RichF

[quote name='Tuco' post='1073745' date='Dec 31 2010, 03:10 PM']DHA makes great valve overdrive pedals that give a VERY authentic 60s / 70s sound...[/quote] +1 There are lots of options out there but Dave's valve ODs are real nice. I have the VT2 twin which gives me the flexibility I need with just a bit of grit on channel 1 and then full-on drive on channel 2, great control with EQ for both channels etc. Pricey but good. THere are simpler and cheaper DHA options.

[quote name='gub' post='1070857' date='Dec 28 2010, 11:45 AM']Great work gp ,i just had a go at it but cant get it fast enough but will keep trying. keep posting the vids i and from what i can see many others enjoy watching them [/quote] gee whizz reading through this thread, that's 45 mins I'll never get back. Grey parrot - well done mate, too much chat on this site sometimes and not enough action ( I know it's basschat and not bass action). Too many guys with a ready critcial opinion with no balls to get their playing up for all to see. Keep your vids coming, rough, smooth, whatever. P.S. not accusing anyone on this particular thread of lacking balls - I am sure every single poster on this thread has balls the size of grapefruits.

Evening. This is the beginning of a pedal board odyssey for me. Basically taken a few pedals I've had, bought a couple off here and constructing something that I plan to play about with and evolve for a new project. Got the biggest board I could find cheap and off I went. Initial set up: Bass>polytune>micro-thumpinator>modded Bassballs>DHA VT1 comp>WOBO double looper (1)> [fuzz/OD] DHA VT2 Twin; (2)> [modulation etc] MXR bass octave deluxe> Fromel modded Boss CE2B>Fromel modded BF2B;WOBO>Amp So I am going for a double loop set up - one loop fuzz/distortion/OD and the other octave and modulation effects. The VT2 (along with the VT1) was basically my only pedal in use in last band; now I need a more 80s, new wave vibe so added in my old chorus etc. Not sure the VT2 works in this set up - I may want to explore other fuzz etc options. i really like the WOBO esp with the INV function allowing me to reverse whatever state it's in. Anyway, lots of swapping round to try out. More space available and so looking at new options and appreciating all the insight I get on here to help me.

total fantasy - an ACG build, Chapman stick realistic - P-retro (for my 75P) U retro 4 knob (for Warwick my $$5) Barefaced Compact to go with my midget t GB streamliner or Aggie TH500 or GB shuttle 9 Iron Ether, SFX, pedals Above all, more gigs, more fun etc.

wow, great it turned out OK. I benefit the whole time from cowboy couriers delivering to any number of neighbours on my street without the required explicit agreement to do so. I wouldn't want a £1200 bass left with them but it's pretty convenient when it comes to the usual strings, pedals etc. I need to think twice about this practice. Enjoy your beautiful bass.

[quote name='Machines' post='1047537' date='Dec 4 2010, 04:59 PM']There I fixed it ! . By texting phatmonkey...[/quote] cool thanks

for some reason each page of Basschat is repeated so that when you go to the bottom of the page, the page starts again from the top and repeats. THis isn't happening with any other website. Just me or some other issue with the site?

yet more superlative service. Questions posed, questions answered. Products delivered in what seemed like hours rather than days. I am not looking anywhere else for my cables. Rich

Totally agree with those recommending starting with the best pure (passive) tone possible then making an assessment of what dimensions you want to (de)emphasise. I don't have a massively sophisticated "ear" so I started with bass tones equivalent to "robust new world red" in the wine tasting world. For me those tones were "jazz growl", "Warwick growl" and "precision punch" (or whatever). I get the precision tone pretty much straight off but prefer active so got some EMGs with built in preamp wired to original circuit. On the Warwick, the stock 3 band active preamp does all I need. The Jazz was a bit different cause I wanted more flexibility and control esp over mids so I looked for a replacement preamp with what I needed and went with reputation and experience (John East). If I didn't have to use so many different amps etc in so many different rooms I might have preferred to depend on outboard and amp eq. Don't quite understand the desire always to upgrade preamps pretty much whatever. I have played some cheap basses with decent basic tone that needed nothing changed and some £1000+ basses that were ruined by unnecessary electronics.

goes straight to the top of the want list. I hope this is more Shuttle 9.0 than Mesa Walkabout etc price range.

[quote name='Raggy' post='1034428' date='Nov 23 2010, 08:54 PM']That Streamliner looks interesting that hasbeen has just announced on TB. [/quote] I think I might be adjusting my GAS from a 9.0 to one of these new Streamliners. Class A six stage valve pre, with 900w @ 8ohm class D power frame. Simple controls. I like. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=714649"]>>here<<[/url]

all hail Gareth! Thankfully a man so replete with pedals he forgets what he has, thereby allowing me to resurrect a long dead thread and nab a modded Bassballs. Excellent all round - clear communications, very quick dispatch and safely in my hands just a day later. Please trade with confidence when dealing with Gareth.

[quote name='slaptone' post='1031093' date='Nov 21 2010, 01:24 AM']Well i bought a Bongo today.Dropped out the miller route.Could not resist it.The orange colour bongo it is.Wont have it for a week and a half,cant wait now.The bongo seed was just growing bigger and bigger,they do look very cool indeed and as many say the musicman sound is huge.[/quote] as i said above, bongo or MM? win-win. You will love your Bongo - huge tone, also ensures the new Bongo police dont get too upset. when you get it post some pics so i can check out the orange!!

[quote name='Maverick' post='1030178' date='Nov 20 2010, 09:54 AM']People who have a Marcus Miller without a Sadowsky pre? I don't think you can just say it's a case of hearing it straight off record and sayin, 'oh, listen to that lovely preamp', but the only major complaint I regularly read about the bass is that the stock preamp is rubbish and that people have got comparably more 'Miller' tones with a better preamp, be it the East one or a Sadowsky one. It's therefore become pretty much conventional wisdom that the MM needs a preamp upgrade to live up to it's potential. It may be that people just think it sounds better and automatically assume that it must be a more Miller-esque sound perhaps, I don't know.[/quote] I wasn't that offended by the stock pre in the MM but then again i wouldn't know Marcus Miller's tone if it came up and slapped me in the fizzog. What I do know is that a John East pre in just about any bass is a step up in terms of tone and control. THis was absolutely true with my Marcus.

[quote name='slaptone' post='1027286' date='Nov 17 2010, 08:34 PM']Well put deposit on a Fender Miller in sunburst,looks very retro,got to wait 4 weeks now to get it fully paid for.I hate waiting for gear.Looking forward to getting it for keeps.It played great when i tested it.[/quote] great choice - nice bass, even nicer when you get it! I would be interested in how you get on with the stock pre and whether you decide to upgrade. I am loving the tone of my Marcus more and more each day - I got mine from Gaf on here and he had it set up nice, after a wee tweak it sounded phenomenal, just on the cusp with a touch of fret, lots of grunt. The John East just allowed me to bring out the frequencies I liked just that bit more and tone down the others, esp with the variable mid control. The frequencies are tweaked slightly from the usual jazz retro to give it just a bit more sparkle but TBH i am probably nowhere near good enough to benefit from that kind of subtlety. Anyway, enough about me - enjoy your fabulous new bass.

I own a Fender MM jazz with a John East retro fitted. It is absolutely superb, beautiful looking and the greatest Jazz I have played (I have played quite a few Fender vintage, modern and non-Fender boutique Jazzes). I didn't mind the stock Fender pre in MM so much, others hate it, but once I got the John East I was totally sold so I would just recommend you factor in a John East (£200 or so), especially for slap. I have only tried a Bongo once, great sounding (but ugly ) bass. Sounds like you have a win-win choice.

congrats - my absolute 100% top GAS bass is the Zon Sonus graphite neck PJ config "Billy Gould" special . Great thing about that bass is I'll never afford it; problem with your really beautiful bass is that I think I might just be able to afford it . Thank god Harrogate is miles and miles away. Enjoy your special bass, mate.