AKA Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 hi everybody, just signed up to bass chat, to chat with like minded people, keep up with the lastest gear, and hopefully keep on learning new stuff, bin playing 'The Bass' since i was 13ish, so thats 30 odd years, yikkees!!! at present i'm in a ska band doing our own numbers n also some classic covers, i'm a lefty so looking for that special one is always a bit of journey!, i play a warick corvett standard 4 string through a 300watt trace 4 x 10 combo with a 1 x 15 cab. i'm on the search for a new rig n keep checking out ebay n local papers etc, so gonna have a look on here to see whats about, hopefully something that will tempt me to part with my hard earnt cash, any ebs stuff would be of interest, but i'm open to any advice from any of you more experience giggers for a decent ska sound. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlo_treacher Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 nice to meet you, im new here too! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Welcome to you both then! I joined late last year but still feel fairly new myself The marketplace forums on here are an absolute godsend (or are they?? ) Most of the contents of my pedalboard was bought from the lovely members here! I'm sure you'll find loads of toys to play with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Hiya, another newbie like me. is that a lefty in ur pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 hi to u too also, yeah i've been looking at the for sale stuff pages, there's enough there to keep me occupied for a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlo_treacher Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='AKA' post='1295252' date='Jul 6 2011, 09:45 PM']Hiya, another newbie like me. is that a lefty in ur pic?[/quote] lol no just a camera on my mac that always flips the image so it looks weird. annoying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 just checked out your introduction paeg, thats pretty cool stuff you bin doing, royal albert hall!!!, f**k me, thats cool as, bin there myself but only as a watcher! regarding your gear, wot do you think of the mark bass gear? not tried it myself but alot of people are raving about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Markbass gear in a nutshell - light, loud, and very clean! And you WILL be heard in the mix! I love mine, but you may find yourself wanting to get a pedal or two to give yourself a bit of grit sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 thanks, will it give me a nice punchy sound, my trace combo that i play through is lovely but i can't get the sound i really want from it, maybe i am setting it up wrong, any idea's / advice would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I found i got an extremely punch sound 'right out of the box' with my markbass setup. Easiest amps to set up as well! You don't really need to mess with the EQ, just the VLE and VPF filters to give the sound a different character. You could very well get a great sound out of the trace gear too though! It's usually best to start off with everything set flat, or in the middle and go from there. mid frequencies are your friend! They might not sound too pretty when you're playing alone, but when youre in a band setting they are the frequencies that shine through and really give your sound an actual sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlo_treacher Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='AKA' post='1295299' date='Jul 6 2011, 10:16 PM']just checked out your introduction paeg, thats pretty cool stuff you bin doing, royal albert hall!!!, f**k me, thats cool as, bin there myself but only as a watcher! regarding your gear, wot do you think of the mark bass gear? not tried it myself but alot of people are raving about it.[/quote] yah it was by far the best 45 minutes of my entire life. brixton was bigger numbers wise but rah was something special. still feels like a total dream though! even looking at the pictures doesn't really feel that real. maybe one day we will do it again as a headline act! mark bass are great but can be a bit honky at times. however i dont know if this is just my particular amp or the way i set it too. guess it just takes a fair bit of fiddling. They are however very neat, light and as chris says, definitely heard in the mix! agree with the pedal idea, they are originally meant to be an acoustic amp (i think?) so very clean. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 thanks Chloe and thanks Chris, really good to chat with you n share some stuff, maybe i'm not doing my trace rig any justice with the sound thing, need to start fiddling with the settings n experiment a bit more me thinks. chloe if i ever get to play the rah, i will let you n the world know too.!!! cheers for know guys n hope to chat to you both soon. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I'm sure our paths will cross again many a time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 thanks Pickle, starting to feel very welcome on here, its a nice site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 [quote name='alanbass1' post='1306410' date='Jul 17 2011, 08:57 AM']Welcome aboard[/quote] Thank u alanbass, great site this, i've already found and brought a new amp n cab already, fantasic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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