paul_5

[quote name='deanbean502' timestamp='1337954871' post='1668008'] As my Signature [/quote] That Amp is too shiny - put a shirt on when doing photography man, for heaven's sake!

the 'slower' bit is the response of the valve when the attack of the bass signal hits it - we're talking milliseconds here. That is a scientific fact.

valves are slower than transistors (their modern, less power-hungry equivalent), so if you want a crystal-clear, hi-fi bass sound then you might need to look elsewhere. the 'warmth' that lots of folks talk about is probably down to small amounts of distortion at key frequencies. me, I like valves in the pre and SS in the power stage.

I'm currently playing my bass(es) through an Ampeg SVP 1550 power amp and using a DHA VT1EQ as a pre, which does a lovely grind / dirt sound. Anybody got any recommendations for a clean boost unit, just to give the power amp a kick in the trousers?

what 'gurn' in my hand?

[quote name='El Bajo' timestamp='1338212455' post='1670869'] At least they had the cojones and get up there. And infront of school, there is no tougher crowd! [/quote] Sure about that? [media]http://youtu.be/RdR6MN2jKYs[/media]

Duracell, because I like rabbits. . The American made ones sound better for Rock, but for fat, funky stuff (and if you can find them) an old Russian one should see you right. The chinese ones sound terrible.

Gibson SG. Nice and simple.

You can alter the input cap, but you run the risk of introducing a big 'thump' when you turn the pedal on.

Lysteria my Muse.

Picked up a practice amp for Martin on Thursday - lovely guy to deal with, makes a good brew too.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1337961426' post='1668133'] [/quote] That refinished cab looks brilliant, I was following the thread with interest - good job sir!

I used to play for most of the day when I had the time, but since we had two sex-trophies (one nearly 5, one 20 months) I'm not really playing regularly. I was at the stage where I could pretty much do anything I wanted but have noticed that , even though I'm still competent player, I've plateaued and I'm not really exploring any new territories. I think I need to book some lessons with a local teacher to 'pin down' some proper practice time. Must try harder.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1337980564' post='1668432'] How can they do them for this sort of money?? [/quote] "By exploiting the workers - hanging onto outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society"

Basses, pedalboard and leads. I always have a spare jack lead and I've found that a 4way mains extension can be worth its weight in gold too. I've probably got some spare strings in one of my cases, but to be honest, it's far quicker to just change basses.

I got mine from EES on Amazon, quite a few online shops stock them though.

True dat.

These are "cheap as chips" at the moment and, based on my impressions of their ODB3 clone I ordered an OC2 copy - the OC-50. I have to say that it sounds almost identical to the glorious OC-2. I'll post some clips sometime soon but I have to say that at the moment I'm loving their "made in the peoples' republic" sound. Great bass tones paid for by the sweat of oppressed masses? I'm such a capitalist stooge. Funny, I'm still a cultural Marxist - how did that happen?

Cool, I played through a Hartke LH500 into an Ampeg 810 a few weeks ago (festival backline)and it sounded awesome. I'm starting to suspect that the 810 is the way forward, it's an investment though as I'd need a bigger car.

Nah, just a 4x10. An 18" speaker is Dub territory fo'sho'.