Lozz196
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I had the VM 70s Precision for a while as a backup and it was a nice bass, but to be honest it was nowhere near like my US Standards. I think more than anything it was the Duncan-designed pickups, they just sounded, well, wrong for want of a better word. The bass itself played fine but the sound from the pups wasn`t to my liking, but then I`m comparing to Custom Shop pickups so it`s unlikely they would sound similar.
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A mate of mine uses a 70s Jazz, neck pickup only, and in the mix you`d swear it was a Precision. When soloed easy to tell it`s not, but in the mix, well that`s where it`s at.
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That's a good point, something that I`ve had a few time, mainly my first times on bigger stages, ended up digging in far too much. Now with a bit more experience I can deal with this but the first time, man did my picking hand hurt after that gig.
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May well be due to lack of salt, I used to get really bad cramp in my feet and calves, started having a banana and a pack of ready salted crisps every day, plus drinking more water and adding salt into my cooking and it rarely happens nowadays.
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They look great Stew, really suit that bass, glad you’re pleased with them.
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The fatter the string, the fatter the tone?
Lozz196 replied to Jay2U's topic in Accessories and Misc
If only Warwick made their strings in this gauge. -
Yes I had one of those too, I had the scrambler set in minimal and it added in some nice drive when digging in, anything more and I thought it just sounded, well, wrong.
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I’ve had both maple and rosewood versions of the same basses over the years, and have always found that the maple ones were slightly “snappier”. I doubt I’d be able to tell in the mix tho. Also a few years back we did a blind maple/rosewood test at the Herts Bass Bash. In every case the overwhelming winners were the rosewood versions.
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Or do it the other way round, if you make a mistake deliberately look at another band member so the audience think it was then that messed up 😁
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Well on the punk/Oi circuit the Precision seems to hold more favour, not sure about any other genres though.
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Curses, you got there before me.
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Nice one, takes a well balanced guitarist to admit that just because they can play guitar doesn’t automatically make them a bassist too. I always describe myself as a bassist who can get by on rhythm guitar at a push. I’d never describe myself as a guitarist as I don’t have the same understanding of the instrument as I do with bass.
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Very good for metal, maybe?? -
Baaaaaahhhh
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I’d try Hot Rod (who used to be Wizard) their 70s style pickup was very similar to my 70s Precisions that I had.
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The 1001rb is a great amp, bags of eq-shaping, tons of power. Use your ears wisely and it should be fine through the 210 but as others have said, I`d get another of the 210s to be safe. It`s very unlikely you`ll blow the speakers in two of the 210s before your ear-drums.
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I had Tonehammers for a while and was really pleased with them. I then played through an Ashdown RM500 at the London Bass Guitar Show and was pretty much astounded at the depth of sound in comparison.
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I keep on looking at these. I`m more than happy with my US Fenders but have noticed my fretting hand/wrist aching a bit recently and wondering if the slimmer neck profile on these Players may help with that. Plus that Buttercream colour, well...………….
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Now Sold One Ashdown RM500 EVO, v1 in very good condition for sale, comes in original packaging. 500 watts at 4ohms (and this is a real 500 watts, these amps are loud and very full sounding). 5 band eq plus drive, compression and Ashdowns Sub-Harmonic Generator, plus Shape feature to emulate the ABM amps. 2 x speaker out (Speakons or jacks), effects loop, plus onboard DI including level control. 5kg in weight, so heavyweight sound in a lightweight amp. £325 gets this to your door in the UK. No trades thanks.
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I’ve played some older Fenders, some have been great, some haven’t. I doubt I’d buy one just for how old it was.
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Which bass cab and amp do I need for a small studio?
Lozz196 replied to EgorI's topic in Amps and Cabs
When we record I go from my preamp pedal to the desk, and gave the amp/speaker miked up. The addition of the amp/speaker brings a warmth and depth to the sound. My amp has a preamp valve so I’d probably look at a low-wattage valve amp like an Ashdown Little Bastard and a small speaker cab to go with it. No need for big wattage amps & big cabs in the studio, but I would want amp/cab in there as well as DI. -
My instinct would be rounds/maple, flats/rosewood, but my ocd would mean trying the above, which is the most logical approach.
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That looks amazing
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Does look nice, pricey though
