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[quote name='subsong' timestamp='1340034593' post='1697984'] With a bigger cab or a pair of cabs, you get a different tone than you would with a single one or a smaller one. It's just about what you like. I like having the option of both....... [/quote] Unless you're using 2 of the same cab, then you just get more of the same.

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1340034377' post='1697982'] I must admit Im realy coming round to this colour! Orange is by no means my favourite but this has a lovely 'not too in your face' thing going on. It reminds me of a matchbox mini I had as a child Consider my withdrawin and have a and a A [/quote] You'll get a

it's amazing what you can do on photoshop! Only messin, brilliant job!

Blendable means you can mix some of your clean, unaffected bass sound with the dirt sound. So if you find you're losing low end, blend is your friend.

Walk on the wild side has a memorable "Walking" bassline? I take it NME stands for No Musical Experience?

I sanded down my old Vox many yonks ago, gave it a couple of coats of purple celly & never got round to putting a top coat on it. That was 20 odd years ago & it still hasn't flaked off (though I did start partially sanding it off a few months back). As long as you sand the thing so it keys, it should be fine (unless it has an adverse reaction to the current finish, but then you already do ). Mind & post pics.

Like other's have said (I think, I didn't read after page 1), it depends on the sound & the song. My old band had a couple of songs that suited a clean bass sound with a pick. I tried them with fingers, slapping using fx & all sorts, but nothing fitted the song. & this is coming from the guy who hates using a pick (OK, I don't hate it, I just prefer fingering ).

I've never understood the point of a 4Ω cab unless the amp's min load is 2Ω or the cab is unlikely to need doubled up.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1339888956' post='1696042'] Important bit would be swapping a single piece of wood to a multiple density laminate, which is a fairly significant structural thing. [/quote] But what if they was both of the same construction. Say it's my Ibanez bass. It has a 5 piece maple/walnut neck with an ebony board. Now I get an identical neck but with a maple board (They never made them with maple boards, so hypothetical). Would there be any difference in sound?

Ahh, I see! Trigger happy with the router?

If you took your bass that has a maple board & played an open A, then swapped the neck for a rosewood board & played an open A, would the fretboard make them sound different?

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1339849404' post='1695352'] What about chambered body? Would you classify this as semi-hollow? Or, semi-solid ? [/quote] Isn't that a semi-acoustic?

Is the correct term for an acoustic bass with pre amp & pick up an electro-acoustic bass?

The reason I suggested trying the VLE is that it takes the treble off & whilst it won't sort the issue, it can help take away some of the harsh reflections. I've never liked the VPF on it's own, but when used with the VLE, it makes a sound that the band likes & fits nicely (although it is subjective to your band's sound).

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1339781130' post='1694357'] Know the feeling I think I have about £200 gathered up towards the black Super P [/quote] You've got £198.36 more than me! I think my super P is gonna be yellow.

My next thread's gonna be "who's your favourite mod".

The problem with MDF is if it get's beer spilled on it, it then soaks it up, expands & weighs even more!

Oh here! I do know something after all... 18 pages over 18 months & still no one has given a definite answer that the majority agree on! & if tonewood is important, what about full carbon bass? Does it sound the same as a bass made out of used firewood?

I do know that with acoustic guitars, even the same instrument made with the same types of wood can sound different from one another. As for basses, I haven't a scooby. Some say the wood makes a difference, some say it doesn't. If the instrument sounds & looks good, I'll leave the rest to the luthier. Sorry I never got back to your response Luke, Busy at work & then a load of other responses. But my answer is..... No idea!

[quote name='Lewk' timestamp='1339750565' post='1693616'] Some people like fret w****ers... other people like the guys who sit in the pocket and do what is needed for the song. i on the other hand prefer cupcakes i cant stand billy sheehan but i know hes amazing. i hope some of you may understand [/quote] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanefy/6254415707/][/url]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1339744276' post='1693504'] So I want a bass. a bolt on bass. If woods used are negligible, and looks aren't that important...(for this example) I want a great playing and sounding bass.... imagine I'm already able to swap out pickups/preamps what would be the difference between an off the shelf fender jazz bass a custom built jazz bass type or a few bit's of wood from warmoth I've bolted together myself? What does make an awesome bass? or more what does a custom bass builder do, that me and my warmoth parts wouldn't [/quote] I can answer this one... The first wouldn't cost you a lot as is made with low cost labour, the second would cost you considerably more as is made by someone who needs to cover their overheads (& they might use better electronics ) and the third would cost even more due to shipping & customs & Warmoth parts actually work out pretty dear! Edited as I misread the 2nd Q.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1339714755' post='1693378'] Just took delivery of mine. It is a low pass filter but it cuts the super low end that you probabaly don't hear, and it's more to help amps run without clipping and cabs run better as it isn't wasting energy on frequencies that don't matter. some amps already have this sort of protection anyway, but some only when things are getting really loud. Havent had a good play yet but I can hear a difference and it is harder to clip the input aswell.# Not sure how to set up my compressor to rid the boom and bring highs in line though. something to do with comp and threshold though I think? [/quote] Isn't the Thumpinator a high pass filter set to @ 30hz? Regardless, it certainly seems like a handy bit of kit. Mr Fudge, what cabs are you using? [quote]The tone problem arises in bigger more hard surfaced venues where the tightness of my sound in small pub gigs is lost.[/quote] In small venues you'll have a lot of soft furnishings that soak up sound. In the "bigger more hard surfaced venues" those sounds won't be soaked up & reflected back to you, making them twice as prominent. EQ is your friend. In the bigger venues, turn the VLE up a couple of dots & roll the bass back a couple too. I used to not use the filters at gigs but now I use a mix of both VLE & VPF. It's like finding that 6th gear on your new car.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1339707914' post='1693266'] I can see through that easily. [/quote] I played one of these naked once.... The guitarist said "I can clearly see your nuts!".