dave_bass5

Ive never played a MB head that, to me, sounded like something else if that makes sense. I love the basic tone they produce and especially the filters. I find the EQ is a bit subtle but thats not a problems as i dont want to really tone shape my sound, just tweak it for different venues/stages. I find i tweak less with the F1 than i did with the other heads, especially on hollow wooden stages. My cab is pretty coloured so maybe i dont hear the heads at thier best but they seem to work for me, no matter what bass i use. I did try and break free of the MB tone this year but as you can see, i came back pretty quick. Just PM me if you ever want to give it a try out, i dont mind if you want to take it for a gig, as long as im not using it thats fine.

I wouldnt say ive fallen in love with my Squier's, but i have become more settled with these two basses than i have been over the past 5 years, enough to sell the others and keep the Squier's. Having no money helped of course.

The one pair of HD25 i tried felt really nice. Ive read that some people dont like wearing them for too long but i couldn't feel any discomfort in the 20mins or so i had them on. For me the isolation was the selling point, i could practice in the living room while eastenders was on the TV, and this was the recent Bianca episode so a good test ;-) The pair i tried had the velvet ear pads which i believe come with the higher priced set and felt very nice on my ears.

No problem. While i never intended to get a F1 its working out fine. I do miss having the extra EQ the SA450 has, so i do want a F500 at some point but as i mostly run the MB heads flat i dont really see me needing to upgrade any time soon. One thing i have noticed is that since getting the F1 ive stopped using my BDDI all the time. Before i was using it to add a little "something" to the tone, not dirt or distortion as such, just a slight gain and low end boost, now i find the F1 has that and i hardly use the BDDI. If you want to come over and try it at some point let me know.

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1324375346' post='1473446'] Hey Dave, how does the F1 head sound, compared to a regular LittleMark? I'm more than happy with my Promethean for now, but when I get out playing again, I'll need to go for a bigger rig and miss the sound of my LittleMark 250. Would be interested to hear your thoughts. Cheers, Eude [/quote] Although i never got to do a direct comparison between my old LMII and my F1 i find the F1 to be a bit punchier than the Class A/B heads. Its not quite as thick, and i guess not as warm sounding but seems to be a bit louder and due to the cleaner lower end seems to sound more defined and articulate to my ears. In a band setting i dont really hear any difference other than a slightly quicker attack and slightly less muddy low end. To me it still sounds like a MB head. Ken Jung has a direct comparison between the LMII and F1 here [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUrmYZlSnY&feature=g-user-c&context=G2829b76UCGXQYbcTJ33bMb5vhaXzBC5GGOai3osIMlqY0QfX0QVs[/media] I

[quote name='simwells' timestamp='1324322308' post='1473043'] I'd go with some Sennheiser HD25 IIs for this, fantastic sounding cans and fairly accurate production. Definitely wouldn't advise beats for this situation or for anything other than listening to only hip hop / simple beat based music. [/quote] Ive heard a lot of good things about these headphones, i've been looking in to getting a set myself but the amount of models available in the HD25 range seems quite confusing.

[quote name='bassmachine2112' timestamp='1324373980' post='1473425'] you have an extra fret as well. [/quote] A P bass only needs 5 frets

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1324334566' post='1473251'] Cool. Stuff. Let me know when your next gig is so I can kidnapp you and your amp head [/quote] :-) You're welcome to borrow it if you wanted to try it out.

I was never interested in the red until I saw it in the flesh. It's darker than most of the pics I saw online. I grew to like it almost instantly. The Epi went just after this gig as it really wasnt working out volume wise. It was replaced with the 1212L that doesnt sound quite as nice but does the job without complaining.

Oooo, i didn't know we had a MB thread. Here's my F1, brought off Clarky during the summer. It was supposed to replace my GB Streamliner (and has) as a straight swap but for a while i couldn't decide what to keep so ended up buying it. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/5849484552/"][/url] This is my old SA450, my first and probably best MB head. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/5782133191/"][/url] And this was me just showing off at a gig lol. No point having a nice backup if it doesn't get used so i used one head per set. I also wanted to hear just how close the two heads sounded.

[quote name='bobpalt' timestamp='1324304047' post='1472777'] The Union rep even got involved. What the hell is wrong with people nowadays? [/quote] You answered your own question there.

[quote name='Deep Thought' timestamp='1324289323' post='1472483'] I also love it for its neck, I don't get on with narrow ones and the Precision's just works for me. [/quote] I forgot to mention i dont get on with P necks so any P bass i have either comes with or gets a Jazz neck. I can play them ok but i prefer the thinner necks.

i agree with Lozz, but for me its mainly because im playing covers and most of those were recorded with a P bass, so although the P bass isnt always my perfect tone, it gets the job done and in the most authentic way i can manage. For what its worth i dont want to cut through the mix, i want to sit in it and the P does that well.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1324173081' post='1471564'] Totty city... never seen so many short SHORT skirts, high heels and the legs to go with it... I have to go and lie down. [/quote]. You know the rules John, pics or it didn't happen :-)

I have only used my 1212L so i cant personally recommend anything, but the Berg AE212 seems very well liked over on TB. Not cheap though. The Streamliner threads are now up to part 8 and there is a wealth of info in them.

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1324044168' post='1470173'] I use a Schroeder 2 x 12 and these sometimes come up pretty cheap - around £400. Mega mega loud and weight next to nothing. Tiny for a 2 x 12 too. Rated at 800w so any amp would do. [/quote] As i posted above. not in my experience, at least not with the Streamliner (this is also shared by ken Jung who really knows his stuff). Great cab but the OP can do much better with this head.

There is a huge Streamliner thread over on TalkBass, lots so cab discussion in there as well. Having owned a Streamliner 600 i wasnt too impressed with it when paired with my Schroeder 1212L, there was just something that didnt gel.

Funny enough ive just brought a set of medium light gauge strings for the first time in years. Ive nearly always used 45-105 but im looking forward to a slightly light set.

I'll echo the above about using the GK app over Amplitube, and i too perfer GarageBand over it as well. I find i get a better signal to noise ratio and a smaller latency. Im on my second iRig adaptor. The first one i had lasted 30mins before i sent it back. I was shock at how bad it sounded. I dont think there was anything wrong with it as the second one (brought about 6 months later) seemed OT sound the same, but after a bit of work i settled with it.

Its definitely a good colour combo. I love Lakland necks, although i did prefer my DJ5 neck to the 55-01 (and my current JO4 that i have on my Squier), more so for the matching headstock and the blocks but all feel fantastic. I too have always avoided maple but now i have a thing for them, i think they looks great on the right colour body. Good luck with the 55-02, that too sound fantastic. I almost got a 44-02 last year in natural/maple. Great looking bass.

Thats a lovely Lakland. My first Lakland was a bog standard black 55-01 but i was very impressed with it. The shop (the Bass Centre) had about 7 of them and all were set up perfectly and all played well. Choosing one was a non issue. One day i will have another, and hopefully one like this. I thought the black one was very boring and plain looking.

The Thumper is a good choice, i have one in my Squier CV and it makes quite a difference over the stock pup. Im not sure what you have but i would say a new pup could make a nice difference. You can pick a second hand Wizard Trad or Thumper up on here, as well as other brands if you keep an eye out. They dont hang around too long.

62's? do you mean 64's?, if so those are for a Jazz bass. The pup will make more of a difference than any re wiring. Noting wrong with putting better wires and pots in of course, just that ti wont sound any better although it might be more reliable if you do a decent job on the connections.

A Wizard pick up would be a very good choice. Plenty of love for these home grown pups on here (including in this thread). If you have loose connections why not just put them right?

Another vote for a loose dust cap. I found it incredibly hard to track down in my 1212L as i couldn't see any gap or rip etc. Might also be worth disconnecting all but one speaker and working your way around until you find the one that buzzes. It might even be one of the speaker wires touching one of the drivers and vibrating against it. If it happens on all then its probably a problem with the cab, maybe a loose joint. The first Epifani UL112 i had also had a buzz, seemed worse on note with more low freq or when playing over the neck, i never figured that one out so took it back to the shop.