Ander87

Hey guys, So I play punk rock and neosoul in two bands. I have a Darkglass DG210N and a Microtubes 500v2. Fancy piece of kit with cab sim, compressor, EQ, different distortions, etc. I introduced a HX Effects recently and find myself using the compressor, distortion and effects built in there, making my DG rig redundant in many ways. I thought I'd simplify my amplifier rig with a different setting since... Amp wise: * Attracted to coming back to Eich with a T-500. I had a T-900 and loved the headroom - it was pretty sterile but lots of quality and punch/body - I don't mind that it's that 'clean' since I'd be using the HX effects for the Ampeg and Darkglass B7k built in etc etc * Potentially Aguilar, either TH500 or AG700... I know these amps are much more coloured, and I don't need the drive circuit, but this amp seems very well suited to my genres? Cab wise: * Tecamp 212, Aguilar SL212, 210, Barefaced Two10s or 2nd hand Barefaced.... Could an Eich 1210 be the answer? I feel pretty troubled there; I've always played 2x10s but I kinda feel I could do with more bass and body as in my bands bass drives the bands, but I don't want to miss on definition since I have pretty melodic parts and phrases too. I would want to run my gigs with one cab alone, we often play small venues but have also done festivals and Scala etc so either 250w @ 8ohm with a great great cab, or my inclination to play safe, a 4 ohm cab so I can squeeze the full 500w of these amps It interests me that it doesn't distort and takes well pedals and reproduces frequencies well. Thoughts? Ander. PS: trying to ignore how bloody cool the Royal Purple SL 212/210 from Aguilar would look with my purple bass.... I really am trying.

Paul bought a Lollar pickup from me - I sent it over first class and it took a good 4/5 weeks for those pickups to arrive. Throughout the process Paul was understanding, communicative and happy to trace out a plan together to sort the situation. Gladly the pickups arrive, but it is in annoying/difficult situations like this that the patience and good will of folk comes to test. Despite the lesson learnt on posting, I have to admit I would love to deal with Paul anytime without a doubt. Ander.

You mean the remaining of 2021 - I had a nice sterling in July but after that one it all started to be P’s lol!

Hahaha no! This is an all precision household!

Ha! I’ll probs do cream/aged parchment as I already have anodised gold but one of these days I may just change it or get one for this too

im saying I’ll figure out how to have four P basses with a jazz neck. Somehow…. Somehow. 😂

Oh! it's 'just' the ageing process of regular necks, Mark does them pretty orange just how I like it - my purple bass is the same.

... I am weak! Crossposting (apologies!) but thought I'd share since relevant here... Found I needed an excuse to put a 60's pickup now that I have the modern / dirty ones and a '57... spoke with Mark and..... likely something in this line will turn up by my 35th birthday

oh and maple neck this time round! very much in this line

Haha! did you know that was my exact first Limelight? I've done a heckuvalot of digging into the J/MM dilemma - installed a series/parallel circuit and a tone switch allowing me to do bypass / 22pf / 100pf and..... voila!!! I do not think I need to do any mods - the series push pull is very convincing for the times I want to do jazzy stuffs or slap on that kind of EQ. .... I will confess it is a jazz necked P.... I've the dirty pickup, the modern and punchy, the 57 vintage.... I am missing one bass to load in the NP4 (62 inspired) and finish off my wall of P's The inspiration... Odds is I'll for for a cream/parchment pickguard or a gold anodised at some point - I do have my charcoal and the oly white ones in tort after all....! Ander.

Well. My missus has given me heads up to commission a new bass. I have 3 basses for 2 bands, so a very conservative 1.5 per band.... I will see that becoming 2 per band as I advised in my post (main and backup). It definitely feels like gluttony, but f*ck it, it'll be ready by my 35th birthday. I deserve this on all the miles I do on the car alone lol! Best, Ander. PS: easy question, want to guess what I'm plotting?

lol! Not sure I can fit another Bass there really. also, if a stingray is the answer, wish me luck for a light one… I’m used to sub 4kg basses….! Doubt I can find one that light second hand… … and the specials (of which I had the SR5 in Cruz teal and regret selling - 4kg spot on) are now at a whopping, messed up 2.8k£!?!?!?!?

Right, for everyone's benefit, I asked the good folk at Nordstrand the same question, their response: This made it pretty clear to me that if I want to keep the blade style of pickup I love in my P blade, I shall go for the Big Blademan in EMG casing which is 1cm shorter and 1cm narrower, would reduce significantly the space taken.... I've seen how much real state an MM pickup takes on a P bass and I'm definitely put off by it. Seems like I'm gonna keep it as is, as a pure P, for as long as I can - if I feel bored, I would really consider the small casing for the big blade and make it a P / MM hybrid... being smaller will also let me bring it further from the bridge so more vibration and depth whilst still punchy... closer to the MM sweet spot I guess... If I rescue this post in some monhs you'll know why

I agree with the principles in the last two posts @SumOne, it is a valid point genuinely. This is what 'sensible Thunberg' would say, yes... but, very personal appreciation is herself or sensationalistic media would be Thunberg going potty and saying:

Hmmm yeah.... I see a point on not wasting, consumism etc etc but to be dead honest, I think an instrument is the closest 'soul purchase' a material item can provide. It's a connection to the instrument, it's feelings, a passion. I would see doing more recycling and getting an all electric car etc as matters to fix first (myself on the books, but also as a society). I also work on decarbonisation of heat networks, and if it helps that's something the UK pretends to be at the lead on (2050 zero net emissions goal and so on) but that other countries (Germany, Denmark) have been promoting and spreading for ages. The industry is unregulated even and there's absolute cowboys in here. This is a small example of how bureaucracy and delays pushed by developers, public authorities etc is a much bigger problem than instruments up and down. Basses after all get sold second hand etc, I don't see any decent instrument being wasted in a bin, it'll end up somewhere. Of all things, I think this forum promotes a lot of savings by buying second hand...! Aware the thread is getting political and polemical, but my two pence is there's more pressing matters needing fixing before we assess whether we have more basses than what is sustainable. From that angle, for me a sustainable amount of basses is that which won't make me miss payments or enjoy a cheeky takeaway or small trip, family visits and whatnot. As I grow older, it'll be the amount that lets me pay and provide for my kids, for my own savings, pensions etc etc.

really nice bass, always loved it to bits and defo gaining value…!

this is true. I’ve had very different basses and think P’s is where the game is at…. Actually considered pretty seriously modding a P, but I’m giving up on that thought I think after knowing that Js will introduce noise, MMs will take loads of real state… whenever I plug them I forget about anything else to do on them lol. thinking a JMJ Mustang would be a nice addition… or an ocean turquoise metallic Jazz necked P bass from Limelight… although that’d be my 4th near same spec 🤣 but these basses change a lot depending on the electronics!

SHOW US YOUR HOPPUSSSSS I’ve a feeling you and I would bond well with a PlayStation and Tony Hawk’s soundtrack 😂 great basses!