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Things have certainly sprouted arms & legs since then. I wasn't a member back then, but when I first joined BC there was usually a max of about 15 users online at any one time. I remember there was a surge in guest activity where it went over 100 & Dood confirmed that it was bot activity.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1381225268' post='2235914'] I don't think that anyone is saying that woods in themselves have no real effect. What I am saying is that there are simply too many variables involved to be able to say with 100% confidence that the change in sound is down to a single factor such as the kind of wood used for the fingerboard. For a start every piece of wood is different - even two pieces cut from the same tree. Then the traditional Fender style neck is made in an entirely different way depending on whether it has a maple or rosewood fingerboard. IMO construction has just as much impact on the sound as the wood used. I get the impression that when most people are comparing the differences in sound between a bass with a rosewood fingerboard and a bass with a maple fingerboard they are talking about 2 completely different basses. If we are lucky they might both be from the same manufacturer (most likely Fender) and hopefully if that is the case they are the same model, but other than that they probably have nothing else in common. Maybe not even made in the same year, let alone from the same batch of timber. If you believe that a certain wood gives the sound over and above any of the other variables in the construction, then that's your prerogative. I treat the bass has a whole thing and not a collection of its individual parts. It either works as a whole for me in terms of looks playability and sound or it doesn't. These days there are some many basses available that it makes little sense to get hung up in individual features. Look at the whole instrument. Either it suits you or it doesn't. [/quote] I had DR Strings on my bass for a good while, always had a very bright zingy sound. Then I changed them for Tomastik Infeld strings & got a more mellow tone, hardly any zings in sight. Now I have D'Addario chromes & it's kinda inbetween the previous 2. My fretboard is rosewood & before I put the TI strings on, I oiled the wood. Could that be what gave it a more mellow tone? Maybe it needs another oil?

Wasn't there a debate before whether what the body was made of affected the tone? I could understand the fretboard affecting the tone on a fretless acoustic or double bass, but if the string's sitting on frets, it's between 2 pieces of metal (fret & bridge). As for harmonicas, I prefer plastic as I once got a splinter in the tongue.

Companies reccommend it because they can sell ideas based on 1960s speaker technology that people are used to seeing. Things have moved on quite a bit over the past 50 years.

I've never looked, but I think my ring tone's a lightish brown.

I seriously hope they keep the CV options on the pedals. That's part of what makes them so good.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1380888430' post='2231937'] It's very true. I heard about these and saw them about 6 weeks ago when an online retailer put them up, before being promptly told off my Moog and took them down... but not before I'd had a good look!!!! [/quote] Excellent! Looks like I have something else to save up for.

Would be good if it's true!... http://createdigitalmusic.com/2013/10/leaked-moog-minifooger-stompboxes-139-199-uninformed-analysis/

[quote name='stjohn' timestamp='1380827619' post='2231289'] Changed the sound for the better for sure. [/quote] That's a debate in itself!

From the thread title, I was expecting a punchline of "You'd think the 2nd one would have seen it". I suppose I'd better contribute... I heard they were only looking for somewhere to buy a vibrato. I guess they'll just have to go & pull off.

What one do you like the look of most? I'd like a Babicz to put on my bass.

What's on the set list? I'm looking through you - The Beatles

You mean something like this? I wonder what it would sound like with this plugged into it... That's probably the tidiest bit of wiring in any Fender!

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1380652600' post='2228554'] There was indeed a 2x8" called the Boxster, sized to fit said car. [/quote] Is your next cab the "Roomster"? That'd be a fairly large thing!

Dubstep effects. Like this... https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/the-auroral-zone

The VLE on the Markbass amp is a Low Pass Filter. However, if you're wanting a beefier sound then the Moog LPF adds a shedload of depth to the sound. I've went for a more Drum n, Bass/Dubstep sound & found that Flatwound strings, octave, dirt, LPF & a little chorus gets me what I want. But it's all about messing with gear (be that bass, amp, pedals or all them) until you get what you're after.

I've seen it before, but it still brings a smile.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1380450742' post='2225319'] That seems a very short life time for any flats. You must really give your strings some abuse. [/quote] If I was solely a finger player, then they would probably last a lot longer. But I have a few songs that I play pick or slap too.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1380447448' post='2225258'] I`ve tried many different types of flats on my basses and can`t get on with them, however whenever I`ve tried a bass out that has TIs on it, I`ve really liked the feel. That said, when I play live I`m a fairly hard-hitter so I think the low tension wouldn`t be a good thing for me. [/quote] Don't worry about being a hard hitter. I didn't have any issues & I can be quite aggressive with the strings (I suppose that's why they only lasted 3 years).

I loved my Tommysticks. Snapped the D & have now got a set of Chromes. They still need worn in, but so far almost as bright as rounds!

I suppose if everyone midscoops, it leaves a space for the vocals to sit. Too often you get guitarists who don't scoop but boost the low mids & then all that can be heard, is them. I think it's important if there's 2 guitarists for them to have very different sounds or one set with very little in the way of mids & 'tother with little top end (both with very little in the way of bass), but it takes a bit of time to get guitarists to do this. My guitarists are now working quite well together. Like is said above, it's about getting each instrument to fit & get the band sounding like a band & not a bunch of soloists.

Good call.

From what I've seen of recent Ampeg build quality, it's been a bit Gibson. Random. What about one of the Barefaced cabs that's in the For Sale section? Not sure if any are 4Ω though.

Have a look at these, they're a little lighter than the Peavey... http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Genz_Benz_Contour_Combos_210,_115.html If you can push your budget to @ £500, then something like a 2nd hand Markbass combo could be had. which would be a lot lighter.

FUnny thing I found when looking for an electro acoustic a few years back, even 2 of the same model can sound different when unplugged. I went round everywhere in Glasgow trying different ones & ended up with a rather nice Freshman.