alhbass

I had a lovely looking Precision Aero - couldn't help but love it for it's looks, but spent a long time trying to convince myself that it sounded as good as it looked. And eventually had to accept that it didn't. At least, on the P pickup it certainly didn't sound as good as any half decent US or Jap Pbass I've played. Still kinda miss it though...

I used to have a MarkBass 104HF cab - loved it - but traded it for a NY604 because i needed something more portable. The 604 is great for it's size, but I'm coming round to thinking I miss the big "open-ness" and clarity of the 104HF. Can anyone describe the differences I'd expect to hear if I got a 104HR, or Classic 104 instead of the HF, as these are slightly smaller..? Obviously if the opportunity comes along I'd try them out for myself - but in the meantime I'd be very interested to hear. The MB website is not helpful in this regard.

[quote name='rapscallion' timestamp='1327830496' post='1517207'] You'll need to adjust the truss rod, the heavier strings have less tension in them, so your action will be afftected [/quote] More tension, surely?

I use two New York 604 cabs stacked, and find contrary to expectations that the sound is actually warmer, fatter and richer (with a touch less of the famed clinical clarity of other MarkBass gear) than the MB 410/210 rig I used previously. It may be counter intuitive, but these small cabs really do produce a huge, fat sound. In fact I miss the super, crystal clear sound of the bigger cabs, and never imagined when I down-sized that my sound would get "bigger" (not louder, obviously, but definitely bigger). If I didn't love the fantastic convenience of the 604s so much I might sell them and go back to bigger cabs for the sound I'm after... But the 604s might serve you very well from the sounds of it.

I've noticed a pretty clear difference in the tone colour I get from these cabs depending on whether I use one alone or two stacked. Below are two short sound files, recorded at band practices with the same gear in the same room, same eq settings etc - the only difference between the set ups is that on the first occasion I just used the one cab (on the floor, tilted up towards me), and the second time I stacked both. The slightly dirty, rough edge to the sound (that I liked) just seemed to disappear when I used both cabs, which is a concern because it's obviously the set up I'm more likely to use when gigging. I'm using a MarkBass LMK head, so have some tone controls available to try to recapture the sound I'm after, but I haven't succeeded so far. It really seems to be down to the difference between using a single cab or both. Has anyone else come across this? Maybe it's a well-known phenomenon? I'd welcome your comments, observations and advice anyway (about the sound issue, not particularly about the fluffed notes and other technical shortcomings of my playing, of which I'm already painfully aware!). Thanks for your help. [attachment=93900:1 cab.mp3][attachment=93901:2 cabs.mp3]

Any owners of MarkBass LMK heads out there ever adjusted the effects loop jumper from parallel to series as it says can be done in the manual? Or had it done by someone else? Was it easy? Was it expensive to get someone else to do if it wasn't easy?! I'd like to do this to mine, but am very inexpert at the technical stuff (even more inexpert than I am at the musical stuff!).. Your thoughts, as ever, would be appreciated... Thanks.

Apologies if this question has been raised already elsewhere, but I did have quite a good look around before posting, honest... It would appear that the subtitles for market place listings have been dispensed with in the new Site revamp (which is generally great I think - well done all round!). Personally I found these useful, both when listing items for sale and perhaps needing to update for a price drop etc, and even more so when browsing as a buyer, as people would often put price or other helpful information there (that isn't usually given in the Post title), thus saving the need to open every listing in order to find out whether I could afford to consider a purchase.. Perhaps they are still there but I'm looking in the wrong place..? Perhaps no one else misses them? Your thoughts..?

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1316380245' post='1377383'] Thought exactly the same, he looks more camp than a row of tents. Sorry Jack [/quote] Have to say I never thought he was that butch even when he was dancing...no offence meant!

Thanks again. Gig went well, and it was great having the pedal. Very grateful for your help and generosity. I'll be happy to leave feedback for you, but so far haven't found your thread - if you have one. Let me know. Cheers, Al

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1296830' date='Jul 8 2011, 09:31 AM']I'm on Bootham, I won't be about much today or tonight but I've got an OC-2 you could borrow if you could pick it up on Saturday. The footswitch is a bit unreliable (like many Boss footswitches it often double-switches when stomped) but I think I have a true-bypass loop pedal in the loft you could use to bypass it. Let me know if you want to use it. :)[/quote] Hey that would be fantastic - thank you very much. Sure I could drop by on Saturday - let me know when might be convenient for you? I'll PM you with my phone number. Cheers.

Hello - I'm looking for a helping hand here from any local BCers.. I need an octave pedal for a gig that has come up at short notice in Leeds on Saturday night - I've been meaning to buy one for a while but the right thing at the right price hasn't come up since I've been looking - and I didn't expect to need one quite so soon -but I dont fancy my chances of getting lucky between now and the gig... So I was wondering whether anyone in the York/Leeds area might have one I could use? I'd be very happy to leave a deposit, and/or pay to hire it off you - and of course I can give you the details of where and when I'm playing (about 10.30 pm at Santiagos in Leeds with The Revelator Band) so you can check up I'm not trying some kind of scam! Happy to travel to collect at your convenience of course. I'd be very grateful for any help... Thanks.