dannybuoy

Vampyres look brutal too if you're not adverse to a pointy bass: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/257336-warwick-vampyre-sn-4-price-drop-l850-ovno-shipped/

I just play some of my own original basslines - I hardly know any covers or famous riffs and it would be a little cheesy to play some of them in a music shop!

I've been inspired by Jon Stockman's tone lately, look him up on YouTube. He plays a 6 string Warwick with dual humbuckers through a Darkglass B7K and it sounds monstrously heavy. I've always been looking at single coil jazz style basses for these grindy sounds, but now I believe double 'buckers are where it's at. I've been investigating a range of low-midrange basses lately from Warwick, Spector, Schecter, Traben and G&L. Any of these will deliver, especially when put through the B3K/B7K, which has now become the de facto preamp pedal for the djenty bassist! The Warwick Rockbass Streamer Std is my first step in these experiments, it gets the sound although the pickups are really low output which I'm currently fixing with a boost pedal. A Traben Chaos is next up with its dual MM pickups. You say you don't like MM humbuckers, but try a bass with two of them and you might change your mind! You should check out the Dingwall NG-2 too, especially if you're a fan of Periphery!

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1429529049' post='2752237'] I was also thinking of running a line selector with a blend control. All I know of is the Boss LS2, what else should I be looking at? [/quote] If you just want to use it as a blender, get something else that has a phase switch, as some pedals you might want to blend could invert phase - which when blended with clean will cancel out some of the frequencies, mainly the low end. This is a good choice: http://www.soundaffectspremier.com/effects-c1/controllers-switching-c35/one-control-mosquite-blender-v2-with-bjf-buffer-effects-pedal-p1843/

What amp are you using where the lowest volume setting is too loud for a venue? I've never had any trouble using various amps for quiet practice at home, I found it surprising that you had to resort to turning it down on the bass itself!

I thought the 1025X did a better P impersonation with its alnico pickups vs the duller sounding ceramic one in the 415!

The SFT is modelled on an older SB12 Portaflex - it also sounds nothing like the VT Bass. Check out some demo videos on YouTube.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1429311177' post='2750445'] sorted thanks! andy [/quote] You haven't finished tweaking yet - take the s off of the https and the video will embed!

There's plenty of tiny 1590A sized boost pedals out there if space is a premium. Here's one for starters: http://www.one-control.com/granith-grey-booster.html Also Mooer do some cheaper options too.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1429304166' post='2750353'] Edit: strangely enough, despite being more dense, rosewood is more porous. No Idea how this has a bearing on tone [/quote] Sponges are porous, ergo rosewood is spongier! You can see visible gaps in the grain with rosewood, plus it soaks up lemon oil like a, er, sponge!

The string might not be touching the board, but the fret transfers vibration directly to the board. The softer, more flexible or porous this board material is, the greater the damping effect on the vibration. Imagine if your board was made of sponge. The frets would wobble about, taking energy away from the string, which then gets dampened by the sponge. It would have a similar effect to playing with foam mutes. Since rosewood is more 'spongey' than maple, this is exactly why it sounds darker, it's just that the difference is a lot more subtle.

I cracked the finish on my US Std when drilling for the bridge cover. I later discovered the trick of using some masking tape on the area and drilling into that. Not tried it myself but it should help if you do another!

Easy to knock could be a bonus though if you decide mid-song that your pedal needs a slight tweak!

http://www.bassplayer.com/basses/1165/sandberg-introduces-their-new-2-string-bass-series/51843 Discuss.

They look cool, not sure if it's an optical illusion but if they are wider than the originals I class that as a downside!

Reverend: http://www.reverendguitars.com/category/bass/