JapanAxe

That looks to be exactly what the world has been waiting for - well, when I say ‘the world’ I mean ‘I’. I’m off to the Thomann website to consider my options…

Thanks for sharing that Stew!

On 07/03/2023 at 23:29, Clarky said:

Never having played a vintage Bassman, I wouldn't know. Which is why I asked a genuine question

Pump it up!

Is this anything like the ‘birdcage’ preamp? That is the single most stellar sounding piece of bass kit I have ever experienced.

Pro - Yay, a 50W valve bass amp!

Con - I want a head that I can pair with a Barefaced cab.

Sold

On hold.

Found in many a bass player's gig bag, the cheap-as-chips direct-to-PA solution for when your amp goes down. Or for recording bass. Or as a drive pedal with clean blend. Etc...

I have done the mod that takes out a lot of the mid scoop. If you find you want the mid scoop back, simply snip off the extra resistor that is soldered to the bottom of the circuit board (visible when you remove the base plate). Or if you just know you want the mod reversed, I can do that for you before I send it to you.

Reason for sale: OriginFX BassRig.

Yours for £15 delivered in the UK.

Thanks, that’s what potential buyers will want to see.

Boss moved production to Taiwan around 1990 so you likely received it a few years later than you remember. The circuit stayed exactly the same so it will sound every bit as good.

Could you possibly get a clearer photo of the label on the bottom of the pedal? Thanks

12 minutes ago, jimmyb625 said:

 

Still really impressed with mine. It's been my main sound source since I bought it last year. I don't use high levels of drive when I'm playimg with the band, but it's fun tp have it available during rehearsal and practice.

Depending on the gig, I'll just take the board, which makes travelling pretty stress free as well. 

I may one day get the '64 Black Panel as well, but that's purely because I feel the need to buy things!

Now that's a 'board that means business!

I have a dep gig tonight with a local singer-songwriter and the load-in involves parking in a public car park 2-300 yards away and handballing the kit from there. I was going to use my Origin Bassrig until I found out we have a drummer playing with us. I know the PA and I think it would be unrealistic to expect it to reproduce my bass above a live kit so I am going for plan B - Markbass Nano 300 into BF One 10 - which is still one easy trip from the car. So going ‘Amp-less” will have to wait for another day…

Bumpage

Payday bump

Last year my Bowie tribute Rebel Heroes played at the Bowie Convention in Liverpool. One of the guests was former Spider From Mars drummer Woody Woodmansey, who came backstage to congratulate us on our performance. Considering I have been listening to his playing for close to 50 years, I was beyond delighted.

Whatever it is he needs a few more knobs and switches.

On 20/01/2023 at 19:20, yorks5stringer said:

The band I was  'asked 'to leave from just before Christmas after 6 years was a dictatorship with non of the benevolence.

 

I found myself getting very frustrated by the sheer lack of ambition which the band leader displayed, from choice of material ( she would not listen to anything sent to her electronically like a YT link, she had to hear it on the radio) to booking gigs ( which she alone insisted on doing) to band clothing ( we had to all wear black of which she wore the shabbist and most washed out black t shirts) to how we sounded. My penultimate gig with them was a festival, she cancelled the rehearsal beforehand to go on holiday and at the gig used half our small 300 watt rehearsal PA as the main rig for a large room in a pub. One speaker was on a pole for the audience, the other she used for her foldback for her vox and Telecaster! Lead guitar, banjo and bass were all our own backlines and the sound was a mess. I noticed the headliners  had their 1K each side cabs already in position!

 

Oh, and that's not to mention the studio time we spent  in the spring( 4 days) and the money we paid to record new material which mysteriously never got the vox laid down on and the CD's we were going to sell at gigs.

 

Ironically a new venue opened near me and I went in ( as I knew she never would) and did a full PR job for the band and got us a booking 3 weeks ahead. 2 weeks later I got sacked...!

 

The 'crime' I got accused of was suggesting 'if we do what we always do, we get what we always get' and shouldn't we be more adventurous...? That was interpreted as gross treason by the bandleader and I was served my immediate notice!

 

‘No good deed goes unpunished.’

On 20/01/2023 at 08:15, Pea Turgh said:

I think the guy’s playing is quite cool… maybe a little pitchy at times, ...

 

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Erm, yeah, just a bit!

I’m happy with either as long as everyone is clear at the outset what the setup is. I marginally prefer the dictator model as long as I don’t have to be the dictator - a motivated BL can really get things moving for a band.

Problems happen when most of the band think they’re in a democracy, but one member reckons they are entitled to the last word. Did I say ‘one member’? I meant the singer of course.

Belated bump, although part of me is strongly tempted to keep it...

In case anyone was holding their breath I decided to stick with my DIY no-load tone pot.

Should the sad day arrive when I have to go amp-less, it will be this plus a tuner pedal:

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

On my bass.

 

Another one on the way.

I think that might get in the way of my plectrum…

I came down with a fever during the first of 3 sets on lead guitar, accompanying a country singer/guitarist who used a drum machine. The gig was somewhat challenging anyway as, not only was I playing unfamiliar material completely by ear, but the guy worked in 2-beat chunks - if he’d finished a vocal line before the end of beat 2 he’d immediately start the next one! I spent the breaks pressed against a radiator, trying to subdue the shivering. I couldn’t have left early as I’d shared a lift with the guy from part way there.

RATstands Jazz Stand.

Pros:

Strong

Light

Folds flat without tools

Adjusts to any reasonable height 

Extra ledge for pencils etc

Cons:

Pricey

1 hour ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

Leave it on the road case. Whether you go with a second Midget or some other cab with multiple drivers you want them vertical, not horizontal. It sounds better that way, to you and to the audience.

99.99% of the time I would agree with you, but the Barefaced 4x10 etc have low pass filters on one side to prevent phase cancellation.