Kiwi

The Bass 400+ I had never growled. It was just a juggernaut of clean low end which meant I could do anything with it, with the right signal chain. If you want growl, GK RB series might be a better bet.

I forgot to mention that member 51m0n is also an experienced engineer. Hopefully he might pop along and chip in too. If not, drop him a PM.

A good engineer should be able to achieve satisfying results with either method. It's more a question of how much faffing about you want to do. People buy high end gear to save them time. It doesn't mean decent results can't be achieved with cheaper equipment if you have the time and a willingness to learn. Some engineers use both methods and mic the amp from a distance to capture a little ambience. Do you need to do a little more research on what recording approaches are appropriate for the music and end result you are seeking?

[url="http://tweakheadz.com/microphone-preamps/"]http://tweakheadz.com/microphone-preamps/[/url] Just found this, in case its useful.

You won't need to set up and record an amp. DI boxes are a bit cheaper too. Radial JDI, SansAmp, Avalon U5, Phil Jones BassBuddy etc. etc. If the amp is just used for monitoring in a live recording situation, the bassist can bring their own. You can still record through a DI. Also, a valve based DI/pre will fatten things up a bit. More lower mids and softer, more compressed highs. It'll make the bass sound ear friendly with less work.

[quote name='Aaron' timestamp='1379871134' post='2217614'] Dear Bass players and studio engineers! I have been building a home studio and as a guitarist and drummer mainly, I have just started to pick up bass, I know very little about bass amplification! I am after 'the industry standard/best selling' bass amp, that any bass player would be more than happy to play through for nearly any style! The equivalent of the Fender hot rod deluxe for bass if you will. I have heard the Ampeg B15 is very popular for professional studios, but at £2,700 it's a bit (completely) out of my budget! Under £1000 (new or second hand) would be preferable! [/quote] Fender Twin Delux for guitar, or Marshall JCM800 Bass is normally DI'd into the recording desk for messing about with later. Although the [url="http://www.avalondesign.com/vt737sp.html"]Avalon VT737SP[/url] is a industry standard for DI preamp for bass as well as vocals but they don't come cheap.

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1379841306' post='2217163'] Coffee'd up now, Ped, Kiwi, nice to meet you guys and have a quick chat, never even mentioned all the sterling work you do for us in the basschat community, very remiss of me. Kiwi did ya find your lead? Lozz tnx for grabbing my stand I left behind, will cya at the Crauford arms! [/quote] Hey Oops, it was a pleasure to meet you also. I found the cable in my laptop bag...under something else. I spent most of my time in the jam room but am starting to regret not spending more time in the main hall. Some amazing pieces of kit there.

Small world, huh?

Great day wasn't it? You really are a lovely bunch of people! Huge thanks to SilverfoxNik, Hamster, OBBM, Happy Jack and Mrs Hamster for their work in organising the event and laying on the refreshments!! I was just stunned. Also also thanks to Fender for their top prize but most importantly a big thanks to everyone who showed up and donated to those worthy causes. I'm looking forward to seeing the photos Sylvia.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1379670016' post='2215426'] BGM is featuring our bash in connection with Joel's Q&A session: [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/2013/09/16/a-chat-with-editor-joel-mciver/"]http://www.bassguita...or-joel-mciver/[/url] [/quote] Aww that's nice of them. I'm looking forward to the Q&A also

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1379502547' post='2213362'] Aarghh, we've been hacked again!!! Thanks for spotting that. Anyone know how to fix this security breach in CMS? It happened about a month ago and our webmaster was going to sort something out but we've been hit again before the weakness as been fixed. [/quote] I'd suggest checking whether the server security is an issue also.

I agree, Fender never bothered with their custom colour orders. They just grabbed a bass that was already finished and stuck the custom colour on top. If you expect a mirror finish though, that smoothness is important. Also keep an eye on what thickness any coats of paint do to clearances such as the neck joint.

[quote name='kurosawa' timestamp='1379538240' post='2214043'] Interesting. Is it important for the laminations to be made of different woods? [/quote] No not at all. It's about stiffness not species and it's possible to have different stiffnesses within the same piece of wood as well as the same tree. Kubicki basses in the 80's had necks from maple laminated necks. Pedulla and Rickenbacker still do through body necks from three pieces of maple. Parker do neck lams too but they're supported by a hard outer shell for stiffness. Speaking of which, the Parker Fly is (in my opinion) a good example of what happens when the instrument is TOO stiff. [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1379539592' post='2214074'] No to bits of wood are going to be the same. If you are laminating the same piece of wood chopped up, you flip them over so any tendency for it to develop a twist will oppose each other. Lots goes on internally in wood, not nearly as simple as all these statements make out. [/quote] For the sake of clarity, luthiery levels of expert advice were never offered either. However there is a technique of flipping and turning the wood over so that the stresses cancel each other out. But nothing beats letting the wood dry out properly and THEN shaping.

Yeah sand it back and get your auto bloke to spray it. Wood needs a primer, colour coat and then 5-6 coats of clear poly. Some say automobile paint isn't good for wood because it lacks the ability to swell with the wood during humid weather. I suspect that might just be the clear coats but might be worth checking that one any way.

The only difference to me is the amount of control you have to compensate if the bass doesn't deliver what you are looking for.

What's your opinion of the Ibanez...? I've been wondering how they rate as arch tops.

[quote name='kurosawa' timestamp='1379469475' post='2213106'] Probably dead spots aren't caused by wood. John K. figured out how to make dead spots go away by increasing the mass of the headstock. Ned Steinberger did it by decreasing same. Hipshot has had some kind of fix on the back burner for a while. However, I discovered poplar makes dead spots worse for me (at least the poplar plank that plagued me), and some guitarists have found poplar makes "chirping" easier (which sounds to me a whole lot like the harmonic that rings on after a dead spot goes dead, seems it's an octave plus a fifth above the dead note). I am in the group that likes wood louder. Seems to give me a wider dynamic range to work with and seems to allow more wallop in the attack. Not saying others' experiences aren't valid. Just relating mine. [/quote] Deadspots are caused by neck density and mass regardless of the material. I had a Moses graphite Jazz neck which had a deadspot at the 5th fret on the G string. They happen in wooden bass necks when resonance q of the wood shares a sympathetic frequency with a note on the fingerboard and dampens it. Both John K and Ned S solved that problem by changing the mass of the neck in order to shift the resonance q either up or down. Alembic used necks laminated to increase stiffness and lower the q below any fundamentals. Ken Smith mainly relies on a very thick piece of ebony for the fingerboard to create stiffness.

Jon Shuker has successfully installed a sustainiac on a couple of basses. [url="http://www.sustainiac.com/st-pro.htm#bass"]http://www.sustainia...st-pro.htm#bass[/url] A feedback based delay type effect wouldn't be capable of handling different volumes of notes in a consistent way, The feedback threshold would work for some volumes of note but not the quieter ones. If you play too loud for some notes the effect could distort unpleasantly.

I have one of these. Some sellers have been asking as much as £2300 before the recession. They come up so seldom that there's not much precedent. I'd suggest starting high and consider offers.

He has a no compromise approach to the quality of joints and finishing. Nothing leaves his place unless its perfect.

I won't be bringing the self build unfortunately - I won't be able to work on it until the end of this month. But if there is space in HappyJacks car...I might be bringing Ms Kiwi because she has said she wants to know what you lot are like...

I thought the track was being sung by the Scissor Sisters when I first heard it.

Its not unknown for some companies to purchase their competition...SWR for example.