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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1383344820' post='2263547'] Increase from the 11w one to the 60w one, same brightness. Because watts isn't the determining factor of brightness. Same way that it isn't the determining factor for loudness. [/quote] so florescent tube bulbs give a wide frequency light in the greeny bit of the spectrum, and incandescent a narrower frequency of light in the yellowy spectrum. What I'm wondering is what's better for metal?

theres a fair few folk on here from your side of the north sea. I would have thought that using a courier would be easier if you find the right folk. It may be easier to try and sell the warwick and buy a fender on here secondhand. I have a warwick and I also have had many fender type basses- my advice would be that it's good to have both.

Roland D-bass series as a DSP powered combo option… any experience?

[quote name='erisu' timestamp='1383320131' post='2263163'] That's true - though what I love about Warwicks is it feels like quite an exclusive club to be in and as they refer their customers as "being in the Warwick family" There's just something Warwicks that I love, even if other basses are better bought for better investment, a Warwick will always be a Warwick [/quote] they are nice basses - but they are just basses and I'm not more in the same family as warwick as I'm in the same family as fender players if I plyed a fender

I've had a fair few basses in the last few years, mid to high mid ranges, but mostly played one or two live. Not regretted it a bit, it's helped me work out what I like and what I want in a bass. Yes it does turn out to be the one I've played live the most but hey! I know that now!

[quote name='donkelley' timestamp='1383157522' post='2260984'] For me they're simply not very physically attractive. Come on, there has to be at least SOME sexiness in a bass for me to want to play her! The BB series is one of the most utilitarian looking things I've ever seen. The feel fine, nothing special imho but certainly sufficient if you're into their neck profile, and the sound very good in a classic fender bass kinda way. Very well built, also, with solid hardware. Body shape turns me off, so does the headstock, so do the LOOK of their pickups and general mounting area for everything. If I close my eyes I can really enjoy playing one though for a while. [/quote] I didn't like the look - esp the lower end ones with the pup selector switch in that odd position…. then I picked up a japanese BB300 in a trade - needed to sell it on but it did have a very nice neck. when I saw my BB1200 up for sale something about it caught my attention in a genuine old classic way - when I played it I "got it."

ooh I don't have an mp3 in or headphones out. but got a mute switch!

[quote name='k50' timestamp='1383162183' post='2261100'] I'm really pleased with it so far . I haven't had a chance to use it with a band yet but that should be rectified next week ( been busy at work ). Sound wise , its great flat with a slight upper mid boost quite similar to a MB F1 and with the taste control slightly to the right ( rich) it produces a lovely deep tone yet still retains all the detail. It does seem to have a steep high pass filter reducing extreme lows , not necessarily a bad thing .Its also extremely fast like most class d amps. Yes its certainly powerful , not in the same league as my TC Blacksmith , but as a back up that fits in my gig bag its brilliant. I bought a GB shuttlemax 9.2 earlier this year and sold it quickly , i know everybody rates these highly but not my cup of tea. I also owned an EBS 660 , great amp but the puma is a fraction of the size with more power , similar quality tone . Half the price new !! Owned various rigs over the years , Trace ,Eden ampeg pro4 ,MB FI, LMII,Ashdown ( caught fire after half an hour ). The Puma will definitely be staying along with the Blacksmith not to mention my gen.2 Barefaced big babies. ( probably order a gen 3 big twin soon ) Hope thats useful, Roger. [/quote] how do you find the puma and the barefaced go together?

[quote name='Budbear' timestamp='1382495631' post='2252875'] In my humble opinion (as humble as we New Yorkers are with our opinions), the only overpriced basses are the ones that don't sell. You see them on the shop walls, dusty, poorly set up, with dead strings, priced reduced several times, and yet, not cheap enough for someone to buy. People will buy most anything if the price is right. I'm involved in the retail end of the industry and that's the reality of MI sales. Just a word about Fodera. The price list linked to above is mostly suggested retail, not selling prices. Dealers give discounts. Nonetheless, they are expensive. I know Vinnie and Joey personally, and, in fact, am quite friendly with Joey (BTW, his last name is Lauricella, not Fodera. That's Vinnie's name) so I may be a bit biased. I live 15 min. from the Fodera workshop in Brooklyn. All their instruments are handmade, with immense care & meticulous craftsmanship. All their components are top quality. It's a small business, but they treat their employees well with a fair wage and excellent benefits and great respect. No one in that shop is getting rich. They all live in middle income, working class neighborhoods. Overhead is high in NYC. Customer service is extraordinary, and every customer that goes to the shop gets either Vinnie or Joey's personal attention and time. All that stuff costs money. Every customer is treated alike and well, whether your name is Victor Wooten or Joe Schmoe. Nobody gets a *star* endorsement deal. The margin is too slim for that even if they had that mindset. They may or may not be your cup of tea, but there is no denying their quality and, seeing as how well their resale prices hold up and how quickly they're snapped up when flipped, their value. I have played several but I don't own one, not because I think they aren't worth it, but because I don't play out nearly enough anymore to justify such an expense even at dealer's cost. Although, you never can tell. I just might sell off most of my collection someday and use that to get a custom Monarch made to my specs and cross that off my bucket list. Last words: Play what you like. If it makes you happy, it was worth whatever you paid for it. Be groovy to each other. [/quote] Good post - The thing is in another thread if we were talking about a business working building high end whatever, staying in the city near the users, paying decent wages and healthcare and working hard to come up with really well repeated products we would be excited that, a) we can still do that kinda high end low volume stuff in the west. it seemed to be run ethically in terms of looking after employees… c) people are doing stuff and making stuff and making it well and making a business model work but something seems to happen when the thing is something, well we kinda want, and well "why is it so expensive yadda yadda yadda" … Fodera are doing something well and making it work. Thats a good thing, not a bad thing. [quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1383141316' post='2260672'] What's your point? You agree? Disagree? Just want to be disagreeable? Fodera's sell out? So what. It's interesting that you owned FOUR and decided they weren't for you but choose to complain about a thread where someone felt they didn't live up to expectations. [/quote] i think you've misread what he was saying there - I think his point was that as they sell everything they make the must be doing something right and the critique of them is a bit dull. I don't think his owning four and selling them was a complaint about them - just saying he hadn't clicked. I could say I've owned 4 fenders and sold them all but hope to get another good one one day - it's not a complaint against my appreciation of Fender. anyway….

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1383063454' post='2259719'] My Missus has got one of them, and she loves the 'tone'. [/quote] does she go for clean or nitro setting?

hmmm [url="http://www.rareelectricguitar.com/Fodera-Victor-Wooten-Yin-Yang-Standard-4-String-sale_893.html"]http://www.rareelectricguitar.com/Fodera-Victor-Wooten-Yin-Yang-Standard-4-String-sale_893.html[/url]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1378514064' post='2201460'] Touching on what folks like Molan had to say earlier , I personally have always gravitated towards the highest quality basses , even when I was a kid looking at pictures in magazines ( that's all we had for bass porn in the days before the internet ) with no means to buy them . However , now that I have a bit more money, I have realised that most of those basses are completely superfluous to my real - world practical needs . I honestly think that you get most bang for your buck at around the just-over-a -thousand-pounds mark . An American Standard Fender Jazz will do everything that a U.S - made Lakland Joe Osborn or passive Celinder Jazz will , and it's not so expensive or difficult to replace that you need to worry unduly about looking after it . The way to get the most out of any bass is to play it and use it , and there is an inertia for most people that makes them handle expensive custom basses with kid gloves compared to more generic instruments . I am no fan of his playing , but it's great to see Victor Wooten playing his Foderas with scant regard for wear and tear , and Stanley Clarke spanks his Alembics with an equally gay abandon . That's the way to do it , in my opinion . That is what [i]really [/i]constitutes a good investment in a bass - to play it and love it . Overall , once you actually get your hands on them and play them . there is far less difference than you might think in the final results between a very good mass- production instrument ( i.e U.S.A Fender , EBMM, Lakland Skyline , ect ) and most very expensive boutique basses . There are , of course, plenty of notable exceptions , but I can't help but notice that many ( maybe even most ) great players in various eras who we all admire were capable of getting amazing results on fairly standard equipment . [/quote] +1 I sold a few basses I've had because I began feeling too precious about playing them. My streamer was bought well played and loved, and remains well played and loved. [quote name='lojo' timestamp='1383028843' post='2259192'] This also reflects our strange relationships with basses, you effectively lost a sale on your instrument because you didn't want to see it get gigged and become roadworn, nothing wrong or right about it though. I'm only a weekend player, pubs, parties and functions, but I'm getting drawn to a decent (I mean 1.5k, some may consider that low) bass , which is way beyond my needs, but I played one recently and I did notice the quality and playability. If I buy one, is that an indulgence ? [/quote] nah, the person in question wanted to buy my bass secondhand for £900 so he could keep his new USA fender version of the same bass in pristine condition under his bed to gain value… or something. no its not an indulgence if you play it

took it to practice today. In possibly the worst room for amplified music…. It needs a set up still… but it sounds nice - very try different to anything i've played before soundwise. Can do quite rock.

have a read through this thread, similar questions and a lot cleverer answers than I could give....[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/210554-pa-gear-as-bass-ampcab-one-of-the-most-amazing-bass-tones-ive-heard/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/210554-pa-gear-as-bass-ampcab-one-of-the-most-amazing-bass-tones-ive-heard/[/url]

whatever you do Mr Foxen wants his gut shots!

Milty - are you coming out the closet as a gigging bass player?

[quote name='bramleyapple' timestamp='1382868433' post='2257275'] Im happy with the comments above. As always people on here always leave great comments! [/quote] mine was a failed comment on your intelligence but never mind!

[quote name='Urban Bassman' timestamp='1382901023' post='2257821'] Lets start with what you have now... [/quote] Tecamp Puma 1000 into Tecamp M210 4 ohm. I'm thinking might go for a separate pre and power amp.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1382659907' post='2255253'] The come in a tolerance range. These seem to be tested and the on spec ones labelled "nitrous" and the 10% under spec ones labelled "clean". The +10% ones presumably go elsewhere. [/quote] if you were clever you kept the +10% ones and sold them as super nitro....

theres not really a question there is there?

I'm getting rig change itch. I like nice clean transparent bass sounds. I like the fatness of my ACG equiped Warwick. It sounds great. But I also think that the big clean sound is... well... not a big warm valveyness. But then if I found a fatter warm valve sound would I miss the clean quick response of my solid state amp? Which I've heard reviewed that it sounds a bit like a clean high end valve amp anyway....

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1382781571' post='2256454'] I think there's probably more to pre-amp design than meets the eye. If I were going to build a pre-amp, I think an interesting starting point would be the one in the Yamaha Nathan East BBNE2 . I'm lucky enough to own one of these and in my opinion it's the best sounding bass I've ever heard, which must have something to do with the pre-amp. The pre-amp circuit and a list of all the components is included in the Yamaha Service manual. I think it would be an interesting project to build one of these - obviously you wouldn't need the active circuits on the pickups, but the rest of it seems feasible. It's a long-term project to take the circuit diagram, stick it into TinyCAD/VEECAD and see what the layout would look like. The service manual also includes the Yamaha PCB design but I think reproducing that would be beyond my abilities. [/quote] or even the Yamaha PB1 preamp that noelk was saying was good on another thread