BigBassBob

[quote name='Toasted' post='306848' date='Oct 15 2008, 09:05 AM']Tone is in the fingers. You idiots. *ducks*[/quote] Hey, I can dig it Seriously though, this thread deviated quite a bit, peace out guys Loving that bass, definately Thompson-esque. About the whole non-intonated bridge and fretlines I'll give my 0.5 of a penny (i guess it's not the best advice, but hey, we're here to share experiences and info right?) I've got a fretless p-bass and the intonation was set using a credit card at the 12th fret. Even though the base intonation is pretty close, I find that I need to ever so slightly sharpen some positions (as in rather than playing with a solid vibrato over a fretline, playing a vibrato over a fretline and leaning over to the sharp side ever so slightly). Long story short, I use the fretlines as a guide and my ears/hands do the rest, so while I used to be quite skeptical of non-intonated bridges, I can see how they could work with fretless. For that reason, I've got an order a 36inch scale fretless with a single piece bridge (if you didn't like the bass in this thread, you're probably gonna HATE this xD). Attached is an example of the luthiers previous work and a rough mock-up a guy I know drew for me. More info @ www.brownebasses.com

[quote]1) Always take a backup when gigging. 2) If something breaks, you still need to gig with backup. 3) ...is therefore the minimum stable for a gigging bassist. And a great excuse to get more if you've less than 3![/quote] +1 for this. I've had jack sockets go on me at gigs before out of the blue and I've been greatful to have a backup. First time it happened was when I was in 6th form and fortunately this my mate let me use his bass for the set. I'm inclined to bring a backup unless the place I'm playing is a total s***hole. I've currently got three basses too; Fender US Dlx Pbass V, Rickenbacker 4003 and a fretless pbass. They're all very different breeds but I like variety Got a six string fretless on order too which will be with me next August

Hi all, I moved to Cardiff last year. Right now I am bandless and I am seeking other musicians. I have all of my own gear and transportation. Looking for anything along the following lines: rock (pretty much any variation), funk, progressive etc etc. Don't mind whether it's playing covers or originals... or both lol. Main influences: Rush, Primus and too many others to name. I wouldn't mind playing in a bigband ensemble or anything else like that, but I will say that while my technique is (from what others have said) very good and I can read sheet music, I'm still working on getting my sight-reading up. Cheers, Bob

[quote]i guess what i'm trying to get across is, if you feel you want to stop using effects and get back to BASSics then go for it. but i wouldn't rush to sell on what you got. as months or years down the line they may prove their worth again.[/quote] +100000! I've gone in and out of effects phases since I began playing bass. I've sold all of my pedals after I decided to go back to basics but then I ended up regretting a few of those sales (namely my compressor and wah). Right now, I'm recovering from another round of effects GAS (include a fair amount of new pedals and a Deep Impact which I ended up selling in the past year). At the moment, I'm making a micro board with a tuner, compressor and a blender with an overdrive in the loop. Simple, breadandbutter setup

Good sir, your gear is made of win and sex... greasy, wild sex Seriously, if that fretless was in a sunburst, I'd be forced to hunt you down

I use GHS Boomers on my Fender US Dlx 5 string. I'm sure that there are better strings out there, but I'm happy with the price, tone and feel of them that I haven't felt the need to look elseware. On my Rickenbacker 4003, I use a set of medium Elites Stadiums. What I find so bizarre, is that Elites felt horrid on my Fenders, but they feel right at home on the Ricky EDIT: I would use DR's but the price really puts me off. I tried a set of Sunbeams before and they were really nice, but I find it awfully difficult spend that much on them.

For tubey warmth or grind, you could go down the tube route and get an EHX English Muffin or one of Dave Hall's pedals. My Voodoobass doesn't sound as nice as a driven tube amp, but with lower settings i get some nice tube-esque warmth. "Boosted line that cuts through" - I'd say either a boost pedal such as MXR Microamp, Catalinbread Serrano Picoso. Or if you want something with more bite, possibly an EQ pedal. It's all very subjective... the other effect you asked for is pretty much synth (octave into fuzz into an envelope filter)... you could get all 3 in one package with something like the discontinued Akai Deep Impact or the EHX Bass Micro Synth. Then again you could buy all three separately, and if you were to get the right mix of pedals, get a far better tone than a single "synth" unit. Funky effects aren't my speciality, so I'm gonna stop giving advice and wait for someone who's more suited to chip in

+ my 12 = 439 7 of which are on my board, the rest are for messing around and a few for guitar.

Thanks mate The pedal on the top right is an A/B mute switch so it sends my signal to my tuner. I've had the Voodoobass for *thinking* just over 4 years now. It's my favourite bass overdrive/distortion. It does suck a bit of the low end out but I just love the sound of it There are better pedals out there for the job but there's just something about the Voodoobass I love. I mostly got the X-blender out of curiosity (and for tonal variation) and it has added another dimension to the Voodoobass' sound. If you want an idea of what it sounds like, listen to "Spread your Love" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

It's LOVERLY Kinda like Jack Daniel's but with more kick and a heavier price tag

Yup, Steve's right. Got that PT cheap just before the new ones came out

Here's what I've been rocking for the last two months: Simple and gets the job done P.S Disregard my settings, they got moved by accident

I prefered the blue flake to be honest. Now if they did one in a purple flake i'd be sorely tempted

Looking good as usual Steve. Correct me if I'm wrong but have you got THREE Soul Providers on there?

[quote]im definatly not overloading the single, even with line in practicly at nothing, it still does it[/quote] woops, didn't read this far down lol dunno wat to offer sorry.

It could be a way of your sound card compressing the signal possibly? I have no idea because I haven't had this problem myself, but from what you say I'd say that by attacking hard you're causing the sound card to react to this increase in volume by reducing the signal... possibly. I'd try recording with a lower volume level and then turning up the volume using whatever recording software you're using.

Ah i see

I thought this was the standard VBF:

I've got an Xotix X-blender. I chose this over the Bargeconcepts simply because I prefered the switching options (completely wet, mixed and off) and it was nice having a 2 band EQ in for versatility I'd say get the Bargeconcepts VBF if you don't need these extra functions as they're cheaper.

[quote]Ugly wink.gif[/quote] I'd say fugly

First off, the instrument in question is a Gibson '67 V, not a bass. Ye I know, but I like to practice it alongside bass Right, here's the story: Over the xmas holidays, I left my house in Cardiff to stay with my folks. I couldn't fit all my instruments into the car so one had to stay put in the house. The V was unlucky and was left in the cold house while I grew fat on turkey and beer. Came home last week, basses are sound. Picked the guitar up and started playing. Thought I could feel a line where my thumb reaches over the fretboard (where the board is stuck to the neck). I had a look at it today and there is indeed an indent on the side of the neck. RIGHT. Turned the lights on and flipped it over. On the other side of the neck in the same area (where the board meets the neck) there's a crack running right down from the headstock to where the neck is set to the body. Right now I feel like I could be sick and cry at the same time. Looking back I feel like a complete tit leaving it in Cardiff now The crack isn't really bad in the sense that in most parts it appears to be under the finish but at several parts it has actually cracked the lacqeur. Any advice at all? I'm really busy with uni at the moment so I won't be able to see my guitar tech for a while. I really hope it's a mere aesthetic thing caused by temperature change (the finish's cracked but the wood's fine), and I'm dreading that it will be either doomed or f***ing expensive to repair. Cheers, BOB

Damn that is a sweet setup you got there Joe