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BassAdder60

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  1. I agree .. anyway lesson learnt play with a quieter band me thinks
  2. This is very true … in this instance he was running a heavily processed multi fx in front of his amp and that didn’t help matters in EQ terms ..
  3. Yes it is
  4. Definitely too loud but guitar cab too bassy and with the loud kick drum I was buried
  5. I had both my Ashdown cabs stacked on top of each other ( they have diagonal spaced cones per cab )
  6. Cheers Lozz .. definitely liked the guys and the music and it took me back to an earlier loud band I gigged with but then I had Ampeg SVT CL head and 610 cab and nothing buried it !! Yep I declined gracefully as I’m now ready to look at function band setups with a rocky vibe with pop and r&b thrown in. Time to learn new songs me thinks and save my ears !!
  7. Had an audition recently with a rock band and I took both my 210 cabs and RM800 head Nice guys but very loud, really hard hitting drummer and guitarist using a Marshall 412 cab with 100w valve head also loud. Great sound but I found myself absolutely buried and the bass was swamped with the drums and guitar Tried adding more mids, didn’t help, more volume didn’t help either !! It really surprised me that the rig I was using felt so weak in comparison !! Must of been the loudest audition ever for me but the enjoyment of not hearing any finesse in my playing made me think about what I really want or should be playing ??? Something less loud and more easy listening!!
  8. Definitely start up a new band and JMB isn’t that bad but you need your idiot radar running to filter out the time wasters ! When you find a singer without PA go to rehearsal rooms as they provide a PA as part of the room hire
  9. The older ported cabs were / are heavier .. these have Neo Speakers making the cab light and they are a sealed cab too
  10. These two are light and single handed carry I think 15kg each stacked on top or side by side or used on their own all works
  11. I’m liking this set up, perhaps not the usual way to place two cabs but they both enjoy connection with the ground and sound good. Orange Little Bass Thing sounds good too with this rig, all set for pick playing so deep and punchy for good rock sound with a PBass
  12. Shape in and fingers add loads of mids as you will be buried Pick less so due to the brightness of pick playing
  13. I use my RM800 playing a PBass with pick and shape in and EQ in but all set flat Adjust mids slightly to make punchy but not too much If a boomy room back off bass to 11 o’clock Bit of zing add high mids slightly 1oclock Rock add a tiny bit of drive ( barely on ) Compressor leave off
  14. For practice my Rm800 with 210 cab is at about 9o clock and gain set around 1pm so needle stays out of red Very loud amps so I guess it either had a fault or a knob slipping on the pot shaft ? !!! EQ settings make a huge difference to overall volume too
  15. Don’t forget the shape button feature great for pick playing as it pulls mids and boosts the bass for a full pick sound
  16. Ok this comment may be a bit hard for some to relate to but using a pick on the bass to me has opened up my bass tone more so than a pedal or amp EQ I know there are pick haters in the bass world but it’s the one method that really brings out the tone of a bass and adds to volume and clarity out of an amp. Its worth trying it and you will hear tones that are often flubby in comparison using fingers Try it and see
  17. I’ve been in this dilemma too and would reiterate the comments that you ideally want to like your fundamental amp and bass tone and use pedals as flavouring etc Been down the pedal road as a guitarist and it’s hard to be satisfied and I always end up thinking too many pedals etc end up destroying the true sound of the instrument but I guess many are true bypass now but it’s still more cables, power supplies etc etc The only pedal I’m considering is a light overdrive pedal to kick in on occasion to fill the gap when guitarist is widdling etc It’s good fun experimenting but can get costly Dont overlook the low cost pedals as many are as good as high end boutique stuff
  18. Personally I would suggest the ABM600 or maybe the Orange Heads as alternative I had the SVT classic and 610 cab but don’t miss them and use the RM800 Ashdown head and Orange Little Bass Thing Both very powerful and light heads that sound as good as the old SVT in my opinion
  19. I’m liking the Dunlop Ultex 1.0mm 👍
  20. Following on from my post about needing less mids using a pick. ivd noticed different tones using Delrin, nylon and toretex Anyone else seen this change in tone
  21. I agree finger style needs more mids but really finding using a pick with too much mids sounds honky and thin Back off the mids and you get a warmer punchy tone with good note attack and something that fingers cannot reproduce. Not saying we all should convert but it really makes your bass tone jump out with a pick
  22. I had the Epi Les Paul Custom Pro with Probucker pickups I too thought it was better than the Gibson Les Paul I also had the PRS SE Tremonti which after a pickup upgrade was a great guitar. All gone now in preference to playing bass 👍
  23. I think it’s more relevant for sure when using a pick
  24. I thought the same but too much mids to me using a pick just made it sound too honky !! Im not talking no mids but reduced so more of a grin than smiley face !
  25. Playing rock and some pop R& B I now find that I prefer cutting some mids ( smiley face ) due to switching to pick playing I couldn’t work out why my tone seemed lacking in depth and thought it was my cabs ( Ashdown 210 ) but I’ve used the Shape button on my RM800 and that is the sound I need for the band ( single guitarist in standard tuning ) On my Orange Little Bass Thing it’s the same, roll back the mids and up the bass and treble and it sounds great Who else playing with a pick prefers reduced mids ?
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