paul_5

Just got in from tweaking my setup - [IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/Rig2.jpg[/IMG] Hartke LH500 with a dBx 1066 into a newly rack-mounted DHA VT1EQ in the FX loop - clean valve channel and a filthy valve channel. Lovely.

what's not to like? It's accessible beyond the 30th fret and is ecologically sound; think of all that lovely wood that hasn't been used.

If that baffles you, then my picking one up for £95 the other day will have you tearing your hair out!

I use mine as my main tone shaping circuit. The 3 band on my amp is there to compensate for different rooms or whatever.

[quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1338573548' post='1676716'] The P-retro is a good call, but if it was me I'd fit a piezo bridge (I know there's a Fender-fit one cos I used to have one, I think they can be had around the £50 mark now....). Gives you that nice, woody acoustic-y sound perfect for fretless, that can be EQ-ed to sound quite "Jazz nasal", and usefully different to the P p/up. There may be a way to do without having to route a battery compartment, but if unavoidable I'd far rather route the back than the front - don't touch that!!! [/quote] This - you may find that a PP3 battery will fit [i]somewhere[/i] under the scratchplate of the bass.

Lead-free solder is the electronics equivalent of fat-free mayonnaise or decaf coffee; it is the stuff of pure evil and should be avoided at all costs. Kill it, kill it with fire!

I'd personally go for separates - more flexibility if you're sharing stuff with support bands etc... Also a head is MUCH easier to lug around than a combo. I'd also plump for a 2x10 instead of a 1x15, but that's just my opinion - if you possibly can take your bass to a shop and play through both. Trust your ears.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1337627273' post='1663133'] actually it would depend on the circuit wouldn't it, the chorus has a £10 chip in it [/quote] Ooh, true analogue 'bucket bridge' then. Nice.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1338554753' post='1676270'] It's rather like the person who says "You read [i]books[/i]? God, how [i]boring[/i]" and howls with idiot laughter. You don't know whether to pity them or lure them to a subterranean cavern and butcher them in the interests of the wider public good. [/quote] I think you've answered your own question there Skank.

[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1338554418' post='1676261'] What a tit! Ah well, means you can legitimately re-list it, I suppose... [/quote] That's what I'd do too!

That sort of plastic is better for Jazz basses - a P bass should really be wrapped in polyurethane or similar - tin foil at a push. I ain't judging, I'm just saying.

[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.