bassmayhem

I kinda like these lightweight amps... [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20160215_183433_zpsljhga2pn.jpg[/IMG] Premier use of the Magellan 800 will be on Sunday. Can't wait...

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1454776643' post='2972930'] Indeed - much my preferred method. Although many of the garage warriors don't have access to a decent PA when they play down the Tickled Trout. Knowing what I know now, investing in decent PA is where the greatest gains can be achieved for a band. Although, as stated back in the thread, nobody really seems to want to invest in PA. [/quote] I have thoughts of getting this by myself and let the band rent it every gig: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgNHS-pBu0Y"]http://www.youtube....h?v=YgNHS-pBu0Y[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keUtck_F7es"]http://www.youtube....h?v=keUtck_F7es[/url]

The only bass players that "need" high volume wall of sound are the "garage warriors". On stage nowadays - as long as you have massive PA support and good monitors - it is totally unnecessary, more or less eyes delight. You aren't allowed to crank the amp to get "your tone" anyway. We have a very fine concert hall in town; next time I play there I'll only bring my tuner, my bass(es), my wireless, my compressor and my Avalon U5...

Well, how many of us play at full volume? None, I hope. I don't care if the volume is full half way up, like "a little goes a long way", or if I have to crank the knob all way around. I never go that far anyway. As long as the amp sounds good I'm satisfied.

Well: delivered! Really nice amp, fat like a Streamliner and clarity like the Shuttles... [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20160205_170603%20-%20kopia_zpslysdz9b2.jpg[/IMG]

'Ts my pleasure, colgraff... Dingwalls are addictive, so now I have paid a deposit for a candy purple Leland Sklar model. Now wait, wait, wait...

Well, I ordered one and get it delivered on Friday. Seems like I get the first one out there. (At least [i]out there here in Europe[/i]...)

I have one on order; will be home in a couple of days. What about MIDI...? It looks like it has MIDI:

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1450822461' post='2936282'] 'Fender' SC [url="http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/sc%20sado_zpsoegjtdrj.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] This is a really good looking bass-to-be. Who builds it? Yourself?

The Thumpinator is a smart gadget; you get your filter ready for use, instead of a lot of talk about how simple and cheap it is to build and in the end never do a thing about it. I could build one myself, but why should I? Then there is a lot of theories about compressors and eq:s. An eq is there to sculpt your tone. A high pass filter is there to take away problems so you can have your tone. A compressor that is fed with a lot of low note rumble will squash your tone. I had a very nice power amp a while ago - I was stupid and sold it - a QSC PLX 3402 that had a built in high pass filter. You could set it flat (no filter), at 30 Hz and 50 Hz. (Many PA:s filter out under 50 Hz...) The amp could deliver 2 x 1700 W RMS in 2 ohms, a real power plant. I tried with my Lakie 55-94 into an Avalon U5 into the QSC and then to my old Eden D410XST. When I pushed the B-string towards the pickup, the cones moved to their outer limit. Just like that. When I played some slapping, the cones almost popped out. The volume was "moderate", but remember: it was a BIG amp. I set the filter at 50 Hz: that was not pleasing. You could hear the difference. I set it at 30 Hz: no audible difference from flat! Only difference was you hardly could see the cones move. Conclusion: a high pass filter saves amplifier power and the life of your woofers. The Thumpinator filters out at 28 Hz. 4 Hz under low B. That sounds like no margins, but at these frequencies 4 Hz is a lot. Since I am lazy, I'll get a Thumpinator to add on my pedalboard, before the compressor. Even if many amps have built-in filter, not all have it...