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[quote name='OldGit' post='193012' date='May 6 2008, 03:49 PM']get an Ibanez weepin' demon wah off ebay and a few good cables with the rest of your 100 quid [/quote]

Nah fuzz it up man!! You can never have too many distortions!

[size=1]Disclaimer: There is such a thing as too many distortions. Check guitarist pedalboard for further details.[/size]

If you're after a totally transparent sound, couldn't you just use a power amp from something like a PA system? I'm totally ignorant on these things myself so I may be completely wrong.

Thanks for the reviews! Really persuading me to buy a multi effects pedal :S
Any more video's coming?

Not on ebay, but theres a Tokai Rockinbetter in Fret Music in Shirley, going for ~£500.

I use 45-105 at the moment, but I don't like them that much.

Thing is, the D and G strings are too twangy, and I sometimes pluck them wrong when changing strings, and I think I may have this problem if I change to 45-100s.

I guess the only way is to find out for myself!

[quote name='bnt' post='153439' date='Mar 7 2008, 11:49 PM']edit: maybe I shouldn't assume you know who that bassist was: John Paul Jones, on one of his Manson 8-strings.[/quote]

I really didn't know John Paul Jones used a manson ever, let alone an 8 string. I am, however, a bit of a latecomer to Led Zeppelin, having only just discovered them. And who did that song?

Are you going to post some Korg sounds as a direct comparison?

Why don't you get the 210, then save the extra money. If you really feel like doing some heavy gigging you may need a 115 or another 210, but these will be easier to carry round then one big 410 cabinet (employ the drummer).

Cash Converters! They often have Squiers and Yamahas going nice and cheap. I'm tempted to buy one and rip all of the frets out

I use a 1.5mm tortex pick, so I guess I'm firmly in the "hevvy pix am betterer" brigade

Check out some guitar tutorials on pick technique, if you're looking for inspiration. Everyone finds their own way to do it, so just keep practicing and making sure you don't pick up bad technique. Make sure you don't just lightly brush the string and actually make a full connection with it, try to use your wrist not your elbow.

I personally curl the fingers on my hand, then pinch the plectrum between the side of my index finger and thumb. Then I rest my little finger very lightly against the bridge (it frequently lifts off while playing) and pick by rotating the wrist. It might be worth noting however, I have poor pick technique, so this was useless

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='153652' date='Mar 8 2008, 04:40 PM']Turbo Rat will nail that one mate, or the Dunlop Hendrix Fuzz. There's clips of both of these over at talkbass.com.[/quote]

For Whom The Bell Tolls or Hysteria?

Hi,

I've been playing the bass since last June (or possibly July, my memory is hazy). My current rig is a Warwick Corvette Bubinga into a Marshall MB4210, with a little big muff in between. I play with my fingers, although I've been increasingly using a pick for that twangy sound. I'm joining these forums because Talk Bass is full of Americans who recomend you spend £3000 at the slightest sign of trouble

I also have a Squier VM Jazz, which I'm not sure what to do with now I've got the warwick. Its currently tuned DGCF, but I'm not really finding that's useful. I may route it for a humbucker or pull out all of the frets.

Anyway, this is just to say hi!

The tone for hysteria is a Sawtooth with some fuzz, I think. However I get a really good tone by running my Little Big Muff and then turning the mids and treble right down (you'll still need some of each though, so don't turn it right off).

For whom the bell tolls is easy, fuzz with quite high tone and then slowly rock the wah back and forth.

[edit] This guy does the job quite well one a Boss GT-6B, try PM'ing him. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fRBwhZA3YuM"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fRBwhZA3YuM[/url]