Lozz196

Def the Fender. Even though the general sound of the Yam is what I aim for I prefer to sculpt/remove from the warmer more rounded Fender sound, figuring I can remove what is there to whatever degree needed, but can’t add what isn’t there in the first place. When I have the Fender as I want it it still retains an overall warmth which the Yam lacks. Sorry, re-reading this I’d say completely unaltered then the Yam is my preferred type of sound, though I do find it can feel a bit “sterile” if that makes any sense?

I find the difference between my Fender Precision and my Yamaha BB1100s is that the P pickup soloed on the Yam sounds like the Fender after it`s had a bit of eq or compression applied, a bit crisper on the highs and less in the low mids/tighter in the lows. This at home practice levels playing along to YouTube, I doubt I`d notice at band volumes.

In my current band, due to both different style of music and my now glass back I finish a gig barely sweating, however really aching the next day. A marked contrast to my last band where as the music was harder after a 30min set I’d walk off stage with it feeling like someone had tipped a bucket of water over me.

That’s interesting to know @Phil Starr, I know a good few amps have a baked in eq with controls set flat, nice to know Ashdown went that way.

Good score there

I’ve got to the point where I pretty much can’t carry stuff aside from my bass, and bending down to plug in cables etc is difficult. So my “stage moves” don’t require much, aside from trying to get out of the way of our lumbering clumsy singer.

When I was doing similar I used Ashdown amps, both ABMs and RMs, as both have an EQ bypass switch, hence my reasons for using them. The RM amps are Class D, small, light & powerful. They did do a 300 watt version, but used you can get the 500s for around £300ish. Reliability-wise they`re good, and being based in the UK any issues they`ll sort quickly.

I think Blackadder & Baldrick would describe that as a cunning plan.

Great album, only bought it recently but a truly great listen

This is why I`ve in the past preferred to DI from a Sansamp/equivalent preamp, that way I can adjust volume or eq on the amp to suit the stage without affecting the FOH mix.

The Sansamp Q-Strip is worth checking out, very versatile eq but no drive so fits the bill. For travelling light gigs it’s a pedal that runs on batteries, just one more little thing that makes life easier. I do similar on gigs where an amp isn’t provided - Mono M80 with bass, a Behringer BDI21, and my BOSS WL20 wireless kit (plus a lead just in case). Really does make gigging easy.

My current combo is the Fender Rumble 800, chosen for weight and power. If Ashdown did a similar product I would have gone with them as although the Rumbles sound great I do prefer the Ashdown sound. But they don’t, and weight for me is a big factor, a 13kg 800w 210 great sounding combo fits my needs well.

Wise move methinks, not sure if a guitar one would accommodate a Mustang Bass otherwise would have done the same.

I think they were sold in both 4 and 12 options, with the kit being available in case at a later date a change was wanted, be it to add in more cabs (4 to 12) or downsizing so get max power to one cab (12 to 4).

If I recall correctly Barefaced used to sell a wiring kit for the early ones so the buyer could choose which option.

So she’s strong as well as talented, hate her…….

Pretty much like Slash with his Les Pauls, a sig version of a copy, nowt wrong with that imo

You might need to add in some lows or/and low-mids but assuming it’s not a really loud band I’d think you’ll be fine.

Yep, was just part of the deal of being a bassist, Trace, Peavey, Orange etc all extremely heavy but that’s what was available.

I had a Precision with PF fretboard for a while, to me just felt like rosewood. I don`t like it when it`s light and streaky but that`s a visual preference, soundwise and playability wise no issues.

One of the best Precisions out there, forget for the money, just one of the best out there.

It`s amazing how far bass gear has come isn`t it. Way back when that weight was pretty much the expected, and whilst - imo - it probably sounds a lot better than the lightweight gear, it`s great we have the option nowadays.

Worth checking out the Vintage V4 basses, especially the Tony Butler Sig (providing you like black/maple of course). They`re great basses that punch far above their weight.