recently. Just makes it sound so much better. Wouldn’t be without it now.
if you’ve got the money get the Cali 76, if you don’t grab a s/h spectracomp for about £50. I managed to pick up a lovely Seymour Duncan studio compressor really cheaply. They are great too.
Good luck.  

There you go. Save you guys having to look it up. 

4 minutes ago, casapete said:

Can’t find the YouTube link, but a while ago a guy was on there showing how you can restore

a bit of the brightness of new strings by slackening them a off a little one by one

and ‘snapping’ them sharply, making them whack the frets.

This removes a lot of the gunk in the windings ( of roundwounds) and temporarily gives

them a bit more life. I tried it and you could hear a bit of difference, although suspect

it may give better results on really filthy strings?

Worth a go and costs nowt....😀

I believe it was Marlowe DK doing it

+ 1 for the Super Twin. Used to have one Super Compact, then two. Then sold the new one. Regretted it so bought a Super Twin. Amazing one cab solution. 

I run my fuzz through the dirty loop of my Billy Sheehan deluxe pedal and mix in the clean tone. 

Nope