andydye

Hiya matey, I have a 55-02 and get plenty of top end through my genz shuttle 9 and epi 112 cabs...a few questions spring to mind... What strings do you use? How old are they? What amp setup and eq? Have you got lots of pedals? Does your signal chain start/end with a buffered pedal?

[quote name='krispn' timestamp='1346575709' post='1790616'] Another thing to think about is if you're gonna be switch back and forth between those two comps is a sneaky we A/B box to easily switch on the fly without tap dancing or simple choosing the TC with presets. Keep us posted on how you get on [/quote] Thanks matey! Loads to consider here... In the meantime I've agreed a trade -my ebs for an aguilar tlc- which will give me a bit more control in general...and something new to try

Sounds exciting matey! Can't see any pics though

Like it! V cool.

Bloody clever stuff that!

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1346278244' post='1787530'] So, Fender USA pickups in the Vintage... a very marked difference! Before it had a nice enough sound, even if not very "Jazzy". Now it's clearly a Jazz. I was surprised it made so much difference. It sounds a bit "woody". It reminds me of a roadworn Jazz a friend of mine has. Do they have the same type of oickups? The strings are pretty old, over a year I'm told, but it still sounded pretty good tonight at rehearsal. I will play with this on the gig on Friday [/quote] Ah, the age old 'electronics make more difference than the wood' adage strikes again!

Wren & Cuff pickle pie-b and an EBS octaver gets me close enough for punters and my band...

[quote name='Acebassmusic' timestamp='1346154111' post='1785830'] I too am a member of the Tesco Value Bass Player club [/quote] This...I got me one too!

I love a happy ending to a story with a few twists and turns along the way!

BigRedX that vibracell looks amazing, what a great concept! I've had four MM rays, two 4 strings a 5 and a fretless 5, all good, the ray5 stayed with me as my main bass for a good while but ultimately they had to go, the 4's weren't thick enough sounding and I always wanted more from the 5's... I've bought/traded/sold maybe 30 basses in the last 20 years and don't regret saying goodbye to any, they all felt/sounded good when I got them but their time was done and my needs had changed. I like my Lakland 55-02 and it does what I need just now, that may change if the music I play changes again...if only I could have (and had room to store) about 10 basses! My gorgeous sounding and playing '61 p-bass copy is getting the least airtime so might have to go purely for space reasons which is the wrong reason to sell I think!

I got my 55-02 earlier this year and it's flawless, the 55-01 I had before it was similarly perfect. That said, the dj5 I tried was seriously crappy, the neck felt terrible!

On my phone's crappy speaker it sounds like fuzz bass to me, something that has a wet/dry mix knob would be great, and probably an octaver too wouldn't do any harm

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1344948114' post='1771470'] Joe Meek Floor Q Markbass Compressore [/quote] Thanks for the superb answer 51mon, will have a proper look at the Joe meek as it runs on normal power rather than a 12v supply like the markbass so will more easily slot into my setup...

So, I have an EBS multicomp and kinda like it, it's always on and just cleans everything up a bit, very handy... There are songs that would benefit from a volume boost and a bit more compression in certain parts to aid slapping noises to cut through... Is there a compressor that sounds really good (like the ebs or preferably better) AND has a delectable and controllable second stage? or Would a clean boost do that job loads better, if so, which one? Also, what better comp pedals are out there too? Ta folks

Having listened to your ep on repeat last night, my only criticism is that it's not long enough

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1344575940' post='1766578'] +many to all the above matey! Superb! Is the whole ep/album available as a real cd from anywhere cos I'd love to give it a listen? [/quote] mp3 ep ordered

+many to all the above matey! Superb! Is the whole ep/album available as a real cd from anywhere cos I'd love to give it a listen?

Never would have guessed that! Album - Pelican West Bass chap - Les Nemes