Al Krow

Ok that's a little bit of a one sided 'fight' then. 😁 I'd love to hear how it matches up against its bigger brother the BB2 which is the same weight as your AT212. Trouble is Bass Direct who stock the GR kit in the UK, don't stock Barefaced so it's going to be tricky to hear them side by side. So I guess your comparison of the two is going to be the best we are likely to get for a while. Have you gone for the 8ohm or 4ohm version?

Excellent thanks. Barefaced are considered to be pretty uncoloured, so the GR really is getting into "FRFR" territory then! Which model BF cab do you have? PS btw this thread is NOT helping at all in reducing my GR AT212 GAS 😁

I'd love to hear how GRBass AT212slim stacks up against the Barefaced cab you have? They're pretty much the same weight as my BF BB2 but there's a 4ohm version of the GR, unlike the BB2, which would unleash the headroom in a lot of amps including my DG M900 and as much as I love my 1x12s, there's something even better about a 2x12! Stated f resp of 35Hz to 22kHz looks very good too.

What's not clear is if the DI out is being taken pre or post EQ? If it's post DI in both cases and the EQ settings are as per the pics i.e. significant mid cut on the GR and significant mid boost on the Aggie it's apples vs pears and @stevie's comments would then very much be expected.

Haha - yes you've definitely done your bit to keep the bass market afloat over these passed 12 months 😁 I suspect this is going to vary a fair bit. Mine's at approx. 3.5mm above the 21st fret on the A string of my BB1025.

Fantastic. I had this album of their's on repeat during my youth. IMO it's still one of the very best albums of all...

Wow! Great job! Are you guys originals or covers? (Apologies if that is something I should already know!) Any uploaded links to your crew playing live you can share?

It's how it came when I bought it (it is a 15 y/o bass and wear & tear does happen, right?). But the seller kindly knocked the cost of a new Glock pre off his asking price, so it's been budgeted for.

Loved the male vocals on this, Dave. Good job on the recording too!

👍😊 I think encouraging each other with positive news is only going to help in terms of building confidence. One of my BC buddies who's a fantastic chap and a pro bass player (300+ gigs PA before lockdown) has messaged me to say he has 3 bookings for the end of May, which is brilliant.

Err not quite, but fair enough in terms of confusion! The Carvin BB has a Carvin preamp that bore some similarities to a TonePump, but it's not (e.g. it's a 3 band for a start). I'd be fine with keeping it but it's fucked in terms of the 3 band EQ, so it's going to get replaced with a Glock EQ. That particularly journey on swapping out the Carvin pre for a Glock is reasonable well-trodden and been apparently done with some success.

Calling @alexclaber...we've got another mad product idea for you, if you're interested?!

Tell you what if Alex C, or someone equally competent who we trusted to be totally on top of what they're doing, came out with something like this, I suspect it would get a lot of attention. And knowing Alex or the GR crew it could well end up being sub 40 lbs.

Spector TonePump - sourcing: Spotted this really useful post on another thread and am reposting it here so it's not lost! Need to add VAT & shipping on top.

I can't get passed the NJ acronym. Not sure you're going to be too happy with that Noisyjon? 😁

Did make me smile that when you stipulated a bass for around £500, in typical BC fashion we managed to recommend one for £1,650! Sometimes sticking to a budget is not our strongest point 😁

Pulling you onto this thread for your Yammy query, if I may. I think @Ricky Rioli is probably your man!

That's cheating. A bit like saving money buying used. No metalwork course it is... And the real saving is gonna be from not splurging out on additional pedals that will inevitably result as a consequence of having a larger pedal board with more space on it, while I get my wood-working and metalwork skills up to speed 😁

Hah! And going on a metalwork course, to get a little hardcase put together. I'll take that under advisement, cheers 😁

@mm85 First of all, welcome to BC! If you've got a budget of £1,200 and are thinking of getting a Spector this is the place to be!

Hah, I was about to say a Spector but you're already there ahead of me. You should definitely head over to Spector thread, where you'll get plenty of good advice (TLDR: used Spector Euro LX4) Mods please do the honours and close this thread 😁

PS if you've got a BB 434 (pics please!) I'm guessing you won't find very much difference tonally to the 1024 so I personally wouldn't look to get both. In the same way my having a 1025 means I've not really been tempted to get a 435. But I think you have both a 434 and 1024 now? So you'll be able to share your thoughts on that. I've posted a fair bit on my thoughts about the 735A vs the 1025 vs P35, so I think I've said my bit on that score! @javi_bassist is loving his 734A and 735A

I think you're over complicating it. At the Dog & Duck on a Saturday night, the audience wants to have a decent night out with their mates. At a work party, the office team wants to let their hair down (without getting fired) and have a good time. At a wedding, the guests want to have a good time. Simples, right? The job of a covers / function / party band is to deliver that for their audiences and hopefully have a really fun night out themselves, whilst usually getting paid for the privilege. Painting by numbers would mean striving for a perfect copy. But you're never going to do a "perfect" cover unless you have all the original band members with original gear and playing in their prime. In fact a lot of original bands don't always do great "covers" of their own material from 30 years back...😁

Can't believe I missed this post first time around! Completely agree with Reggaebass's post earlier on the other slap bass thread today: Listening through a decent set of speakers / headphones the tone on opening bass riff to me has a P bass sweetness, even though obviously she's not playing a P. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised it's a Sadowsky. And her 30 second bass solo at 3.27 both sounds great and is technically superb. Damn they're good!

Awww shame about the P34 and I totally sympathise about your reluctance to drill holes into the head of a high end bass, particularly when you're not 100% certain she'll be staying. Well you gave it your best shot (can't say fairer than that!) and you've got a very decent recording done to remember her by. Parting can be such sweet sorrow.