Mr Fretbuzz

Sorted It was the crappy Ashdown Mibass Interface Bought a Focusrite Scarlett Solo..so simple to use and listen to this. P Bass into an Ampeg SCR DI, into a Boss Fender 63 Reverb, into my Ampeg V4B, XLR out into the Focusright, into GarageBand and using its virtual 60s Combo amp Not bad for my first recording with a DAW if I do say so myself lol

https://youtu.be/LAY9GtI3REc

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Please give the Behringer U-Phoria UM2 a try. I have it and it is awesome yet very cheap at Thomann.
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Looks and sounds good Che I had a behringer DI for about £25 and it was as good if not better than my Ampeg SCR DI so I'm interested in it. So if I just wanted to plug my bass into it, 1/4 in and listen through headphones direct? If I wanted to use my Amp.... 1/4 jack into the line input and listen through headphones to the bass and the track in GarageBand ?

It's just plug and play without drivers but I'm thinking of the Focusrite Scarlett Solo Audio Interface :-) something really simple for a really simple bass player lol

Hi Guys, I'm trying to record a track from my bass via an Ashdown Mibass interface. I've recorded 2 bass tracks of the same song and neither are good. I'm using the interface as input and a Bluetooth speaker as an output.

The first track ... Just plugged my P Bass straight into the interface and then usb into the iMac. Generally sounds good but crackles on occasion and ruins the track. Even though I pressed the hear self button in preferences, couldn't hear any bass and effectively recorded blind.

The second track.... Bass plugged into an Ampeg V4B XLR out and instrument jack plug into the interface and usb into the iMac. When you select a new track you get a lot of feedback or noise straight away that stays throughout the whole recording and the level not so good as the first track.... Crackling as well but at least I could hear myself as it was recording.

Any ideas and do you think maybe a 24 bit interface would be better? If so can you recommend another interface that will give me a good recording and simple to use. I just want to play my ampeg into it XLR from the Amp, instrument jack into the interface, either usb 3 or thunderbolt 2 into my new iMac arriving tomorrow and hear myself playing via my amp.

I need to improve my utube videos.

Thanks guys :-)

Sounds like this a year ago. It had a full set up by Ed in the Shed Bedroom use only

https://youtu.be/LdQSMYb5Rcc

That must be my 2012 I traded at Bass Gear for my Limited CS55P. Loved that Bass, it was my first proper bass after Squire Affinity P :-)

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I'll be around both days, probably shuffling between the two stages so I don't miss anything as usual :-)


Saturday
The Greek
Timmo
BassAgent (w/ Fender '66 Jazz)
BruceBass3901
Sibob
CamdenRob [?]
Bluejay
Alun

Sunday
Bobthedog
obbm
Bluejay
Alun
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I'll be up for the weekend.. See you there Alun. Getting the train from port talbot Saturday 6.18 am. Make sure I don't start buying basses again lol

I haven't got much to choose from..so it's either this or this... Unless I buy another bass at the London Bass Show in a couple of weeks lol

Ha Ha, how many socks have you got in there Nick?

Spandex

Yep the same :-)

Here is my other, a 59P Heavy Relic Olympic White over 3 Colour sunburst. I'm down to just 2 Precisions now :-(

Here's my latest a Limited 55P Relic bought from Molan. Traded 5 basses, including a 2012 American Standard P and cash for it :-)

Thats Ok Nick as long as no guitards turn up

Most good for me nick :-)

I'm thinking of the 3 day summer school in Boston with Victor Wooten if I can get the cash together. What was your like Alstocko?

http://youtu.be/hTt-QhGhVkI

http://youtu.be/HQxYAWsEAd8

Bought this Olympic White over 3 colour Sunburst a few weeks back. Nitro finish and the neck is lovely. Came with roundwounds but I've bought Jameson 1954 Original La Bella flats so with a little work to the nut and a tweak of the trussrod it should sound ace.

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Congrats let us know how she sounds.
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Really pleased with it. Looks good, really good action and the intonation is spot on for every note, every string. Sounds warm with character. It's got round wounds on it but still sounds deep. Sounds old if that makes sense and lower in tone from my 2012 AM P with CS 60s pickups. I've ordered Jameson 1954 La Bella original flats for it and I'll get a pro set up from Ed in the Shed locally as the nut will need cutting and the truss rod adjusted. The neck will have to come off. Stock strings are 45 65 80 and 100 and the Jameson 52 73 95 and 110. Should sound warmer and deeper again :-)

The tool section of the case doesn't fit flush though as its stuffed full of stuff but doesn't fit flush when it's removed either. Not sure if this is normal or whether I ought to have a new case under warranty. I'm checking.

Ha ha :-) all good suggestions but I think Billy might be right. I found a good article on the Gibson site last night which says their products contain nitro themselves, not to keep a leather strap attached in the case, cover stands with cotton and open the case carefully and fan the bass to prevent cracking. What a palava :-(


Might just spit on it :-D

Hey guys, got a CS59P arriving tomorrow and I don't want to balls it up trying to clean it. What's the best way to care for the body and the fingerboard? The neck is nitro too. Many thanks.

If you think slapping is bad, check out the London Drum Show. Drummers beating the crap out of kits and symbols for two days. Now that's loud.

US 98 :-)

Wouldn't want him pulling my pints from now on though..you might get a little more head than bargained for :-(