Basszilla

Two basses is enough for me. Main squeeze and a bit on the side as a backup. However I'd love another Matamp in white. In fact I'm trying to convince my band we all need them 👌😂

A1 seller, great comms, item exactly as described and delivered swiftly

Used to have a black 78 ripper. Shouldn't of sold it, it was a diamond of a bass. Incredible neck on it and they just look fantastic.

Had a rehearsal last night so took both my p-basses expecting to try them both back to back.. Wow. Killer sound be damned. The 95 just stays in tune and kicks out a hugely satisfying roar. I think we clicked properly.. So much so that my 08 didn't come out of it's case all night! Delightful basses indeed! So many layers of sound and super responsive to playing position, the tone knob and technique. I tend to switch between pick and fingers and it sounds great either way.

Been digging hard looking for info on the 90s pbasses. I recently bought a USA 95/96 model which is really nice though the nut end seems less wide than my 2008, more jazz width. I think I prefer a chunkier neck. Any owners want to share their experiences/opinions?

Get some valves cooking and you won't look back. I've had a few class d amps but they either blew up or got sold. KT120s in the power stage for me. Super duper sound.

Ooh that's a beaut. Love that body shape.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1472970957' post='3125622'] Not being flippant here, but that would be a '95 Fender American Standard Precision Bass pickup! As far as I know, they started putting the Custom Shop 62 pickup in from 2012, but before that it never had a special name. It's likely that the specs varied over the years too, I know 2008 era ones sound quite aggressive for example. I really like the one that came stock in my 2004, I did the usual pickup upgrade only to find I preferred the original! [/quote] Cheers mate!

Slightly off topic, but does anyone know what pickup is in a 95 us standard p-bass?

p-bass into Matamp gt200 & Matamp 610 via cali76tx and and a catalinbread sft

Thanks Dan, i may just snag one of those. Makes life easier. Thanks again 👍

Thanks gents, much appreciated... Yeah a board sounds like a better idea, even though the cab is a keeper. I can just take it off then as you said. Cheers Tim

Fellow bass brethren. I've got a Matamp 610 cab that weighs as much as the death star, and I've accidentally ripped two of its feet off. I need to stick some heavy duty castors on it which will take the weight and enable me to manoeuvre. It's extremely heavy but also extremely lovely sounding. Can anyone recommend some decent rubber castors to do the job? Ideally with not too large a diameter. Anyone done this mod to a cab and found the sound changes with it up on wheels? Cheers Tim

Cali76-tx for my vote

[quote name='Cardiff Boy Roy' timestamp='1471128459' post='3110758'] TOM !! is it really You ? [/quote] Close lol...it's Tim

Welcome mate - Pontypridd boy here

[quote name='luckydog' timestamp='1468924044' post='3094287'] Day 8, morale was getting low. 3 days since food ran out, water rations only can't speak. Corruthers seems to have lost his mind, we had to lock him in the vocal booth to escape from his mad screaming. Squiffy has the worst blisters on his fingers I've ever seen. Is there no escape from the smell of sweat and the constant hell hammer of the kick drum ? [/quote] Lol That's actually pretty close! Ha

I have been busy recording a live album with my band. Doing upwards of 40 takes of each track to capture the right version. No click tracks or overdubs. Anyways, one of these tunes features a nice slap riff for the chorus. I could of used my Spector which has a awesome clear as a bell slap tone, but I stuck with the pbass to keep the tone consistent throughout the recording. I quite like that 70s pbass slap tone even though there are more suitable basses for slapping.

Nice! I didn't realise they did a version with a germanium drive as well. Bet that sounds rad. I have the standard TX version which adds in some nice harmonic content. I use my sft for an additional push and eq sculpt into my matamp. I may change the jumpers to see what happens headroom wise. Think you can get more saturation from the transformer that way. Do you know what the attack and release ranges are?

Nice. Have you got the version with the boost as well then? During last night's tracking I brought the ratio down to around 5:1 with a slow attack and fast release. Pulling 16db at absolute peaks. Sounded great. New strings on the pbass. The song is a mix of fingerstyle and slap and it kept my volume in check moving between them. I tend to leave the unit in high gain mode. Have you messed around with the jumpers inside the unit at all? From what I understand there are three options gain wise. I haven't touched mine but may take it off my board and experiment with them.

If you play fingerstyle then play between the neck and the neck pup. I always find that gives me a lot of meat on the track. Find the spot that delivers the best lows and you're golden.

Yes they are excellent. I am using mine for tracking a new album I'm doing. Pbass>cali76>SFT>board and a mic on the cab. Sounds great. I think during the next recording session I'm going to bring the ratio closer to 4:1 and slow my attack down a bit to let the note pop through before the action. As you say, I can drive the input/output to fine tune the sound from there . Cracking bit of kit.

Matamp GT200, set & forget. Thunder ensues.