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I think I have a few small sized ones left but as I am in the process of moving I don't know where they are! I have a good distribution chain set up now so the next batch should be quite smooth. I also do iPod to mixer cables ;0) (not really) ped

[quote name='Linus27' post='735590' date='Feb 4 2010, 10:21 PM']Thanks, its seems like the ESP is quite liked. I should had done this as a poll to see what people liked the most [/quote] Just added a poll for you!! ped

That's right mate, works for me. You might find it easier getting a stereo 1/4" to L and R 1/4" jack cable and bunging a 1/4" to 3.5mm converter on the stereo end. ped

You'll want to split the signal into two channels matey - does the mixer in question have stereo RCA jacks at all, or just 1/4" ones? ped

lulz Long day mate...

My fave - ESP 400 Series Jazz which has Bartolini Pickups with both pickups on and tone on full. really nice sound. Would like to hear more! Perhaps give it a bit of slap and tickle? What's the recording setup? ped

Very interesting discussion chaps. It is something I have thought about a lot myself. I was lucky to find 'my' bass a while ago, one that primarily 'felt' right, the action/relief was spot on (and hasn't been touched since I got it) and of the same importance it sounds, to me, just right. From this 'comfortable' launchpad I was then able to delve into researching and trying various rigs and processors to expand my range of sounds. You must understand that 99% of the time when recording I am DI'd straight to the desk, and still am, so this experiment was from a purely recreational standpoint. I found out that weather I played through a desk, a Mesa 400+/1516BE rig, a Hartke 3500 rig, an SVT, a Trace Elliot V4 rig, a poweramp and pod rig, an in ear rig, a DI box, an SWR redhead, a Peavey Firebass, whatever it was, I sounded the same, my bass always came through with that velvety graphite clear punchy sound. The Pod was great fun and it enabled me to emulate different amplifiers, which was great fun and also produced some cool synths. However, i found no matter what I did, I simply couldn't create another bass sound convincingly, because one thing I couldn't do was alter the way the pickups interpreted the string movement. You simply can't get a jazz bass sound from a stingray. You can EQ it and mess about with it and it might sound less like a ray, but it won't sound much like a jazz (and if anyone has a clip demonstrating the contrary I would love to see it, because maybe someone can, but I couldn't!) ...Enter the Vbass (or VB99) and associated GK pickup (as mentioned earlier - the GK2B or GK3B or even, like I now FINALLY have installed, the internal system). Now I can emulate amplifier sounds, but crucially, I can 'move' the 'pickups' on the bass. Each string is processed individually and the brain knows exactly how long the strings speaking length is. I can do a Jazz bass, a musicmam, all sorts, with extreme accuracy, because I am altering the one thing that nothing else can. I'm not changing the EQ at all, I'm moving the 'pickups' and fundamentally changing the characteristics of the sound. It's a really great tool to have if you like having the ONE bass, but having access to the classics too - I never really found a P or J that I was fully happy with in terms of comfort, so now I have it all on my fave bass. I know I have said this before but I really think it is a criminally underrated piece of equipment which has opened up so many doors for me. It's a whole new way of looking at the issue of emulating other sounds. That said, you can also design your own basses by choosing where the pickups go for each string. Its amazingly complicated but the possibilities are endless, and, more importantly, sound incredible. I sold everything else I had as a result. Still, 99% of the time I'm playing with everything bypassed using my natural magnetic pickup sound into a poweramp, so I value both extremes - 100% natural and clean, and 100% digital. They both work for me and both have the potential to sound perfect. Unlike the knob holding the bass. I need a V-me. ped

[quote name='7string' post='730483' date='Jan 31 2010, 12:39 PM']Is that pic in the background Ayrton Senna driving a JPS Lotus?[/quote] Yeah at Spa going through Eau Rouge, 1986 in qualifying. 2 years before my bass was made :0) ped

[quote name='Chris2112' post='723830' date='Jan 25 2010, 08:45 AM']Looking at bright yellow guitars, it doesn't really get much cooler than the stuff Ibanez did in the 80's... Shame they don't make them like that anymore![/quote] Here's Christophe Godin (amazing player and really funny bloke) with his 'Metal cartoon' guitar:

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='727051' date='Jan 27 2010, 10:58 PM']Ped don't add a religious edge to this sensitive thread please![/quote] haha I saw that coming!

Jesus

Stupid I know but if I was into Ricks I would pay £90 for this, just to have the kit, as it were. Probably not going to see one again and it's good to have the original equipment, I guess. I paid quite a bit for a proper original case for one of my basses... a Thomman case would have done the job just as well - arguably better, but it's not quite the same, is it?? ped

I recently had some minor electronics 'tidying up' done by the Oxford Guitar Gallery - they were superb, took the bass in a day before and i had it back within a couple of days. They booked me in about two weeks in advance. Tell 'em ped sent ya!!

That really is rig-diculous!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='719451' date='Jan 20 2010, 07:09 PM']Just wondering why you have the 15 above the 4X10? Nice MM[/quote] Probably because it's lighter, though I could be wrong! ped

[quote name='johnzgerman' post='719333' date='Jan 20 2010, 05:47 PM']unfortunatly i only own the one on the left:([attachment=40667:DSC00264.JPG][/quote] Would be cool if the one with the white scratchplate had a black pickup!! ped

[quote name='charic' post='718863' date='Jan 20 2010, 12:05 PM']Out of interest as it hasn't been covered: Whats the policy on ballpark FS thread? Example: Looking for around the £1000 mark (or trade for a nice bass and cash adjustment)[/quote] Think that's OK - as long as there is a rough area!

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='704685' date='Jan 7 2010, 08:00 PM']I'm sure Wateroftyne's comment had tongue firmly in cheek but Ped, with a retort like that within 7 minutes - are you a top class stand up in your spare time (after bass playing and photography)?[/quote] No I feel pressured to come up with a witty answer to this one, too. You're banned

Gotta be Basstec humbuckers and a Marleaux 3 band EQ, love the high shelving at 8khz and it's just very 'musical' sounding. Crispy and tight. ped

Oh really?? Which performance? This is when I used to have a Marleaux... the knobs were the same as described but I lost one somehow (still don't know how) and they turned out to be identical to the ones on my Alesis Oxygen-8 keyboard but I didn't realise until after I had ordered one from somewhere at no doubt great expense... ped

Ack I used to have a link to them because I bought some for my Marleaux. Recently I formatted my computer and lost everything, so that's not much use, is it? I'll have a look tonight and see if I can find them again ped

What sort of sounds are you after, by the way? I plug my bass into a Vbass unit - 90% of the time it is completely bypassed and I'm using the magnetic pickups, but its ready to switch in if I need the synths or other bass sounds. It isn't technically MIDI because there's no pitch conversion or anything, so no latency either. I did try it plugged into a friends MIDI unit and it was fun playing piano and drums but there was a tiny bit of latency which would annoy me. Not sure how one would get around that, or if it's possible. Is a pitch-cv converter something that takes a standard bass signal and converts it to MIDI? I would have thought that would be pretty inaccurate and rather slow? Another option instead of mounting the GK pickup (which may/may not fit on your bass depending on it's pickup arrangement - you'll notice it JUST fits on mine) is using piezo saddle elements to produce the signal for the GK electronics. I haven't tried this approach though. ped

Hi mate Aye, since that pic on the site I have installed the GK stuff internally. Was sat at home with a mallet and chisel and thought I would just go for it. Went very well in the end!! Here is a pic of the bass now, much neater and now it fits in its original case again! The standard jack and the 13 pin out are on the side.