Pinball

Congratulations. It looks a beast. Like the Terminator of the bass world!

Thanks, I'm off work today so am putting it through its paces. I'm not sure what you mean by some of the comments-I If you mean it doesn't look new I was assured it was like new. That is just Sandberg's famous aged finish. They really go for it and have even given one of the pots a slight crackle!

New bass day so thought I would share my joy. It's a Sandberg Umbo, BIN off Spanish ebay. It plays and sounds great. Like new and not a mark on it so I'm I'm a happy boy! [attachment=123601:Umbo.JPG][attachment=123598:Umbo BK.JPG][attachment=123600:Umbo H.JPG] [attachment=123599:Umbo Fr.JPG][attachment=123597:Umbo Age2.JPG][attachment=123596:Umbo age.JPG]

This is a great thread-very interesting.

Congrats, looks great.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1352647027' post='1865527'] And already the quality is so high it will be hard to vote for one let alone compete against you all! I'm starting mine now... but you've all raised the bar here so it'll be tough! [/quote] +1

You can't do worse that last time-nothing to loose!

Very well done. The quality of the is already high. I'm working on something but you look like making it difficult for my to improve on the two votes I got last time

I like that, the first part of has shades of the 60s batman TV series theme made into an insane version and the 2nd part is very smooth! I salute you sir!

Been listening you Tina Turner, Delilah's Power on you tube. I loved that album so have just managed to find and buy it from Amazon. It had to be done. grittier than a cockle pickers sandwich!

Keep going I say. I like the sound and would happily watch a band playing this stuff live. I hear echoes of REM in some tracks. I don't feel qualified to talk about bass technique in depth but it sounds nice and tight to me.

I like the MXR blowtorch. I haven't vast experience of distortion pedals but it hits the spot for me. http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/mxr-m181-bass-blowtorch-bass-guitar-effects-pedal--65034

Nope pretty cheap and effective software, there are normally special deals on [i]EZ Drummer[/i] if you look around. I have that with a [i]Groove Monkey[/i] plug in pack that works really well.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1352070861' post='1858506'] Anyone going that would be interested in stuff for sale as I could being along? [b]Aluminium Warwick bass case[/b] for £50? No keys unfortunately-I have too many cases. I think its Rockbass from memory. Original [b]SandsAmp[/b]-not mine but the guy wants £100 for it. A old P[b]eavy 15" BW cab[/b] that weighs a ton. £30 My [b]Crafter acoustic bass[/b] thats for sale on here £250 ono. Once I restring it with nylons I'll be taking it to work to play at lunch times and removing it from the for sale section. I'll probably bring my Sandberg or Crafter along as I don't have many pedals. Could bring the Carvin but I have the action set high as I like it that way. [/quote] ooh adding a great playing Spector Legend 4 advertised in the basses for sale section £250. Currently set up BEAD. Everything goes in ebay at the end of the month if no takers.

Hmm this forum is just is a bad place for GAS I have only been playing bass for a year and have had the following line up so far: Passed on: Peavey no name bass Schecter Stiletto 4 custom Dean Edge Improv Custom 5 Spector Legend 4 Spector NS2000/5 FS: Crafter BA-580 EQ Spector Legend 4 ( BEAD tuned) Keepers (for now) Carvin XB75 Fender Precision fretless Sandberg California Supreme and another Sandberg on the way! I just love trying out a new bass-it inspires me to play!

Muse? Great band when they started out but have become more conservative as they moved on. If you go hack to some of their earlier stuff it was fresh and for a short time prog for its time e.g. Plug in baby and Hysteria still hit the spot for me. Thats why you hear the bass lines from Hysteria being played by young players in every other guitar shop you go into. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dm_5qWWDV8[/media]

RE: On my evo II, the compressor works after my liking, but the sub-octave is very slow to pick up the frequency - so much so that it gets to be an effect on its own on long notes - a quite nice effect I hasten to add. Yes I like that effect, makes a nice "fat" sound. I would prefer a Mark Bass but my use doesn't justify the expense. I suspect I would like Hartke amps as my favorite pedal is their "Bass Attack", which borrows from their amp modelling technology-not sure about their speakers for my bluesy sound. The only other that I fancy in the Ashdown price range is the Ampeg stuff because I like the sound.

Get a decent microphone. If you don't sing you can do something else acoustic and shake your tambourine!