BigBassBob

A quick update: I fitted one to my 4003. It doesn't quite sit as flush as the ones in the pictures because the pickup surround (on MY bass) is a bit too narrow to let it sit comfortably. There's a small gap of about half an inch if that where it's recessed. Looks good though and it's definitely an improvement.

Love the collection Interesting that the Rickenbacker was made in 2007. I've got a Blueburst 4003 made in '05. I guess Ric really did have a lot of backorders

Only bass I've ever sold was a MIJ Fender '62 reissue Jazz bass in sonic blue, although it was lighter than normal and had hints of surf green. Unfortunately it didn't grab me at all and I moved it on. Kind of wish I still had it just so I could have tried it with flats. Also have a MIJ p-bass that I had defretted because it wasn't getting much use. It's still nice but it had a really nice, resonant p-bass sound that would've been perfect to slap some TI flats on and a foam mute. Debated selling a Rickenbacker 4003 for years before I finally fell in love with it. I would SERIOUSLY regret it now if I had sold it back then.

Unless this thing is accurate to 0.0000001 cents I don't see any reason to not spend another £20 and buy a Sonic Research ST-200. 0.02 cents accuracy guaranteed and it's less than half the size.

Hey guys, I've had a quick scan through basschat and I couldn't see a link to this. Someone from Talkbass has started making plastic bezels for Rickenbacker treble pickups designed to fill the gap that's present on basses with the pickup cover removed. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=625211"]See here[/url]. Just thought I'd tell you guys about it, and I'm currently in the process of ordering one for my 4003 so I'll tell you how it is once it arrives Cheers, Bob

[quote name='Duarte' post='750168' date='Feb 18 2010, 08:37 PM']At least it's an improvement on the toilet seat jokes...heheh.[/quote] Wait... the toilet seat comments were JOKES? I kid, I kid! At first I didn't like the look of Bongos but the aesthetics have definitely grown on me

I use Elites Stadiums 40-100 on my Rickenbacker 4003. They just seem to compliment the bass really well, but for some reason they never seemed to feel or sound right with any Fenders I've tried them with :S

[quote name='joegarcia' post='749235' date='Feb 18 2010, 03:51 AM'] Bit of a change around. That top Marshall cab is a standard size 70's 1960a. Funny how small it looks on top of the massive mf280b.[/quote] In the words of Duke Nukem: "HOLY S***!"

I had read the original thread by Maddude. Hadn't heard of him or this Jimmy character before (mostly lurk the classifields, gear porn, basses and fx), but I genuinely felt for Jimmy's family and friends (I myself was bullied a lot when I was a younger teen and I've seen how someone's death, especially suicide, impacts all those around them). Even was on the verge of donating a few quid as well. Yeah, I feel like a bit of a mug, and/or tool now I am convinced that karma will intervene at some point in Maddude's life because of this. Kudos to the mods! As others have said, this whole situation was dealt with in a mature and professional manner, and it is certainly a comfort knowing that you guys are keeping an eye on the proceedings of this forum

I notice some guys on Talkbass do that, but I don't have the right tools for the job and I'm not really keen on the thought of cutting chunks out of my pedaltrain. Part of the reason I got it was because I liked how solid it was. Anyways, here's the final photos: Pretty chuffed with it at the moment Can't wait to bring it to a band situation and see how it fares. Also, I was playing around with the Noisebox (as usual) and found a nice synth tone with a low volume setting (enough to trigger the filter if played hard, but played soft it was very tame). I was rather impressed with it until I turned on the Xblender with the Voodoobass on (mix 50/50). Suddenly, there was this thick, PHAT, usable synth sound... the harshness of the Noisebox was subdued and the overall sound was full, rich and shockingly authentic (had a Deep Impact that I sold to Higgie ages ago because I thought it sounded too digital and basically gave up on bass synth pedals). And it tracked fast enough to play Hysteria with it Just hope I can get that sound again and upload a recording of it.

[quote]Thats a nice neat board there. How do you use your noise box? Ive had one for a little while but havnt really had the time to experiment with it much yet. I cant decide whether to keep it or not.[/quote] The other pedals are the "serious" ones. I was going to put my Bottomfeeder there, but I'm not 100% with its sound so I put my Noisebox there instead. When I first got it I didn't give it all the time it deserved and nearly sold it after a week. Tried using it in a band context before getting to grips and it was terrible. However, I personally think the trick to taming it is to roll the volume back on whatever instrument you're running into it. I tend to use it for glitchy, broken Nintendo sounds by running the volume knob to the point where only a minute bit of signal is coming through and set the filter sensitivity to maximum... that way I can control the envelop filter side with my volume knob as appropriate Seriously, it took me months to really appreciate all the different sounds I could squeeze out of it with experimentation. Only thing I wish I could do (if I had the room) would be to run it in the blend loop of the Xblender and put a volume pedal before it. That way I could get controlled, lo-fi synth sounds alongside my clean bass. Well... maybe one day [quote]One man's "neat board" is another man's "room for more pedals"! wink.gif[/quote] Very valid argument, and believe me, it's hard to tell myself that this board is complete. I kind of got sick of constantly moving pedals around and pedal collecting is a very expensive hobby... plus most music I play doesn't demand the use of effects as such, I just use a touch here and there sparingly to enhance certain songs, or if the song actually NEEDS a certain sound. Plus I had a George L patch lead break on me mid-gig before and It was impossible to tell which one because I had loads of pedals and wires about. This way all my wiring is neat (albeit vulnerable), visible and easy to get to. Also just tried to mount the Fuel Tank underneith the board. It fits, but it sits in too deep between the railings so there's not enough room to fit the power plugs in... although it would work if I just put a bit of foam or something to lift it away from the board a bit... that way I could fit more on the board [quote]What's the Abunai 2 like on bass?[/quote] Not that great due to a lack of low end. Very typical tubescreamer clone with a 3 way clipping switch (symetrical, asymetrical and no clipping). I really like the grind it gives on the higher frequencies though and playing my Rickenbacker through it with a pick sounds really sweet on a low gain setting. But the low-end problem is pretty much sorted thanks to the Xblender, although I may get a better TS clone in the future like a Xotic BB preamp. [quote]You know those Abunai 2's are worth about 3x what you paid in Japan, right? smile.gif[/quote] O rly? I think I paid about £90 when I bought it from Tonefactor a few years ago (mostly been using it for guitar until I got the blender). Noticed on guitarguitar's site it's listed at £150. As usual, Toasted, you never cease to impress me with your plethora of fx-orientated knowledge called your brain Very nice board btw, Alex

Just got the tuner in the post. Here it is atm: Just need to make some new George L patch leads and plug it all up Signal chain will be: Bass> Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200> Subdecay Noisebox> EBS Multicomp> Xotic X-Blender (in loop > Tone Freak Abunai 2> Roger Mayer Voodoobass)> Analogman Clone Chorus> Amp

Very interesting stuff, Al I'm using an Abunai 2 (BYOC TS 808 with some mods) in a blended loop which does the trick, but I've been contemplating having a go at changing the caps in it to get a bit more bass. It's a nice pedal for w***ing up in the higher registers and I tend to favour my Roger Mayer Voodoobass for most applications anyway.

Ah, my bad I stand corrected. I was basing that on how it responded to different instruments. Other than the way notes decayed it seemed to completely project its own sound on any input I tried (bass, guitar, keys). Of course there were differences in the sounds, but they all had THAT sound the pedal does. I also assumed that it produced its own signal because its labeled as a "Harmonic Frequency Generator".

[quote name='Finbar' post='713227' date='Jan 14 2010, 11:20 PM']I was lusting after the noisebox for a while actually, and while it looks like fun, it definitely seems like it will effect your signal and make what you play sound a little odd, rather than actually generate weird noise itself. That's really what I'm looking for.[/quote] Actually, the Noisebox does produce the noise itself... whatever you run into it, it will take the notes it can and reproduce what you play with its own sound, however, the overall sound it produces varies greatly depending on your input signal and how the controls are set. For example, I find that it reproduces your notes cleaner if you roll off the volume on your bass. Even though I often play through it with the volume on my bass set to practically inaudible if I was running clean, the Noisebox plays every note you play like an actual synth and then cuts dead as soon as the note dies away and it stays the same volume you set the output to no matter what signal it recieves. As I said, very fun. In fact, I dismissed it after I first got it as I found it really hard to coax usable sounds out of it... after a while I went back and spent a few days trying different ways to control it. Glad I kept it now

I don't know too much about noisy, lo-fi, glitchy pedals, but if you haven't heard it (or have one) I'd suggest checking out the Subdecay Noisebox. I actually keep one on my board because there's nothing in particular that would be there anyway and it's just pure fun to fiddle with it and get crazy glitch-synth sounds.

Well, I'm definitely interested. I'm in Pembrokeshire at the moment, but I'm hoping to get back to Cardiff by the weekend (just come out of hospital and the weather really doesn't help with travelling). Would you be able to send some recordings over if I pm you my email please? Cheers, Bob.

Sup dude, I'm intrigued by this... would it be possible to know more details please? Where are you based in Cardiff? Would it be possible to hear some of your stuff, or get a more thorough list of influences? What's the average age of everyone in the band? Do you want it to be a full-time commitment, or just get something together and see where it goes? Cheers, Bob.

Cheers for the feedback guys. Depending on how well it punches through in a band/gig setting I may unload my 4x10 and try another. And yes... it is in CHOCOLATE THUNDER

Hi guys, I haven't posted here for over a year (or so... not quite sure, tend to lurk though). Anywho, I just wanted to share my thoughts with you on a recent purchase. I've been looking at getting a smaller cab for my Ashdown ABM500evoII to take to rehearsals, auditions, etc, etc. After looking at numerous reviews and comments on the Aguilar DB 112, I decided to fork out for one. It arrived this morning in the post. So, naturally I clean up my dusty amp head, grab a bass, hook it all up and give it a quick test. WOW. After playing around for about five minutes I'm left speechless. I'm not sure if Ashdown cabs are a bit on the muddy side, but for a moment I thought that I was playing through a completely different amp. Compared to my ABM410 this cabinet sounds clean and crisp, with just the right amount of rumbly-bumbly bass while still remaining tight. To put it bluntly, it's as if someone has come along and taken large wedges of foam from my ears. So, I carry on fiddling with my amp and I grow more and more perturbed by the fact that the Aguilar cab sounds so much better than my Ashdown cab. All of the little nuances of my playing come through... I only need to make subtle EQ changes on the ABM500 to hear a difference, whereas I used to have to make drastic alterations to get the sound I was after. Really, I'm amazed at the difference between these two cabinets, and right now I'm itching to take it out and test it in a band situation to see how it fares. What are your thoughts on Aguilar cabs, guys? Has anyone else had an experience like this with an Ashdown cabinet? Cheers, Bob.

Hot diggidy that thing the sex! Shame about the plastic control cavity cover