Damonjames

What bass are you running??? i suspect that your issue is not your amp, but either your eq, or the height of your cab. If it is not either of the two, then you are getting frequency interference from another or multiple band members.

Just a quick update on this, my replacement strings arrived today 😄 i suspect they would have been here weeks ago, but they got sent back to EB on account of them not putting my phone number on the shipping info!!! well done EB i’m one happy bunny 😄

I got to be honest Blue, a late 60’s svt through an 8x10 is my idea of sonic heaven, but until such time as I can afford to pay a road crew to carry it for me (no time soon!!!) it’s not an option. The Fusion 550 keeps me happy!!

@blue I did like my rb1001rb, it was very clear and bloody loud!! Like you say, it had headroom for days especially at 4 ohms. My only gripe was that it was difficult to get what I would call a “warm sound” but that may just be my paying style. When I switched to the fusion 550, it opened up the option of that warm vintage sound I was looking for plus still had the ability to do the GK sound. If you get the chance, give one a try. Plus I enjoy watching the motorised Knobs move 😂

I love the look and feel of my Spector euro and rebop basses. I am lucky enough to have 2 euro’s and 1 rebop which all have different voices, so have some versatility. I love my GK Fusion 550 and Neo cabs, the head can go from warm and vintage, to bright hi fi or balls out grit. The combination of the two is just how I always sounded in my head, but couldn’t translate into the real world.

The problem is that it’s easier to appeal to “rock” music fans from the decades up to the 80’s because by and large, “rock” music fans from that era like the same songs!! It was after this time the all of the sub genres all splintered off, now what defines “rock” is hugely different...indie is a long way from death which is a long way from grunge which is a long way from tech..... just do what I did, bin the radio off, sign up to iTunes and just ask Siri to play whatever the hell you want to listen to. Granted, you might miss the whatever the newest stuff is if you don’t keep your finger on the pulse, but it might just save your sanity!!!

When I first got involved with my last band, which was a grunge band, I though it would be a dead easy gig playing some really simple but popular songs. Some of you would say the same now... I was quite quickly brought down to earth!! Not only some complex bass lines, but some awkward time signatures as well. Rob DeLeo is one of my favourite bass players of all time. Considering he plays in a “rock” band, some of his lines could quite happily sit in Motown or jazz. Hugely underrated bass player.

I took your advice and emailed them, to which I got a very apologetic response, and a quick quiz for some more information, including an address to send a replacement to. Lets see what happens next!!

This is why you have to play your best at all times, you never know who is watching lol. It can be downright soul destroying at times!!

Hahaha!! The thought did occur!!! The other set was perfect though!

Hi everyone, I had to do a last minute restring to one of my basses before tonight’s gig, and I feel like I need to have a moan. A couple of months back I ordered some Ernie Ball cobalt flats from a US based website, and had a friend in California ship them over to me (this site had a crazy deal on), but in putting the strings on, I found this issue. As you can see from the pics, the G String (😂) has what appears to be rust/corrosion on the surface of the string in sections, while all the other strings are fine. This is the second set I bought, the first were fine. Seems really strange that only one string is showing signs of this, and as the strings are in plastic, I can only assume it left the factory this way?? i know it may only look small, but these are not cheap strings, and I suspect this string will go dead rather rapidly due to this VERY frustrating

Hahaha, nice one Karl 😂

Agreed. They have a decent number of gigs coming up for the remainder of the year (on average around 25 a year). Really good stress free band this one, haven’t been in a few bands over the years, I know how rare these are!!!

Haha, yes to got it BassBunny. And yes, Karl was kind enough to put my name forward when he decided to step down. great bunch of lads!!