Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Baloney Balderdash

Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,075

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Baloney Balderdash

  1. Baloney Balderdash
    Past the Moon - Feathers
  2. Baloney Balderdash
    A Simple Way to Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work - Tortoise
  3. Baloney Balderdash
  4. Baloney Balderdash
    Yeah, if they absolute insists on being original, at least they should have done it properly. A bridge shaped like this would have been more original:
  5. Baloney Balderdash
    On paper at least it is superior to the HX Stomp, it got a better more powerful CPU, and as far as I recall also a better higher resolution A/D converter.
  6. Baloney Balderdash
    Piss Up a Rope - Ween
  7. Baloney Balderdash
    I am not familar with the specific pickups, but from what you say it sounds like they might have become de-magnetized some, however it should be relatively cheap and easy to either re-magnetize (Alnico pole piece magnets) them or simply replace the magnets (Ceramic bar magnets under the pickups).
  8. Baloney Balderdash
    This amazing Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover:
  9. Baloney Balderdash
    The Ripper is an immensely cool looking (and especially in black finish) and sounding bass though. In my opinion it looks considerably better than a WAL.
  10. Baloney Balderdash
    Any old Fender P Bass with a banana bend neck, with a relief of a couple of cm or so, and bridge suspension wires as strings, set with an action of about 2 cm or so as well, will do. Also don't forget to only use a hooked index finger to pluck the strings.
  11. Baloney Balderdash
    Nothing But Heart - Low
  12. Baloney Balderdash
    As PaulThePlug said, it would approximately have the same effect as a 250kOhm Volume and 250kOhm Tone pot in parallel (which would equal just about 125kOhm). Which is that the lower resistance the more treble is bleeded to ground, taking the very top end off the pickup's response. Wire the pickup directly to the output jack socket, as I like to do, and you get the full top end response of the pickup(s). Want a darker less shill tone from a pickup add lower resistance pots, less attenuated top end add higher resistance pots, or entirely leave them out for practically no attenuation.
  13. Baloney Balderdash
    While I predominantly use the traditional index + middle finger plucking technique, I often use only the index or middle finger, and I occasionally pluck with my thumb too, or add the ring finger, so I pluck with 3 fingers, only way I can galop, or utilize flamenco guitar style index and/or middle and/or ring -finger flicking technique, for fast single or multiple string(s) strumming parts, that would otherwise have required a pick. I do occasionally also actually use a pick though, but again here I prefer a relatively thin flexible one, and don't get along well with thick stiff picks.
  14. Baloney Balderdash
    You don't have to be with every woman on earth to know when you found the one. That doesn't however mean that you don't need any other friends.
  15. Baloney Balderdash
    You got a very iconic smile! Anyway, nice bass. Thanks for sharing. And, yes, I prefer low action and relatively thin low tension strings too, I more so stroke the strings, with the outmost tip of my fingers/nails, in a slightly inward light slapping motion, than really plucking, striking or pulling the strings, to me that gives a better tone, richer and clearer, but actually also more punchy and snappy, the attack is emphasized, but in a rich bell like way, rather than a dead thump-ish way, than if I had digged in, and it also gives me a much wider dynamic range at my disposal. I don't really need a ramp though, my fingers never dig in too deep, unless I deliberately want them to, and I use floating thumb technique, so no need for a place to rest my thumb either.
  16. Baloney Balderdash
    If that is the basses of your dreams, then yes, please. Though a bit of information about them and why they are the ultimate basses for you would be appreciated too.
  17. Baloney Balderdash
    Spiraling Shape - They Might Be Giants
  18. Baloney Balderdash
    Great looking bass for sure, that I am certain sounds amazing too. But no way I would ever pay that amount of money for that. If I had that kind of money I would have my own custom speced bass made. But if I was to get a signature bass I'd rather have the Cliff Burton Aria Pro II one, or ideally just an original Aria Pro II SB-1000.
  19. Baloney Balderdash
    I wish they'd made one in aluminum for a more permanent easy conversion, and made it to fit more bass models, or even offered making custom ones to fit whatever bass you wished. For sure a brilliant idea though.
  20. Baloney Balderdash
    Are You Happy Now - Sophia
  21. Baloney Balderdash
    As far as I am aware, although both are indeed intended to emulate a Fender type amp, neither the Joyo American Sound, or the Tech 21 Blonde, that the American Sound is based on but not an identical clone of, features genuine Fender tone stacks, but rather active EQ controls. I believe you are right about the other preamps you mention though.
  22. Baloney Balderdash
    Speaking of Ibanez, and seeing everyone posting pictures... This is the bass that sort of inspired my dream, even if considerable cheaper and considerably more modest and lowkey version of it, my lowly, but very much beloved, Ibanez GSRM20B Mikro Bass, that I named "Dud Bottomfeeder" (Though I suppose by now everyone would be sick of this bass popping up in just about any thread where it just remotely and be squeezed in on topic ) :
  23. Baloney Balderdash
    Well, good for you, genuinely. But I did not look at the date of the post, since this thread still seems very current (even if admittedly I did went off topic, but so did you).
  24. Baloney Balderdash
    Also you can't assign any given parameter of any given effect in each patch to be controlled by the expression pedal, at any interval or direction on the B3n, as you can on the B1Xon. They sure did make the B3n more "user friendly", if that is what you chose to call dumbing it down by removing, not only useable, but great features and flexibility. In my opinion the B3n and every proceeding Zoom multi effect was a step back in the wrong direction. The effects (bar the drive and amp/cab emulations, but then again they are also not great on the B3n) on the B1Xon even sound better (and again are more tweakable/flexible), despite using less processing power.
  25. Baloney Balderdash
    When I sang backing vocals in an original band I pretty much had free hands (same with the lead guitar and bass I played in the same band), but did take suggestions/instructions if required. Having sung in the local church choir in my youth (I think from I was about 12 till about 18), getting a lot of practice with musical pieces with several harmonizing voices, coming up with harmonizing vocals on the spot is pretty much second nature to me.
×
×
  • Create New...