drlargepants

Ian bought a Stingray off me and more importantly let me play his 63 P Bass 😂

Super nice chap, enjoy the bass!

1 hour ago, Bunion said:

It was designed for Sterling ball to tame some of the zing from the prototype stingrays he was testing, these are a reproduction of that bass 

Yup, no Earnie Ball logo on headstock, slab body, but sensible truss rod adjustment also. 
 

Pretty much a Classic I suppose but with a different pickup 

This has all been brilliant info, thank you !

Stingray 40th anniversary edition with paperwork and official hard case.

Has been gigged and rehearsed with but is in excellent condition. 

Plays incredibly well and sounds immense.  Build quality is exceptional. 

I have too many basses and I have a Status which does the same thing as this but also has fairy lights …

More info here: https://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/old-smoothie

More photos on request, I’m currently down with covid so responses might be a bit slow or nonsensical 🤣 

8 hours ago, fretmeister said:

Put on a CD at a good volume (EQ is very volume dependent) and play along.

 

Tweak each control at a time and see what it does. Even better if you can have someone else tweak while you play so you get instant signal changes.

 

What it does in the mix is far more important than how it sounds alone. Often they are very different.

This process will help you learn what each does on your amp. All amps are a little different. On some the Bass knob could be 40hz or 60hz ish. On others it might be as high as 80Hz.

 

So they are all different, so always ignore the knob positions and trust your ears.

 

Have a look on youtube for Isolated Bass Tracks. These are the actual bass tracks from famous recordings. Listen to the full recording and then the bass part alone. You'll usually find that when heard alone the bass part is far dirtier than expected and may have a bit of a nasal quality to the sound where a lot of highs and super lows have been reduced.

 

Sounds horrible on it's own, but brilliant in the mix.

 

Ultimately though it's just somewhere from 3-5 knobs on most amps. Have a good tweak so you learn to hear what they do.

thank you, that’s really helpful !

48 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

I tend to use a plug in and go approach, eq is a bit of a mystery to me 

 

With a super twin and a more trad cab you might need to do very different EQ shaping.

Traditional cabs are quite often far more scooped as a starting point and the ST is a lot more neutral and very close to flat response.

 

Don't be afraid to use all the range of the EQ controls, it is what they are for.

On 12/06/2022 at 22:16, garyt said:

How do you set your amp head?  
Set bass and treble to noon, and then tweak to fit in with your band / room.  Switch the contour off - I found any scooped mids didn’t work with the ST.  Drive the gain as high as you can before it breaks up.  Once you get the ST set up right, it’s such a great cab for playing in a band, as you can sit it really well in the mix.   I set my amp as neutral as possible, and then just tweak any frequency that needs it.  

totally flat and mess about with tone control on bass and contour knob on amp. 
 

On 12/06/2022 at 14:34, Clarky said:

Similarly fret buzz doesn’t seem to worry 'classic' bass players. Listen to isolated Chris Squier on something like Roundabout or Heart of the Sunrise and its clanky and buzzy as hell. If I had that sound at home, I would be fiddling around with truss rods etc. Yet it works perfectly for CS as part of ensemble

 

Edit: apols to OP as this is a bit tangential

I could take about CS for days so no it’s fine 🤣 

That’s interesting thank you 🙏 

Somewhat of a musing here so apologies for that !
 

I’ve been after this tone in my head for years which is basically early Queen, woody, p bass with flats etc 

In pursuit of this I own a handbox all valve head and a BF supertwin 

At the last rehearsal I did I couldn’t be bothered taking my rig with me and used the random 4x10 with a tweeter and an amp of equally dubious provenance. 
 

I ended up with a somewhat top heavy somewhat distorted Geddy Lee tone (I have the picking technique of an amped up gorilla which helps) and I had a tonal nirvana moment, totally at odds with what I’ve being trying to achieve 🤦‍♂️ 
 

So the question is what sort of cab do I actually need ? I don’t think the super twin is actually what I need despite it’s obvious weight advantages. 
 

Head-wise I’ve discovered that going into the effects loop straight from the (active) bass gets me most of the way there, as does adding a compressor. Sansamp may help even more. 

Maybe the cab isn’t so important it’s more down to the amp, in which case crack on lad 🤣 
 

I’ve just fallen in love with that slight distortion on the attack rolling back into a scooped mid sound 

Do you get up to the north west at all ?

That’s one rare bird. 
 

I have the ‘normal’ USA one. It’s incredible 

56 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

Not as such, but they seem to be made in batches, and as far as I know not since the global nonsense began…

Gosh, that’s a shame. They’re really very special. 

On 14/10/2021 at 21:44, wateroftyne said:

Looks like the WB-100 is going back into production...

 

https://www.facebook.com/HandBoxAudio/posts/4833117030031797

It went out of production ?

Sold !

Sold!

🤣 not far off it tbh !

On 13/08/2021 at 08:30, redd said:

+1 for the Helix. Incredible bit of kit. I'd have had this like a shot if I hadn't just bought the Lt version. 

 

Also this is a great price!!

 

Thank you. It’s literally brand new and still in warranty. 
 

Line 6 Helix Floor Unit mint condition boxed with Protection Racket Soft Case.

Used once, too complicated for me 🤣

Three months old and has sat in its case for most of that. Receipt from PMT in Manchester available.

As close to new as you’ll get without paying full price. Original box included

Cellophane covers on glass areas still in place

More info here https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-guitar-amps/amp-simulators/line-6-helix-floor-multi-effects-unit

£750 posted as it’s now gathering dust and I need the space 🤣 

Oh god ...

Just scribbles, bought it like this. Also has some damage on the back from a none nitro friendly stand. 

it was cheap !

4 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

what did they draw... not a knob?

pink torpedo fosters partridge 

6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Hair spray

?

13 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

Take it to a pro

That would be the sensible option granted.