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I had been thinking of this skit …

Eleven!

Before you buy another bass , have you tried stiffer strings on the shortscale?

That’s a nice looking cab!

Long & McQuade is the coast to coast Cdn retailer and we have several in the Regional Municipality , the big one is in Halifax but they just carry basic stuff. Fender, Ampeg, Traynor, GK and Mesa for the most part although some Ashdown has just started to appear. With a very vanilla stock of basses. There’s no depth for choice. Even a simple set of shortscale flatwound strings is a special order. We used to have a great Vintage shop that would have interesting stuff pop up , it’s unfortunately gone. I see more interesting stuff pop up online in the local buy&sell … kijiji.

I have the e500 and just keep it as a little practice amp. I like it , it’s fun to spin the knobs and create presets. I enjoy it so much I decided to buy a Darkglass hoodie. It seems everybody got there before me , they’ve been sold out, there’s no sign of any more on the way. I’ve been checking their site for some months now. I live in Eastern Canada, and we have winter. Darkglass stated their hoodies were warm , quality hoodies , and being based in Finland I figure they understand winter pretty good. … so I’m a bit whizzed with them.

Fine looking rig!

When the DC Jr was introduced it pushed a lot of my buttons , and I eventually bought one. Truth be told , it’s easily one of my favourite things to play. I love it. And was sorry to hear it was discontinued. This is very similar to the Jr , and this too hits a lot of my buttons. I like a single humbucker in the sweet spot , and the two knob simplicity. I prefer short scale basses. I trust this will be beautifully made. I’m not crazy about the headstock , but that’s not a big deal. I have a Jr , so I’m unlikely to buy this. I have too many now. But I like that this is quite similar to the now discontinued Jr. And for those that happen to like those features … a welcome addition. Nice to see something other than yet another Fender shaped thing.

I’m nerdy about gear , and I’ve been on TB for over twenty years. I was an old Pbass guy that got into Rics and now seem to play just about anything but Fender shaped stuff. Today I seem to have a thing for Gibson shortscales and Danelectros. I always found people supportive and was able to consult with some who are recognized authorities. The beauty of the internet. I initially started coming here to get some insight on amps and cabs that are popular in Europe and the UK but have very little presence in North America. I enjoy this site. Here in Nova Scotia the available gear in most music stores leaves a lot to be desired. And they only push what they have , so I am thankful to learn of other options.

Beautiful , and I’m not generally fond of relics.

It’s nice to understand the character of an amp before you plug in a bunch of pedals, but some players demand a heavily processed sound and might have five or six preamps on their pedalboard. I play around with a Darkglass Exponent at home , there’s twenty two pedals and effects in the software. Sometimes I go for the dirt but I mostly create relatively clean presets. And I do have a mid sized pedalboard to goof around on. And there are hybrid amps that contain a tube preamp stage along wth gain and volume stages. The catch is that where there’s more knobs , there’s more time tweaking. There is a lot to be said for a simple tone stack , and a single pickup bass with just two knobs. That is much of the beauty of Monique , a simple three band eq with fairly broad bands , so it’s a very simple and easy tone stack to set up. More time playing , less time fiddling.

We were lucky , minimal power outages because of ice on the lines. Good thick layer of ice on the cars though. Glad I wasn’t out driving in it last night.

I’ve been using a Bergantino Forte , a very simple , straightforward set and forget amp. Modern , clean hifi. And absolutely loved the sound. The 4 band eq is almost surgical. Beautiful. And then I spotted a Monique by Jule tube preamp , something I had spent some years lusting after. I had hoped to pick one up last year but it just didn’t happen. This year it happened. So I’m going in the effect return and completely bypassing the front end , and tone stack of the Berg. And Monique gives me that thick , warm , buttery , old school thump. My modern hifi has completely reverted to old school . But with some serious slam behind it. And it’s not a backbreaker to lug around. I just did a 180° spin.

Halifax , Nova Scotia and we’ve got an ice storm on the way. Freezing rain and ice pellets , I’m thankful I don’t have to drive anywhere tonight.

The gold finish on that Sandberg is gorgeous! Sweet lord lifting Jesus gorgeous.

I’ve been interested , but never quite pulled the plug.

How’s the weight on the G&L? I bought a Trib L2500 when they first started making them in Korea. It’s on the heavy side , but you quickly see why they called them the Swiss Army knife of basses.

Nice rig bassace97 !

I have an older GenzBenz Streamliner 900 , a gorgeous older 900 watt Class D amp with a three tube preamp. Everything worked fine , however the front LEDs were out. When I heard the designer of the GenzBenz amps was still servicing them I immediately got in touch. He stressed that if an unauthorized repair hack had been messing things up it could become expensive to undo unqualified repairs … but if the amp was unmolested it was a straight fee. Thankfully my amp was unmolested and returned like a brand new amp with some factory upgrades. 24 hour turnaround. It was easily the smartest money I spent on gear that year. Andy Field designed those amps , and is still designing amps today. He’s created the Subway line for Mesa , and his creations are built to last. He’s known as agedhorse on this forum. I‘ve recently had a GK Class D head develop the “pink ring of doom” however , a little time with a qualified repair person brought it back , it’s been completely reliable since. (the cooling fan became jammed up and things overheated) Now I am aware that some people have had issues having MB amps repaired. The catch is finding qualified repair people.

Modern Class D heads can easily be repaired by qualified repair people. I’ve had several serviced and repaired. Now some older SWR amps , for example, that are no longer made , may contain parts that might no longer be available. But most Class D amps built today are not built to be discarded at the first problem.

Flats warm up with a little playing time. People used to mention a bucket of fried chicken to hasten the process , I was never in that much of a rush.

Happy to hear you’ll be home. And maybe some playing in time …

I keep looking at 350 or 500 watt Aguilars with a single twelve. They’re a lovely combination , and I would certainly appreciate one. It would cover both gigs that were not overly loud , and playing at home. There’s a ton of used stuff around , sometimes for a good price. I’ve even watched some come and go on the local market. I also already have a bunch of amps , and cabs. But I look at amps and cabs in a similar way some look at guitars. There’s room for both Teles and Les Pauls in my shed.

I can pick up a bass , play it for some seconds , and know it will be fine once it’s set up. I’ve also been setting them up for close to fifty years.

I had a Mono Block back in the later 70’s.