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Prime_BASS

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  1. This is an amazing cab, got mine yesterday and played it full whack stuff went everywhere with how much air this thing moves. and weighs less than a average 13 year old!! cant believe iots not gone yet. If i had the cash i would take this myself for a huge 2x15 rig. good luck
  2. BUMP before the end of the night. I cant really shift on the £200, and couriered will be £200 + the cost of the courier.
  3. Nottingham, ng5 I can always check for a courier price but I'm not expecting it to be cheap bank transfer, paypal excepted, or cash on collection
  4. As stated in title. Need to get rid quick as I just got my new rig and as I currently live in a bedroom smaller than most of today's prison cells it's got to go. Loads of versatility, solid state 'modern' channel, quite bright, clean and loud. Valve 'classic' channel, warm goes from soft to dirt. Also can blend the two, for a nice combination which is what I've done so fAr with it. 300w at 4 ohm and when you add another 4ohm cab it goes to 450w at 2ohm which is great for someone who wants a practice space amp, then transport it with another cab to a non PA'd gig, as it has a XLR out it can be DI with pre and post switch. The two channels are foot switchable but the marhall footswitch strangely broke, but will send it out anyway, it has another 10 months on warranty and I'll find an invoice for who wants it. Only gigged twice and it's never been past half way on the master volume cuts through very nicely, and is surprising loud. It has 2 small nicks in the tolex, nothing drastic and barely visible until you get close. Any more info wanted or pics pm me please. Please someone take this quick. Before my mum kills me! I already have 2 guitar 4x12's an my new rig is an ampeg SVT-3 pro and a barefaced compact, im not really looking for anything trade wise, but offer me what ever, im interested in pretty much everything. JUST throw me some offers as i dot have the space for this and my new stuff set up. VID: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPHFI6u5TyM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPHFI6u5TyM[/url] hopefully you can hear it a bit, but quality isnt amazing. EQ is set flat then I have a graphic EG pedal set to flat highs, cut high mids, and boost low mids and slight boost lows. last picture shows level used, channel volume and master volume, it was more than enough to cope with two guitar 150w 4x12's half stacks at a previous gig that were set around half volume. PICS [attachment=47001:IMG_0383.jpg] [attachment=47002:IMG_0381.jpg] [attachment=47004:IMG_0620.jpg] [attachment=47005:IMG_0621.jpg] [attachment=47006:IMG_0622.jpg] [attachment=47008:IMG_0623.jpg] Thanks Stephen
  5. My fender power jazz has loads of high end, not the bad kind. I think it's part the electronics and hardware, the TBX is a 500k pot, do more high freq come through and the graphite in the neck. IMO you should try one of them before you count fenders out. I'm trying to trade it for something as I prefer a deeper full fat milk tone.
  6. If this was White I'd trade you my MIJ fender japen power jazz. Good look.
  7. Mid 80's White Fender Power Jazz Bass Special. It's basically a Duff McKagen artist bass, but with an active circuit, which is the "power" part. Dont get confussed by the Jazz name, it's a precision special with a Jazz neck. Ok I try and keep this short and simple. Precision body, Jazz neck (22 frets)and P/J loaded. Pickup selector to switch between J pickup, J/P or just the P pickup. The P pickup is reverse mounted also to give a a warmer lower tone to the higher strings. 1 master volume. 1 Fender TBX control, treble/bass cut. Has a middle detent on the sweep for a flat tone, turn one way its cuts bass turn the other it cuts treble. 1 mini toggle switch. Switches from passive to Mid boost to Low boost. This switch controls the active tone circuit, the ATE circuit. 1 frequency sweep knob. This is bypassed when the mini toggle is off(passive) and all the standard Precision special passive tones are available. when the mini toggle is in mid or low boost mode this controls the frequency which is being boosted, I don't know however the parameters of the frequencys, or whether it's shelved or not. Battery compartment for the active circuit is located on the back, and is screwed in. This is all Original I installed a Quarter pounder P and a duncan designed J, as the standard J was weak and I had the duncan spare. The quarter pounder does sound better to me than the standard it has a flatter and hotter response. I still have the original Pickups and can install these if you wanted, although the J may need a rewinding or its just old and tired. I will install the original knobs as soon as and replace a missing screw in one of the machine heads Here's a link to a talkbass thread I found on it. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192864"]Talkbass fender power jazz thread.[/url] and here's a adobe PDF file from fender on it. [url="http://support.fender.com/manuals/instr_owners/Jazz_Bass_Special_Japan_1987.pdf"]Fender manual from 1987.[/url] this is actually wrong I think as mine has a TBX control instead of a standard tone control. This is a versatile P-bass, it does standard passive P-bass tones to some thick lead jazz tones with the active circuit engaged. You can get a great slap tone by using the low boost and setting the tone knob to the middle detent with both pickups selected, best I've heard anyway. Even with just the P/U selector you can get a standard P, to a suitble less thumpy P to a standard jazz bass tone. The active circuit is hard to describe, the only way to describe the low boost when the sweep is set really low is like the "low" button on some amps, never really played with the mid boost as it suits a mid scooped EQ better. Ive usually only used it when I need to rage with my fingers to killing in the name, and as such would suit some of you heavy metallers out there or harder rock. It has a lot of natural treble which can be EQed out with the basses controls, but again I played it mainly with fingers and slapping. This is a great playing and sounding bass, the neck is nice and fast and those extra frets do make a bit of difference. It just isnt for me. I prefer the Jag's 2 band EQ and series/parallel switch, and it doesn't have the same mid range growl I'm used to hearing. Doesnt get used with my band which is a shame as it would suit some songs that have a heavy churos, but I prefer doing more melodic soloing during songs which to me sounds better with my jaguar than this bass. It does do incredibly low and thumpy sound which is perfect for heavy guitar backing and some drop tuning, but drop D is as far as I go, and the electronics are much quieter than my Jaguar, as I think some one has shielded the cavities in its life time, for the better. Trade options: Some kind of White, yellow or very light brown sunburst CIJ or MIJ Fender Jazz bass, prefer a maple F'board too. Anything with 2 Jazz single coils, again White or yellow. Any kinda hollowbody with a 32" and longer scale. Any dual humbucker loaded bass Earlier the better Fender Mustang, again White or yellow, mustn't need a pickup change. Any EBMM Dean stylist cabbie bass. For the sake of rules and keeping options open, a sale price would be a firm £500, Id would rather trade it as It would save me time clearing funds and I stop me using the funds to buy something stupid I dont need, That's a big range but if it doesn't fit please just offer me, you never know Photo's. [attachment=49269:IMG_0661.jpg] [attachment=49270:IMG_0662.jpg] [attachment=49271:IMG_0663.jpg] [attachment=49272:IMG_0664.jpg] [attachment=49273:IMG_0665.jpg] [attachment=49274:IMG_0666.jpg] [attachment=49275:IMG_0667.jpg] [attachment=49276:IMG_0668.jpg] [attachment=49277:IMG_0669.jpg] [attachment=49278:IMG_0670.jpg] [attachment=49279:IMG_0673.jpg] [attachment=49280:IMG_0672.jpg] [attachment=49281:IMG_0674.jpg]
  8. Pictures, location, quality, what kind of difference do the pups have, are the originals still available? Reason for trade?
  9. I got my SVT-3 pro for around 425GBP and that was with a case bag thing that racks it and keeps it relatively safe. Not really had an issue with it's volume though, it does 450 w at 4 ohm and 275w at 8 ohm which isn't weedy, but no good having all that wattage if the cabs can't cut the mustard. I recon 1k is a nice budget you can get a good new or brilliant used for around half then you have the rest to spend on a nice cab
  10. I have a CIJ 1985/6 power jazz bass special, in white. Has a Seymour quarter pounder P installed put will send the original, it's been gigged a few times in it's 25 year life and as a result it's got a more than a few injuries non are major or deepen into the wood. Would trade and Could put in some cash to sweeten the deal?
  11. I like to buy brand new, and get super edgy when anyone else touches them. Especially now since my mint jaguar, that everytime I played it I removed my belt, got nocked down and has a tiny 3mm dint into the wood, by my retard band mates who are like uncontrollable monkeys. Other than that one mark it still pretty brand new looking other than dirt and dust.
  12. Should I sell my Ampeg SVT-3 pro for one of these things?
  13. [quote name='whimsy23' post='793532' date='Apr 1 2010, 05:37 PM']I like the sound of Orange or Ampeg... a bit out of my price range though. Cheaper alternatives?[/quote] Orange Bass Terror 500? I've seen them go for new at around 350 ish, imposible to find used though. Cab, I don't really like the isobaric cabs, not high enough as I personally want to be shaken to my core, notjust my ankles. I like the OBC 15 but I haven't tried the 4x10 which will probably have the punch needed to cut through. And either cab isn't that expensive. In my opinion the bass terror is kinda 'fizzy' on the overdrive sue of things but provides enough clean warmth to take an effect pedal well. You won't go wrong with an Orange, sound or quality wise. Also you can pickup a used big muff for little to no money, although are noisy as hell if you bass lacks the adequete sheilding. EHX offer a bass aimed fuzz, and a bass fuzz/overdrive although the drive sound is aweful.
  14. I think posting pics would help. Also would you be open for tradsies?
  15. I think as you grow more as a player you'll hate having a one trick pony, and a previous post stated that's a lot of dough for something that IMO would be limiting.
  16. The only thing I don't like about is that's it's quite dark an the valve 'voice' I don't understand fully, in my eyes 1 is really dark and 3 is a little subtler while 2 is a middle ground. Also it reacts quite strange eq wise when it's on blend channel, it should have made one of the two channels eq options the total eq control for the channel. But for me I keep it all flat and have a graphic eq.
  17. Where in the US are the US made ones, err, made?
  18. It may have been a dud, don't worry though some one has to get them. I've got the same model, I agree it has a good tone, and it does go loud, trust me, I had a full sized gig I. A theatre with 2 half stacks one being an orange AD140, and the master was barely pushed up to 4. Ive never heard this volume problem, I would suggest checking your cables just in case, many minutes have been wasted by me by not checking the cables. Could also try the lead that connects the speakers to the head on the back, and then hook up so e headphones and see if there is still an issue. These are loud though, trust me, I've cranked it.
  19. As a guitarist by nature I don't see any practicke use by dropping to G#, what guitars are they using, eq settings and possibly strings, I've found on any standard guitar anything below drop D on medium guage strings is like playing on spaghetti. I barely see a point of going below B tuning. I'm still in the 'keep your gear and spend no money' side of things. It seems a tad unfair that you have to spend some wonga becuase of their poor manners. What kind of music are you playing? I'd compare your self to other bands and then see what the bassist is doing in those to punch through. Other than that +1 on mids though.
  20. I'm sure I read earlier that some where worried about it shaking off the cab unto the floor. The guys at talkbass have the most enormous threading this head and cover everything, and theuly say that the feet coupled with a cab with a rough tolex, or carpet and it'll stay still. They also have a few tips and tricks.
  21. Tubes are exciting and scary, I have an orange ad140htc, for when I'm slapping the old six strings, and it sounds. I know its built like a tank, made of gold, but I'm scared to take it any where for gigs incase any goes wrong. And hopefully your history with ampeg will prevent you from buying them in the future, I know I'm not buying a Marshall for a very long time, for the same reasons
  22. Only heard the CL live, killer tone, I know nothing of the VR though. Ever thoght of trying before you are buying? Would prevent you getting dud?
  23. The mag600 and that abm500 are the same wattage, unless ashdown site is wrong, although the abm 8x10 is rated 1200w at 4ohm, what kind of volume difference would that make? Still just becuase the guitarist amps are loud doesn't mean they should be. Have you played with them at lower levels, what do you do for practices? I would imagine lugging my own half stack or a full bass stack would get tiresome after a while. But still, getting them to turn down would be better. Some guitarist don't care as long as they can hear them selves, getting our lead guitarist in my band to not boost his signal during a solo was a ball ache, he just moaned about not hearing himself, even with a dedicated guitar moniter directed at him, in the end we won but the sound guy had to boost the volume of his moniter.
  24. 2 half stacks is over kill. I took my two guitr half stacks an a 300w bass combo to a gig in a relatively small theatre and neither of the stacks where abouve 4 on the master volume. And the 2x10 bass combo was only around 4 or 5 on it's volume, plus a drummer. I wouldn't waste your money on gear trying to be heard you may find it won't make a difference. You might want to trying experimenting with room acoustics and where you position your rig on relation to dead spots on stages, corners, curtains an in relationto your drummer and the guitar amps. You should try and suggest playing at level that you can at least shout over. Also the few gigs I've done with monitors I've had to stand at least 10ft away from my amp to hear it. You might want to get them to turn it down on the bass front and try and compensate your tone to increase in mids and low mods to try and cut through the mix I would like to try, what I call a stage stereo effect, especially since you have 2 cabs of the same spec, you should place each cab either side of the drummer. So you would have Guitar-bass-drums-bass-guitar. It's only an idea but hopefully the cabs will have a better spread. I'm no scientist, but you should try every option you have with current gear you have before spending any more money.
  25. These things have get great reviews on the talkbass forum. The only downside I see is that the spectracomp for some doesn't seem to do as it says on the tin. But from what I've heard of it with my own ears it's the dogs bollucks. The lights are great for darkened gigs.
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