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I bought one after owning a Marcus Miller 4 string Jazz Bass for most of my bass playing life and enduring a complete love/hate relationship with it, and from what I've seen it kicks it squarely in the nuts. I tired myself out trying different basses for under £600-700 in GAK and the Lakland just stood out for me in terms of build quality, playability and sound. It was just an 'obvious' choice! Believe it or not, there is a seriously handy little trick that you try out if you have the stock electronics - I *love* how the pickups sound and for me they have just the right balance to them, BUT if you want to achieve a more vintage (dare I say Fender style) style of sound that sits in the mix a different way, roll off a slight amount (and I really do mean a bit of a hair, 5-10%) off the volume pot and most of the more modern high end bleeds off (past probably around 5-6Khz or something like that) - instant tone variation! That way, it's possible to achieve a remarkably good 'Jazz Bass-a-like' on ALL of the different pick up positions. I also added a scratchplate to mine - black on rosewood tends to need breaking up a little visually
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Hi all! I have for sale here a special pedal - it's a DHA VT-1 EQ Custom painted in a black over standard 'massacre' red and white paint job. As you may know already, it is a valve preamp/distortion based around a single 12AX7 which needless to say has a lovely sound to it. In combination with the three band EQ, this can range from being a really nice low gain bassy sound (absolutely killer with a neck pickup) to complete mid based screaming distortion mayhem and (my favourite) on-the-edge valve amp style sound that can prove extremely convincing and potent with a solid state amp and all these points in between. As mentioned, it has a three band EQ with a variable 'Q' mid shift point and it also a few switches at the top of the pedal - 'Bright' and 'Boost' are fairly self explanatory and are both very useful (there is absolutely INSANE amounts of level available from the boost section of this pedal! There are no problems getting clean tones from this pedal at any gain level in combination with the boost section), and there is a 'Colour' switch that when enabled compresses the signal a little and enables even more distortion at higher gain settings - believe it or not, resulting in some amazing fuzz tone! Finally, there is a dedicated headphone port - I hope to cause no offense to Dave Hall, but ironically it is pretty noisy with headphones *but* through things like PC speakers and the like it works beautifully. In conjunction with the Line In it makes for a great praciting station and I have done this many times. It goes without saying that this pedal is also brilliant via a D.I and I have recorded this with a really big variety of different sounds which I managed to nail every single time. If anybody has any other questions about this pedal then please do not hesitate to ask - it can either be posted recorded delivery or it can be picked up from my home near Brighton, West Sussex. Thanks for reading
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Rothwell Love Squeeze slight distortion
sockdeluxe_mikey replied to sockdeluxe_mikey's topic in Effects
I was thinking this precisely - that my bass output might be a litte too much. Tried it with my Epiphone guitar (sounded SO nice!) and I must say that even with that, I've noticed on *really* extreme volume and comp settings it distorts slightly, which are settings I'll get nowhere near to using (am using it ultimately for string-to-string balance) but it's a compressor that's supposed to be ultra flat which leads me to believe it could be wanting more headroom. Gonna go to my mates later for a jam and he has a KRK monitoring setup, so I'll get rigorous on that to see - I've been trying it only through a little Marshall amp but this slight distortion has been happening at literally all volumes so it's definitely not speaker overexcursion etc! -
Hi all, I've just taken delivery of a Rothwell Love Squeeze - sounds pretty good already esp. on low compression levels, but past about 1/2 way of the compression knob a little bit of distortion starts creeping in (this is especially obvious on the bridge pickup of my Lakland 44-01 that I've been using the Rothwell with) and I think it seems to happen at most volume settings of the compressor's output as well. I've tried using a 9V power adaptor through it instead which made a very slight difference, as I suspected the battery might be a little flat inside, but not a great deal. I'm thinking this could possibly be remedied by a trimpot inside the pedal, or a higher 'V' adaptor to give the pedal more headroom (it says that it can take any adaptor between 9-18V)? Thanks all!
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SOLD: MarkBass Classic 104
sockdeluxe_mikey replied to sockdeluxe_mikey's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Sorry folks - the item has now been posted on eBay! Again, if anybody has any questions about the item then do not hesitate to ask. Happy possible bidding :brow: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140419191374#ht_500wt_1154"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...4#ht_500wt_1154[/url]
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Hi all! Here we have for sale here is my dbx 163x - it's a one slider rackmount compressor that deservedly has a really good reputation as a quality bass compressor. Being a rackmount studio compressor however also means that it compresses many different things very well - as a taster, I have read that it can be very pleasant and punchy for snare drums and even rap vocals! I used this mostly in quite a subtle fashion, so as just to mildly bring together rogue peaks, but the high compression 'pumping' sounds it does are complete knockout and leave no doubt as to being able to do the job properly - down and dirty in its style. As can be appreciated, having a stereo pair allows for handy operation, obvious examples being able to handle true stereo independent compression in a bass setup or using both sides for independent compression settings for different sources in a studio. As can be seen, the front panel is really as simple as it gets with a very easy to read -db LED's and the compression sliders, which is why for some people (including me) it makes for a really nice compressor to use in a live setup. There is also a 'Hi-Z' input on the front, which means that an instrument can be plugged straight into the front of the compressor and then can be hooked up to your amp etc. via the out, and this is an option alongside the more traditional studio Sends and Returns on the back. It's pretty obviously not a showroom condition unit, but I think it's genuinely kept fairly smart considering its age and it's really not a unit that needs to be babied too much - the majority of the wear is also pretty unnoticeable when racked up. It is for sale at [size=5][b][/b]£85 inc. postage[/size] or a possible trade, and can either be collected from my home in Shoreham-by-Sea nr. Brighton or posted. If anybody has any questions, then do not hesitate to drop me a line! Cheers for reading
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My quickest advice - even if you aren't a member, contact the Musician's Union and see what they say as I'm guessing it's a pretty straight up questions and they won't mind answering it. If you do end up becoming a member as well, there are template contracts available that can be arranged for most situations (including sessions like this) which will avoid them being tempted to stiff you at all, plus the other countless benefits you get through it. Nice one though! I have not had any legitimate paid sessions yet, so much kudos ^_^
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As far as it sounds, me and my girlfriend will most likely be coming up ^_^ I can definitely bring a Lakland 44-01 and my MarkBass SA450, and as long as my girlfriend's Fender 1975 Jazz Bass reissue is back from repair that'll come with us too. Another question as well - if her cabinet hasn't sold by then, we can bring her MarkBass Classic 104 cabinet up to a view to somebody possibly buying it. What was the protocol decided for the whole 'For Sale' stuff on the day?
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I'd be interested in buying the DOD FX-25B cheers!
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SOLD: MarkBass Classic 104
sockdeluxe_mikey replied to sockdeluxe_mikey's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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SOLD: MarkBass Classic 104
sockdeluxe_mikey replied to sockdeluxe_mikey's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
[quote name='phsycoandy' post='847858' date='May 25 2010, 07:54 PM']That looks so cool, I bet it sounds fab, how different does it sound to the trad ported MB versions?[/quote] Good question actually - I don't have a lot of experience with the standard MarkBass 4x10's, but I have started rehearsing at a studio with one of the standard 2x10 combos and judging roughly from that I imagine you wouldn't find a [i]huge[/i] difference...? Probably the fact that it's a sealed cabinet does mean it lends itself a little better to rockier, 'pushier' sounds, but like all of the MarkBass stuff it can still achieve pretty much any sounds you want really and also sit in the mix great too! -
Hi folks! Here we have for sale is, in the true sense of the word, an absolute mint Classic 104 cabinet. It has been gigged twice and rehearsed with a handful of times, then sensibly stored in a non-smoking household when not in use. Needless to say, there are no issues with the cabinet aethstically or structurally - it looks like a cabinet fresh from the showroom! Sound wise, it is what most people would expect from a sealed 4x10 style design - a superbly versatile and warm cabinet with serious reserves of power on tap (ashtonishing amounts especially considering it is rated 600 watts at 8 ohms) and a pleasant sounding tweeter that, as can be seen in the pictures, can be swiftly switched off if desired which some people prefer. It produces tones suitable for pretty much any genre, which I think can be compounded (but not neccesarily have to be combined with) by any MarkBass head . The cabinet is a very easy one person lift and has decent handles, as with most MarkBass gear. Here are the exact specifications: SPEAKER SIZE: 4x10" TWEETER: Defeatable 1" compression driver with custom horn POWER HANDLING (AES STANDARD): 600W RMS CROSSOVER FREQUENCY: 3.5 kHz FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 50 Hz to 20 kHz (to 6 kHz with horn "off") SENSITIVITY: 100 dB SPL IMPEDANCE: 8 ohms REFLEX: None WEIGHT: 60.85 lbs. / 27.6 kg WIDTH: 23.03" / 58.5 cm HEIGHT: 29.80" / 75.7 cm DEPTH: 18.58" / 47.2 cm [s][size=2]Price is [b]£560 O.N.O[/s][/b]. [/size][/s] [s][size=2]Price is now open to [b]offers over £500[/b] [/size][/s] [s][b][size=4]NOW £450 (open to offers)[/b][/size][/s] [size=6]NOW SOLD[/size] It is located in Kent (Medway/Rochester area) but it can also be picked up from Sussex (Shoreham-by-sea/Brighton area) - [b]other arrangements can be made as well including courier etc. so just drop me a PM and we can go from there[/b]. If you have any queries then please do not hesitate to ask, and I will be happy to help - there are also many more pictures available on request!