Chest Rockwell

had to post... £3,000 for a recordable cassette with 'Prodigy 96' written on it in pen??!!!??

thank you sir!

Hey all, I know not all of yer are into the distorted heavy bass stoner grooves that my band tries to lay down, but you might be interested to see (hear) a bass player giving a bass push in amongst the riff-hem. even though I'm 38 and first plonked about on bass when i was 17, I've never really dug into the art; I dont slap or owt... but Im well into groove and Metal, so trying to add a few touches that spice up a band is a challenge for me, such that it doesnt detract from the overall tune, that i've been enjoying... and i hope to put more effort and add more touches in future. I'm rather happy with the bass sound on this recording as the distorted and the clear parts come out quite well. We basically recorded the whole thing live, 5 tracks all in one go, then overdubbed two guitar solos and computer-magic tweaked a very few missed notes/beats or unwanted feedback/bleed. pretty happy with it tbh. it's not perfect or super pro, it is what it is, but for £150 and one days work (except the writing!), with the engineer dude spending a bit more time mastering... Enjoy! (or be appauled, as the case may be! ) [url="http://thorun.bandcamp.com/album/chorus-of-giants-ep-new-release"]http://thorun.bandcamp.com/album/chorus-of-giants-ep-new-release[/url] 1. Once I Was A Champion 06:01 2. Ivan The Terrible 08:09 3. Dark Ocean Song 01:46 4. Chorus of Giants 05:38 5. God Particle 04:53 6. Hipster Circle Pit 05:35

[quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1313658762' post='1344104'] I've never had a problem with the neck on mine, I set it up for a low action when I first bought it 3 years ago and I've only had to readjust it once again due to a change on tuning and string gauges, it's now tuned down to C# and it holds it really well. It's been my main bass since then, they are great! [/quote] hey there... i tune to drop B (C#standard then drop the and i've had issues with the thing staying perfectly in tune, but i do have FAT gauge strings... I've had it setup recently and the action is really low. basically I LOVE this bass and will likely never swap/sell it. it's totally hefty sound and the neck is awesome. but Im wondering about changing the tuners to something that'll LOCK in tight. im sure the heavy gauge, tension and my heavy fingers are unwinding the pegs... it's not a nightmare, just needs a re-check after every 2 live tunes, but it'd be nice if it stayed in tune. btw, at normal tuning/gauge im sure this wouldnt be a problem... im not really using it for what it was designed for, but there ye go, we like it Heavy!!!

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1313143294' post='1337376'] They're in tighter than a gnats chuff and are made of cheese. [/quote]

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1327049' date='Aug 4 2011, 02:41 PM']LOUD AND AGGRESSIVE![/quote] finally, terms I understand!

dunno where to say this, but I finally had both the Barefaced Compact AND the Orange SP212 running at 4ohm from the OTB. PHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! only needed a tad more volume to meet the normal Compact output (not a scientific term, more of a 'jeez, that's bloody loud!'). it's very cool to see your guitarists stare at your cabs with wide eyes, amazed that so much volume and power can come out of such small gear. I still had the OTB around 4/10 on gain and volume as it was just too overpowering otherwise. insane heavy volume through these cabs, chuffed!!

purchase the Orange Terror Bass Head and SP212 cab from this fine gentleman. Excellent communication, no hassles and to top it all off, he's from the same fine West Wales village as my good self!

hmm, for some reason I figured that'd be the case. i'm curious about tone really. I never go past 5 and 4 on volume/gain anyway, so can just push the volume up a little and see how the sounds balance. to be honest the SP is more of a luxury! the compact will always be my leave the house cab, cos it's so easy to move around and does the job just fine!

if anyone can make it to the welsh valleys this week, i'll be charging £5 entry, you guys can come and find out i'll tell you this tho, The Compact isnt going anywhere, it's a lot lighter!

ok, thanks guys! I think the onus is on me to go and do my own homework as to [i]why [/i] electronics/physics works like this so I'll go and do that, but many thanks for the clarifications I'm sure my mate will offer, in the cold light of day and without 5 beers under his belt, an 'aaah you didnt say that', even though I told him the full details, but I will now be pushing both cabs at practice (at 4ohms!) and see how they go. cheers!

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1291573' date='Jul 3 2011, 10:41 PM']I've several times gigged my OTB with both my Barefaced Big One and my Barefaced Midget, both 8 Ohm cabs. I switched the amp to 4 Ohm load. Strangely enough, it has entirely failed to explode so far.[/quote] ok cool. why do you have to do that though? im not well versed in the 'science', i just glaze over, but maybe i need to start paying attention.

[quote name='thebassman' post='1178508' date='Mar 27 2011, 05:36 PM']Has anyone tried or owned the terror with an Orange sp212? Would be good to get some opinions. Cheers Thebassman[/quote] yup! I have now, I haven't cranked it but so far it sounds very nice, full and warm. i have no doubt that it'll push put some heft once i get it to rehearsal. [quote name='Superbass' post='1196867' date='Apr 12 2011, 02:38 PM']This is prob a stupid question but im fairly new to the technical aspects of cabs and amps. Would a bass terror 500 have any problem powering 2 x SP212's? I want to make a mini stack and want to make sure i can optimise the cabs for big venues. Thanks[/quote] [quote name='Salt on your Bass?' post='1205753' date='Apr 20 2011, 12:58 PM']It's fine powering 2 8ohm cabinets. Might be better options out there than the isobaric stuff, but I dont know what you're after, and plenty of people here love theirs! best of luck.[/quote] [quote name='munkonthehill' post='1206437' date='Apr 20 2011, 09:22 PM']yeah no problems. The orange head is switchable of either 4 or 8 ohms. as these cabs are 8 ohms, you would select the head to the 4ohm setting. This means your overall load from the cabs will also be 4ohms which will give you your full 500watts from the head.[/quote] I think Im gonna be repeating the question above, but talking to a friend last night, he was quite insistent that the if I plug two cabs (8ohm, 600watt) into the OTB, it will 'fry' the amp. I've now managed to pick up an SP212 and already have a Barefaced Compact, both are 8ohm 600watt, and was looking forward to plugging them both in and giving it some welly at practice, just for the hell of it. I was under the impression that since the OTB has two speakon outputs, hooking up two cabs would be fine. My friend tried explaining the physics behind it, but I was baffled as soon as he started, not helped by the fact that I wasnt convinced as Im sure I've read people here talking about it and there are two outputs, so what purpose would they serve otherwise?? so, is the answer 1. switch the selector from 8ohm to 4ohm? (as per munkonthehill above) 2. get higher wattage speakers? 3. dont do it, your amp will fry? 4. it'll be fine, your mate is suffering from knowitallitis? cheers!

hmm. I've found myself floating my thumb when just plonking around at home on normal tuned Pbass. It felt more relaxed. dindt realise it was an actual technique! I find resting on the string above difficult unless playing slow, so just floated it. I do find it a slight struggle to bounce around as im quite physical (i.e. Rawk > economy of motion!) when I play so i think i might try and incorporate that more into what im doing simply because it might help with those awkward stretches and make my movements more fluid. nice thread!

I'm bumping this thread from 2009! I'd like to add vibrato ability to what I'm doing on occasion, but I have Never been able to do it. I can bend strings up and down wherever I like (and do!), but i cannot get a note to vibrate for longer than a few milliseconds and the note fades sounds unvibrato'd!. Im trying to move my wrist on a pivot sometimes im trying so hard my right/plucking hand and both arms start to shake!! i feel like my hand/wrist/arm are stiff and should probably be relaxed. is that true? im trying to send signals to my fingers but no significant subtle masterful vibrato happens! I've read and watched guitar clips and everything but i seem to be stuck. can anyone find any fretted bass vibrato video lessons anywhere?