stingrayPete1977

Saves having an audience when practicing!

Good luck with it all

I am forgetting that the F deck is just a little one, I was thinking of it like a big box like the Fishman, starting with it there sounds like a plan, what about just putting the zoom in bypass either in the FX loop or the signal chain, I prefer nothing in mine if possible.

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1421870568' post='2666094'] Have you got a cool, dry room you can put them in. It should bring the bass back slowly , and shouldn`t twist. I am not 100% because a bass will be laquered , but untreated wood warps if it is dried out to quickly [/quote] That is what I am thinking, dont rush it.

These are the ebay 'chord' ones, cheap enough but all metal with the centre part as a threaded solid bolt and a lock nut, the wall is compressed straw and really good for screwing straight into but I have screwed plaster board turbo fasteners in with a cordless driver they are not going anywhere and the hagers are still holding my basses up, the black SR5 weights more than that Ducati 916 [url="http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-11/20141102_103604_zpseb6n54ip.jpg.html"][/url]

Thanks drT, as we thought nice early Classic5 then, my John East is just the 2 EQ without the mid sweep, its nice! It is definitely the proper 2 band that I took out but it just didn't set the world on fire like the Classic 4 I had tried at the bassday UK show or either of my pre EB stingrays even with a sizzlyGenz amp. Might be a duff pot or something so a tech would be the way forward as I want it to keep all original with the standard case etc that I dont use. +1 on the Cutlass look a like too, good shout and I agree it looks cool, much better than a stock SUB imo.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1421868070' post='2666048'] But why is it happening? There is something very wrong. [/quote] When you watch a plasterer mixing it, they will pour bucket fulls of water in each mix then put it on the walls/ceiling, imagine the mess if you threw 20 buckets of water in your attic! You want the basses to dry out slowly IMO a dehumidifier might be the worst thing you can do now?, slowly slowy catchy monkey approach might be better. I would just leave everything as is and wait for them to return to their normal state unless you need one to play right away? unsealed Stingray necks are quite bad for seasonal changes but they always come back if left alone. Ventilation and low heat are your friends now, if you do dehumidify then dont put it right in the attic near the basses, do it where the plaster is but the plasterer will probably tell you why not to use one for the same reasons as I would not want my bass necks drying out!

This is essentially my solution to the same kind of thing, the double bass goes into the plat pro EQ, out of there into the A-B switch, electric basses on a second lead straight into the A-B switch, A-B output to the amp input. I have the tuner on the amp tuner out so both inputs show on the tuner, the Behringer preamp is in/out the valve channel FX loop to give my passive Jazz some extra kick. [url="http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-01/20150103_154656_zpsomkrwn5w.jpg.html"][/url] FET channel for DB via the Plat pro EQ. Valve channel including the Behringer for the Jazz bass. Valve without the Behringer switched on or select the FET channel for Stingrays as that bypasses the Plat pro EQ. Thinking out loud you could get a split signal lead, receiver to Zoom B3 and F deck, output from each to A and B then to the genz input, AB will act like a stop tap to isolate the signal from one or the other and you can use one wireless transmitter/receiver. Option two, if the Zoom B3 has a good true bypass once tested at volume in the signal chain go receiver to Zoom to Genz then add the F deck in/out the FX loop on the Genz head, turn it off for electric bass and use your zoom as normal, bypass the zoom and engage the F deck when using double bass. Not sure if that helps? From experience the eubs wont give any of the issues the real DB will with what you need to do, I'm now running a mag pickup because of the feedback at gig volume! [url="http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-01/20150121_192420_zpss0vygjij.jpg.html"][/url]

If you go too low it will play easier but a lot less DB like and lose some of the thump, make sure the nut slots are cut deep enough but not too deep. Mine is about 9mm on the E reducing evenly to the G at about 6mm I think. Of course different strings will have different tensions too so there is no definitive answer really

Loving the bow work Geoff! , I am using my misery stick more and more during my practice sessions and I am getting better, I do find it hard to 'start' the strings on mine, how would you rate the Zyex to my Spiro weichs and your regular Evah Pirazzi weichs for arco? I am still learning how much and how little rosin to add and I haven't put any on for a while with better results if anything, Owens advice of tilting the bow at the bass bash helped me a lot (Thanks Owen ) and I have a lesson coming up with Jake fairly soon if the planets line up so I will make some screeching noises for him then, I like the deeper sound (to my ears) that your bass has normally compared to mine but then the clarity and brightness is probably best for a novice like me? Thanks again, Pete.

[quote name='Toasted' timestamp='1421760227' post='2664608'] Having to keep your eye on them the whole time you're at the bar. [/quote] I think your average idiot that might try and lift a bass or guitar would take a Fender over a Fodera or a Ritter, etc, A MIM Jazz on a stand nearer the front of the stage would probably be a good safety net?!

90s sgc nanyo bass collection USA S.U.B stingray (not sure if in budget?) OLP Tony Levin Stingray if one crops up, great bass other than the cheap bendy tort guard Ibanez of some sort, SR505 are a nice bass, im not sure on values/models?

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1421778849' post='2664930'] [u]Reviewing [/u][size=4]a bass is one thing, but actually giving a demo to hear what the bass sounds like is a different kettle of fish altogether.[/size] [size=4]I assumed that this thread was about the latter.[/size] [/quote] True, the only review that counts is your own really.

I take no notice of the reviewers personal thoughts, its about the facts for me and a clear description of what is on offer, something like the Classic stingray its hard to see that the body is a slab in the ebmm pictures for example, the new US standard Fenders have a urethane finish rather than polyester one etc.

Someone like Ed doing a good review is poles apart from some idiot playing a tab terribly recorded with a nokia 3210 though, look how hard it is to grasp Fender models and exactly what you get extra for your cash, often the big corporate websites are full of mistakes regarding finishes, nut widths, scale length, country of origin etc etc.

If you've got it flaunt it?

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1421769456' post='2664772'] Some people just like making videos of themselves I guess. If it makes them happy and helps them to escape what could be the monotony of their humdrum life, all power to them. Youtube is a free place... one man's trash and all that... [/quote] You are the transvestite slapper and I claim my five pounds!

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1421738016' post='2664378'] There's even videos of guys unwrapping their basses. I mean, why do we have to see that? [/quote] I've got an old lawn mower I bought from a crown green bowling club, I wanted to see if there was any good clips regarding how to tune the engine and adjust the blades etc.....what a weird world I had entered!

After much searching that's exactly the conclusion I came to.

My mate has a Marleauex Diva, stunning bass with fingerboard from tip to toe, I am ham fisted but have no trouble playing it, well other than my dreadful fretless playing!

The problem I had was even though I was happy to drive miles to try them I would not know a good one from a bad one, maybe a bit more now after two years or so from the Stagg, nearly two years since I got my Gedo. I don't know any other players locally that I could have taken with me. Then there are string heights, steel or guts, bows, pickups, eq units, arghh!

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1421683106' post='2663904'] Couldn't agree more. The bass whisperer gives reviews exactly like they should be done. He plays nice clean, clear lines , whilst giving a great explanation of each piece of equipment. I could watch his videos all the time. If only! [/quote] So far he's cost me Stingray Classic5, three Genz Benz heads and two Genz cabs, one large and one small. Probably planted the idea for a USA Jazz V too, lol. Love him!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1421689267' post='2663993'] A second or two....as long as that ? What annoys me about Youtube reviews, is where the guy is just rambling on, and on, and on. Clearly little or no thought has been put into the thing beforehand with regard to what they're gonna say. There was one I saw the other day that someone had posted on here, where after about 20 seconds i just switched off and came back to this site. It doesn't have to be scripted, just not rambling. [/quote] Our own Geoffbassist does the discover double bass lessons on youtube, they are a master class in how to do it, not too flashy or anything but nicely shot from the right place at the right time and right to point but with enough good humour left in, brilliant.

I always look at in comparison to cars, even the best cars for holding value Mini, Vw, audi etc will lose £1500 a year even if you buy one thats already lost the big chunk when brand new. You only live once