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    Feedback for pq211145

    in Feedback

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    Bought Jason's Mark Bass SA450 and 106HF cab. Have dealt with Jason before as well and bought a Mark Bass 103 Combo.

    Both times he has delivered, stayed in communication and been a decent guy to deal with. I know he doesn't use the forums a great del, but you can buy with piece of mind!

    Shep

    Feedback for bassace

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    Roger didn't seem to have one so thought I would start one for him!

    Swift transaction. Bought his Boss Bass Chorus. arrived quickly, as described and with great comms throughout. Would happily deal with him again anytime!

    Shep

    SOLD

    in Effects For Sale

    Posted

    Cheers bud.

    Its a great sounding bit of kit... But moving the foot and fingers at the same time in harmony is just not for me. I prefer to just turn the filter or synth on and let it do its thing. I know I sacrifice precision that way... but hay ho!

    SOLD

    in Effects For Sale

    Posted · Edited by pantherairsoft

    Ha.

    It is indeed good for the flea sounds...

    Cheers for the trade offers, unfortunately only looking for the two pedals listed above... if you can get your hands on a DD3 for what you have going then I'll take that off your hands! :-)

    SOLD

    in Effects For Sale

    Posted · Edited by pantherairsoft

    Hi people,

    All sold!

    [s]Ashdown 'Lomenzo' Hyper Drive[/s] - SOLD


    [s]BOSS Bass Flanger BF-2B[/s] - WITHDRAWN


    [s]DOD Envelope Filter FX25b[/s] - SOLD


    [s]Morley Power Wah[/s] - TRADED


    [s]DOD Stereo Chorus FX64[/s] - TRADED


    Open to trade offers on pretty much anything, let me hear what you have.

    Drop me a PM for a quicker reply.

    Aria SB303-6 (The model before the current SB404)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by pantherairsoft

    I have been looking at venturing into 6 strings for a while now... and considering many options.

    My local shop have a rather pretty Aria SB303 6 string in which I have played today. I have done some research into this and found that Aria stopped making them around 3 years ago and there were not many 6's made. One or two independent stores in the UK seem sot have the odd 4 or 5 string going (there is a 4 on ebay at the mo) but the 6's seem to be nowhere...

    This particular one is quite pretty, Ash body and a stained black ash top and matching head stock, rosewood road with rather nice inlays. ll in all it looks quite 'Luthier' (from a distance!)

    It actually played quite well. and considering all other 6's I have tired... it was bloody light! A little neck dive but nothing I can't live with. It has an odd 5 position dial for the pickup select which is a bit odd, but does give a good mix of sounds. Overall it had great bottom and mid but the high end was not all that... So maybe some new electronics and strings would be a good call!

    It is priced in the store at £449, which seems a tad high as from what I can tell the newer replacement to this range can be bought for less than this. The store admitted to me that it has been there for a long long time, they have no idea of Arias last RRP for the bass and are willing to shift on price... for which they will call me on monday...

    Now I only got to play this through a rather poor Laney 1 x 12 amp in the shop, so I wonder does anyone out there have one/had one, can comment on sound and reliability in relation to the asking price?

    Cheers

    Shep

    Your Favourite Bass Player's Rig/Style File;

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    OK.... Lets give it a go... intended to be as detailed as the first post... in aim of achieving what the thread author set out to achieve...

    [i][b]Justin Chancellor[/b][/i]

    Bassist with Tool from the recording and release of there 2nd full length Album 'Ænima' in 1995. Justin remains part of the band at present.



    [u]A little bit of back ground[/u] - Justin was born November 19th, 1971. He grew up in the UK, of English and Norweigen descent, and formed part of the prgressive rock band 'Peach' (He met Tool after Peach were given an opening spot on tool 'Undertow' tour), before finally settling in the US of A and joining Tool after the departure of bassist 'Paul D.amour'.



    [u]Basses[/u] - Justin’s plays a Wal 4-string, which has a mahogany body, bird’s-eye-maple top, maple neck, and Indian rosewood fingerboard. He had Wal make another one just like it in the event of an emergency. He also uses a greenburst Wal as well as a forth Wal Mark III bass (Fretless) with a different body shape. For many years Justin has stuck with Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings (.045, .065, .085, .110) and Clayton 1mm picks.
    In the early days of his career with Tool he was seen live with Both Musicman Stingrays, and a Gibson Thunderbird, both of which have not made a live appearance since 1996, with Justin stating that he plays nothing but Wal now.

    [u]Rig[/u] - To begin with Chancellor was very much a Mesa Boogie man with all his recording and live equipment coming from Boogie. His first few tours with Tool saw him using Mesa Road ready 8x10 cabs as well as a range of other Boogie equipment (M-2000, M-Pulse, Bass 400+).
    Since 2001's 'Lateralus' recording and release Justin made a few changes to his rig set up. He still uses Mesa Road ready 8x10's for his clean rig, but favours Mesa Road ready 4x12's for his 'dirty' sound. He has also swapped out the Mesa heads and now exclusively uses the Gallien Kruger 2001RB, of which he runs 2 side by side (one for clean and one for dirty).

    Justin runs three channels all the time. The first comes straight off the XLR output of his Wal bass into a Demeter VTBP-201-DBL preamp (currently available as the Demeter VTBP-201-S), which serves as the clean direct signal and never touches anything else in the massive signal path.
    Channel 2 is the “clean” rig; Justin’s signal goes out of the splitter and straight into one of the two G-K 2001RB heads and into the Mesa 8x10.
    Channel 3 is “dirty”; the signal passes through a ProCo TurboRAT distortion and one last EQ before going to the other G-K head and a Mesa 4x12 cab. The overall rig is a blend of these two miked cabs, adjusted for desired levels of clean and dirty, with the clean direct running in the background at all times.

    To help explain the live set up I have included the following diagram..




    [u]Style and Sound[/u] - Chancellors sounds is quite a unique kettle of fish, drawing upon many Guitar techniques and favouring the use of a pick. He use harmonics throughout his lines and the extensive use of chorus and delay in the music creates a dark sinister sound, while still holding a sold groove. Tool utilise timing shifts constantly and Chancellor's counter part in rhythm 'Danny Carey' often works with Justin to create a real push and pull feel through syncopated structures and poly rhythms.

    Both Justin and Tool Guitarist Adam Jones are openly Anal about the sound they try to create. Chancellor is reported to mark out positions on the stage floor during sound checks, to indicate specific positions to stand in order to creat feedback in a particular way and is known on average to pull 3 hours worth of sound checking for the bass before a live show... I'm sure he's a real favourite with the sound man :-)

    Sources of information - Wikipedia, Bassplayer Magazine (www.bassplayer.com), Numerous interviews with Justin Chancellor and my own eyes from seeing them live far too many times...

    Shep

    SOLD

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    The Sandberg is amazing...I think I'm in love...! desperately trying to find the money right now!!! Don't fancy nocking £300 off for a quick sale do ya ;-)... thought not!

    Which Chorus Pedal?

    in Effects

    Posted

    I use something which I doubt many others do. You would have to fish around eBay to find one though but I doubt it would cost you much!

    DOD Ice Box Stereo Chorus (FX64). It was made for guitar but worked a million times better on the bass. Cost me £40 new about 6 years ago. Still works perfect and sounds stunning!!!!

    Markbass Combo Settings - Help!

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='nottswarwick' post='542979' date='Jul 17 2009, 10:10 AM']try runnig the EQ flat, and put the filters both at 9.00. Then possible reduce one or both of the mid controls or increase the VPF filter, if you like a bit more mid scoop.

    But the small combo will have limitations (I have one and use a2*10, at whcih point it is a monster).

    Edit - the only time I use my combo alone is in a large function band, where the onstage monitoring is big. I just tilt it back, and it is my monitor, with huge PA doign th ework.

    C[/quote]

    +1 to what Mr Pidgeon said!

    I use the 3x10 combo and love it. Since I have had the Overwater I tend to let the bass do the work, keep the EQ flat and the Filters between 7 and 9. When I used the Yamaha, the VPF was off completely and a slight tweek to the high-mid setting to get it to cut through. I have to echo everyone though in that a single 12" is never going to cut in aloud band situation. The 3x10 does it quote well, but I gigged before with a 2x10 and couldn't hear a thing, even with the same EQ settings.

    Shep

    Overwater?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    The very bass that started this thread is now down to £1075.00

    They keep dropping it and still no buyer... I would suggest they may take an offer if you give them a call.

    The Overwater Porn Thread

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by pantherairsoft

    Finally got mine so here are some pics... A few from Overwater, followed by a few in a more natural light so you can see the real look...

    from Overwater...




    my pics...





    I'll stop now before I put up far too many pics...
    White Ash Body
    Wenge Top plate, matching headstock and 12th fret marker
    Maple neck
    Maple fretboard

    Shep

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