bassmayhem

I got a Voodoo Lab Mondo that works nice. For the gearheads out there who want to power up a small city there is this one, with misspelling and all: Dimentions: 50mm x 357mm x 84mm Power input: switchable 230V/110V Technical specification: Section Voltage setup Max current draw I – VII 9V DC 400mA VIII – IX 9V DC 600mA 12V DC 350mA X 9V, 12V or 14V AC 1300mA XI 9V or 16V AC 1300mA 9V DC 1300mA 12V DC 950mA XII 9V or 12V AC 1300mA 9V DC 1300mA 12V DC 300mA XIII – XIV 9V DC 500mA 12V DC 330mA XV – XVII 9V DC 800mA 12V DC 700mA 15V DC 570mA 18V DC 440mA 20V DC 350mA 22V DC 270mA 24V DC 180mA XVIII 1V – 22V DC 1100mA 23 – 24V DC 750mA XIX 5,2V DC 2400mA This should define the term over-kill...

Yes, it is.

My new custom overdrive has arrived. All in all it is two complete Nightfall units, with all controls on each channel, and the possibility to use A or B or cascade A into B. Also switchable via stereo tele jack from my Boss ES8 switcher. Sounds very nice!

Well, if you can cope with a class D amp that weighs 5 kg/11 lbs, then try the Vanderkley Spartan. I use mine for everything...

Try the tiny Quilter BassBlock 800...

Well, you know... If Leo didn't do it that way, it ain't correct. Just ask the reactionists... 🤩🤩🤩

I had a Mighty Mite Jazz Bass once. It had a solid koa body and a maple P-bass neck. It felt very... convincing. I sold it many years ago to a friend who equipped it with a 70's Jazz neck, but the beauty got stolen a few years ago... 😥

Compared to the hollowbody beauty above, my short scale is somewhat simple, yet a nice piece of candy... Fender Pawn Shop Bass VI, I got it in a trade two days ago. Nice piece! Makes a fine contrastb to my other "real" basses...

I am looking for an amp bag for my Eden WT550. I don't want to rack mount it, neither in a hard rack or a rack bag, I want to keep the weight and size down. They are difficult to find nowadays, the Eden bags. No need for an original bag, some tips about other bags that fit the amp are welcome. If you have one for sale - or know where to find one - just send me a message.

Dingwall Super J5

Since I don't use a microphone, but just the LifeLine, I manage without the phase switch. Also, I do not encounter problems that have to be "notched out". I just roll off a bit of low end on either amp, and then go...

I took out the passive circuit from my Super P today and installed a Stellartone Tonstyler. I got hold of an old 16 click bass model; they are not made anymore. Just: WOW! This is how it should be... - First position is straight to the output jack, bypassing the filter. Crisp and crunchy! - Second position is like a regular tone pot fully open. - All others have a steep roll-off, leaving much meat and potato all the way up to where it cuts. No wet blanket syndrome... - The last position is all about the dub, but with a nice full and warm low mid, giving body to the tone. Here is a nice YouTube clip demoing... No going back!

Well, not really. It is a buffer that really "buffers up" the signal. You won't need a dedicated preamp for the upright bass. It is potent enough to send direct to mixer without DI-box. I rename the thread...

I have a super nice Bulgarian upright bass, a custom built - but not for me - instrument with some strange dimensions. The scale is 4/4, but the body is 3/4, built with massive tone wood. It is nothing short than huge. I had to get a new car to be able to transport it smoothly. Anyway, the bass is huge, the tone is huge. The instrument is built 2012, so I wonder how the tone will be in a hundred years when it is this big and full now... I've used a David Gage Realist on the bass, but it didn't work well. A lot of ugly "mid artifacts" that demanded heavy filtering to sound decent amplified. I sold the Realist and bought a Realist LifeLine and an adjustable bridge. The bass loved the LifeLine; it was the opposition to the Copperhead... I've used the bass with a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ/DI, and with my BasSwitch preamp, but when I got my little Quilter BassBlock 800 I could amplify the bass without preamp. Then I got a Vanderkley Spartan, and that one did NOT like the piezo pickup at all. The input impedance on the amp was a real mis-match to the LifeLine. Then my eye caught the little Redeemer Beltpack from Creation Audio Labs. It has an input impedance over 20 Mohms(!!!) making any pickup work well with any amp. I ordered one, and Lo and Behold! The tone is big and full. No gain problems. No need for eq-ing other than cutting some low bass. Best preamp I've ever used. So far the Beltpack isn't finally mounted on the tailpiece of the bass, I have to think a bit more before I get the proper design for the fastener. Anyway, the bass hasn't sounded petter amplified...