Bassman68

It’s a few years ago, but I’m sure I heard mention that Doug Wimbish played some bass on that album?

Providing F.O.H know what they’re doing & there’s suitable monitoring, I’m happy just to D.I ? The last big stage I performed on provided an Ampeg on the stage rider, when we arrived to soundcheck, there was this...

I do love a Vigier, a friend of mine plays an 80’s passion in a Rock/metal covers band & it sounds glorious? I think it all depends on what sort of tone you are looking for, The graphite necked Vigier is very full sounding, with a clear top-end but IMO more traditional sounding than say, a Spector or a Dingwall, even a Warwick, which can all provide a real ‘growly mid’ more modern metal sound, especially if you like that overdriven sound?

I thought first of all that it was just a GP11 preamp but looking at the rear, it looks like an entire AH250 has been reassembled into a flight case? In fact looking at the model number on the back, it may have once been a 8x10 combo?

Just wanted a ‘Shout out’ to Bass direct. I ordered a Hipshot GB7 for one of my Warwicks Tuesday morning, and it arrived lunchtime Wednesday. I wasn’t expecting such a speedy service, especially not in the current climate & it’s just nice to be surprised 👍

How about a bit of Tony Franklin mullet?

I tend not to get involved with multiple band pub gigs that much over the last few years, I don’t have a problem with sharing though as over the years, I’ve met mostly amiable fellow bass players who tend not to be the ‘band divas’ anyway? The multiple band gigs that I get to play these days (Pre Covid) have been festivals with my 80’s synth band, where decent foldback & monitoring have been provided. The amount of sequencer, arpeggiator & drum loops we use, everything is sent back through the foldback & I’m more than happy to D.I out of my pedal board to hear it back through the monitors. There is sometimes backline provided but the engineers tend to keep things pretty quiet on stage & unless I walk over to the amp, I don’t hear much bass at the back anyway?

I agree with Cat about mixing it up every so often, I change plates on all my basses that have them depending on mood. A white pick-up cover would look good as well?

If New Model Army can be classed as Punk, then the bassline to ‘No rest’ is one of my faves?

I agree with Dazed about the body shape, but the headstock is reminiscent of 70’s Aria’s or even Kawai?

The old green Dod envelope filter certainly tested the bottom-end handling of your rig on certain settings? Mutron & Bassballs would be my recommendations

I seem to recall them having a 12ax7 in the preamp valve in the SMX series? Yours should be the same, best contact somewhere like Watford valves (if they’re still going?)

I’m hoping I can keep the pick-ups & wiring to the stacked volume pot. My bass also has side l.e.d’s so I don’t want to go ripping everything out? Hopefully I can keep the preamp 18v, along with the 3 extra 9v’s for the l.e.d’s?

MEC pick-ups & stacked treble & bass with separate mid control. Volume & pick-up pan on a stacked knob with pull switch for active/passive

Greetings one & all, I’m looking for recommendations The preamp on my 25yr old Warwick Thumb 5NT is starting to hum & buzz. As the woods have settled over the years, I’m getting less impressed by the 3 band MEC preamp. The bass is rather woolly & I find the treble frequency too high & unworkable. Has anyone replaced their preamp & what with? I quite like the aguilar 3 band with the switchable mids but a luthier friend of mine has also mentioned a Noll preamp. Your views please are appreciated..

Just been working my way through ‘Pet sounds’ by The Beach boys Carol Kaye & the gang were laying down some amazing stuff? It all came about through the dead strings on my ‘go to’ practice bass sounding perfect for that oldschool sound.

That’s the original GMT carbon replacement neck he got from Status?

Density & weight, I think? Swamp Ash is lighter than Ash in my experience..

Didn’t John Bentley (Sqeeze) play a TB? I seem to recall one in the “Cool for cats” video.. Another sighting was Alan Lancaster in a few Quo vids.

I’ve been after an Aria SB for a couple of years now & marvel at the prices these fetch, which surprise me given the retro style of these instruments ( I’ve was playing in an 80’s cover band pre-Covid). Whilst perusing the 80’s Japanese bass scene (Lived through it first time round, even had a JV Precision) another brand that struck me was Ibanez, especially the Roadster series.. I’ve played a few in my time & was always impressed with the build quality, Solid bolt-on necks & quite often DiMarzio pick-ups with good hardware, Often being overlooked in favour of the more sought after (& higher priced) Musician series. But whilst mention of vintage Squiers, what about the other Fender stylings of Tokai & let’s not forget the rest of the “Lawsuit” Jap basses that brought about the reason for Japanese Fenders/Squiers? Some of the build quality was awful but there were some nice alternatives out there? Even prices of these must have at least doubled/tripled in their time?

Just thought of another that I’ve seen a price increase in... Squier bullet basses What’s going on there?

The original Musicman American made S.U.B basses seem to be holding their value these days? I’d be interested in how the first Sterling by Musicman Ray 34/35’s fair... German built Warwicks pre 2000 took a dip but seem to be climbing again? But these are mostly for personal/selfish reasons as I have a 10 yr old SterlingRay 35 & 4 pre 2000 Warwicks (Not that I want to get rid of any of these basses yet) 😉

When I’m feeling in a ‘Pino’ mood... ‘87 Ray, Just add an octaver & chorus

TBH outside of the obvious sounds that can be identified on recordings (where more often than not it’s the particular bass being used) , Who can tell what amp has been used, once that track has been compressed/digitised etc? Even on your average stage, who can tell what tones are coming through FOH. For those reasons alone, That’s why I don’t care much for amp modelling in the long run, But if it makes people feel better or gives them inspiration to play, Knowing that they’re playing through A,B,C to sound like X,Y,Z.....Go for it?