paul_5

[IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/2013-02-09140043_zps689d6564.jpg[/IMG] Not the prettiest, but sounds great. Signal chain - Bass - DHA VT1EQ, Chord Octave (OC2 clone), Home made chorus/trem pedal - looper (Loop A, Colorsound Bass Fuzz clone with blend and switchable clipping diodes Loop B - Russian Big Muff with mid control and switchable clipping diodes, Loop C DOD FX25 - modded to work as a LPF with additional volume control), Behringer BSY600 - SWR head and Hartke Hydrive 410 cab.

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1359143323' post='1950797'] I actually think that most pop/rock instruments are easy to play a bit, but to play them in a killer way is a serious undertaking. [/quote] True dat. There's a massive difference between simply getting a sound out of an instrument and [i]playing[/i] it...

Bon Jovi Rush Megadeth Rush and Megadave are still brilliant IMHO!

Led Zeppelin II Chronicles - Rush (a bit of a cheat, I know, but it's the first Rush album I got; I learned a lot from those 2 cassettes...)

You can still have a couple of albums and some great gigs doing it off your own bat - it's MUCH harder work, but you retain the rights to your material...

Brilliant! The East pre's are awesome, I'm sure you'll love it.

I reckon that as players (not collectors) the question should be about 'will alterations make it more playable/flexible/better for me as a musician?'. If you don't like the way it is now or how it sounds then mod it by all means.

I've got a VT1 DIEQ and love it. I've changed the tube for a 12AU7 for less grit, and it sounds brilliant. TBH it's on all the time, as my amp (SWR) is super clean, so this 'GRRRR's it up nicely. I recorded a short demo last week here: https://soundcloud.com/paul_510/fretless-o-d-demo Fretless Jazz into the VT1 into Protools - no compression or additional processing. It'll go MUCH dirtier, but this was enough for the track I'm working on.

They're two expensive bits of kit - I know it sounds like you're chickening out, but have you considered getting a local (more experienced) BC'er to have a look for you?

Do their other basses know any different tunes, or does it just come with the one?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360060914' post='1964089'] If I'm to test the crate to destruction I don't want to use my rig for the task! [/quote] People heal, amps don't. Man up and stand on it already!

Yup, it squelches like a fat bird doing 'armpit farts' in a bath of warm swarfega.

Got a shortscale Hohner acoustic bass guitar in me shed that very rarely gets an outing. It's just too loud for when the kiddies are in bed.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1359992690' post='1963117'] My nephew is learning that bass is better than guitar. I played him some bass (hes 2) then my hubby played a bit of guitar. "Auntie Deb, yours sounds best" [/quote] Clearly, you are a legendary Aunt; Keep it up!

"turn that crazy music off" - Reuben (5) on hearing Charles Mingus for the first time, and his cousin (also 5) - "Why are all those people singing at the same time?" - on hearing Stevie Wonder.

Cheers iCastle. Turns out it wasn't Q3,'twas a cracked trace. However, while I was in I modified it to be switchable between a low pass filter and a band pass. Awesome.

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1359917859' post='1962047'] Probably a combination of 'Sid Sings' and '...And Justice For All'. [/quote] Nice!

Duly noted, will have a play tonight...

This'll end up as 'a bloke [i]paid[/i] me to take his bass away, it's the best one I've ever played' etc...

Ah, mine's a Rev G using an LM1458. I'll check the pinouts... ...and they're the same!

Cheers i, got that one, but I think it's an earlier version with a different opamp. Might be worth closer inspection though...

Could you not strap a voltage divider across the input? Or a cheap compressor might help.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359816819' post='1960701'] Best sound I've ever had comes from a 'bitsa' that cost £150 (max) to cobble together. I too have played MUCH more expensive basses and been disappointed almost immediately. [/quote] Here it is through a DHA VT1EQ https://soundcloud.com/paul_510/fretless-o-d-demo

Mrs Peel!

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1359817867' post='1960721'] A name on a headstock, and a higher price, a better bass do not make. [/quote] True dat.