GrowlyBassDude

I used to own a few Selmer T&B heads that were my main amps, but for guitar. They were amazing. I was buying them for £50 twenty years ago. Those were the days. I did some bass recording with one, but it really didn’t have much about it in that application for my needs. Managed to record fairly well at lower volumes before it began to fart out, but didn’t have the grunt to gig with it.

Anyone else using old valve amps for bass? I bought this old beast right before the first lockdown as a DOA amp. It needed a full restoration (electronically). I finally got it finished and tried it out. Wasn’t expecting much, but it actually sounds great for bass. Balanced across all of the strings, and the G string sounds FAT, whereas I’m used to my Ampeg (PF-500) sounding a bit thin on that string. It’s a bit impractical to gig with (weight), but that aside, it’s a very cool amp for bass.

I upgraded the 15 in my Marshall cab a few months ago with a Celestion Pulse 15. Its still a bit farty in the low end, and not as 'fast' as I want it to be. I'm sure that it could be great in a better cab enclosure. I've moved to a SVT410HLF and much prefer it.

I’ve lashed up this MM 2-band EQ recently and just finished it tonight. It won’t win any prizes for sexiest wiring, but it will work and hopefully sound good.

Only ever had that issue on a Stingray once and it was a dodgy battery compartment. However, intermittent connections in general are a pain. You just need to be methodical and trace it back over from the jack.

Hi all, thought I’d introduce myself. I joined last week after googling for a set of Fender Pure Vintage J-bass pickups that brought me here. Seems like a great community. I’ve only been actively playing bass since November, but have played guitar for 30+ years. Bass is a totally different beast and it really opens up your guitar playing by being more aware of how bass fits in the band.

Summer Of 69 Sex On Fire Wishing Well if I never have to play those songs ever again, it would be twenty million years too soon 😂

Total agree. I typically learn note for note, so I know what makes the song work, then add my own variances. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

I don’t think it’s guitarists or bass players, or anyone specifically - it’s just lazy people. Not learning the song properly is a real pet hate of mine. My take on this is that when you learn something note-for-note, you might learn something new rather than playing your interpretation of the song. There are often things in the original parts that make the song groove in a certain way, or gives the song light and shade.

Thats a very cool, but very roadworn pedal. Its not going to command anywhere near the price of the collector-grade ones (£400-500). I'd say if you got £250, you'd be doing well (provided it works fine). Its got mega-mojo 😁

I like a clean blend on overdrives and fuzzes. There are true bypass pedals you can get, so you can blend-in other pedals. I'm sure Earthquaker Devices make something like this.

Great that your amp is sorted and holding. The Zinky-era Fender CS amps are not great across the board in my experience. I had a Tonemaster head that also motorboated and stumped a couple of techs. Thats when I taught myself how the repair amps (back in the early 2000s). Those IC-branded filter caps are garbage. If your amp still has the original filter caps, it would be worth having someone do a cap job and using some good-quality caps like F&T brand.

I like the D'Addario XT series strings, which are the long-life coated ones. I use the same series for guitar too, and prefer them over the NYXLs.

If you are uncomfortable loaning your bass out, don't do it. You have no obligation to some stranger. To be fair, if I was travelling to another country to do a gig and not taking my own gear, I'd be scoping out places where I could rent a bass. However, gear is so personal, so I'd always be taking my own stuff.