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I've got a Fur Coat and can't really get a useful tone using the octave and fuzz.
The fuzz on its own is absolutely disgusting, a perfect doom metal tone but when I add the octave it sounds weak and thin. Has anyone managed to make it work with the octave?
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I had a SpectraComp and didn't like it at all. It sucks volume so you can't switch between on and off unless you use a boost pedal with it to manage the volume difference.
I got rid of mine and replaced it with a Boss LMB3 which is much better even though its a fairly basic limiter rather than a proper compressor.
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Gibsons biggest mistake with the Thunderbird was making the Epiphone Vintage Pro so good. I think it sounds better and its a grand cheaper.
I own a vintage pro and have played a 2020 Gibson and maybe I'm biased but I don't think the Gibson was a thousand pounds better. It just seemed to be slightly nicer finished.
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Thanks. That makes sense. I play a lot of punk and hardcore so hitting the strings hard has always felt right but that was nowhere near this speed.
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Is there an exercise that will help build endurance for playing very fast, long songs with a pick?
I'm trying to learn some Slayer songs and Im getting about 3 minutes in and my right arm is dead. The songs are eighth notes at 220bpm, played with a pick and there's just no rest. Im doing all the work from the wrist, not the elbow.
Is it just a case of keep at it and the endurance comes or are there exercises I can use to help.
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I saw Sham69 a few years ago and they didn't have a single original member. It was like watching a covers band.
I believe there used to be Wurzels tribute band with more original Wurzels than the actual Wurzels. I don't know if it's true but I heard that the Wurzels bassist mimes while the actual bassist is back stage playing. The one on stage just has the right look.
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2 hours ago, BassmanPaul said:
It's called a tube tester.
Well why did they give it such rediculous, cryptic name? Id have called it a loud light bulb inspector or something.
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Jeff Matz of High On Fire does online 121 lessons.
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7 hours ago, agedhorse said:
I see an awful lot of perfectly good tubes replaced, sometimes causing more problems than leaving well enough alone.
For every player who is convinced a tube is "worn out", another player things that bad tube is the best tube ever.
Is there a way to test tube condition?
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Thanks. I think my tubes are probably several years old and the amp doesn't sound as good as it should, especially when cranked up with lots of gain.
Im not really chasing a tone but if there's a brand of tube which will give me a nicer, vintage tube gain sound then now is the opertunity to fit them.
Its only the pre amp that has tubes, the power amp is solid state so I only need to buy two tubes.
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I've got an old style Orange Terror amp and it's sounding a bit crappy so I'm thinking it's time for new tubes. There a lot of choices available, are there big differences between them?
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That ones looking a lot nicer now. Im in the middle of rewiring it but this one is a lot nicer ergonomically and tonally.
Maybe I'll find a cheap Peavey T40 one day to go with it.
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20 minutes ago, kodiakblair said:
It'll need to be the 40 series, they're just slightly smaller than the Peavey soapbars.
Thanks for the top tip
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I'll take a couple tomorrow. I assume it's photos of the bass you'd like to see.
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That's a good point, there is no serial number. Sometime around 2000 is close enough
It's a really nice bass for what it cost. I might put on some EMG passive pickups sometime but the originals are good enough. I wouldn't describe them as weak, at least not compared to my old active Ibanez
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It's certainly a nice bass. Mine is neck through, I think some were bolt on.
I've managed to find out that they were only made for a few years but I can't find which few years although it seems to be 90's.
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I've just bought myself a Peavey Zephyr C4. I know this model pre dates the Grind model but can't really find much info. Is it much different to the Grind? Is there a way to work out what year it is from the serial number?
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Hi all. I'm new here and relatively new to the electric bass guitar.
I've been playing a little over a year, mostly punk & metal, already playing with a band which has really pushed me on and taught me a lot.
I currently have an Ibanez SR300 and Orange Terror Bass amp. I had a Fender Jazz but didn't get on with it too well. Obviously this isn't enough so I'm currently looking for a second bass, so I'll be looking in the classifieds here to see what I can find
Pick, fingers or both? - also if pick, which do you use?
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I play a bit of both. I use the green Tortex 0.88mm picks.
Pick and fingers give quite a different sound, for fast punk I can't get the attack with fingers but for a lot of stuff I prefer the softer attack of finger playing and find muting easier.
Some people seem to think using a pick on bass is cheating or wrong but I just see it as another tool for a different sound. It was good enough for Lemmy, Chris Squier, Justin Chancellor and Paul McCartney so it's good enough for anyone.