sprocketflup Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1420659469' post='2651895'] Yep... I'm definitely getting old... [/quote] is it me , or has the bassist in that pic got his bass the wrong way round? i.e. hes fingering the back of the neck? (ooer) Edited January 7, 2015 by sprocketflup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I just use a racked amp and a couple of cabs. Takes me 5 mins to setup if I faff about and less if I don't. I've no real inclination to change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) [quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1420667952' post='2652070'] is it me , or has the bassist in that pic got his bass the wrong way round? i.e. hes fingering the back of the neck? (ooer) [/quote] Any better..? That's our youngest, Tom, playing my 6-string fretless. I don't get to see it much since he got his hands on it. Staying on topic for a change, that Boss multi has been abandoned since; Tom now just plugs directly into the Hiwatt. Edited January 7, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I used to plug directly (or via a tune pedal perhaps, negligible effect on proper gigging tone) but since I got a BassAttack pedal several years ago I found that I could get a tone I preferred which I couldn't quite achieve with the amp alone despite there being a lot of things to tweak (trace combo so it has EQ sliders, the 'shape' button and compression all adjustable at the amp end). However I couldn't get the same sound if I set everything 'flat' on the amp and only used the pedal for tone shaping, it really seems to be a combination of them both. One reason I'm a bit loathed to change rigs despite the weight and age of the combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckinthepod Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I'm fairly new to bass and gigging and for the first few gigs was very happy plugging in and playing directly to my TC BG500 Combo. It's a great amp and the tubetone gives it a valve type flavour that I love. However, the inaccurate built in tuner led me to getting a Snark floor tuner and I also had a Behringer BDI preamp as a backup. I've now go a small pedal board (Snark/BDI/Digitech Bass Wah) now using the Behringer on most of the time for added tubey type tone and adjusting eq song by song on the bass (Ibanez SRX530). I think using the BDI just add a bit more character/presence and helps the tone cut a bit more in the band. We cover everything from Stones to Maiden so I need everything from a muddy thump to a growling precision type tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 When I play with people it's just a p bass and whatever amp there is. If I bring my zoom it's just minimal compression and the svt model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 I've just ordered the Sansamp Tech 21 - kind of a late Christmas present for myself! I've been looking on and off at these for a year or so, but been a little disillusioned with my tone of late, feel it would be good to try a new approach. Never done anything like this before, so it's a journey of discovery for me. I also read that most bass tones yo hear live on on record have normally been through some kind of box or other, so maybe I'm just finally joining the 20th century! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 ^ 20th Century ended 15 years ago dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 No effects for meeeee! I love how my bass and amp sound. I just EQ as necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1420722538' post='2652529'] ^ 20th Century ended 15 years ago dude! [/quote] I know! I realised that people were using such things in the 20th - so I'm only now catching up with the [i]previous[/i] one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1420722743' post='2652534'] No effects for meeeee! I love how my bass and amp sound. I just EQ as necessary. [/quote] IMO EQ is an effect. In fact anything that does more than simply make the sound of the plucked string louder is an effect. Edited January 8, 2015 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 EQ set flat except for a small cut on the treble. Then play/fiddle/move the EQ on the bass im using, depending on what song it is. Simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I use an MXR M80 just because it's got the nicest grind I've ever heard. I like grind I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1420722538' post='2652529'] ^ 20th Century ended 15 years ago dude! [/quote] Why wasn't I informed about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Bass into Zoom B3 then into amp but the B3 is mostly used as an expensive and overly complex tuner :/. Edited January 8, 2015 by Machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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