dannybuoy

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Ah, so we know the name of it now at least! After a baffling April 1st 'joke' announcement from a third party that there will be a new album, which angered many fans (http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/02/when-fans-attack-the-best-and-worst-reactions-to-yesterdays-boards-of-canada-hoax) they last week they started revealing cryptic clues including an advert on The Cartoon Network of all places.

They did make a 5-string but good luck finding one: [url="http://www.rickresource.com/rrp/bass5strings.html"]http://www.rickresou...ss5strings.html[/url] You could also do a conversion: [url="http://www.3dentourage.com/425/425.htm"]http://www.3dentourage.com/425/425.htm[/url] and [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/converting-rickenbacker-4003-into-five-string-bass-946118/"]http://www.talkbass....ng-bass-946118/[/url] Or if you don't need the high notes, just use the bottom 4 strings from a 5-string set tuned B-E-A-D!

If you get the Fender 'original' or the Seymour Duncan Antiquity, the plate is fitted as standard.

Lower tension strings can help, so can the right pedal/pre/amp - the strings on my basses are all pretty old but put when through a VT Bass or new version SFT, it brings the clank. Also technique - strike the strings downward so they clank the frets, almost semi-slap bass!

I haven't used the Moog, but I can recommend another alternative - the Sonuus Wahoo. As well as having a built in expression pedal they are much more versatile and has some unique effects too, such as triggering the filter when you bend a note, or opening up the filter the higher up you play. There tends to be one floating around the classifieds fairly often because the sheer amount of options is a bit overwhelming for many!

Not quite as shiny as the output from the Electrical Guitar Company: http://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/index.php/cID/9caf0acb/fuseaction/gallery.view.htm Dangerboy (who doesn't post much on here lately) has an all aluminium Jazz beast:

I will try to do a couple of clips in the next week or so if I can find the time. I can get reasonably close to the sound of the original with the new one, and the extra treble on tap makes it a lot more versatile... need to spend some more time playing with them!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1366751378' post='2056972']Interesting. Kinda sad that he brushed over the Arc so briefly without messing with the dip switches.[/quote] Oh yeah, there's a follow up vid going over the dip switches! http://pedalsandeffects.com/arc-effects-big-green-%CF%80-vs-sovtek-big-muff/

Thought I'd post this here as it will be useful information for anyone who's a fan of this pedal, or has tried one and didn't like it, or is thinking of getting one! I've just received delivery of a Catalinbread SFT, the latest model, from the classifieds. I already have the original and it's my favourite light overdrive, but heard the last two releases had small 'improvements' without any information as to what they were, so I thought I'd grab it to check out the differences. I wasn't expecting much, but it was like two comparing two different pedals! The reason I liked the original so much was that it had a big bump in the low mids, and when you dug in hard it seemed like it was this frequency range distorting, giving a big throaty roar. Kind of like a muscle car or fat Harley! Along with that the highs are rather muted like there's a blanket over your cab; you can boost the highs but the sheen is still missing. This didn't bother me, as it was accentuating just the right frequencies to make it really stand out in a mix when played fingerstyle. Onto the new one. It's like the blanket has been lifted; there's much more sparkle up top. Also dialling in more bass results in less mud than the old one. I used to set the old one with both eq knobs at noon, but with the new one I find myself reducing the treble and bumping up the bass. It doesn't have as much as a low-mid roar; it's still there but more subdued, this time there's a lot more grind going on in the upper mids, which sounds great playing with a pick or aggressive fingerstyle. It sounds a little more scooped too. I think I prefer the original; not that the new one is bad, just different. I may hang onto both for now! So, if you tried the original and thought it was too dark, check out the new version. And vice versa. [b][size=6]Old:[/size][/b] [b][size=6]New:[/size][/b]

Good comparison of them here: http://pedalsandeffects.com/fuzz-wars-round-5-weezer-bassist-scott-shriner-and-dot-hackers-bassist-jonathan-hischke/

Were there any other basses in the shop you liked the look of? They may be more willing to swap you for another bass as that way they don't lose out on a sale.

It's an awesome fuzz, the best muff clone I've ever tried, but I wouldn't go for the one with the built in blend - it sounded like the clean was out of phase with the fuzz, with a big volume drop somewhere in the middle of the blend knob travel. Not sure if they're all that way, Matt at W&C insisted they were not out of phase but my ears told me differently, having owned various fuzzes with blend controls as well as standalone blenders in my time.

Surprised by this as we don't hear much about this amp, or any Carvin stuff for that matter outside of the US. Did you use the on-board compressor? If so, could it be that that provided the 'bounce' that you're seeking?

Schecter Hellcat VI is another option for a Bass VI with E-E tuning. If you're after a baritone tuned to B, there's a new Fender Blacktop Baritone Telecaster which looks pretty tasty. Also, if you have a guitar lying around already you could try a set of baritone strings like the D'Addario EXL158 on it; many metal players downtune their guitars this way.

Better quality version without the radio announcements: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVfUimq2KeI[/media] Shame you can get it via iTunes at the moment. Anybody know what bass Geezer is playing on the new album? Sounds like a growly Precision pickup.

Think I read somewhere that the BB1025X guard doesn't fit the BB415, so who knows. They may look the same but there are subtle differences. Best contact Yamaha to check!

I don't think they ever made a BB415X; there is a BB425X which might not be an exact match!

I'd go for the Ampeg or Orange over the Markbass. I don't want my clean sound 100% clean, I prefer a vintage, slightly furry sound, which the Orange delivers. Granted, you're not going to get power tube distortion out of a hybrid with tube pre, but the tube can help smooth out the sound and add extra grit when digging in. I've gone the route of ultra clean amps and have come back to the slightly dirty ones! A Markbass amp may well put out what you put in, but the colour of the amp is a vital component of the sound, flat hi-fi response is not what I'd choose for this genre, which is all about sounding lo-fi and retro. Other amps I would look at if you want a tubey sounding head are the Mark Bass TTE500, TC Electronic Classic/RH series, Ashdown MiBass and Genz Benz Streamliner 900. Also cab choice is important, you don't want any tweeters if you're using distortion, they sound too fizzy. Most tweeter equipped cabs have a volume control to turn the tweeter down or even off off, but with some designs this might not sound so great if the crossover is still rolling off all the high mids from the main speaker. Markbass amps have a VLE control which rolls off the highs to emulate a vintage speaker, but it sounds a little fake with fuzz. To get the best sound with distortion I prefer to go straight into the speaker, no crossovers or tweeters in the way, and let the speaker's natural roll-off tame the fizzy highs. Seems to work for guitar players! If I was splashing out on the best and biggest cab for the job I would probably go for a Barefaced 69'er or Bergantino NV410/NV412. Overkill for small venues though. I play the same kind of music and am pretty happy with my Orange Terror Bass and Ampeg SVT210AV cab. The little Ampeg cab delivers the SVT810 vibe in a quarter of the size, you can stack them up two high (which makes it easier to hear clearly and takes up less room on stage), they are very cheap and weigh bugger all!

They are great down by the first fret, most comfortable 5er I've ever played. Only 42mm wide at the nut which is very narrow for a 5, plus the bridge is set quite far back making the whole bass feel shorter and less of a reach than some.