MananaMan

Sweet! Thanks for the advice Juju

Hmmm... interesting idea. Not sure about getting one custom wound... I'd love to, but I'm assuming cost would become a major factor! I'd thought of ordering a new scratch plate to keep the original parts together (for resale purposes etc.). I'm heading off to the local bass shop this weekend to get it looked over - I think there may not be a pickup problem now but some sort of weird string choking. I'd still like to try a different pup tho, would I be able to fit a new one in the same angled fashion as the Standard? I like to look of the bass as it is, so really I'd like to keep as much of that as possible... Would a "normal" pup work OK at a 45 degree angle?

Hey folks, I've got a Gibson Victory Standard bass, it's a beautiful instrument but I'm thinking of changing the pickup. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the pickup and any suitable replacements...?

Hmmm.... great stuff! I'm getting Thin Lizzy to Queen via Led Zep... Weird but cool mix of styles!

Orrite. Though after posting a few times here I'd better stick a link up myself. First off, check out the tunage on our [url="http://www.myspace.com/mrmanana"]Myspace[/url] The guy that does our recording is now in the band ("untitled" is the only track up so far with him playing...) so I'm duty bound to plug the Myspace for the studio. Anyone interested in doing some recording stuff should get in touch through [url="http://profile.myspace.com/fisherststudios"]this[/url] site. Rates are pretty damn reasonable too. Comments / feedback / criticism welcomed. *edit* Anyone into dub / reggae and/or rock should check out Tauntra (link to from the studio site). Just listening to their new tracks. Probably one of my favourite local acts - great energy and loads of different ideas together in one track. Gotta love the dub bits from some serious drum and bass interplay too...

Nice! Great tunes there mate. Filthy as you like.

dude, any more LF than you get with a 8x10 and you'll be blowing away 99% of PAs in the country! of course, you could go out and buy one of [url="http://www.meyersound.com/products/mseries/m3d-sub/"]these[/url] they're not cheap, but they've got built-in amps so you could run it off your line out, then use the spare output for another 8x10 to do your mid/high. I've played with this cab before, great tone and the bass is just unbelievable...

hey dude... nice ideas there! keep it noisy...

In that case I wouldn't worry about the quality of the tracks in the application. No mp3 imports there - at least as far as I can tell...

Garageband 08 allows you to record, import and export at 16-bit minimum (up to 24-bit). No mp3-quality tracking there. Which version were you using?

ah, oh well! Gimme a shout when you get the new tracks up, be keen to hear em!

One word : Aguilar If that's too pricey (likely!), you won't go far wrong with a Marshall VBA. I might have a VBA for sale too if you're interested...

depends what you're using the POD for I'd say... If you're running the pod as a pre-amp, I'd be tempted to try the POD first in the chain, then you get all the tonal jiggery-pokery you like, without the POD affecting all the tone from your pedals... Alternatively, if you'd prefer to notch down the crazy effects, then POD at the end would make sense... Bang it in both ends (if you'll pardon the expression!) and see what sounds best to your ears, that's the best way.

yeah, it is at that.... damn credit crunch halting my incredible credit card-fuelled gas attack!

I'm agreeing with umph, umcoo you should really seriously check out Matamp's stuff. A guy I know is heavily into Matamp (to the point of factory tours, four custom cabs and a regular line to the factory cheif's home phone) and as far as I know Matamp actually built the original batch of AD200's, they were also asked to spec the new version prior to Orange taking over construction. They're also remarkably friendly folks. Just not cheap Best thing about them though - when you go to their site, there's a big Matamp logo and underneath it says "click for tone". Love it.