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  1. adamg67
    My tastes for listening lean heavily towards rock, but I do a bit of Le Freak pretty much every time I pick up the bass at the moment. Love that bass line.
  2. adamg67
    For some reason my faulty brain showed me the title of this topic as: "If you can't, slap mine and look cool". It does things like that.
  3. adamg67
    So the pre on my BTB is 3 band with a stacked mid control with the lower half changing the frequency. I might have a look at the PCB, but from the BTB456 specs it's a "Vari-mid IIIB", I'll see what I can find out about it.
  4. adamg67
    Do you mean on the BTB? Or just generally?
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    Thinking about it (I do this occasionally, though it doesn't always help) the Multiamp is pretty long in the tooth now, so I shouldn't be surprised that other things are overtaking it. I've already decided that when it can't keep up quality wise, I'll switch to the ipad for everything, including live. Amplitube max just blows me away, you can make choices based on what you think the amps will sound like and you get the sound you want - ANY sound you want pretty much - really quickly. In fact, by the time I get bored with the multiamp it'll probably all run on my phone, or we won't have phones any more. I think the software and the hardware are converging more as well, so you can have a dedicated unit with pedals etc and a bit of resilience to have on stage, but work on presets and setup on a tablet or PC and then just load them up. I'm guessing some stuff already does this pretty well, but in future it will be the gear that has a good software interface as well as good sounds that wins.
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    I nearly bought a Crown amp just for the big number, luckily the multiamp saved me.
  7. adamg67
    I think it was the effects in the Multiamp that did it for me, espcially drive, pitch and filter.
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    Ah, now, I should have said that I was looking at this stuff about 3 years ago, and looking at the gear that people had and that was in the rehearsal rooms. I'm sure the quality of the best of the mid range stuff will have gone up. The point I was originally trying to make was that the decent modelling gear I know about can easily hold it's own against analogue. As everything gets better that will be true of more and more digital gear.
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    For bass, I went through a stack of a analogue pedals (and amps, and a Sansamp RBI) before I got my fully digital / modelling MarkBass Multiamp. I sold all the pedals after that, it has better overdrive and filter as well as loads I never use, and the ability to get everything set up on presets. For guitar, I've just got an iPad + iRig + Amplitube now. Both rigs sound better than any combination of analogue gear I've ever had. I think both are better than the Line 6 stuff which I don't think has ever been better than average for modelling. I had a Vox modelling thing for a bit that I think was still better than the Line 6 gear, but not up to scratch with what I have now. The Multiamp was just the best buy ever, £600 ish second hand and that's a power amp, mulitple amp models and all the effects I'll ever need, and all as good as the analogue versions. I use it as a power amp for the iRig as well as for a bass amp. Everything is on presets, and with an SD card so I could set up another multiamp the same way in seconds. The iPad + iRig + Amplitube set up was a bit more money but only because I went for a new iPad pro. Still cheap compared to a lot of gear. I can't see any argument for using analogue gear now unless it's much cheaper than a digital rig, which it never ends up being. But that's up against decent modelling gear, NOT Helix / Line 6 which never has been the best.
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    So it was easy enough to reduce the choice by looking at the ones that actually fit. I'm considering a pair of these: xxP46C-B Anyone used them? Since the bass itself isn't worth much I'm happy to add a couple of switches to get the most flexibility out of the pickups, which is why I'm looking at the quad coils. I would do probably series / parallel / single - I've done that on guitars before and it looks like you get the same effect on bass pickups. I had another look at the current pickups and they aren't even labelled as Bartolinis, they're just Ibanez soapbars.
  11. adamg67
    This. SBL is well worth it if you've got the time to make the most of it.
  12. adamg67
    In the interest of keeping things in one place: I've got a feedback thread here: which is now the "one true feedback for adamg67" topic.
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    adamg67

    adamg67 replied to TheGreek's topic in Feedback

    In the interest of keeping things in one place: I've got a feedback thread here: which is now the "one true feedback for adamg67" topic.
  14. adamg67
    I bought a Maruszczyk Elwood 5a from Dan and everything went super smooth, good comms and a nice cup of coffee (and a tea for the mrs) while I was trying the bass. Perfect, deal with confidence, thanks Dan!
  15. adamg67
    The next question would be which real Bartolinis? They have a big range just of 6 string soapbars. Time for some reading and watching YouTube vids.
  16. adamg67
    Just listen to a normal one, but with the treble and mid turned all the way down...
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    I am need in of BC wisdom... or failing that, a load of random opinions will do I've got an Ibanez BTB456, it's a hell of a bass for what it cost (second hand), and it came fitted with a set of Thomastik-Infeld flatwound strings that are probably the best (for me) strings I've ever played on anything. So I have an Ibanez neck that plays just amazingly (probably the best neck I've ever owned including amongst others Maruszczyk, Fender, PRS guitars, Gretsches, a Tanglewater and lots of other Ibanezes) and strings that just seem to suit it really well. What I'd like to do now is upgrade the pickups and preamp to something that gets me as excited as the rest of the bass, it has the Bartolini Mk1 pickups which I think are not even real Bartolinis? And a relatively generic preamp. I'm looking for something quite "pure" rather than a very coloured sound (I've got a Maruszczyk Jake 5A+, and an Elwood 5A on the way, for colour). Any suggestions for pups and preamp for a "fake boutique" 6 string?
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    Dunlop DVP1 Volume Pedal Nice solid basic volume pedal, just has in/out + "tuner" output (which is just an unaffected output really, which does mean you can tune with the volume off) and a screw for adjusting the tension. Not light at just under 2kg but that's deliberate so it doesn't move around when you're using it. It's in very good nick and hardly used. There are a couple of imperfections in the finish but they have always been there, I think maybe that's just the way the finish is on these. £35 including economy postage (Hermes or RM 2nd), or collect it from BD20 (Silsden) or HX7 (Hebden Bridge). No Trades thanks.
  19. adamg67
    I've got an oldish BTB 456, like this one, tiny bit of neck dive but otherwise I just love it. It has Tomastik flats on it which just seem to suit it perfectly. Sounds good and plays lovely, a definite keeper. Reasonably understated which i like. Fretboard like an aircraft carrier flight deck but I seem to like that as well. £350 with the flats already on it.
  20. adamg67
    This is a genuinely interesting and amusing basschat thread.
  21. adamg67
    Yahama Piaggero NP-11 61 key digital piano / keyboard Fully working and in good condition. Line out MIDI in/out Built in speakers 61 Non weighted touch sensitive keys Light weight (4.5kg) Works as a digital piano with 10 different voices and 32 note polyphony. With the built in speakers, you can just sit down and play it, and if all you want is a basic piano sound you can run it straight in to a PA or keys amp, though the on bord sounds Works as a MIDI keyboard using the MIDI out, and I also have an M-Audio Midisport USB MIDI interface (+ USB cable) which I can throw in for £10 which will turn it into USB midi device. This was my midi keyboard for recording, and I've only replaced it because I'm trying to learn piano "properly" so I wanted weighted keys, plus I wanted a keyboard with some rotary & DAW controls. Works from AC Power (PSU included) or on 6 AA batteries - I've used it as a MIDI keyboard at rehearsals with just rechargable batteries and they lasted a 3 hour session. Removable music stand Plus a Stagg gig bag which fits nicely and has a separate pocket for the power supply, plus MIDI cable. Full details: https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/piaggero/np-11/index.html £85 collected from BD20 (Silsden) or Hebden Bridge. Not sure it's going to be worth posting it as it's too big for things like Hermes or Royal Mail, so would end up needing a courier.
  22. adamg67
    Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, had loads of things to sort out this last couple of weeks but back to normal now. Yes, it's still available.
  23. adamg67
    Yeah, I'm not sure what "Int Overall Length" is, but it's looking too short, never mind.
  24. adamg67
    Could you tell me the max length it would take please? I've got a Maruszczyk Jake but it it's 35" scale + zero fret so I think it's longer than a normal P bass.
  25. adamg67
    Probably last bump before it goes up for sale "elsewhere".
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