Killerfridge

When I think of the perfect fretless sound, it always goes to the Pedulla Pentabuzz. So...that.

[quote name='Bankai' post='1362486' date='Sep 5 2011, 12:47 AM']Generally if you can find it cheaper, then GG will price match. Just ask on the phone or alternatively come in store. As for discounts otherwise, you'll usually find the guys can do you a deal if you buy a couple of things, for example a head and cab together. If it's the Newcastle store that's nearest to you, then ask to speak to a manager there once you know what it is you're after. Myself and normal staff aren't able to do discounts you see so all we'd be doing would be asking a manager ourselves! Any further questions then PM me Probably best rather than pulling this thread off track which I could see us doing![/quote] Wait a minute...are you the red haired guy who works in the Epsom GG? If so, I can only thank you for generally being so helpful and accommodating to my stupid quest to find a decent 5 string Jazz Bass. If not, could you apologise to him for me having to leave on short notice, after kitting me out in a booth with an Aguilar head, 2 Sandbergs a Lakland, a Sadowsky and a G&L! I had an upset girlfriend on the phone who needed attending to, not leaving me time to put the basses back, or relay my overall opinions (or even say thanks!)

I agree with the GuitarGuitar, and I will add [url="http://www.projectmusic.net/bass-guitars-176-c.asp"]Project Music[/url] for all your MusicMan needs

I like the tone - sounds growly and awesome!

What's your budget, and how many instruments are you needing to record at once?

[quote name='Herbie The Rad Dorklift' post='1354853' date='Aug 29 2011, 12:05 AM']Got his today from ThomBassmonkey, was also owned (and custom ordered) by another member here. Sandberg MM2. It sounds bloody lovely with my Markbass.... [/quote] It looks bloody lovely too! Wow, seriously nice looking Sandberg there! I personally think the "J-bass plus $$" look is the perfect looking bass.

[quote name='Spoombung' post='1354341' date='Aug 28 2011, 02:19 PM']I notice that 3 and a half years later that guy on Talkbass still hasn't reverse-engineered the Wal pickup yet: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/won-wal-pickup-ebay-432803/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/won-wal-...up-ebay-432803/[/url][/quote] You sure? On page 23 someone is offering Wal clone pickups?

Well, I have been told on good authority that the [url="http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/tannoy-reveal-501a-active-studio-monitors--72911"]Tannoy Reveal 501a Active Studio Monitors[/url] are very good for the price. It will mean bumping your budget to £250 though.

I think my upper limit would be £3000, but that would have to be something spectacularly special. Realistically I can't see myself spending over £2500.

You can find all the videos on Youtube as well: I'm actually really liking the "Amazon" bass. If only it came in 5 string

[quote name='deepbass5' post='1343792' date='Aug 17 2011, 10:47 PM']... but I think they would be out of business by now if customers thought they were a waste of time.[/quote] No-one ever said that the customers thought they were a waste of time. Homeopathy has been proven to do nothing, yet it is still a multi-million pound industry.

I'm looking to try them out at some point (hopefully in the next week or so), depending on when I can be bothered to drive to Warwick. And I will be going with some mighty high expectations - today I was out testing the following: [list] [*]Lakland 55-60 [*]Fender Jazz V [*]G&L 2500 Tribute [*]Sandberg TM [*]Sandberg VM [*]Sadowsky UV70 Metro 5 [/list] Out of all of them, the Sadowsky really blew everything away. The Lakland wasn't that well setup, so the B string was super loud, and there was a lot of fret buzz, but it just didn't have the same presence as the Sad. The Sandbergs were big disappointments - the VM sounded fat, but I couldn't get any useable tones with the hum-bucker, so I reckon a standard P-bass would have been just as good. The TM I just didn't like at all. The G&L has a huge variety of sounds, and in a band I'm sure would sound amazing - but up against the UV70 it sounded just ... I don't know. It lacked attack, and I had trouble figuring out the controls! It may just have been that the strings were dead, but I really had to boost the treble in order to get any sort of articulation out of it. And the Sadowsky just growled like a beast, with a super Marcus Miller slap tone. I love that thing - I hope the Jabbas come close to it!

[quote name='noelk27' post='1342605' date='Aug 17 2011, 12:29 AM']You're right, in that the amount of tension required to bring a given mass of string up to a given pitch is a known quantity and is not altered by the method of string anchoring, but there are other perceptible/measurable qualities, one of which is influenced by the break angle at the witness points, another of which is influenced by the total contact area - string to saddle/nut - at the witness point.[/quote] Assuming your bridge is working correctly, the break angle would not be a problem, nor the total contact area be significantly changed. [quote name='"chrismuzz"']With stringing through the body the string is less likely to be lengthened when playing, especially bending the string, which pulls excess string from past the bridge saddles. Because of this you are less likely to get floppy string syndrome, and of course you're less likely to experience fret buzz because of this. This would definately contribute to the sustain.[/quote] Wha?

There will be no perceivable difference between string-through body and top-loading, other than the placebo effect. There will certainly be no difference in string tension, as the string tension is not affected by where the string goes after it has gone past the saddles.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1340203' date='Aug 14 2011, 11:54 PM']There's 3 of them on one of the stands right at the back by the repairman, you can't miss them.[/quote] Really? Wow, I must be completely blind! Either that, or when I get back there I am too busy being dazzled by the Wal

Ahh so that's from the GG in Epsom? I spend so much of my life in there now it's opened - Fantastic shop (I think I may have met your friend as well - at least I was very well served by what appeared to be the manager while I was testing Sadowskys!) Great looking instrument you have there - I am in the market for a P style bass as well - where did you find the Sandberg?

My favourite is this one: "I think it's a Gibson" "I think the dots are to do with long tuning" I know laughing at kids is a bad thing, but I am a terrible person. So... Yeah.

- Wow. That looks incredible.

I don't know where to put mine - but here seems good enough

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1336268' date='Aug 11 2011, 11:48 AM']Out of interest what made you pick the studio that you did? Did you get to hear anything that had been recorded there previously? Also what do you mean by getting the tracks back from the producer? Were you not there for the mixing? By "producer" do you mean studio owner/engineer?[/quote] B (guitarist mix) does sound horrible, and to make it worse, either our guitarist or vocalist has just uploaded it to our Facebook site yesterday along with a message stating that it was finished . I have since deleted both message and recording. I have a feeling I may have to take them off the admin list for the page We picked the studio purely from convenience, as well as price. No, we hadn't heard anything by him, although some big(ish) names had used him before. It was also a bit of an experiment to see whether a 'professionally' recorded and mixed track would sound significantly better than the stuff we recorded on our own. We were there for the mixing, but due to time constraints (we had to go before we'd finished a couple of the tracks) we didn't have time to hear the mastered tracks, nor retrieve the original recordings - we will be picking the originals up at a later date. The track that was mixed entirely by the engineer sounds atrocious; I may have to upload that for you to all hear! During the mixing I pointed out that cymbals sounded strange, but neither he or the guitarist could hear it - I asked him to take the gating off the overheads, but they both said it sounded fine, so I got overruled. I think this was down to the engineer being deaf, and the guitarist assuming that he knew what he was doing. I also wasn't too keen on the vocals sounding like they had been recorded underwater, but I assumed that was to do with the studio setup, and not the actual track, because when I asked to dial it back a bit, the reverb was taken down by one notch. And also, yes, studio engineer who thinks he's a producer, rather than an actual producer. Thankfully I have access to some willing producers who will have a crack at the original recordings in September . Also, what sort of EQ-ing might you recommend for C (home recording), as it is currently the only one I can play with? Cheers guys, you've all been a great help

[quote name='chrismuzz' post='1335934' date='Aug 11 2011, 12:16 AM']Kind of a hijack here... but my PBDDI hisses a bit. Would the same apply?[/quote] I can only assume so - I mean there is some inevitable background noise when I have the drive cranked, but in most 'normal' situations, I get no additional noise. For instance - at this sort of drive (warning, fat bass sound contained within ) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noY9WlMCDAY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noY9WlMCDAY[/url] I get no additional hiss or noise. I would guess that if you do, you should contact Tech21 over on TalkBass and ask them about it.

Like above - use the level knob to match the levels between bypassed and on. Regarding the hiss - I use a Stingray as well, and it's whisper quiet. From what I've read on TB, Tech21 reckon that noisy ones are defective. Possibly look into trying another or contacting T21?

[quote name='patch006' post='1333322' date='Aug 9 2011, 10:40 AM']Hi all I have just purchased a mac with the intention of recording some stuff. I am a total novice and have no idea about any of it so any advice would be greatly received. What I want to do is..... Create and write tunes. Create backing tracks so I can perform live. Visually record my self playing to create my u tube page. Record rehersals with my band. So the questions are........... Most suitable software logic? logic express ? gargeband etc...... Most suitable interface to connect bass. Any other tips would be useful.[/quote] Garageband should be able to do everything you need, that and the inbuilt camera (for Youtube videos). As for interfaces, I quite like the Focusrite Saffire Pro 24, but it's up to you really. How many tracks will you be recording at the same time?