johnnylager

Did a few gigs in Holland some years ago with limitless free lager & skunk. Seeing it all off on the boat home was fun too.

EDIT: Allegedly.

[quote name='Josh' post='612213' date='Sep 29 2009, 05:13 PM']Dang it, I was going for the maple finger board version...[/quote]
Any interest in my PM Josh?

+1 Interparcel / FedEx 24.

Collected 16kg boxed amp head from Newhaven 1500 [due 1200-1730] yesterday, delivered Luton first thing today. £20, insured for £500 & trackable online.

Parcel Farce wanted £50. They didn't get it.

Hey Al, maybe a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45784"]VT2 Twin[/url]? That would give you the option to use the balanced out to feed the balanced in of the MarkBass, ie - bass > wireless > chorus > VT2 > amp. Then you only have one unbalanced run, from the wireless to the chorus. The blue channel should tick the warmth & grit boxes & use the red channel for some boost. I think they're great bits of kit, I'll have one at the bash.

Does it have to be valve emulation, or could you look at a valve pedal? They need a PSU and can be bigger, but in my expeience / opinion they sound more, er, valvey. Dave Hall does them with DI out too. Cant comment on the Voxiness though.

Distortion? Try trawling through [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=546ac43364628743c81199dc05af97be&search_in=titles&result_type=topics&highlite=%2Bdistortion"]here[/url]. I'd recommend the Ashdown Hyperdrive or the Bass Big Muff I replaced it with after stupidly selling the Ashdown. Both are cheap and good. I sold the Ashdown on sale or return and it didn't come back - make of that what what you will.

I settled on a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45784"]DHA VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass[/url] after owning BDDI, Paradriver & Microbass II and deciding they were only pretending.

Those with big fretboard inlays - Spector, Jazz, Ric, 80's Aria, Gibson, etc.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='586753' date='Sep 1 2009, 06:58 PM']With enough power behind it it's quite unstoppable![/quote]
Yes, a kW will do nicely. I've used the Big Juan at a couple of obscenely loud rehearsals recently & it's time to report back. First occaision with with guit & drums in originals band and managed the heady height of 3 on the LH. Bit of B&T boosted on the LX, DHA & LH flat and well loud enough to be heard articulately. Last night was with 2 guits & drums in the covers and got to 4 [very loud rehearsal] and remember the LH takes off at 6. No problems with clarity & volume there either. I stupidly forgot my ear plugs & me ears are still ringing - that's not clever kids, remember yours.

Thought I'd see what it could do on the low end front & cranked the bass on both Tone Pump & LH - it coped fine. Well coped isn't the right word - coped makes it sound as if it could only just do it - I feel there was plenty more to give and the woofer isn't broken in yet, but have now relocated a signal generator from work and will give it a few hours of 20Hz over the next few days.

The DeArmond is supposed to be good & uses a 1M linear pot. Schematic link in here - [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8147747&postcount=16"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showp...mp;postcount=16[/url]

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='581359' date='Aug 26 2009, 01:34 PM']My guess is that you guys just like to tinker around with this stuff because you're either control freaks with lots of unresolved bass OCD issues and/or you've spent your bass maintenance budget on more gear!! [/quote]
Rumbled :brow:

Settled on a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45784"]DHA VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass[/url] after realisng the BDDI, Paradriver & Microbass II were only pretending.

Ready...steady...

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='583157' date='Aug 28 2009, 07:18 AM']1 sense of humour for Mr Brooks please.[/quote]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='566665' date='Aug 12 2009, 12:10 PM']I really need to find someone who actually reaches the limit of the Big One on a gig though, it seems we're a long way from that happening with current users.[/quote]

Working on it.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='576829' date='Aug 21 2009, 04:17 PM']Errr... hello. I would be extremely interested in trying some monster Barefaced cabs and very much suspect that at my gig volumes I would need something bigger than a Big One.[/quote]

I've had the LH-1000 above 6 [where it really gets loud] a couple of times with me Big Juan, but I haven't as yet found a suitable venue for an extended play at these levels and the other bands tend to complain in the rehearsal studio. Quite fancy 2 Big Juans X-fired though.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='575601' date='Aug 20 2009, 02:47 PM']But if you're in a loud metal band and you like a super clean slap sound then you might need 1000W.[/quote]

It's now called the ParaDriver and has a drive knob too. Best SansAmp & will drive a power amp.

What'd be good now is to use this thread [u]to get an idea of who's coming and what gear they'll be bringing[/u]..So, to get the ball rolling:

01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig
02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage
03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else.
04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB
05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby.
06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time.
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[b]To make this event pay for itself and to be able to donate something to charity, we need a minimum of 30 people... So, come on folks; sign up!! [/b]

Thanks and look forward to seeing you there..

Nice one Bo. Want use [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28588&hl=bassgeek"]this one [/url] or keep your own?

Rob Wright- Nomeansno / Hanson Brothers

Top class, all of it.

Rob Wright - [url="http://www.last.fm/music/NoMeansNo"]NoMeansNo[/url] / [url="http://www.last.fm/music/Hanson+Brothers"]Hanson Brothers[/url]. Plays, sings, wears bad shirts.

[quote name='cetera' post='508363' date='Jun 8 2009, 05:26 PM']Resurrecting this thread as I have another new Spector acquisition....

A lovely Poplar Burl topped Spector Euro LX :wub:





She's a beauty ain't she?! [/quote]
No. I think you really want to swap 'er for a Natural Oil one. And a crate of Stella - proper silver top continental stuff too, none of that gold top UK sh*te.

EDIT: Er yes, you're right, a veritable beauty. Bastard.

No my son, it is you who will be flattened when we point them at each other. Redhill lies directly between Harrow & Newhaven & I'll have a kW going through a Big One soon enough. Hehe.

Hartke LH-500 & Barefaced Compact. Job done.