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    Show us your rig of choice for the weekend ** Basschat edition**

    in Amps and Cabs

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    40 minutes ago, Jonge McLengo said:


    Nice rig. Out of curiosity what does the Origin SV get you that the III doesn’t? On the face of it, it seems like putting an SVT simulator into an SVT would be redundant.

    The SVT III is clean with minimal breakup.  The SV gives it that valvey grunt as if playing through an all valve SVT and gives much more harmonic content and more breakup

    Squier Mike Dirnt Precision Bass *ON HOLD*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Pow_22

    Squier Mike Dirnt (Green Day) signature bass. A squier has no right to sound this good! Easily the loudest bass i have and kept a £1000 jazz bass in the rack it sounded so good live. Ive been lucky enough to get a nice old Fender P so letting this go. Only mods ive done was adding flat top knobs instead of the cheaper looking dome tops and fitted a thumb rest for comfort. If thats an issue a new guard can be had for not many pennies. Great working bass that is a real looker. Can chuck in a brand new Fender gig bag if needed

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    Show us your rig of choice for the weekend ** Basschat edition**

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by Pow_22

    2 hours ago, bassace97 said:

    How do you find the SVT III ? Don't see many of the Non - Pros about, whats the difference?

    I had one years ago, sold it then spent years looking for another only for one to come up in a local shop. Really nice amps, no gain knob so dont do full on dirt but a very nice open and slightly growly clean SVT tone. Also bomb proof which helps

    Fender Jazz MIJ Japanese 75RI - *WITHDRAWN*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Pow_22

    Not much interest here so going to pull it for now and see if i can get it to work for me using my recently acquired Bassrig Super Vintage.  Always like the tone of the jazz i just find my p bass sounds more 'even' across the board and i dont drop out of the mix as much as when i use the jazz.  Its absolutely down to user error so i need to up my game 

     

    Back up as i have a P bass incoming now.  I should have sufficient packing for UK postage if needed shortly or as always meet ups are a possibility

    Fender Jazz MIJ Japanese 75RI - *WITHDRAWN*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Pow_22

    Excellent condition japanese Fender Jazz bass. I think the 90’s japanese reissues are as close as you get to the vintage instruments but without the price tag. This one has had new pickups (originals will come with the bass also) which are the superb Tonerider pickups. Electrics were upgraded at the time too as the cheap japanese pots were noisy and the tone pot didnt seem to do much at all. It had a full setup 2 weeks ago at PSG Guitars in Bury where the current elites Groundwound strings were installed. The is one finish scratch to the back as photo’d and a few playing swirls here and there. I dont believe the pickguard is original to the bass as its needs a tiny bit if fettling round the bell plate to sit fully flush. Finally that is a real genuine 70’s bridge cover. Only reason for selling is my p basses are getting more action and i have a rickenbacker itch i want to scratch. Can be seen, tested and played here in Bolton.

     

    **Postage is possible within UK as i do have a packing box but no case.  Would be well packed though**
     

    Would consider a part ex with cash my way for a black Dirnt sig bass (ideally fender but would consider the Squier)

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    Valve Amp - who’s still using them?

    in Amps and Cabs

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    13 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

    As I've sold my big amp stuff when the band quit, I had to shop for something nice since we are getting to play together again.

     

    This EBS popped up semi-local, so I'd went to check it out:

     

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    I never even knew these existed until last week. It's a T90, full tube 90s watts. Made in China.

     

    This head sounds amazing. It has the warmth, the clarity, the grunt.... I like it even more than my former '77 Ampeg V4B. It's a good bit smaller and lighter too. 

     

    The deal consisted of this head, a matching Classicline 410 cab and a flight case for the amp. All in for €650. It's a good deal I think. I'm happy with it.

     

    One of my all time "want to try" amps!

    220v european spec amp in UK

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    I recently purchased an Ampeg SVT III Non Pro (hybrid - valve pre, solid state power) and noticed when trying to date it using the serial number that it was made for the European market at 220v.  Is it safe to use this in the UK without modification or step down transformers?  A google search varies from 'its fine' to 'your house will set on fire and burn all your loved ones alive'!  I did notice that the 12AX7's get particularly hot compared to other hybrids I've had but some suggest these old Ampegs apply real life voltage to their pre's so that may explain that

    Ampeg SVT 3 pro

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by Pow_22

    I have been borrowing our rehearsal spaces SVT 3 pro whilst i source a decent pre-amp/DI pedal and encountered an issue at our last gig.  Mid set it cut out, the power light remained on but the gain/peak light wasn't blinking as if the amp wasn't receiving signal.  It seemed to kick back in and out a few times and i eventually finished the gig on a DI box via FOH.

     

    Immediate thoughts were cables but upon setting the amp back up at home with the same cables i was unable to recreate the issue.  This leads me to think it may have been an over heating issue (i was unable to crank it at home).  However, on opening the amp up i noticed that there was a 12AX7 in place of the 12AU7 so i immediately replaced that.  Is there any reason why using the wrong valve here would make it cut out?  Could understand it not sounding great but would a wrong valve here cause overheating/cutting out issues?

    Getting a woody hollow grind type tone

    in Effects

    Posted

    Im awful at using words to describe certain tones but i am certainly on the 'old skool' camp.  I use an old MIJ Jazz with flats into a Cali76 compressor that feeds into a Fulltone Mosfet bass drive set to 'subtle' and into an SVT 3 pro with gain high up and valve voltage set low.  Its not necessarily more breakup I'm after but a clear woody slightly growly tone.  I fully get that the below clips will be through valve amps live but is there a pedal - say a Origin Effects DCX drive or maybe something else to get this type of tone.  Or alternatively is this more of a P bass tone that ill struggle to cop on a jazzer?

     

    https://youtu.be/MOveYAuDJvw?si=rfNAZLNek5cOWRud

     

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