Stub Mandrel

Coincidentally, I've been sprucing up a few ZZ Top basslines recently. They may not be hugely complex but Dusty could certainly play for the song, and it puts a grin on your face to play his music.

Yep Fender strings.

Great bass growl. YT knows I like James Brown so it fed me this (God Bless the Algorhythm):

I want to share my new rig.. but the courier has lost a shipment between Orange and Andertons, so they could only offer me the slightly scratched demo one 😭 I decided to wait and get a new one.

Has anyone else experienced the delicious irony of reading this post in the dark theme?

You should be OK swapping red, green, yellow or orange - but you will probably need to tweak resistors to get even brightness, especially as you don't know the efficiency of the existing ones. Blue may not work as they need more volts, and even if they light they would probably be very faint.

Oh Pretty Woman, Albert King. It's a Duck Dunn bassline and just a little bit unusual and for somew reason I'm finding it far trickier to get it nailed than many much more complex and quick lines. I gotta get that groove!

Units manufactured, presumably, or individual designs 🙂

Easier to find than a modest guitarist 😈

Is it possible to make the difference between the read and unread star symbols a bit more obvious:

I was away for two days and only able to access the site on my phone.

Always been here, Firefox/W10:

@Richard R - Brawley Artemis 4, Brawley Artemis 5, EBS Session60 amp, something to weigh basses with. + son with his Westfield of some sort. @Stub Mandrel - Fender Performer, Hohner Jack Custom V, Deathburger (HB kit build), TE 1110 combo? GR Bass cab and amp TBC. @petecarlton - Mayones Cali4 "Puzzle" Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYAvWZGwc4s&t=13s&ab_channel=BassTheWorld.com; Sterling by Music Man Short Scale Stingray @Teebs PRS Kingfisher bass, Godin Passion RG-4 RN (It haz arrived! ) @SpondonBassed - Jack. (That's not short for Jack all, it's just that I can't decide until nearer the time.) @bassmansam - Rickenbacker 4003s, Eppy Thunderbird Vintage Pro and Ashdown ABM 500 2x10 combo @jebroad - Not-fender jazz (maybe), squire silver series jazz, old Kay SC, Dingwall combustion, Ashdown 8x10 (Maybe) @Jabba_the_gut - 27" mini basses, Short scale telebass, whatever else I build by then, TC RS210 combo. Cakes @Oldman -RUACH NT 35” Unlined Fretless Custom, head and cab @NickA Since the last one.. got a second Wal with an extra string and those weird metal things in the fingerboard ( supposed to help you play in tune I think, but cause all kinds of problems ). So, yes, please. I'll be there; Couple of Wals and some pjb amps. @Geek99 - POSSIBLE ... Ampeg AMP, bass-doc built relic P, homemade jazz with geddy lee pups, zoom b2. @Sarah5string Count me in. Dean edge pro 5 bass, Ibanez sr505 bass, little mark III amp, ashdown ABM 115 cab @verb Warwick Corvette and a TE Series 6 amp. @nickmew Dingwall Z3, Sandberg California II TM5 Fretless, Hofner Club, Roscoe Century+ 5 and probably a Phil Jones Double 4 as I'm not dragging along my big rig. @tauzero Perm a few from Warwicks, Seis, Variax, and Cort. Maybe some bass pedals too.

Bass Terror lets you get an overdriven sound (switchable) controlled by the gain. LBT has a built in compressor (although no-one has fully explained its characteristics, it seems to behave as a dynamic range reducer with a variable level, effectively an alternative to a gain control?) LBT's mid-control has a sweepable frequency, Terror's mid frequency is fixed.

Grammar Nazi's:

I've stil and the home nade onel got a 2x12 I made myself. Twin Mackenzies I was given in the early 90s. Made it the ssme size as an ancient Pheonix cab with 2x12 celedtions in. I still have them both. Lacking data on the drivers I made a port for it in 2019, and experimented with length to get the low e as loud as possible while feeding it ftom an amp and sig gen. Probably crap by all sensible measures, but i gigged the two cabs for years and the home made one on its own late 2019.

Just got a GR212 Slim from BD. To be fair they were very clear it wasn't built for throwing in the back of a van or taking on world tour. Very impressed with how it took everything thrown at it without breaking up. Tried it with a Jazz and a GR800 set flat. The different sounds shone through, harmonics sang, bottom end was tight and rich, although dialling in bit of bass boost helped for a really dark tone. Really brought out changes in finger placement. The bass wasnt bad either I think it was an American one. Bit glossy so didnt feel as nice as mine 🙂 but well set up for a shop bass. Looking forward to taking the gr to my first full band practice since last summer, albeit with a new band.

Oh well. Ended up with AT212 Slim. 900W, 103dB, 28lbs. Sounds good to, used an amp set flat and used all jazz bass combinations and full rich set of sounds, then boosted bottom end and it handled it a breeze.

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From the website looks like they are open normally.

This might be fixed now, as I posted something not on the last page earlier and it refreshed to my post at the end of the thread. 🤞 Tarnation! I'd prefer the aberrant behaviour, saves having to go back and find my place when making comments on a rapidly expanding thread.

Not everything I post is entirely serious. 🙂

I could visit Bass Direct this week. - I've never been there is it possible to just call in or would I need to book an appointment?

Sound great until the slap, when it started to sound decidedly lame. Probably a major plus point...

I also like my Trace combo. But if I really want that sound (and volume) I can use it with an extension cab... My temporary option for a small portable setup is my old Laney with a 2x12 guitar cab. I am reading these replies and googling... I like a vintage sound but am used to getting it by use of EQ rather than the innate sound of the setup, plus if I get an orange that will give me vintage sound from the off. But in tryouts I find I generally prefer Orange/Ampeg sounds over Markbass. I've found Rumbles better sounding than expected. I think I need to try a BF 210 and maybe a BF Super Compact. But when I look at their range the BF Compact Twin starts to feel like a one-size that does all and 40lbs is still light... TH ABM ones look light and affordable... but bulky. No love for the Portaflex 210? Starting to get weighty but efficiency wise claims to be comparable to the BF Super Twin... I need to do some A/B tests.