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haha! great stuff!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1363564433' post='2014269'] just picked up an oc-2 this evening so look forward to giving it a go [/quote] We really do have similar taste. You beat me to that by minutes tonight, doh!

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1363531385' post='2013685'] In my opinion, they have have great necks - but they don't sound great. Don't have much in the way of bottom end. I was always having to compensate using my amps. I think, personally, they might be okay of you're a slapper and a popper - but for rock tones, they're not my thing. No thump in there. [/quote] I agree with you about the necks, but I disagree that they "don't have much bottom end". My Streamer can rock it PHAAAT ... and hold it tight. Your perspective comes from the fact that you're a P-bass player, right? As LukeFRC says above, if it's the thump thing you're talking about then that's something else all together. There's nothing lacking in the sound of a Warwick. I've found those basses to be incredibly versatile. Such strong and present tone. What's not to like?

yay! ... appreciators of the fine stuff!

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Failte gu Basschat! 'mon the Scots! We'll eventually take over this forum and rename it "Bassblether"

[quote name='thumbo' timestamp='1363385267' post='2012286'] I'm currently using a Demeter Compulator and I've not experienced this problem with my Thumb Bolt-on, I did have to crank up the trip pot for active basses though. Were you using a neck through model with it? I'm not sure how that compares in output to the bolt on. [/quote] Good to hear that the promlem is not consistant with all Thumb basses. Aye, it was a Thumb NT that I had. I adjusted the trim all the way on the Compulator, but the signal from the Thumb was still too hot. The Compulator worked beautifully with my passive Aria SB. As an experiment I dialed the internal trim on the Thumb bass all the way back, this worked well with the Compulator as it lowered the active output from the bass. However, Because I was using both active and passive modes on the Thumb bass I needed an equal volume between the two, so this wasn't suitable. I got myself a compressor that has full control over the input level, so there were no more issues. This was also a lot more useful when swapping between my Thumb bass and my Aria SB which has a massively lower output. That said, I did particularly like the compressed tone and the simplcity of the Compulator. I would consider getting another, now that I don't have the Thumb bass. I'm just worried that the Signal from my Streamer would cause similar problems. What do folk think? My Thumb NT had an 18v pre-amp, My Streamer is 9v. What's in the Thumb BO? Is any of this even significant?

Like the guys above said ... Ovnilabs is the bomb.

Noticed that you play a Thumb Bass. Just a word of advice, be wary of compressors that don't have a control for the input signal. The signal from the Thumb bass is [color=#ff0000]hot hot hot[/color]. I had a Demeter Compulator (great pedal) which couldn't handle it, the range on the wee input trim pot wasn't great enough. It's safer to get a compressor that can dial the input signal back to zero. Bear this in mind when choosing a compressor.

I'll subscribe next time I want to sell an expensive bass, no doubt. It's fair enough, charging folk to advertise stuff. I can't think how else Basschat would generate the money that it needs to. It's a shame that this has been necessary. I imagine that the marketplace has had it's prime time now. I already notice a difference.

Aye, as somebody mentioned ... Foam gives the pickup more stability that the springs would. Cover as much of the base of the pickup as possible, and remember to leave a space for the wire to pass though. Use your imagination, there are absolutely loads of suitable things you could use. The last time I did this, I cut up a defunct wetsuit glove and used the neoprene ... perfecto.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1361048041' post='1980447'] ...and why did you sell the Thumb?! [/quote] To buy the bass in the post above!

It depends on what you like. I like my slap tone both fat and tight, heavily compressed. The compressor I use is particularly good for this, on account of its features. It's a Trace Elliot SMX Dual Band Compressor. Because it's dual band it is possible to set the level of compression of the highs and lows individually (each is foot-switchable which is handy when changing between slap and finger style), and it has an eq sweep control which emphisises either highs or lows. Ramping up the compression and setting the eq dial 3/4 into the bass hemisphere gives a [b]FAT[/b] slap tone, no mistake. It's also worth noting that I set the low compression to 10 and the high compression to 7 (that's on a scale of 1 to10, there's no numbers on the pedal).

It's not a Fender. Faking it with a tacky transfer isn't going to turn it into one. If you're concerned, as you say, with that "authentic look" then buy a Fender P-bass, no?

Good thread. Interesting to see peoples musical journeys in that respect. Myself. Well, in my youth as a bassist I was completely open minded to that incompehensible jungle of musical possibilities. I played in a fair few bands/projects and greatly enjoyed most of them, so aye, I suppose I [i]was[/i] "varied" ... but as I've become older, grumpier, more cynical and intollerant I only want to play the music that I really truly love the most. That's why I don't have a band and nobody can handle even jamming with me. Only kidding. I've got that love-music on the go, at last! In a way I wish that I hadn't spent so long being "varied".

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1362432776' post='1999811'] I dunno, but there was a lawsuit between Spector and Warwick. Warwick agreed to pay licensing fees for using their design, and eventually stopped paying. When threatened with legal action they changed the Streamer just enough to get out of it! Saying that, if I had to choose between the two, I'd still go for a Warwick for the superior sound, materials, and build quality [/quote] Aye, likewise. I also think that Warwick made a better bass out of Ned Steinbergers design.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1362372271' post='1999034'] Yep a Spector. The design that Warwick totally ripped off for their Streamers [/quote] Are Sadowsky "totally ripping off" Fender because they do a superior take on a Leo Fender design?