davidlovellbass

Howard, what a top bloke. Sent me two!! tuner bushings and saved me £40+ on a new set of tuners. Thank you so much

Oddly enough i tried a Tiny Terror through an Ashdown 4x10 about 18 months ago in a local music shop and really got on with the sound. For a 15 watt amp it stayed cleanish far longer than i thought it would but that was with stock version, with several tweaks and a good quality 1x15 i'm sure i could have gigged with it for low volume gigs. I do like power amp distortion over preamp because of it's extra body which could be who i don't get on well with pedals so maybe i should give a TT another go

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970s-Fender-P-bass-pick-up-Grey-/281074037283?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4171517223 This might sound a bit uneven

Thanks for the suggestions Lewis. I've tried quite a few distortion pedals, several different bass ones and some really great sounding guitar ones but none of them compared with a real amp. I heard quite a few bass played who have used guitar amps for distortion, both Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo used an SVT for bass tone then a Marshall for distorted tones. John Wetton used an overdriven Hiwatt through a 4x12 for an amazing distorted tone with King Crimson and it's certainly not uncommon to mix a DI and overdriven Marshall or Mesa through a 4x12 in the studio so why not live? It's certainly much easier to hear and isn't lacking in low end because of the DI

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WARMOTH-LIC-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-RARE-ARTISTIC-CARVED-TWEED-CASE-BASS-GUITAR-/330883083192?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d0a2b2bb8 Found this jem, should be a really nice player but whats going on with the woman face?

Thank you Mr Foxen

I'm not really looking to use a guitar amp as a bass amp but as a fat sounding guitar amp to really fill the frequency holes left by not having a second guitarist. Adding a harmony pedal only muddies things as i've tried them in the past and ended up with less room to making things really groove with the drummer. I've thought about using taurus style pedals but thats for more big synth type backing. I've heard quite a few bass players in larger rock bands talk about using the overdrive from a Marshall to help cut through but fatten things out but didn't know if anyone had any experence of it. Have to say it works for me

I've tried using my sansamp as an overdrive both before the amp and in the effects loop as well as using a good quality guitar overdrive and blending it in with the effects mix on my amp and still wasn't happy with the sound. Using a DI for the bass signal and a bassman for the distorted sound works really well as it gives all the cleans from the DI but valve amp distortion to really fill out the mix and because it's a bassman and not a marshall it has the right amount of low end to work with the bass drum

I've been playing about with using my overdriven bassman to filling in for a lack of rhythm guitarist and it seems to be working well when mixed with a DI. I'm looking at buying my own 2x12/4x12 as guitarists arn't happy when i ask to use their cab as they think i'll distroy it. I used a Marshall 1960a for recording but don't really like them for live use. Has anyone else tried doing this and ended up buying?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kay-K-20B-Vintage-Bass-Guitar-60s-70s-Very-Rare-/321079101562?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ac1ce487a don't know if anyone had spotted this

i was thinking of not saying anything about the bass, only that i'd be selling two seymour duncan ric pickups and a hipshot ric bridge attached to the correct shape body as ebay allows the OEM parts to contain the word Rickenbacker in the title

so how would I sell my faker if ebay is so strict?

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Hanshare-Electronics/Convert-/_i.html?_fsub=2826040011