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Hey If anyone is looking for the For Whom... bass sound (and other Cliff lead sounds) then i've found you'll get really close sound with the Crowther Audio Prunes and Custard (new version with the bass switch) which gives a nice fuzz tone with a dial for bringing in modulation (a bit like a flanger crossed with an autowah), a great pedal and highly worth looking into.

I remember having a discussion with a Hartke rep on this (don't ask). Apparently they had been in discussions with Chris for a deal on providing tour backline. He said that Chris would bi-amp (not uncommon with the Ric's, presumably using a Rick-O-Sound) and run a bass amp for the low end signal and a guitar amp for the high end signal. Apparently the guitar amp was EQ'd to drop all the bass and the bass amp set completely flat. I'm not sure how much of this would be true but i've often thought it would make a fun little experiment with my trusty 4003.

Hi I saw that one on ebay, it looks great and Wal's are just lovely in all versions IMO. I looked into getting one of these a while back and the going rate was around £1100 - £1300 so maybe it was a bit over, however if the bass is great and you enjoy it then I wouldn't worry!

I remembered using one a while back, not very synth like at all and also it sucks the bottom end something aweful, even with an eq.

I don't know the value but that's one seriously stunning bass. WANT

[quote name='Delberthot' post='959147' date='Sep 17 2010, 09:34 AM']Tried to search for info on this but so far haven't been able to find any on here. Since my early teens I've had a hankering to get myself something like the Fender Bass VI that Jack Bruce used in Cream but being strictly a finger player I thought it maybe a tad difficult to play with the strings being so close together. Now I'm finding my playing style changing and I have the urge to play chords and other stuff that you can do on a guitar while still playing it as a bass. My question is: can I buy a regular guitar and tune it E - E using Fender Bass VI strings or similar or will the difference in scale length between a guitar and the baritone/bass VI be a huge issue? Alternatively, who makes a baritone that I can tune E - E cheaply enough but playable so I can buy one second hand to see if its for me before putting out a lot of money for one?[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99602&hl=baritone"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=baritone[/url] There, search over.

That looks like a Stoner Rock monster. Always fancied an Acoustic Control Corp amp.

Oooh If you want to nail the sound exactly be prepared to spend A LOT on effects, loopers to split the signals and probably 3 amps (nevermind the basses). If you are looking for more of an approximation go with - Jazz Bass 2 Big Muffs - 1 Russian (for a more intense Fuzz) and 1 Bass Big Muff (for a more blended sound) 1 Digitech Bass Synth Wah 1 Korg G-5 if you can find one (instead of the crazily overpriced Deep Impact) 1 EH Small Clone Chorus & if budget were to allow an EH Small Stone Phaser Thats what i'd do. His core sounds are a mix of heavy and blended fuzzes and more synthesized tones. A multi will only get you so far... Also its also a common misconception that the Time Is Running Out tone comes from the Deep Impact, it is actually blended clean and fuzz tones (from Russian Big Muff) underneath a Roland synth (cant remember which at the mo).

[quote name='TommyK' post='955291' date='Sep 13 2010, 07:55 PM']Has anyone tried a Ray35 against a genuine Stingray5? Any opinions/comments? +Whos got a Ray35 and what do you make of it? Cheers. [/quote] Surprised this has been dragged up from the dust of the past haha. I still have my Ray 35 and its still great. As per my previous comments they'll give you an answer as to my opinion of it having played an SR5.

I just want one of those control plates with the concentric knobs for my fretless Jazz. That'd be awesome.

You'd be better picking up a slimmer neck 5 string. You certainly risk making the bass completely unusable. Its certainly not a mod i'd be advising any time soon.

[quote name='lanark' post='940973' date='Aug 31 2010, 02:07 PM']Mormusic in York have just quoted me £299 including a full setup, for the CV, with a two week delivery time. I'm trying to get a good deal on a set of flats (as GAK are still quoting £260 inc delivery), because I'd really want to support such a great shop, but that £40 difference is a lot.[/quote] Yeah seems a little pricey. Do they not do a price match?

[quote name='lanark' post='940923' date='Aug 31 2010, 01:30 PM']Yeah - I've played the CV and loved it ... a lot. I haven't found anywhere nearby that has a VMJ in stock though.[/quote] Well the VMs are prefectly respectable and really nice to play. If you got one i'm sure you'd be happy with it...but for me the CV is just a better instrument all round and if I had to choose i'd be going for either the white CV Jazz or the James Johnston (which is great BTW).

I must confess I havent played one but I remember having a conversation with Jezzaboy about one he had. It went along the lines of the bass was lovely to look and and play but the electronics are flawed due to the cheap components and it sounded pretty bad - could never get a great tone from it. What about the upcoming Squier VM Jaguar bass? You'll get the aesthetics, probably save a good bit and can then upgrade. Plus, fewer switches so less faffing around.

CV all the way. I have a CV James Johnston and a VMJ Fretless and although the VMJ is still really nice the CV is in a higher class in terms of fit, finish, sound and quality of construction. But....play em both and pick for yourself.

Well for every pedal choice there's probably a different answer to be had from each person on here, so what I mean is that pedals/effects are so subjective. Personally I like pretty high quality pedals (Fulltone, Moog, Crowther Audio, Zvex) as opposed to mass market pedals (ie Boss, Digitech) but there are a lot of considerations - cost, rig, use, etc. If i were getting into pedals for the first time (again) i'd defo be looking for a core of the following (ive tried to cover various budgets) - 1. A tuner - most important - TC Polytune, Korg Pitchblack or Peterson Strobostomp. 2. An octave - very handy for bass, my preference here is analog - Boss OC-2, EBS Octabass, EH Octave Multiplexer. 3. A dist/fuzz/overdrive - personal preference, i have a few different types but if you need to choose one to start - EH Bass Big Muff, Zvex Mastotron/Wooly Mammoth (they are different, unique in their own ways), Fulltone Bassdrive. 4. A low pass/envelope filter - Moog Moogerfooger LP Filter, Subdecay Prometheus, EH Bassballs/Q-Tron There, i've limited it to 4. Its by no means exhaustive. After those core 4 there are mods, delays and other time based effects, etc etc. Oh and get a good pedalboard and decent power supply...those are key!

[quote name='mcnach' post='937681' date='Aug 26 2010, 11:38 PM']Anybody tried that? I recently bought a bass finished in metallic blue... It's actually a greenish shade of blue, which is greener on the headstock while totally blue under the pickguard. It looks like it was kept somewhere where the sun could hit the headstock regularly. Not Scotland, then, obviously I had something like that happen with a white guitar. Within a year the side of the headstock where the sun hit it had turned creamy, there rest of the bass was white as originally. I like the greenish tinge, so I'll try to help it by leaving it on the table by the window during the day... and I am going to use a strong UV lamp on it during the night, to see what happens. I suspect the process will be so slow that I'll get bored before anything noticeable happens... I wonder if anybody has ever tried anything like this... (I should really be practicing the new stuff I've got to learn instead of thinking about the colours, eh? )[/quote] Do you know if its a nitro or poly finish? Im no expert but presumably nitro will 'age' and fade much easier whereas the poly may not.