dannybuoy

Bought a satin finish maple J neck recently. There are a few rough spots on the fingerboard edges and the frets could do with a polish, but overall it's decent for the price!

I thought the pickups were quite dark sounding so went for the brightest steels D'Addario make, FlexSteels in 45-105... and they sound absolutely perfect with this bass! I usually use nickels but thought I'd try something different and glad I did, a perfect match I reckon. Perfect tension for me, not too bright after all, solid low fundamental and plenty of angry piano growl if digging in and slamming the strings against the frets.

[quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1469567117' post='3099497'] I don't think 'changing' is the word to describe the state of my board. It just seems to keep expanding, to the point where it's attracting orbiting pedals. Also, I'm a starting to worry that I'm reaching the limit of my gigrig generator, and will have to think about either getting a second one and a current doubler, or set up a second board. [/quote] You must have some serious board if you're approaching the limit of a Generator! I didn't think that would be possible, it puts out 5 amps!

Swapping a preamp valve should be safe enough. Amps can store a lot of charge in their capacitors which you have to be careful of, but you can switch out a valve pretty easily, just pull it out and shove the new one in!

It's a passive EQ which isn't flat with knobs at noon, so start with the mids up full, bass at 9 o'clock, and treble to taste.

It lets you have one less link in your signal chain, and if the tuner output is buffered and always on, will allow you to keep the tuner on permanently whilst you play. Which might be useful for long sustained notes on fretless!

Are your source files in MP3 format? If so, use mp3splt as it can do the task without affecting audio quality. Every other method mentioned will probably decode/re-encode the MP3 file, which you definitely don't want to do if audio quality is of concern.

About the latency - can you adjust it in Amplitube? I've been leaning towards Tonestack lately as it has the best sounding amps, a decent enough Mutron III and I can set the buffer size to 64 samples which is the lowest I've seen! I have an iPad AIr 2 though, YMMV if using an older iPad. Also, if you are running an app that defaults to a higher latency that you cannot bring down, try putting it in Audiobus, where you can adjust it and the app will then lock to it.

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1469733034' post='3100770'] Not sure what you're referring to. The Yamaha bass was local. [/quote] He's saying you can buy a bass online and if you don't like it, return it. Many places, e.g. Thomann (although the exchange rate isn't making them so favourable right now) will cover the return shipping and not charge you a penny for the pleasure of trying out a bass at home for nowt. If you're only prepared to purchase what it is available in your local shop then there's not much point talking about it anymore, your time would be better spent down there playing their basses!

Nice find! My Yammie BB into my Xotic BB is still one of my favourite combinations ever.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1469522805' post='3098915'] I found the TRBX504 I had to be one of the blandest instruments I've ever owned. Very disappointing bass [/quote] The cheaper 304 sounds much better than the 504 to my ears! I loved the look of the 5 series but stopped myself from buying one after hearing the 3 series in comparison. OP - try a Squier Classic Vibe Jazz. Great bass, and not just 'for the money'.

If it's a BT4 I might have one going spare!

[quote name='Winny Pooh' timestamp='1469629389' post='3099876'] ODB-3, yuk. If only there were an ODB-2 then BOSS would have done it right. [/quote] Love mine, you're using it wrong!

[quote name='deanovw' timestamp='1469567532' post='3099500'] Ah ok. That makes sense. 😎 Not sure how it makes 4ohms though. [/quote] 1 / (1/8 + 1/12) = 4.8 ohms

The SVT210AV is cheap, light as a feather, sounds similar to the 810, but obviously not as loud. They also stack perfectly (visually) with the Micro VR you have incoming... But the amp was poorly designed in that if you hook it up to a pair of those cabs (that it was designed to be used with!) it cannot handle it and goes snap crackle and pop whenever you play anything over the volume of a mouse fart. Those 2 cabs + any other amp is fine. That amp plus any other pair of 8 ohm cabs is also fine. There's a big thread on it over at Talkbass and I found the same when I bought and subsequently returned a Micro VR to go with my pair!

A current doubler is what you want, like these: https://www.gak.co.uk/en/t-rex-fuel-tank-green-current-doubler-cable/77306 https://new.andertons.co.uk/p/VLPPAP/power-supplies/voodoo-labs-current-doubler-y-cable-adapter Although you might find that the Artec can power it without one, worth a try!

Check out the AMT Pangaea if you want this kind of stuff on your pedalboard!

Simplest way is to put it in a blender or LS-2 set to 50/50 blend, turn the effect on and if your low end disappears, but comes back if you have the signal 100% wet or 100% dry, you have a problem. Other issues can arise if you have digital pedals in your chain, each one can add a few milliseconds of delay, which if blended with a pre-fx DI can have comb filtering effects, sounding kind of like a stuck flanger.

[quote name='madame clapotis' timestamp='1469350786' post='3097511'] Planning on ordering one in the near future, too. I think about splitting the signal right after my instrument, so the DOD all wet could go in one DI, and my clean signal can go into my other effects. Any thoughts on a splitter that would do? [/quote] You want to make sure none of your pedals invert phase and if running a setup like that. In terms of a splitter, a Boss tuner will work if you happen to have one lying around. Otherwise, SFX make a mini splitter, although I can only see the mini mixer listed at the moment. He'd definitely make you one though, even if it's not on the site: http://sfxsound.com/micromix/

So if you move to another country, you have to pay import charges on all your belongings that you can't squeeze into your luggage?

A lot of the recordings sound different so he doesn't have 'one sound'. But you can't say it's all in the fingers when a massive chunk of that tone in It Gets Funkier is down to flats, a Musicman pickup, and a bit of light dirt/compression/eq.

Road worn? That must be some road!

Doesn't sound close to the recording due to it wearing new rounds, but this is worth a watch! http://youtube.com/watch?v=PhI_ABr1Owk

As well as the radius being different, don't the classics have a narrow Jazz/Sterling width nut whereas the standard 2-EQs are wider like a Precision?

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1469211928' post='3096758'] If all you own is a Hofner Violin bass and a vox amp , you'll never sound like Chris Squire. Gear is extremely important to tone. To suggest otherwise is absurd. [/quote] Indeed! I've been jamming that tune a long time and have a few very different basses at my disposal, the Sandberg is the only one that can cop that midrange honk. I'd also recommend looking at the Stingray Classic or SBMM Ray34CA.