Raslee

Gotta love The Studio 1'...best sounds ever

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1392572141' post='2370180'] I got one recently and you're not wrong - lots of bass for the money. There's an entire thread on them in this forum :-) [/quote] Temptation

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1392565998' post='2370070'] I'm finding it hard to resist purchasing one of these bad boys - I play reggae and I need a deep, smooth tone using heavy gauge flatwounds. just 2 questions to any owners out there: 1) What do they weigh? 2) How is the tone from the neck pick up soloed with the tone rolled off? [/quote] With you bro...i shouldn't have read this The Tort on green did it

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1392565175' post='2370058'] I would also consider one of these inna familyman stylee: [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jandd-jb-vintage-1975-sfgr-bass-guitar-surf-green--201561"]http://www.dv247.com...f-green--201561[/url] [/quote] Wow dready, that looks quite a bass for the money...hmmm do i need 4 basses ....did you get one?

Sorry guys, just this minute scored a Farida P bass on the evilbay for £95...the seller agreed to use a courier despite not saying so in their post...score However i've got a Qtron+ i don't really need and £100 ish quid left over...hmmm, maybe er...

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1392557343' post='2369963'] COol. That's a good tip. [/quote] Yes defintely a good tip, cheers [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1392557645' post='2369973'] Bung one of these on! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Metal-Chrome-Disable-Grab-Rail-Mobility-Rail-Grab-Rail-Grab-Hand-Rail-/141170901433?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Mobility_Disability_Medical_ET&hash=item20de7101b9"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item20de7101b9[/url] [/quote]

Some very tasty bits of kits there guys, thanks for the replies. Bagsieblue, i used to have a Bass Collection exactly the same as that many years ago and sold it some guy in Ireland, was a great bass...i'll give that some great consideration but my budget is limited based on the preggers rasta and her choice pram shopping. Also liking that Peavey foundation too, never heard of them but it sure looks nice.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1392552120' post='2369895'] I keep looking at this Vintage V4 (Precision) bass and so far have resisted... [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/vintage-v4bk-bass-boulevard-black/18004"]http://www.gak.co.uk...ard-black/18004[/url] [/quote] Tempting, quite like the distressed one - although £30+ extra. I reckon I'll perhaps get a better bass second hand (well in theory ).

Incoming student bursary means I'm toying with getting a below £200 bass for using at local jam nights, rough festival/party all nighters, and places i just don't really want to take my old Jazz or Stingray. Plus for use at home too as both of my basses generally stay in their cases due to rampant 4yr old painting everything she see's and also new baby rasta en route for delivery June sometime - so incoming puke bombs no doubt So I've been looking for something a bit different to my current two basses and of course been perusing the second hand section...noting Aria Gt's, Epiphone Les Pauls (never tried one but totally different to what i have already)...or the obvious choice would perhaps be a Squier CV P......so anyhow fire your best sales pitches and opinions welcome - i'm open to most things apart from pointy metal style basses......also perhaps looking for something that i can resell at a later date. Thanks

Did a great trade with Mark a month or so ago and ended up with an amazing 89 Ray with the most birdseye i think I've ever seen on a bass neck. Mark is a really nice chap who really knows his stuff. He has some wonderful basses for sale and as previously mentioned he really chooses what he buys and sells, dealing only with quality instruments. I was very impressed by the P-bass Limelight bass he had on the wall but didn't play it so cannot comment on the sound, but i have a feeling it would be great either way. Best thing of all it wasn't until the latter part of our trade that i realised he lives 45 mins away...double bonus (should i miraculously come into some money )

[quote name='thebassman' timestamp='1392503972' post='2369568'] That looks cool, got any links to what you bought? Is it screwed or bolted? I took mine apart to check for internal clearance. Shame I couldn't get hold of another genz handle to put in the middle. Cheers Thebassman [/quote] Fortunately I didn't have to buy anything as i had an old 4U sleeve in the shed so i lifted that handle . Its just screwed in and is pretty tight, pretty hefty screws too, plus the mental faster parts have sharp edges that dig into the wood as you tighten the screws. Works a treat so far, although i may replace the screws for nuts and bolts should they come loose....but come to think of it the 4U case used to house a heavy amp some years ago, probably heavier than this Genz cab too. My handle is similar to this: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-Guitar-Amplifier-Strap-Handle-for-Marshall-Plexi-and-other-amp-cabinets-/121273373423?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item1c3c74d2ef"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-Guitar-Amplifier-Strap-Handle-for-Marshall-Plexi-and-other-amp-cabinets- /121273373423?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item1c3c74d2ef[/url]

Well it had to be done in the end, seems to do the trick so far...just hope the Genz wheels hold out. Even cut a hole in the Roqsolid cover (i know, that was the sacrilege moment of it all) and stapled up the bottom of the cover where it was catching the wheels. It's totally function band ready.......just a shame it hasn't got a functional inflatable pillow for those hanging around moments at the typical wedding gigs

Really enjoyed listening to your bands tracks Nig, fantastic voice & style

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1392055650' post='2364158'] Love the Rooticals! Great photo and I love that vid [/quote] Cheers mate, we've been a bit underground for a while but time to come out of hibernation towards that elusive sunshine vibe....but you can never rush these things...several rehearsals & a few gigs a year...easy

Only just come across this thread and thought why not add some vibes from our homegrown southwest reggae band 'The Rooticals' - we're basically a band that plays with different reggae vocalists (and encourage other muso's to come and jam too), although we do a lot with UK roots dub artist Daddy Teacha (Operation sound records): One love festival in London with 'Daddy Teacha'....who may I also add looks like he's cracking a fart .....and a homemade live vid at our practice unit (rough and ready on the Minstrels riddim) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VYQEjQF4L0

Haha, cheers guys...when its hot it hot...especially closer to the equator of course ...but jeez when it rains it frickin' pours for months

First early festival gig of the year - The Rooticals (featuring the legendary Daddy Teacha on the mic for this one - Operation Sound Records) in Whitsand bay Cornwall: [url="http://www.whitsandvaults.co.uk/"]http://www.whitsandvaults.co.uk/[/url] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rNR5mgRHb0

Phew! I can come out the closet about my Best of Duran Duran cd now

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1391279554' post='2355374'] Don't change the speakers, waste of time and effort and you may end up worse off. Unless you can accurately model their behaviour in that enclosure and are confident of course....? Sell the combo, but a head and another 15, honestly it makes sense [/quote] Yes I know what you mean. However I've searched the net and looked at my cabinet dimensions etc and the Legends appear to offer the best solution for my needs, but its far from perfect and am aware it could prove futile in the end. As my rig is at our practice studio i can't really play around with it right now but i'm wondering if the original speakers are perhaps a little 'high mileaged' , after all the amp is a 1997. I may consider a cheaper re-cone on the original speakers. It is still up for sale and i guess i'll leave it there for now, but it is early days and no bites as of yet so If a buyer comes along in the next month or so then i may sell it on...but my preference would be for another Eden head so you can perhaps understand working with what i have. [quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1391284377' post='2355450'] Hey up Rasta, Do you need to boost the low end as much as you think? There may be enough bass by just cutting all the treble and middle without adding bass EQ on the amp. It's important to have a strong bass sound for the drummer and other musicians to hear, but it doesn't have to be excessively deep bass heavy on stage. The PA can handle the deep lows for FOH, taking pressure off the need for deep bass on stage - that's if you have a PA of course. Another thing - you can increase the bass response by placing the rig against a wall, or better still in a corner. If none of this works, you better start saving your pennies... I play reggae gigs with a markbass LM11 and 2 x lightweight 15" 8 ohm cabs. It's loud enough for small clubs with no PA, it's very deep sounding with no bass boost and all treble and mids cut on the amp. Finally - don't join a country band (yet) [/quote] Hiya dready , It's a weird one on the low end, i probably don't need so much lows in reality but the dubs that I'm doing is with a guy who writes his own stuff (Daddy Teacha) and does the bass on keyboards, very low, phat and in your chest sound kind of thing. The band and I like to recreate something close on stage, quite phat and muddy but with a little definition...certainly feeling the bass in the chest - at least for the drummer & I - this is why i need the volume and bass (sound system stylie ). Most of the gigs with this band are a few festivals, clubs etc so PA is generally provided which does the front sound adequately. The thing is I've had the sound I'm after (or at least to my ears) in the past with an Eden WT800 (which turned out to be a bit unreliable in the end) and a 6x10 Warwick cab, I've also had close with 2 x Ampeg SVT 4x10's HLF's and Ampeg head, this rig was super phat but lacked definition compared to the Eden - all those rigs were sold after the bands collapsed with nothing happening. Typically after those bands collapsed i would join a regular gigging soul or funk band and wanted something lighter and more hifi sounding rather something geared up for dubby lows. I've tried a Markbass 15" combo and 15" ext cab in the past, that was a great generic amp but it never gave me the chest thump that the Eden & 6x10, or the Ampeg rig did...i guess its that compromise over weight and sound but the Markbass was good - Robbie Shakespear has used them so i guess its coming from the gods however I've not be blown away for Neo's for reggae to be honest with the exception of the Barefaced dubster, again another cab passed through Rasta hands before a band collapsing and moving on. The Dubster didn't cut it for the proceeding funk band So rather than go around in an infinite regression of gear I've been working towards having two rigs, one for reggae and one for other stuff. I'm in the lucky position now that i have two rigs where my lightweight rig is perfect for my soul function stuff and after buying/selling/trading and saving i finally have the Eden rig for the reggae stuff that i wanted...but I'm just a bit surprised that the Eden isn't cutting the mustard in the volume that i wanted for the dub sounds..., it does sound absolutely brilliant at quieter levels but speakers flap when volume is increased which I've never had this problem before, however i must add that I'm running just the 2x10 and a 15", both 8ohms and could be getting up to around 400W out the amp...but as the speakers flap before half vol then i guess I'm nowhere near the max of 400W. I should perhaps give my soul band Neo rig a try for some reggae stuff and go full circle again....nooooooo!!!. On the Metro I've actually not got the bass frequencies that high to be honest having mainly cut the high's...as i say i have tried a myriad of settings but still the speakers flap at higher vols, however when i increase the highs i get no flap or volume issues - so i believe the amps to be fine for say funky, rock stuff etc. Also when i cut the bass levels i don't get the chest thump that I'm looking for in my reggae sound. It appears the 2x10's are the weak part of my amp chain I guess. So my options are sell the rig, or remove head and get amp case made up giving me more options for different speakers (thinking more about this), or perhaps change the speakers in the Metro or recone the originals. To add, I have borrowed a Peavy 2x10 4ohm cab which i will add to the rig this week giving me the full 600W at 2ohms max of the amp, surely that will easily be loud enough..... but will it help handle the low frequencies???...we'll see . Perhaps i need an 8K reggae sound system rig behind me haha...as long as someone else carries it. Just turned 40 the other day, not ready for Country band yet....however they do call us the West Country down ere' Here's some Daddy Teach stuff....he likes his bass phat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=031lltVOmZg

Hmmm, decisions decisions. If it doesn't sell before coming into some funds then i may well put 2 x Eminence Legend BP102's in for the low end -these seem to be the best low end 10" speakers i've found so far, probably 2 x 8ohms and wire in parallel to give me 4ohms and hopefully more volume. Would it be a good idea to stuff my Metro cabinet a bit, thinking fiberglass, to make it more bassier.???...I'm basically looking to get as much low end as possible out of this little combo

That'll be Massively Great (Eden) Metro... off course . I currently have this lovely amp in the for sale section with extension cab, but I'm not 100% convinced I really want to part with it as it sounds great, simply Eden = awesome to my ears. However I'm knocking out 400W at 4ohms with the ext. cab and i'm finding in rehearsal that I cannot turn it too loud without the 2x10"'s flapping a bit, I've tried a myriad of settings but to no avail - plus i have also read on TB and the Eden forum about the 10"'s flapping if used with lots of low end. I'm finding that i can't get loud enough to keep up with the others. Now admittedly I'm playing reggae here with a lot of low end, the 15" seems to handle this fine but the 2x10's fart out in the reggae territory...although i must add they are fine for everything else as long as you not over boosting the low end. This Metro is 600W at 2ohms but i don't have the funds for another 4ohm cab right now......and my Genz is dedicated to my other band So my options:[list=1] [*]Continue with flogging it and get something louder (or use my very loud 1500W Carvin amp and get a lighweight class D for my regular gigging band...i don't want to use the Eden in my regular gigging soul band due to heavy weight/carrying, regular weekly gigs etc etc..basically the reggae guys have their own studio and its always a case of loading into a van...minimal effort and few select gigs ) [*]Change the speakers in Metro...but to what?? Have been quoted £78+VAT per speaker for Eden XST speakers - bit skint right now so £200's worth of speaker may be hard to sort...i know the cab may not be tuned etc but it should work ok according to the Eden forum.....tempted to go 4ohms too as to get more watts out the amp, giving me the 2.63ohms with the 15" ext cab. [*]Remove Metro head, get a box made up for it (but where?) and use different speakers? [*]Join a country band [/list] Anyhow, thanks for your thoughts & advice in advance