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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='780409' date='Mar 20 2010, 01:40 AM']Whatcha got planned for that V-Type then? Is the Ampeg lighter?[/quote] Not much in it weightwise - both are bulky! Just a different tone. At present, plan to keep the V-Type, still like it.

Hi All, A friend of mine has acquired an Ampeg SVT1000 amp. Quite like it despite it being SS, think it has a nice sound to it. I know they're discontinued, but can anybody advice on a fair price to pay for it, should he decide to sell it & I decide to buy it? Many thanks

Bought an MXR Octaver from this evening. Item as described & a fair price. Had a nice chat, top bloke. Cheers

[quote name='blackmn90' post='773069' date='Mar 12 2010, 07:11 PM']this is going to sound stupid as im sure noel redding most likely just had loads of gain on his amp but the crispy tone in songs like wait until tommorow is kinda what i was after... hope that helps?[/quote] From what I've tried, I would suggest a Fulltone Bassdrive or maybe a Bad Monkey to get that tone.

Good for you Musicman20! Done exactly the same myself. Been doing it for a year or so. I'm a newcomer so can't give any tips, but I do love it & I'm learning all the time. Appreciating all the the hints & tips in this thread. Started with a couple of crap local outfits, but finally found a good band. It is a start-up, but the other members are seasoned semi-pros & it's moving along great. Got some bookings for later on this year & lately even managing to get a few dep jobs with other bands. Like a lot musicians who play in originals outfits I used to (naively) laugh at cover/function bands. Don't know what happened, think I finally had enough of the egos, playing to small unappreciative crowds for no money, unprofessionalism etc... It's bettered my playing immensely, given me the oppurtunity to meet other relatively sane musos, plus allows me to get away with playing other styles like slap etc... that I'd never do. I also like the irony of re-learning songs (albeit to a higher standard) that I did when starting on bass.. .Disco Inferno, Carwash, Born to be Wild etc... Would recommend it to anyone musically in a rut, who wants to improve their playing & technique.

Without a doubt Zvex (IMO). What's the deal with those amateur looking child-like daubings on their effects? Don't like the look of those day-glo DHA ones either - sorry!

How about an octaver of some sort, or maybe an envelope/low pass filter?

Liking the new material a lot. Favourite is the Mark E. Smith collaboration 'Glitter Freeze'

[quote name='iconic' post='768301' date='Mar 8 2010, 06:24 PM']whoops, yes I forgot to add...yes totally agree you can really slap those Ernie Ball flatties too, you get a very bright pop from the G string...I just sold my RBX-374 with the EB's onboard...so my BB614 slap monster is gonna get a set of those Group III's too.....[/quote] Love the slap tone from Chromes too.

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='765892' date='Mar 6 2010, 10:45 AM']I thought Maya's were pretty good. I actually preferred the Jazz one I tried to a Aria Pro II I had at the time (1988-ish). The Maya felt a bit more rugged.[/quote] I think like a lot of stuff from the Jap makers, they can vary. I've had a Maya P-Bass & a 4001S Rickenfaker. Both were good particularly the Ricky copy, but I've also seen other Maya basses & guitars that I wouldn't touch with a bargepole.

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='764998' date='Mar 5 2010, 12:15 PM']Bass-novice here, as you're probably aware still. I've been playing around a bit with different techniques, and one of the things that's obvious is that mixing rounded finger style tones with slapping and popping is impossible because of the volume differences. In the guitar world I'd throw a compressor at it (I love compression on guitar anyway, especially clean guitar) but on a bass it just seems to muddy-up the tone. Would I be correct in thinking that what is really required here is limiting, to prevent the enormous peaks in signal breaking through? I quite like the sound of just the bass + amp, and don't want to spoil that. My instinct would be to put a volume pedal after the limiter in the signal chain, thus controlling both peaks and overall volume without sucking life from the tone.[/quote] Bit of a late convert to compression myself, so not an expert by any means. Was previously fairly anti-compressions for all the usual reasons; taking dynamics away..etc However, use one now. Settled on an EBS MultiComp, which doesn't muddy anything up & is pretty transparent. However, don't use one for everything I do, only really for covers/function band stuff. From what you say you want, I would suggest a limiter. Apart from the usual arguments regarding durability etc, would recommend the Behringer BLE 100, or possibly the GLX Bass Limiter which is in a more robust enclosure. Both are a pretty cheap way of finding out if that's what you need.

[quote name='Badass' post='762606' date='Mar 3 2010, 09:20 AM']Just looked at Phil's profile and I see he's not been about since Feb 24th. Hope all good with him.[/quote] Yeah.. Don't personally know him, but hope he's alright, no problems.

Hooky's side projects Monaco & Revenge

For the function band; nothing but a bit of occaisional compression. For originals band; anything I can get my hands on, except compressor!

[quote name='bass5' post='760189' date='Feb 28 2010, 09:42 PM']Me, none except for a compressor. (pictured below) frankly speaking unless you are Doug Wimbish, or Stuart Hamm, if you play in a band doing covers or playing a particular style you'll find you'll hardly use effects. We are not guitarists after all we don't need any of that w@nking stuff I've gone through a lot of effects pedals and ended up selling them all back because to me they just add unwanted noise to the otherwise beautiful natural sound of a bass going through a decent amp. When you play in a band your singer and your drummer need to rely on your fundamental backbone, not your echo, chorus flairs, or wah wah sweeps, no Sir. This is all I take with me.[/quote] Hard words, but despite being an effects junkie myself, have to agree with you on all the above. *But, love fuzz!!

[quote name='JackLondon' post='759448' date='Feb 27 2010, 09:26 PM']Right lads, I'm in a need of some parts that I can't find anywhere It's all capacitors so if any of you could help me out I would apreciate it I'm after : 4 x 0.05uF 2 x 0.0027uF 1 x 5pF 1 x 0.0027uF 1 x 0.0033uF 1 x 0.0047uF 1 x 0.033uF 1x 0.047uF Who can help [/quote] Have you tried [url="http://www.bitsbox.co.uk/index.html"]Bitsbox[/url]? Fast delivery & good prices. They should have all of those caps. You may find [url="http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/units-converter/electrostatic-capacitance/calculator/picofarad-%5bpF%5d-to-nanofarad-%5bnF%5d/"]this[/url] useful as well For example 0.0027uF = 2.7nF What are you building BTW? Cheers

[quote name='bubinga5' post='758703' date='Feb 26 2010, 10:57 PM']Went to a rehearsal last week...i was really looking forward to it... as ive been bandless for a while...So i get a call from a guy in Bristol looking for a hip hop funk bassist kind of thing..there into stuff like quantic soul and general modern soul funk i drove from Chester where i was working, got there late which was not good (i got stuck in traffic), as i hate being late for anything, nevermind a first rehearsal..i said i was very sorry... Found the place eventually..Walked in with my gear to a room that is the old police station in bristol...the first thing i noticed was the smell...Very strong Skunk weed..they were drinking also...the place looked like it had a major drug session the previous night..i mean there were hundreds of cans, bottles of booze, ashtrays everywhere... i would NEVER!!! invite someone to a rehearsal unless it was a place i thought was good for me and them to play.. Now i do smoke from time to time, and am a big believer that it adds to my creative mind, but you have to keep it in check...these guys were really high..and they were drinking scrumpy cider.. started a random groove going, and it got pretty messy..the drummer was loosing time, the guitarist's was thrashing around with no sort of musical direction...did i say there was 2 guitarist's..(my worst nightmare)..The female singer was scatting also...There were some parts where it got quite good when there was a little space in the music, because they could groove.... but generally it was just a mess..[/quote] Sorry to hear it didn't go well mate. Unfortunately, that seems to be the way with a lot of bands here - [i]'mild mild West' [/i] There'll be other bands. If I hear of anything in the funk vein, will give you a shout. The band you auditoned for have been after a bass player for a while. I was in contact with one of the guys in December, did like the sound of what they were doing too & it all sounded quite together from the the telephone conversations. Guess fortunately with hindsight, the new function band I'm in, started to step up a gear, so I declined. What with being teetotal, reckon I had a lucky escape!

Whatever it's worth, it's still a nice, quality bass you've got there. It is model RB924CS - big brother of my RB920BS. I remember Will Sinnott of The Shamen & Chris Layhe of Icicle Works using them back in the day.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='758569' date='Feb 26 2010, 07:48 PM']that is just what i wanted! thanks nick![/quote] That's a good site for layouts, built a few off there myself successfully. Guess you're aware of the freestompboxes & diystompboxes forums too(?) Wealth of info & advice on both them.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='758534' date='Feb 26 2010, 07:20 PM']anyone know of a good veroboard layout for a big muff? (not the one with the ICs)[/quote] Here's a couple. Not being a Big Muff fan, haven't built any of them myself so can't say they're verified or not. But, would probably go with Torchy's layout, have built others from his veroboard plans - they worked & he has a good reputation. [url="http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Gila_Crisis/Big_Muff/BMP.gif.html"]http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php...ff/BMP.gif.html[/url] [url="http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/frequencycentral/Big+Muff+Layout_001.JPG.html"]http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php...ut_001.JPG.html[/url] Hope this helps.

My next ones are hopefully finishing off three that I've had in progress for a while Meatball, Roland BeeBaa & Fulltone Bassdrive clones.

I've tried the kitchen scourer pad method, didn't dampen enough for me. Found a strip of stiffer foam packing from the box of a soundcard to be good.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='755846' date='Feb 24 2010, 09:49 AM']I've not heard anything yet,but i think our postman is a dick.[/quote] Same here, my postie is the same.

[b]Fenech Soler[/b]. Saw them at Thekla in Bristol, Saturday night. They played a blinder; great gig, even though the Mrs. & myself were probably the oldest there!