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Recent trade of my acoustic and a little cash A mint (and I do meant mint!) condition 2006 American Standard Precision w S1 (has 50th Ann. Sticker on the back of the headstock too). Such a beautiful bass. Not too heavy, gorgeous neck, immaculate frets and board and a typically vintage, thumpy pickup. Looks, feels and sounds just like a real P Bass should. Build quality is flawless - a truly stunning instrument!!! Strung with half rounds (never tried them before). I quite like them actually but might spring for some Sunbeams, will see. It sounds stellar blasting through the SVT and fridge and I get some pretty cool old-school, Motown tones from it through the B100R's. Running it through my MXR compressor with the output volume raised and the S1 switch engaged gives it a super funky, scooped slap tone also - quite usable actually. I remember liking the S1 on a Jazz I tried when they came out but never saw the point of them on the Precision. I do now! I was originally after a Highway One or American Special so I wouldn't feel too bad about it being modded or getting dinged up a bit (plus the nitro finish means a bit of mojo would occur soon enough), but to be fair, this was too good a deal to miss out on. Most likely this and the Ray will be my go-to instruments for the foreseeable. [attachment=245746:06P.jpg]

[attachment=245745:twins.jpg] 2006 American Standard Precision (with S1) and 2011 American Standard Jazz Both are exceptionally nice basses. If only I could play both at the same time!

I've got one in my office. Surprisingly loud for 2w. Simple controls - Volume and tone I am not sure it would hold it's own busking (depending on what other instruments were being used) but it's great for a sneaky jam at work. Also you have to buy the 15v PSU for it separately. BUT - it is an awesome little amp!

my bad, lack of caffeine...

I adore my two VBC's, powered by the VBA400. Nothing as trouser-flapping in the known world! Makes the old SVT look and sound a touch anemic! Awesome cabs!

the final frontier

I can't love this enough. Is it loud enough to keep up at a gig? Haven't heard a pf50T through two cabs.

I love my Fender Victor Bailey sig acoustic. Quite loud acoustically (loudest one I've ever played) but even better with a little wattage. Lovely neck, awesome EQ section. great for jamming on the couch. Beautiful koa wood too. Have gigged it a few times - no buzz, hum or feedback. Perfect for my needs. But I spend more time playing an upright now in situations I would have had the acoustic, so it is mostly a flash ornament nowadays.

Hey guys, Got a Warwick Power Pit new a couple of weeks ago for my doubling rig. Only used it maybe 4 times in total and yesterday the E section stopped working (E section is 4 out outputs with combined 500ma) I only had two pedals connected to it - my boss TU-2 and Bass Vt Deluxe. The lcd says voltage available for E is 0.1V. Any idea what's happened? I've notified the store I bought if from but considering i cant get there till thursday I thought I'd ask around here and see if anyone can shed any light on the matter. Cheers Col

I use a Whirlwind ABY on my small doubling board - Double Bass to g30 wirelss into A and Bass guitar to g30 wireless into B - out to tuner/mute to VT bass Deluxe out to amp and desk. Its a dream rig! Have also used it sending one signal to two Ampeg B100r's via the BOTH switch. no issues there. Love the ABY!!!!

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1487633093' post='3241452'] So after everyone's advice I've decided to go for a SVT 3 non pro and I'll get a sansamp vt to boost tubeyness. If anyone knows of one going, please let me know! Thanks [/quote] You wont be disappointed mate Let us know how it sounds!

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A nice American Special/Highway One P in sunburst should fit nicely. 70's logo, thin nitro finish allowing it to age nicely. and you wont feel to bad swapping out the pickups to something a touch grittier if need be. Next on my list I reckon!

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I use an SVT Classic for bigger gigs but the majority of shows these days don't justify me breaking my back my shifting it too and from my truck. For the last 18 months I've been using a pair of B-100R combos. Amazingly cool amps with tons of vntage Ampeg tone but they are also a bit on the heavy side. So a couple of weeks ago I landed a PF350 and 115HE from the Portaflex series. All I can say is that I adore it so far! So bloody simple! Keeps up at rehearsals with two guitars and a loud drummer. Am taking it to a couple of gigs this weekend. I also have a pair of VT Deluxe's also (one on each board) so usually have one in front of my amp and use the DI for PA support. If I want a slightly bigger tube sound from the PF or B100r, I just click it on and boom - SVT a-plenty (almost perfect clone) The VT Deluxe is also perfect for taking big, old, 'boring' amps and making them sound like a sweet SVT rig. I love going to shows where there is a shared backline (usually an Ashdown or a Fender Rumble) and watching the bass players scratch their heads and play with eq knobs etc, trying to get the same tone with their rigs. haha. The VT is a must.

[quote name='paulo m' timestamp='1485439199' post='3223977'] Fiddly things to get just right.. i find I use the MXR M87 & the metering is a big bonus... Switching from fingers to Slapping' shall we say. Yeld's a very big difference in sound. Personally i like to use them to just " Grab the Sound" Not Squash it... they do give a fatness & more sustain to the sound...& used in conjuction with a Aphex Exciter' or a Sonic Stomp" then you are in a different Sound measure!! [/quote] My signal chain goes tuner - MXR compressor - Bass Xciter - Chorus - Envelope - OD/Fuzz - Reverb - pre/out I love the combined use of the compressor and the Bass Xciter!!! Serious fatness!!! Sounds A1 recorded too!

My filth...

My recently acquired crack-converters bargain. Gave here a good clean, wiring tidy, new battery and some nice new strings. Got it to play Misfits covers but I'm going balder faster than Jerry Only. So, off she goes to a new home next week and I get a new Ampeg PF rig. Still a beauty of a bass!

Kind of disappointed with these. Chopping an already middle of the road pedal into two lesser units. Also no D.I. on the preamp pedal... what's the point. Just buy the VT Deluxe D.I. or Deluxe (more authentically Ampeg in terms of tone IMO)

Hi all, A mate has offered me his Mibass combo as a swap for a pedal I don't use. i reckon I'm up on the deal by far! I love this little thing and I think it will make a great rehearsal amp. Only trouble is i'm now keen on the idea of adding a second cab and I have found a MiBass 10 cab on sale at a nearby (relatively) music store - really cheap too. Trouble is, it definitely says 4ohm impedance on the back of the extension cab. I'm sure the combo's speaker is 8ohms, or am I wrong here? Would it work? Anyone here have any experience of adding a second Mibass cab to their combo? Any help appreciated Col

Depends on personal taste really. I cant see the 2x10 PF cab sounding majorly different to your current cab, since they are basically the same bar the aesthetics (and functionality -storage), but I have never had the chance to A/B those options. The other cabs in the range are a 15 fliptop cab, a non-flip 12, 15 and 4x10. All of these will sound quite different to your current setup and each will have its charms. The Fliptop cabs are great because of the storage and transport practicalities and have an old-school tone, whereas the non flip cabs will have better low frequency response/tone shaping because of the porting etc. Personally, I love the idea of having one of the PF series heads (probably the 50T most of all) and the fliptop 15 or 2x10 - simply for rehearsals and small gigs with my bluegrass and rockabilly bands. I currently use a pair of Ampeg B100-R combos for those purposes and they are pretty epic sounding 15's. I love them to bits but they weigh a wee bit, so the PF series seem like a good option. But wont be changing anytime soon. My point being, I prefer the 15's for certain applications, but I also love the response of 10's, so for bigger gigs I bring out the old SVT and 8x10 Horses for courses...

Does it have Made in Japan or Crafted in Japan written on the base of the neck at the back? Logo looks a bit wonky to me

[quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1473168693' post='3127597'] Maybe have a look at the Innovation range of strings. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/177579-innovation-string-descriptions/page__view__findpost__p__1671072"]Here is a link[/url] that describes the different kinds. The Velvet Blues may work well too. Which steel strings did you try? IME, Spiro weichs can cover a lot of ground. [/quote] Cheers. Have had a look and could be keen on a set of the Rockabilly or Silver Slaps. Do you know if they can be cut a bit if they are a tad too long?

Hi all, Have been playing my Baby for the last couple of years with weedwacker strings. Love the click, as it suits the mostly rockabilly-style slap playing required for one of the bands I play with. I use the hybrid (steel core/nylon outer) E and A as i found the regular ones were lacking in bottom end. I have regular weedwackers on D and G Lately however, I feel like I would like improve my playing all round and broaden my range, not just dumb slapping. So I want a set of strings that will let me dig in a bit more for pizz etc, but still give me a bit of click. it would also help my pedal tuner zero in a bit better when trying to tune my E string! I would like to avoid steel strings where possible as I am a noob and my limited experience of steel put me off (sliced me fingers!) Anyone got any suggestions for strings that will meet my needs AND suit the old transducer style pickup of the Baby bass?

[attachment=226732:ray.jpg] My latest addition to the stable. Finally, a 'Ray I get on with. Can't put it down!!!