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Lovely work, that veneer has me hankering for a mint humbug 😜

Last weekend I played through a SVT4 in combination with the famous 8*10 ‘fridge in our local rehearsal room. Took me a while to dial in a tone I was happy with, and I still felt like one or two notes were dropping out, but the possibilities with the 4 are pretty endless so I’m sure that with more time I’d have dialled in a fully working tone. One thing the rig had was heft, and I mean real man sized heft. I’ve used a 3pro in the past and found it easier to dial in, but if you’re going ampeg, then you really need to try one of the all valve versions. Sure, your back will disown you, but your ears will love you for ever 😂

I have almost the same bass, but mine is the active version. Yes, she’s a little on the heavy side but then again so am I😉 Probably the nicest neck of any bass I’ve ever played. Oh and did I mention the fretless tone, mwah’tastic.

I need a little dirt for one passage in one song and I have very minimal space available on my board. Years ago I used to use a TS808 for dirt and I seem to recall it worked ok. Has/does anyone on here use the mini Tubescreamer for bass duties?

I’d start here, as I had a similar problem in the past and this was the cause

There is this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thunderbird-Bass-Bridge-and-Tailpiece-Set-1963-1969-Chrome-/121479626823 Also available from https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/bridge-and-tailpieces/bass-bridges-and-tailpeices/thunderbird-bass-bridge-and-tailpiece-set-1963-1969-nickel/

I’ve had an on/off love affair with various Redheads over the years, both regular and super, but I’m sorry to say I couldn’t get on with them live, even with an extension cab.

Just say no! 😂

Maybe we need to start a self-help group?😂

I’ve got it already John, just ordered a flight case for it to ship it home in. I’ll let you know when she’s arrived in blighty and we’ll arrange a get together.

I’m an SWR’aholic. There, I’ve said it, it’s out there and I feel strangely unburdened 😀 So as a few of you may recall, I own the daddy of all SWR amps, the SM-1500. This is an absolute powerhouse of a bass amp with 1500 real watts available if you ever need them, but that comes at a price, and that price is weight. A few years ago I was pairing the SM-1500 with either a Goliath Snr 6x10 or a pair of Goliath 4x10’s but eventually I learned that I didn’t need that type of stadium filling rig for my regular gigs and paired things back to a single Goliath, mated with an Aguilar AG500SC which is more than enough, even when headlining the Bulldog Bash to 4,000 last year. As a result, the SM-1500 lies idle most of the time in the man cave. But as good as the Aggy is, I still hanker for the SWR sound, and so I started to look for an SM-900. After a few wanted ads on here, I got a couple of leads but nothing that came to a purchase and then last night, whilst browsing a Facebook selling group I spotted what looked like a pristine SM-900 for sale in Holland. As luck would have it, I work in Holland Monday to Friday, and the SM-900 was unbelievably just 15km away from me. A few messages later and a swift trip up the road tonight and I own an SM-900 😎 Now all I need to do is ship it back to the UK and I’ll be one happy bass player.

Tell me about it. I sprayed a telecaster in black nitro from rattle cans (Rothko & Frost) for a friend and I can’t tell you how many hours went into flatting and polishing to get to this.

My back wants me to like Barefaced, but 40 odd years of playing through cabs with ‘baked in tone’ mean I struggle to hear what my brain wants to hear with the ‘clean’ output of the Barefaced range. i haven’t tried the Bergantino, but have played through the Vanderkley albeit at low volume, and I loved the sound. Very creamy and musical sounding, even with the matching amp set ‘flat’. If I was to be persuaded to move away from my SWR Goliath, then the Vanderkley would be top of my list.

Just be careful with acetone near the bindings. Certain plastics react badly to acetone as do glues used to attach the binding layers together and to the bass.

So you have a decent PA and an engineer to run it? If that was me, I’d seriously consider decent in-ears instead of a cab that I’m not really going to hear. Or as someone else mentioned, an additional monitor just for bass duties pointed at your face (as opposed to your derrière). Added benefit is less gear to hump and your back will love you for it too.

I’m wedded to my old Goliath 4x10. It just works for me. I’ve been tempted by the newer vertical 2x12’s like the Barefaced etc. but not enough to actually put my hand in my pocket. For slap (I’m NOT a slapper) I think you’ll need a good quality high frequency horn and a fully adjustable L pad to be able to dial in just enough sizzle.

There was a period in their history where they were a bit underpowered and mismatched speakers, especially in their combo range, resulted in a reputation for farting out at fairly low volumes. Personally, I owned the G120 1x15 combo for a lot of years and loved the sounds I could coax out of it. It just wasn’t loud enough to gig with. I did play a gig through the Nexus head and 8x10 cab at a multiband event and was blown away by the improvement, albeit at a slightly different price point 😂

I can confirm that mine works beautifully with my KK Baby Bass

I’ve upgraded mine to 4 ohms (speakers purchased from Grandad above). Used it for rehearsals and acoustic gigs and it’s worked fine especially with PA support. It wouldn’t cut it with the full electric band but that would be because the guitards are wedded to their 2x12’s and 100w valve amps.