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For pedals I like and use Tech21's VT Bass, Leeds and Sansamp Para Driver, I also use Amplitube for plug ins when recording using a DAW.

I have tried nearly every Flatwound string going, and if you are looking for the brightest then that would be EB Cobalts. Before they came on the market the brightest were Chromes, and as for TI's well they don't come close to Cobalts for brightness but have more midrange qualities.......So go for EB Cobalts.

Strings and Things are suppliers of everything that is EB related in the UK. I don't think that you can get just the grub screws you would have to buy the complete saddles, but if you say it is stripped inside the saddle then purchasing the saddles would be the only solution. The saddles on a Stingray are not the greatest thing about the Bass, and when you want to adjust the height be careful not to go past the point were you feel any kind of resistance.

I use a PF-20T for home recording and it gives me great results using the transformer out directly in my audio interface. The PF-20T is likened to the Ampeg B-15 and the PF-50T is likened to the Ampeg SVT- VR.

1 hour ago, YouMa said:

The Smiths were huge in the states. Johnny Marr married an American and Morrisey lives in Hollywood now.

I remember Mozzer moving out of LA around 7 years ago. I think he lives in Italy now.

On 07/04/2019 at 14:41, Happy Jack said:

Don't forget General Cornwallis ...

 

But we went back in 1812 invaded and burned the White House down whilst the crack American troops where seen running off up Capitol Hill. But seriously English accents has got nothing to do with it as proved by The Smiths in the 80's.

1 hour ago, CameronJ said:

I remember seeing this video a few months ago and thinking it looked decent. It definitely would have been a strong contender for me had I not invested in a HX Stomp! What recording software are you using? And how is the selection of bass amps/FX?

I use the paid version of Reaper and the full list of amps,cabs, stomps,racks, EQ's etc can be viewed fully at IK's website as there are too many to mention. But briefly the software you get with the AXE I/O are.........

Well I decided to give this Interface a try seeing as I use Amplitube for my VST's and I have forked out quite a bit on their software over the years, so it was an easy decision to try it after not being impressed with my Focusrite 2i4 and was after a back up for my Audient id14. I have had a couple of days messing about with it and everything was plain sailing in regards to downloading everything that you get with the package. Along with the Interface itself you get Amplitube 4 and a selection of T-Racks plugins which are great top notch Compressors, EQ's  etc.

The first thing I found was that the unit is loud, a lot louder than my Audient and Focusrite and when using Amplitube through it there is a definite improvement in tone that you get from the different amp, cabs etc. It also has two great options with a Z Tone function for passive basses which allows for variable impedance, and a JFET/Pure function which allows you to select two different preamp topologies. It comes with a built in tuner which is spot on and everything out of the box worked as it should. This is THE Interface for guitarists and is made specially for guitarists and I must say that I am very happy with it.

On 08/02/2019 at 11:55, Sibob said:

Just to clarify a few things, Scarletts currently come with the following software/plugins:

- Ableton Live Lite 10
- Pro Tools First - Focusrite Creative Pack (more details here: https://focusrite.com/Pro-Tools-First)
- XLN Audio Addictive Keys
- Red Plug-in Suite
- Softube Time and Tone Bundle
- Access to Plug-in Collective
- 2GB of Loopmasters samples

You can read more about each of those around halfway down the product page for each Scarlett in the range, for example: https://focusrite.com/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-2i2

Happy to answer any other questions of course
Simon // Focusrite

 

Does it no longer come with the Scarlett plug in suite?

I have watched the majority of his Bass videos and he complains about every Bass ever made. Then a month later he praises them.

What about a Ampeg Micro-VR which comes with a 210AV Cabinet.

7 hours ago, Rich said:

Yes, the question was is it good. Your main argument seems to be about commercial success, which is something else entirely. 

I disagree with you there! If you read my posts again I have mentioned that I personally like to understand what the lyrics are all about in a song. There is no commercial aspect to that, but I aint going to argue about it. Some people will like it and others won't and that goes for most things.

3 hours ago, FDC484950 said:

Makes me wonder why you bothered posting in this thread as you have no interest in the subject. Smacks of trolling to me.

Go take a look at the title of this thread, it is a question is it good or is it not good !.Obviously opinions will differ and I gave my opinion which is quite within the Forum rules. Playing the troll card just because you do not agree with someones opinion is really pathetic!

Like I said it is nothing to be ashamed of being in the minority.............I wouldn't worry about it, you have your opinion and I firmly have mine.

On 23/01/2019 at 07:05, Chiliwailer said:

Unexpected things are happening at my place. I’m playing my Smoothie pretty much all the time now, and it’s even got rounds on it, which is odd for me. The Special is still a killer bass, but it’s not feeling too special at the moment. 

I think you would regret it if you sold that Old Smoothie!

13 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

The majority of people? Why would the majority of people want to learn a fringe language like English with only 340M natives speakers vs Mandarins 840M natives?

 

Oh yes, I forgot about all of those world renowned Mandarin speaking bands.......😉

I think you will find that all of the bands that have made it big worldwide use English for their lyrics. That's the truth and you can either take it or leave it.There is nothing wrong with bands singing in their native tongue but they won't get farther than their own country in regards to success. And maybe that is what they want, but it most certainly does not appeal to me and the majority of people.But there is nothing wrong being in the minority!

2 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

Bande de racistes..! 

That is a very silly comment!

14 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

"It doesn’t have to be in English to be good, does it?"

 

I think the world of opera would agree. 

"Tommy" was in English!

I think it is each to their own but I will stick to the English spoken word.I just can't get into a song that doesn't have English lyrics.

Lyrics are a major part of any song, that seems to be the majority opinion as music that is not sung in English doesn't seem to gain popularity among the people.

Britain's favourite Irishman my bottom!

I am Gassing for one of these, I haven't played one since the 80's when I owned a Musicmaster which I loved. These are going to be considerably lighter than any Stingray ever made.

1 hour ago, JohnDaBass said:

http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/EB3_schematic.php

Here you go, this is how Gibson use to do it. The bass boost on the EB3 was enormous. 

Gibson called it a " Tone choke"

It looks like they have just removed the HPF from the circuit so as to take off the higher frequencies, which I guess is a way of doing it but it's still not a full on Bass boost.

Brilliant!........I cannot understand how you can have a Bass boost on a Passive system though!