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If fan noise is an issue, then buy a GR Bass One 800 as the there's a defeat function (studio mode) and the fan will only work if needed, which means after 2 or 3 hours... Price tag is higher, but it's a terrific amp: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/grbass-one-800/ The lower wattage versions don't have this capability.
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Totally agree with @Lozz196, but if you decide to go the MarkBass road, take the 58R series as everything, but the Speakon out and Power in, is on the front, which is very handy if not clever, and they are made in Italy again. I had this with a dedicated 58R cabinet and the tone was a pure delight: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/markbass-little-mark-58r/ And the fan is quiet as I just saw your other post...
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Simply because there are active basses (with higher output level and low impedance) and passive basses (with lower output and high impedance), and these two inputs are better adapted to each of them electronically speaking.
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I would keep that barbie pink "line" as it's mixing in quite nicely.
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And there is even one in the ads here:
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By the way @Amando, check the Alembic basses as their "entry level" models resale at the price you're willing to pay and these have the thunderous low B you're looking for plus an extraordinary note definition and if you find a model with one or two Q filter(s), you'll be over the moon.
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Maybe it's the 20th post in 2 forums when hitting the enter key exactly at the same exact precise moment. Only Peter Noone could do that, well done, mate.
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Post-Brexit postage of an amplifier to the Netherlands. HELP!!!
Hellzero replied to proy900's topic in General Discussion
What is amazing @proy900 is the stupid answer from Darkglass... How dare they answer that as almost everything is always fixable electronically speaking (yes, it's been my job at some time, among others), furthermore as it was the power module, it's even more stupid as a simple swap fixed this. That said I've repaired a lot of these power modules, but must be the only idiot still doing this as a swap is way faster and easier. All this confirms that I will NEVER buy any of their products as I never trusted the brand marketing... -
Here are Bill Lawrence's explanations: https://www.wildepickups.com/pages/q-filter Worth reading, really.
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If I remember correctly, it was Bill Lawrence's idea to start toying with an impedance changing switch. I need to check, but I'm quite sure I have some schematics somewhere... And I found the explanations from the guy himself, see below.
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It's not a stroke if genius as double tracking has been used since the early days of multi tracking recording. Mick Karn's tone on studio records, for example, comes from the fact that he always doubled all his parts getting that superb chorus tone, because of the slight differences in tempo and note placement (hey we are not robots). In metal, the kick of the drum has been triggered on a second track (to allow MIDI tone manipulation) for decades to get that powerful tone you hear on most recordings.
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Why don't you use radiused long cauls and a sharpie, you get ultra fast and accurate results all over the frets length (that some may call width) in a very few passes? Depending the starting mess for the levelling, I can also begin with some 300 to 400 grit self-adhesive sandpaper, but most of the time I commence with 600 grit going to 1200 grit then recrowning the frets and going up to 2000 grit before the polishing process.
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I earned these almost the same day, 4 years ago, and then nothing, ... still don't know how the system really works and what's this for as there is also the ranking saying I'm in the top 1% of all members, but where is my envelope? 🤔🤪
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Mine (yes I only have one) isn't too, as the others are sixers, but what's your point except pretending, again, that only you know and own the best...
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I think that something we all missed is what bass(es) are you playing and enjoying for their tone right now? With this in mind, we should be able to point the correct direction to look at...
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So did I, nearly ordering one, but in the end, came back to my senses...
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And when he was 16, it was my turn.
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So first thing first, the string for such a crystal clear are mandatory, and only the La Bella Super Steps with their exposed core will give this clarity, then the pickups and here forget the Bartolini pickups that sound really muddy, then if you want an easy to use really transparent preamp use a Richter BassXX preamp, coupled to Delano pickups, it will be an excellent choice, but maybe a bit too sterile for your needs, so maybe some Aero pickups would better suit your needs or Benedetti pickups. Then comes the instrument in itself, a bolt on ash neck with a Macassar ebony fingerboard will give you the fastest attack and clarity. For the body swamp ash would be best. With this configuration you'll have what you describe, but check full carbon basses too.
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By the way, for half of the money you want to spend, there is this in the ads here and maybe exactly what you're looking for:
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Go to a well assorted store, and try as many as you can with an identical amp as yours or bring your own amp, you'll certainly find what you like around your price tag. Then, if you don't find THAT tone, go to a luthier and have a discussion with him about what you want, but more specifically about what you don't want. I have owned way over 500 basses and a lot were six strings basses, all I can say is that when it comes to quality of tone, the luthier basses are unbeatable. The more than 34 inches for a better low B alongside the thicker strings are pure marketing. The best low B I can think of are from 34 inches basses with 0.125 to 0.130 string gauge, proving that it's all about the construction. Furthermore with thicker gauge string appears the intonation problems, the thicker the string the more out of tune the intonation is : You can't change the laws of physics. I guess that by thunderous you don't mean crystal clear and with the fundamental of the low B being present, like a piano...
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I love to play to or listen to tapping being it on bass or Chapman stick. When you listen to the likes of Michael Manring (who is my favourite and a fretless player), Tony Levin, Nick Beggs, or even what Stuart Hamm did on his three first albums, it can be really musical and entertaining, and not simply showing off.
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Tonerider Jazz pickups... how good are they really?
Hellzero replied to wateroftyne's topic in Accessories and Misc
I tried almost everything available on the market and as I already said it to you @wateroftyne, they are not good, they are excellent. The only pickups that sound "better" are the (not that expensive compared to Lollar and the likes) Lundgren pickups: https://shop.lundgrenpickups.com/collections/bass -
I've seen your dad's face @sascha peakman and all I can say is that he doesn't look that sympathetic at all, not the kind of person I would trust and I never made a single mistake with this feeling: It's all in the (here, frightening) look and attitude, you would be amazed all it can tell (In my profession, I received lessons on how to get to know people in less than a minute by coldly analyzing the data available). You were right to say all you said about who he really was and some people owe you some apologies. The problem is that we often only see the tip of the iceberg and, here, the other part is really scary. You have all my sympathy and I wish you all the best.
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If I need to play with a pick, it's always at least a 3mm one as it's the closest to finger style tone.