dannybuoy

Lower frequency grunt describes the SFT to a tee. You dig in harder and it has a nice throaty roar like putting your foot down with a big V8!

[quote name='Mog' timestamp='1377152184' post='2183927'] [url="http://www.catalinbread.com/SFT"]http://www.catalinbread.com/SFT[/url] This should do it nicely [/quote] Definitely, especially the original MkI version with the chunky white knobs.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1376901719' post='2180415'] Try adding more Shirley. [/quote] Bravo! I think you've just discovered that the Precision sounds better than the Jazz. Next step - sell the lot and buy a decent P!

MTD CRB 5 is another one to check out - had my eye on the ones at Bass Direct. And you can't go wrong with a BB! I don't like the Fender 5 string necks personally, 47.6mm is too wide at the nut for me so I find it uncomfortable fretting the low C. The BB is only 42mm at the nut though so much narrower, and the MTD is somewhere in between and very slim front to back, with an asymmetric profile. If you're used to a slim Ibanez neck and have small hands this might be a factor so try before you buy if going for Fender/Squier!

The cabs are well overpriced when you compare them to the SVT210AV, which is half the price of the 112!

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1376707102' post='2178331'] tone control on a passive only cuts treble...no bass boost per se...unless ive missed something? [/quote] There is complex interaction between the inductance of the pickup and resistance/capacitance of the tone control when it is rolled off nearly all the way, resulting in a bass boost. Easy to demonstrate by turning up your amp loud, play some low notes with the tone open and closed - the room will shake more with it closed! Here's a graph stolen from a Talkbass thread: [url]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/simple-question-about-tone-capacitor-975342/[/url] I happen to like this effect, it sounds great for old school Motown. It looks like I can tame the peak slightly with a bigger capacitor, so I think I'm gonna rewire the useless S1 switch on my P to be a tone control that can switch between two different capacitors!

I had your old black 442 at one point, didn't know about the new one but would love to give one a go! My Sonuus Wahoo covers every filter sound imaginable but sometimes I want something more portable for the mini board, hence I just picked up an AMT mini bass wah.

If that was mine it would be getting a single ply black guard without a doubt!

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1376659159' post='2177516']Besides thickness and texture has anyone ever preferred a pick because of its [i]"sound?" [/i] [/quote] I like using a leather ukelele pick sometimes for a mellow sound: [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/914692/jumping-cow-leather-ukulele-plectrum-black/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/914692/jumping-cow-leather-ukulele-plectrum-black/[/url]

Rolling the tone control off does actually boost the lows on a standard passive tone control - the Fender American Specials feature a 'greasebucket' tone control that rolls of highs leaving the rest alone. I bought one of these in a wiring harness from KiOgon but ended up preferring the original setup!

My favorite is the Team Awesome Fuzz Machine - older ones aren't great with active basses (sounds thinner and lows disappear) but apparently the newer ones are slightly redesigned to solve this.

If you want cheap, I recommend the Behringer MA-400 for only £18.99: [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Behringer-MA400-Monitor-Headphone-Amplifier/GX7"]http://www.gear4musi...e-Amplifier/GX7[/url] Only drawback is it's designed to accept mic XLR inputs rather than plugging your bass straight in - if you have a DI or Sansamp, or an XLR out on your amp you could go via that. If you have none of those you could team it with a Behringer BDI21 Sansamp clone for around £30 or so, or a plain simple DI box. I had and sold the PX4B as it was very noisy. The Vox Amplug is another option, not the greatest in sound quality but has the advantage of running off a single AA battery and plugging straight into your bass, so you can rehearse anywhere in the house or garden without having to worry about cables.

I think it's supposed to look like a 'blood axe' but in fact looks more like a half eaten strawberry.

I read a similar thread on Talkbass recently where the OP was after something heavier than the Darkglass, and the Digitech Hardwire Metal Distortion was mentioned - might be worth checking out. I have a Monte Allums mod kit ready to go into a Boss ODB-3 also - if that makes it fall into the same ballpark I'll let you know! This soundclip is promising: [url="https://app.box.com/s/gr8kucdgncp4k2vvaay3"]https://app.box.com/s/gr8kucdgncp4k2vvaay3[/url]

Sounds like the same issue as the EHX Bass Big Muff, which made me solder on a separate master volume control to fix it!

$1300 so should be under a grand over here?

I use cables with these jacks, very handy for messing about with different basses and pedals at home, being able to plug/unplug with the amp left on without any nasty buzzing noises.

Any reverb that can filter out the lows to prevent it getting too muddy. E.g. the Nimbus or Strymon Bluesky. The Neunaber looks ace, especially with it's downloadable content to totally reprogram the pedal - the shimmer mode sounds great, maybe they can do a high pass filter mod too in form of an update?

I wouldn't mind trying the fretless version if anyone wants to swap for a fretted, even if temporary. Will have to stick an ad up...

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1375343227' post='2159917'] Waste of time IMO. They don't sound like a ukulele, they aren't tuned like a ukulele and nine times out of ten, they arent played like a ukulele.[/quote] It sounds like a bass, is tuned like a bass and nine times out of ten, is played like a bass. You just listed all of it's plus points!

[quote name='Myke' timestamp='1375315060' post='2159799'] Surely with the 21 inch scale length, finding the right notes on a fretless would be a lot harder? I am actually going to build one soon, so I shall report back after [/quote] Violin players can manage it! But at least you can correct the pitch yourself which you can't do on the fretted one when it goes out of tune up the neck.

I would wear suits with velcro seams, then on the last song rip it all off to reveal glamtastic tight leather trousers and bare chests.

Sonuus Wahoo? It doesn't take up much more room than a separate filter and expression pedal and is the most versatile filter there is. Since it has dual filters, you can set it to do the vowel sounds on City Of Delusion controlled by either envelope, pedal, or LFO, or a combination, and even mix in some clean blend and add a bit of drive. They were on sale recently too direct from Sonuus, and there might be one for sale used on here too if it hasn't sold already.

I have one. Great fun to play, I got mine when I was travelling a lot for work so I could play a bit of bass in my hotel room. I also brought it out for one song on a gig once, people were amazed at the deep bass coming from such a tiny thing! Only downsides with it are - it doesn't stay in tune very well, the intonation drifts out past the seventh fret, and the floppy strings don't change pitch much if you play bends. The last two issues could be fixed by going for the fretless version though. Also, I forget the name but there is a similar competing instrument out now, and Bass Direct sell some white strings for our that are supposed to be better than the stock black ones.