itu

If anyone is putting up a new bass brand, please do not use shapes of 1950's anymore. Enough is enough.

Light weight is one the best "inventions" of the last few decades.

Vigier & Status & Pedulla - wish you were here.

Glockenklang - keep up the good work.

Rotosound Funkmaster 30-90 which used to be 606, but is now:

https://www.rotosound.com/product/fm66/

The ultra zing means that you have to change strings often. Nowadays I am using D'Addario's SS 40 - 95, or similar GHS. No need to slap.

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2 hours ago, ambient said:

Stanley Clark had a second bassist in one of his bands a few years ago.

His family name is Clarke.

I saw Stan the man live in the late 80's or early 90's, and the man with the 5-string bass was Jimmy Earl.

SMV = Stanley, Marcus & Victor.

Stan has played tenor and he has had a 5-string bassist in his band whose name I do not recall.

African bands may have lots of drums and bassists.

I have five. No, six. Maybe I have "one more".

FX, yes, another somewhat complicated thing: I bought a Harley Benton noise gate because it works like a swell (some know the old and very sought after Boss). Well, there was another in the closet waiting for a place in the pedalboard.

Seems like I have been doing everything but the... music and instrument parts. I transcribed this for a coming gig. Some smaller details are washed away, but the structure is there.

Stayin' alive bass.pdf

The project continues. I bought few taps and made this today. I need to shape it, and the line can be seen in the face. The big hole in the middle is for the truss rod.

(I should have had this and the bridge ready by August, but the anodizing company was away, and the project halted. Well, for few other reasons, too.)

The power needed for the fx seems to be on the lower side: 330 mA is not so much. The next step is to try to exclude one fx at a time from the group and the power. Is the Little bear in the 500 mA line?

I have a Valeton looper which does not want to work if certain other pedals are in line - even with their own PSUs.

What's the headroom of the Nordel? How much do the fx consume / pedal, or in total? Nordel should be more powerful than the fx pedals.

If there's any pedal with center positive, you may face complicated issues.

Dear @White Cloud, what's your 5-string? As they are rare, I am always interested to see/hear about them.

1 hour ago, Harlequin74 said:

I have learnt alot from this thread, thank you! 
 

one question though, is the watt to output ratio linear? So, if i run my Orange Terror 500 at half volume , is it operating at 250 watts? ( running thru 2x obc112 400w cabs)

First question: how do you measure this half volume? From the pot position?

Amp manufacturer/designer can use parts that give you 90 % of the headroom, when the pot is pointing to 10 o'clock, or 3 o'clock, or whatever. The same applies to eq.

Another thing: The amount of power you address to the cab is also dependent on the data you are pushing from your bass. I expect that the peak and RMS content of your signal are very different. People hardly drive the amp with continuous sine.

3 hours ago, Wild Cayote said:

Regarding the price... it sounds like it a good buy because if it's very limited production run. The way even a modern day 4003 keeps its value for resale is pretty remarkable...

I have to say that the resale value is the least interesting thing for me. I buy instruments as tools. A good one is a keeper, poor one can go. If a 4005 is only meant for collections, it does not have to be good at all, just one more look-a-like.

7 hours ago, BigRedX said:

And what exactly is wrong with keytars?

The user interface. Billy Joel is the piano man. Next, please.

EMG numbering is the width of the pickup: 35 = 3.5", 40 = 4"... and letters tell about the structure: DC = double coil, P = P...

I think you could tell us about features, like:

- connectors

- strain relief

- connection

- cable cover material (+ colours in the stage)

- about copper

- length

- velcro

- coiling

- frequency response

- losses

Did I miss something, you will add the rest.

Misa made TriBass: it is far from bass, maybe something like a bass oriented controller. But quick.

A simple test is to try one page in a phone, a tab/pad, and an A4. If you need a bigger screen, buy one. Small phone is a mess. I use a +10" android and good eyeglasses. The tab is a bit over a metre from me. Less brightness is good for me on dark stages.

Please @lukebassbs, tell us how your amps have failed you. That might interest us.

If some fenderesque bass is what you are after, a minute ago there were 16 basses out of 23 (which is 2/3) in the first page of the Sales section closely related to Fender: F of course, Squier, Sire, Lakland, Sadowsky... Just pick the price range.

I am sorry, what is the actual question? Apparently it has something to do with the truss rod.

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2 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

These new ones will be based on the v2 which solved the low output volume “problem” on the octave signal.

Yes, sorry my limited expression. How is it solved in the PCBA? Some extra components, maybe?

What's the change between v1 and v2 on the T-16? Anyone has any hint?

7 hours ago, Hellzero said:

That said @itu as the neck is a 90/10 type (90% wood, 10% carbon), then it's more probably the one made on November the 15th of 1986. 😉

Dear @Hellzero,

In the 80's Passion had a Schaller, and Arpège a special bridge. This beauty has Kahler that became available in the 90's.

After the series II (or 5- and 6-string basses), CF was no more an option, and 90/10 was introduced. Bolt-on came after neck-through versions, although I do not recall the year. After 1995 anyway!