mikebass78

[quote name='zero9' post='977621' date='Oct 4 2010, 08:42 PM']You could contact / have a look at these guys:- [url="http://www.lean-business.co.uk/eshop/"]http://www.lean-business.co.uk/eshop/[/url] A Celestion 15" PA speaker might suit your needs.[/quote] would running a 400w PA speaker cause any problems though, or just be inefficient?

I've just had a speaker die in a 15" trace combo for no discernable reason but I'm having trouble finding a replacement, I'm sure there are better speakers but i like having frequency response down to 42-odd-hz, more or less a true low E, which the celestions do. i'm stuck with a choice at the moment between putting in a 4ohm speaker and losing the option of using an extension cab or downgrading from a 300w to a 250w speaker (time is a big factor). I'm leaning towards the second option as i generally don't use more than 50% volume on stage, and i have access to a 4x12 cab if i need more, but i do play a punchy style with a lot of drive and I can't actually work out what went wrong with the last speaker, there's no sign of anything wrong except it don't work. does using a lower powered speaker sound like a dumb idea? I've also looked at eminence and legend speakers but keep getting turned off by the listed frequency response, can anyone recommend a roughly 300w 8ohm speaker that can match the celestion at the low low end??

Wooly sounding E could be string/pup height, might need to tweak your setup slightly?

[quote name='mikebass78' post='722356' date='Jan 23 2010, 05:39 PM']I bought one recently and I'm very very happy with it, taken it on tour and played through house amps and just sounds great, but haven't get it sounding really dirty yet ( I do need to take some more time to tweak things)[/quote] Correction : didn't buy one of those, bought one of these DHA VT2-Twin-Std-Bass 2 channel tube overdrive for Bass

[quote name='Clarky' post='722247' date='Jan 23 2010, 03:41 PM']I have taken a look on the web at the various products mentioned so far and - while they all seem to deliver what I need - most have much greater functionality than I need TBH. If that is what is available then fine and I will try and decide which one to buy. However I was wondering if there is a simple plug-and-play option with perhaps little more than basic gain and tone controls (I don't want to play much with tone as I like the tone from my P basses) and an XLR output for the backline? I spotted this DHA model for example which is very utilitarian but maybe does what I need? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DHA-VT1-Std-Bass-overdrive-and-distortion-pedal_W0QQitemZ310194954458QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item48390f60da"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DHA-VT1-Std-Bass-ove...=item48390f60da[/url] Has anyone tried one of these? Edit: just seen it needs an external power supply which is not ideal, I prefer a battery powered pedal for convenience.[/quote] I bought one recently and I'm very very happy with it, taken it on tour and played through house amps and just sounds great, but haven't get it sounding really dirty yet ( I do need to take some more time to tweak things)

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='715927' date='Jan 17 2010, 07:30 PM']I am an ignorant buffoon compared to many people here, but this sounds like it might be a capacitor failure somewhere? Since it's affecting the input level monitoring it's almost certainly in the preamp stage, possibly in the circuitry that feeds the input level lights themselves. Almost certainly repairable by someone who knows what they're doing. But that's not me sadly![/quote] Thanks for the help, think I'll have to get it looked at just to be safe

bump, getting worried about it now

it's still there without the pedal now, any problem is definitely in the amp. I can affect it by using my TU2 as a mute, and it's not happening without a lead plugged in. It's do to with input, it's like it's become hyper-sensitive.

I was trying out a new pedal at normal practice/small stage volume, when I toggled the pedal back on I heard a loud pop and since then my input level shows constant signal, whether or not bass or pedal turned up. The level also runs into the red when playing, but not consistantly with the notes played, there is sometimes a small delay of half a second or so. I would think this would sound crap (I've always to tried to avoid this before), but there is no audible difference as far as I can tell*. I play through a TraceElliott SS 500w 15" combo, has anyone had problems like this? Is it possible that the "pop" has affected the pre-amp or power amp in a way that I won't know until it melts? EDIT : there is a low level hiss/white noise, it is affected by the input level and is constant while there is a lead plugged in, and it wasn't there before.

Great to deal with, bass was exellently packed, very quickly delivered and exactly as described in the ad (if not slightly better), would definitely deal with again

Can I call a walking bassline over-rated, or is that too far out on a limb?

[quote name='lowfer' post='670350' date='Nov 30 2009, 08:00 PM']it feels to me that there are almost 2 schools of thought here. When i learnt modes i was taught that the different modes were the same scale i.e same notes played from a different starting point. It certainly seems that other people have the same thought. However, when the major talks about using modes he is introducing different notes from the original scale. This certainly sounds that it has the potential to add more flavour to your improvisation. However i am now really confused. For me i am currently in the process of learning all the notes on the fingerboard so i have a much better understanding of all the notes in a scale as opposed to knowing the shape and leading from the root. Any suggestion for getting to grips with learning fingerboard would be great.[/quote] I think some of the examples have used the different modes all played starting from C which gives you more of a feel for the flavour of each mode and some have given examples of the the modes OF C started from the note relevant to the mode which gives you more info relevant to one scale. saying the notes as you play scales over multiple octaves while using different "paths" up and down the fretboard has helped me, also refering the notes as thirds, fifths, etc while playing arpeggios+scales has been helpful with ear training.

Any advice or potential pitfalls with stringing up a 4 string (fender P) using 65-135 gauge strings?

So I think, I had the problem backwards. Rather than lacking low end, the sound was actually too bright and resisted any attempt to pull up the low end, it just made it sound wierd. Part of the problem was the greasebucket tone control, replacing the pot with the pups solved part of the problem, however the new SD Quarter Pounders where incredibly hard to control once I got the setup right, with a load incidental noise. After coming across a thread about high mass bridges (my P has a badass II) I figured that could be causing the unwanted harmonics as well as adding to the brightness of the sound. So I lifted the bridge and put some fabric (a 2cm strip of bandage to be exact) between the bridge and the body of the bass, It's killed a fraction of the sustain but that's more than made up for by the pups anyway but more importantly it's taken just a fraction of top off the sound and deadened the unwanted harmonics. Will take it into the practice room soon, but I think I've solved it as far as I can (until my new DHA VT2-twin arrives of course) Thanks for your help all.

Through body stringing + Drive + playing behind the bridge = The only reason to do it really, IMO. Fun for a coupla minutes though.