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I know MD's bought a J-Station, but... The PODxt only came in Guitar [b]OR[/b] Bass Versions, though model packs are available for purchase & download through the Line6 Monkey application (free from Line6). The updated version of the PODxt was the PODx3, which actually had Guitar [b]AND[/b] Bass amp sims on board, as well as other sims/models specifically for acoustic guitar & vocals (IIRC). The x3 was available as the desktop "bean", the rack mount "Pro" and the floor board "Live" versions. The PODx3 has now been superseded by the POD HD series (to my knowledge, there's no Bass specific variant available yet). Last time I looked at them, there were only 3 Guitar specific, floor board only models available. Again, I think that there are model packs available for purchase & download, but no bass specific variants. [b]EDIT:[/b] OK, so there's about 5 versions of the POD HD available, 3 floor boards, the bean and a Pro version.[b]</EDIT[/b] Saying that, some of the PODxt's "Guitar" amp models sound better with a bass than they do with a guitar. IMO. I had a Bass PODxt for a while, but was so unimpressed with the sound, I sold it and went back to using my old red PODxt instead.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1328060511' post='1521331'] Go Matamp. And tell them I sent you.[/quote] +1

D*A*M Meathead.

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1327486896' post='1511961'] I do remember a red haired girl in Liverpool dancing madly only to realize it was that scott aitken and waterman chick with the massive cheeks-( cant remember her name but she was very nice )[/quote] Dat wus our Sonia dat like. Straight outta Anfield.

musophilr might not get using FX on bass, but quite a few other people do get the use of FX on bass. It'd be a boring world if everyone had the same bass sound wouldn't it?

When will house Sound "Engineers" learn that the PA is for vocals, and maybe the drums. Bass and guitar amps can fill the space adequately enough ta very much. Why else can a bassist justify running that 200/300/400/600w amp, if it's not to "fill the space"? Why not just run a DI into the PA, and save yourself the expense and backache? Cos big bass amps, like big guitar amps SOUND GOOD.

First Bass Amp: Marshall Bass 20 combo Second: MacGregor 100w 1x15 combo Third & Last: Ampeg SVT15T 1x15 combo. Very short list! Traded the Ampeg in quite a few years back for something I can't remember, I wasn't using it, and had switched to guitar. Had a good few guitar amps over the years, but you're not interested in them!

Many moons ago when I was first starting out on guitar, I only had an old Ampeg combo (SVT15T), and no guitar amp. Ran the guitar into the Ampeg with a Zoom multi FX. Needless to say, it sounded awful, though I can't remember whether this was down to the player, the multi FX or the amp. Probably a combination of all 3! Now it's the other way round, don't have a bass amp, but I use a POD if I want to plug the bass in.

Good memories... my second ever bass was a Westone Raider, Explorer stylee with a split P-bass style pickup and two-tone paintwork, though thankfully not as garish as some that were available at the time! Mine was the red/metallic charcoal version. Think I paid about £100 for it. My second Westone was a truly superb Thunder 1A (with old style script on the headstock), sounded amazing with the full 18v active circuit in play, think I paid about £40 for it from a mate of mine. Sold it a few years later to another mate for about £50. Need to get in touch with him & see if he's still got it!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1326328493' post='1495689'] Think in effect it is like a stereo amp run in bridge mode. At a guess the output transformers are same as a 4 EL34 amp, and within range but not ideal for 4 KT88. Transformers were even tougher to get new then than they are now. At the time there wasn't UK demand for valve bass amps, everyone was rocking Trace I guess, the demand was in the States, and was enough that the US distributor was taking an EL34 Matamp and bodging in 6550 and calling it a bass amp because 'everyone knows' bigger valves is more. What you actually get is more exploding because the whole thing is unsuited, and they were getting sent back as warranty repairs. Everything all went wrong because of that and this bass amp design in progress got caught up among it, lots of shouting in northern, I'd guess prolific use of the C word. [/quote] I spoke to Jeff about this quite a while back, and that was basically what was happening, the then US Distributor was taking GT heads, revalving and selling them as bass amps. Loads failed due to the "non-factory approved modifications", leading to warranty claims, gaining a bad reputation, not helped by the distributors rantings on various websites. Also to add fuel to the fire, he then claimed the Matamp name as being owned by him, and not Matamp in the UK. Also from Jeff, their development of a bass amp came about after the departure of Dave Green from Matamp, because he "refused to build a bass amp", which is ironic, as he now works for Ashdown, designing/building their "Hayden" line of amps. I went over there to pick up a new faceplate for my guitar amp, and asked Jeff about the circuit diagram he was working on.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1326279718' post='1494758'] Made by a luther with a lazy eye.[/quote] Lax Luther?

I mainly use the HiWatt & Plexi amp models, with a mixture of 4x10 & 4x12 cab models. There is always the Fender Bassman model if they don't do anything for you, it was originally a Bass amp anyway. But as with any amp/modeller, get in there, mess about with various settings/models/cabs, and find something that sounds good to you.

[quote name='smurfitt' timestamp='1326035795' post='1491323'] Hi all, need some info: Which has the skinniest neck and shortest in length (the ric looks pretty darn long to me yet both have 20 frets). Which is better for a wide variety of music[/quote] Sounds like you already answered your own question. If that's your search criteria, then just try out loads of different Fender Jazz Basses.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1326182117' post='1493284'] get whichever one is right for you[/quote] Thumbsup, nods in agreement, etc, etc.

To quote an infamous Twisted Sister video: "What do you want to do with your life?" "I wanna ROCK!" But without the 80's cheese...

Good Matsumoku/Aria/Westone/etc resource. [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/guitars.html"]http://www.matsumoku.org/guitars.html[/url]

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1324313358' post='1472899'] What the ??? [/quote] Indie Prog Rock. Bass: Fender Jazz.

You can replace a knackered nut, but a rubbish recording will be there forever to remind you that you really should have tuned those bongo's.

Those new Modern Player (or whatever they're called) Jazz Basses look very cool... the one with the twin "jazz-bucker" pickups. Saying that, the new twin, chrome covered, pickup Tele Bass looks just as nice, shame it's only available with a maple 'board.

Eeny, meeny, miney, mo..... to which Fender Bass shall I go?

[quote name='TonyBones' timestamp='1323772288' post='1466708'] Aria = Cliff burton, ok he played a Rick as well but in the main the Aria SB [/quote] No, he only played the Aria (SB Elite II) during the Master of Puppets "era", his main bass up to and including "Ride the Lightning" was a Fireglo Ric.