MoonBassAlpha

summat up with the picture links, or is it just me?

Hi folks
I just wanted to pass on my experience of my first gig using my Lowdown 110 (75W)
Because I had to take MY drum kit for our drummer (don't ask!) I didn't have the space (or, frankly the inclination) to take my
Trace 300W combo.
The gig was in a pub with a raised stage area, vocal P.A. (no monitors ) and acoustic guitar straight through the pa.
We aren't a very loud band, but the amp competed fine with the drums and guitar and sounded quite nice, and the mix was "about right" according to 3 folks in the audience who are musicians.
I had the master vol on about half, so there was a bit more in the bag too. At this setting it was still quite clean and undistorted, not sure how it would have fared if I'd pushed it more, but it didn't need it here.
Pleasantly surprised.
Jules

Bump for price drop.
Come on folks, this is a good deal!

Hi folks
This is sadly the last gig for The New Moon is it's current line-up. Our drummer, the Boy Cornelius is moving to Canada.
The gig is at the Magdalen Arms, Iffley rd.
It will be mainly acoustic acts, as it is an acoustic night, but we have had special dispensation to use drums as it's our last gig.
So, any basschatters, please come along, and if you have any drummer mates, brothers or acquaintences, please bring them too!
I think we will be up 8.30-9 ish.
Cheers
Jules

PS its free to get in too

Bump?

Guess so.
It's something you would need to try for yourself and decide if it makes that much difference.
Still, as an inexpensive backup it's still pretty good.

Does the Blackstar have a valve in it?

Am I asking too much for this?
If so, what would be considered right?
Cheers
Jules

It's just nostalgia for the music people grew up with in their teens.
You'll find it happens for every generation.

That, and the pension thing!

[quote name='jonthebass' post='486784' date='May 13 2009, 11:52 AM']Not knocking the repair hint but that is no good for your soldering iron tip![/quote]
Will be fine if you clean the tip off straight away after doing it.
Try not to breathe the fumes too much!

[quote name='flatwound' post='485779' date='May 12 2009, 11:47 AM']F*&#,....hows ya back. !?[/quote]

anyone had a Kramer 450b? I think mine was over 12lbs. Metal and mahogany - you know when you've got one of those on!

[quote name='MB1' post='484436' date='May 10 2009, 06:03 PM']MB1.
............MB1....Calling Jamesemt!....Come in James it's for you!

Jamesemt is Little Jack Hohner in these parts...Sure hed' like this! [/quote]
Maybe the pictures will help get his juices flowing! I offered it direct to him before.
Piccies always seem to get MY gas going...

Hi Folks
Fully functioning generally good condition neck-through headless bass. All maple construction.
EMG select jazz pickups, 2band active eq, operates passive too (no dead battery misery!)

The only issue this bass has is that the relief in the neck only adjusts so far, then stops. With 45-100 strings on this means there is
just under 1mm relief in the middle of the board when fretted at 1 and 24. It Plays fine with no rattles.
The neck is stable, narrow width but reasonably deep by a lot of modern bass standards (round C-shape), string spacing 10mm nut, 18mm bridge.
There are also photos of scratches along the fingerboard (repair?) by the first 2 frets.
These can't be felt when playing.
I own 3 of these, and one has been my sole gigging bass since '91, not let me down once, and never even broken a string.
This was bought as a twin to the one I defretted, but I've not really used it since I got it, and now have a SEI...
The sound is quite organic, woody, though the eq can dial in nice cutting top and dubby bass.
Any takers?
Cheers
Jules

My first ever bass was a fretted version of this!!! A friend of mine had a defretted one which was pretty good too. The pickup was quite microphonic and made an almighty clunk when you slid it back and forth, but the tone was pretty good for what was a very cheap bass at the time.
DiMarzio did a nice humbucker which drops in as a nice replacement too.
I'd be fascinated to know what they fetch these days, I think I paid £70 for mine in '78....

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Altec IIRC was one of the best speakers you could buy back in the day, could be a good cheap buy for someone...

The active ones have a trim pot on the preamp so you can make it very loud if you like. Personally, I set it to about the same as the passive volume, the output of which is fine, by the way. That way, if the battery goes, you can flip to passive without having to quickly tweak your rig mid song. I have 2 of the Jack Custom, and they sound really good, quite organic, fretted and especially defretted.
Also, they don't go out of tune, and I have NEVER broken a string on one!
Only one thing to look out for - check the truss rod will bring the neck true and flat. One of mine is fine, the other stops with about 1mm of relief. Still plays fine though, and no fret buzz!
Jules

I've used this for acoustic gigs, used but in good condition and fully functioning. A nice size for in the house.
It has models of Ampeg flip-top, T.E., SVT, Fender bassman etc. and pre shape, compressor, flange, chorus, octave, reverb built in and records direct nicely.

£90 collected from Didcot, near Oxford

PM if you need more info.
Cheers
Jules

NOW GONE, SORRY!!

slight bump as there seems to be a lot of T.E. lurve about at the moment!

[quote name='jbwaddy' post='463810' date='Apr 16 2009, 12:00 PM']thanks guys now ive a big problem im now wondering if it will be powerful enough. dont want to run out of volume and then have to get something bigger in the future(only thinking that way cos you know what drummers and guitarists can be like lol) any one got any thoughts on that?[/quote]
Pretty sure you can add another cab to these if you really need it. That will give you even more oomph. The price is good for a pristine one, IMO.

How much use IS a Bendwell? Really?

Godin ones are really nice, but the pale colour gets filthy easily.

I've heard good sounding results using an IPod with a (Belkin?) stereo mic. it wasn't loud stuff but was quite clear. Couldn't be much cheaper than that!
+ 1 on the PZM too. Used to go into a reasonable cassette recorder. It picks up everything you need to hear to see if you're making mistakes. Don't need much more than that for your purposes.
Jules.

You're bang on there! I've a thin crash and a big "loud rock" ride and the ride does tend to dominate, but I've got a nice Paiste 2002 ride coming for my birthday which should balance up nicer....

I just tried the Recorderman method yesterday, plus a kick and small clip-on on the snare and was really pleased with the results! The kick and snare mikes aren't really essential, but gives a bit more control of the drum mix.
I found with this method the basic sound was much better than I had achieved before and needed a lot less eq-ing to sound decent. You also get a nice stereo positioning on the toms and cymbals without micing the toms seperately.
The mikes are a cheap Red 5 set, condensers overhead, of course.
Best of luck
Jules

Can you be more specific on the problem?
Is it distorting, cutting out, crackling, going quiet, what?
There is a wealth of experience on here. The more info you post, the better quality replies you'll get.
I doubt there is much in a pre-amp that can't be fixed, but it does sound a bit like you fancy a change anyway.
Best of luck!
Jules