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[quote name='dood' post='701818' date='Jan 5 2010, 04:24 PM']Maybe, however I am thinking that certain playing techniques and bass configurations will lend themselves to a certain tone. Sometimes, you can improve technique, but the inherent tone of the instrument still has the overwhelming majority in the tone stakes. My point is, that Pest may prefer to play fingers with a thumb on the pickup but wants a fatter tone - and thus - a few judicial adjustments to the gear he has will make the learning experience more enjoyable. (Hnece my suggestion over amp EQ controls etc) p.s. - Love your avatar - from one of my fave films![/quote] I agree that pedals can be good fun & also that EQ can make the sound much better & more enjoyable, I just think that a compressor is not the answer to his problems & may even generate other problems (I could be wrong tho). p.s - Cheers, the avatar was a Xmas pressie. Brill film.

I've not read all this thread (but the topic has spun around a few times, which is a good thing), but I would have thought any musician would learn theory, even if it is just "the basics" on scales & chords. It's a bit like taking up golf & getting good at swinging a club but never learning the rules or how to go round a course. You can still have fun tho whacking balls at things!

My Zoom 708 has the very thing you're after & funnily enough, it's called Detune. I bought mine for £26 of ebay & have given it to my mandolinist to use on her mandolin, but she's reluctant to use it!

I wouldn't bother with any effects or a compressor & spend time learning to hold your bass so that you can play how you want to. Try to rest the ball part of your hand (the bit between the thumb & wrist) and the edge of your thumb on the body of the bass & keep your thumb about a 1/4" away from the strings & play with your index & middle finger. I'm sure there's plenty of lessons on YouTube that can help & there's plenty of folk on here that can tell you how to hold a bass better than I can.

For me it would be either a Ritter Roya in some old wood finish (like bog oak) or a Warwick Dolphin or Corvette. I'm not a fan of the top horn on 90% of basses & feel like it's been neglected in the design process.

I've managed to get a recording made this morning, it's here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36164&st=0&gopid=699540&#entry699540"]Puzzles part 1[/url] Scroll to the bottom & you'll find it.

Hello again, Had there pedals for @ 1 year now & I still think they're money well spent. I've taken a song that I wrote years ago & played all the parts on my bass (with the exception of the drums) & done some improvisation to show some of the sounds I can get thru these. I'm also using a Boss CE-2 chorus on some parts (such as the intro piece where the Murf is animated on a slow swirl and using the LFO to make more swirly sounds & then the Chorus on top). Hope you enjoy it... [attachment=39241:Puzzles_...all_bass.mp3] As you can hear, I mainly use the exp pedal for adjusting the Cut Off or for the envelope amount. I was going to put a wee bit of slap using the envelope but I thought you've all probably heard that before. All the best for 2010, Graeme

That sine like bass sound is what I am trying to achieve. A distortion with a LPF & exp pedal will let you get that other bass sound that is there. I'll try & get something recorded in the morning. I also have a lend of a Boss chorus pedal which is starting to find some use without sounding 80's pop.

Another +1 for the Markbass 2x10 wedgie combo thingy. I have one & it can certantly drown out noisy drummers & guitarists if needed & weighs very little too! You can even pop another cab under it if you ever needed more.

Neo cabs are lighter, therefore easier to levitate you can get acoustic mats to put under your rig if you want to get rid of boominess. Oldgit told me of these as he uses one called a GRAMMA pad.

Just a quick thought, how about a multi fx unit with an exp pedal built in? The Zoom ones are pretty good for the money & would give you all the fx you need to get started & then if you want you can add different pedals in the line to suit your style.

The MF-101 was £149 & the expression pedal was another £30. I'll try & get some time & record it with the pedal. The recordings on there I didn't use it. You can roll everything off the top down to @ 20 hz (just makes vibrations). From what I've read, Ashdown do one for @£50 & does a very good job but I don't know if you can pop an exp pedal into it.

Have a listen to my review of my moog pedals over in the reviews section to hear what a LPF can do, it's the MF-101.

Here's one my band still haven't finished writing. Recorded on a samsung digital camera...

Interesting thread title. I thought it was in the wrong forum to start with until I read it & discovered it wasn't about choice of bottoms, but bottom ends. I'd go & try the basses you like & see what you want to spend your pennies on. I have another option for you, you could look at getting a custom bass made based on what you like from different basses.

A good solution to the MB & GB heads looking too small is to put it in a 19" rack (you get lugs for this) with a tuner or FX unit or whatever floats your boat.

Jazz basses usually have J pick ups, Presicion basses - P pick ups. There are other types of pick ups too & often find humbuckers on jazz basses. Get as high a wattage amp as you can (to an extent). Post your budget & I'm sure every one will chip some good ideas for you.

Sounds like it's your bass that's the problem. Change the strap button locations, failing that, change bass.

I think I may be better defretting a bass myself. Watched a YouTube video & it looks fairly straight forward. I did have a look at that mazeti bass but it is over my budget, might look at that streamer.

Ped, hope you don't mind but I've added you as a contact on Flickr. Some ace pics you have on there.

Hi folks, I'm toying with the idea of getting a cheap 5 string fretless to see if it's what I want. I read the Squire vs Fender thread & was wondering if the Squire Jazz might fit the bill (as it's easy to upgraade parts on) or does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm looking to try & keep the price to £200, £250 tops & don't mind s/h.

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BSSM is one of the best albums of that genre IMO & the earlier RHCP albums were very good too. their new stuff since By The Way all sounds samey to me.

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The Sale of Goods act does cover this & it is the trader that you would look to, not Ashdown. It is up to you to prove that the driver was defective & not overused & if you can do so (if you can be bothered that is), then you should have no problems getting either a repair, replacement or partial refund other than the fact that some trader's believe that the act doesn't apply to them (Game comes to mind), but a couple of letters & maybe a threat of legal action & they usually comply.