warwickhunt

[quote name='TimR' post='1062730' date='Dec 18 2010, 06:24 PM']Buy something that sounds good and concentrate on the notes.[/quote] This one line defeats your whole post! The very fact that you are advocating buying something that 'sounds good' you make a conscious decision to select the equipment that gives you the sound that [u]you[/u] want. Another way of looking at it; if the sound produced by your equipment doesn't matter then we should all use the same equipment and more importantly not complain when we don't like the sound that we get. I'd HATE to play in my band with the same tone as some of the bands that I have seen but you are right that it is personal preference. I'll concede that struggling to get the minutia of nuance right whilst sitting in your bedroom/recording studio, then going down The Dog and Duck on Saturday night with your mates to play covers is a bit pointless. Saying that if it is your hobby and you want to spend your money on it why shouldn't you and in turn it gives you more pleasure.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1062621' date='Dec 18 2010, 04:29 PM']Something burnt, probably the inside of a fuse, that won't smell, but will light up real good. Not only must you replace the fuse, but figure why it went in the firstplace.[/quote] Yep, look for the obvious before you start assuming it's terminal/expensive. When you check the fuse, ensure that the one that you take out (if it is that) is the correct rating; I'd assume that Ampeg would have FAQ's section on their site or someone on BC/TB may be able to help. Don't always assume a previous owner would fit the correct one.

[quote name='walbassist' post='1062544' date='Dec 18 2010, 03:13 PM'][/quote] In that case I'll have your EBS chorus and octave to replace my ageing BOSS units!

[quote name='thinman' post='1062558' date='Dec 18 2010, 03:30 PM']By that argument if you were to play Wembley arena you'd need an enormous backline?. Isn't that why PAs are fed with either or both a DI and cab mic to capture the tone? I'm in no way saying everyone should play with a 60w practice combo I'm trying to understand the practical application of having very large rigs of multiple of 4 x 10"s etc[/quote] I'm not arguing or disagreeing with you; I'm simply pointing out that there are countless debates on virtually every bass forum about this speaker v that speaker and the various merits of their respective tone, when in fact if you are playing any venue whereby you are going through the PA then 'your' sound (if part of it is reliant upon the tone of your cab) is compromised because you are then reliant upon the PA speakers to replicate the tone you strove to create... again a massive can of worms if you are reliant upon a PA system recreating your signature tone regardless of mic/DI.

Snow hasn't really hit us here in SE Northumberland; well not this time... yet!

I own a Boss Chorus and Octaver and an EHX Phaser housed in a little Arion case with power-supply but my current gig requires none. Obviously I'm not adverse to using them and certain genres almost make effects a necessity.

[quote name='casapete' post='1062456' date='Dec 18 2010, 01:47 PM']Mine is on (so far). Am in West Yorkshire tomorrow though, so may be a tough one towards the Pennines. We've had it probably the worst over the last few weeks here in East Yorkshire, and have n't missed a gig yet! Been to London and the N.East and made it to them all. (Ironically my local pub gig 5 miles away cancelled us though!) Allow loads of time for travelling, take shovels & warm clothes and flasks etc, drive sensibly and plan your route according to BBC road/weather updates.[/quote] Both WoT and I know of bands that went out in the bad weather in the NE several weeks ago and one of the embarrassments was one band member sliding his car into that of another; that's their band money blown for a few gigs!

I use a rig that is easily manageable for manouvering into smaller pub gigs, that has enough umph to use without PA support and obviously can be dialled back to give me just enough on-stage monitoring if using PA support. However... With regard to the matter of letting the PA replicate your sound - that kind of makes a nonsense of any bassist's argument about the quality of the timbre of the combination of technique/bass/amp/cab; essentially you are eliminating the cab aspect of 'your' sound! I love the sound of my Aggies and though I've been tempted to go down the route of super-lightweight cab, I've not found one that I like the sound of. If I was just monitoring then this aspect of my sound would be redundant and I'd then have to rely on the quality of the PA system to replicate the sound that I want... I've rarely liked the sound of my bass through a PA as much as I do through my cabs! Hmmmm new can of worms.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1062439' date='Dec 18 2010, 01:33 PM']As WH says, we've missed out on the 'fun' this time, so my gig at Warkworth, up the Northumbrian coast, is very much on. [/quote] You wouldn't have been wanting to travel to that gig a couple weeks back! Is that a Caffreys gig?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1061772' date='Dec 17 2010, 04:43 PM']Well I'll be doing this one tonight and I'll get our resident expert opinion (keys player) because I'd have said D BUT I can see how it could as easily be read as G![/quote] It's in G... 'I' think!

Scotland and the NE had this problem a couple of weeks ago. Many, many gigs cancelled as it really wasn't worth risking life, limb and a hefty car repair bill to do a pub gig; that may seem melodramatic but if your travelling 20-50miles to and from a gig in the Scottish borders (wilderness ) you really don't want to slide your car into a ditch!

[quote name='thinman' post='1062388' date='Dec 18 2010, 12:40 PM']This and other threads have reminded me how amazed I am at the size and power of rigs people have or are considering. I imagine some sound mighty impressive by themselves but do they work well in a band context? In my band we've spent more on the PA with the aim of balancing the sound and keeping the backline volumes within reasonable levels. Drums, bass and a bit of guitar all go throw the PA - it saves a lot of rows and issues about one person drowing out everyone else. Given that the kick drum is often the first to get drowned out these rigs used at volume must necessitate more PA support to balance things? Maybe I'm just suffering from rig envy but I have trouble seeing the need to cart smething the size of my wife's wardrobe around with me![/quote] I hear what you are saying but for many of us the watts may have gone up (i.e. amps are more powerful for a lot less money) but the size of my rig has gone down (speakers are more efficient).

[quote name='artisan' post='1062350' date='Dec 18 2010, 12:01 PM']i don't think there is any other brand of bass on this planet & in this price range that can top these beautiful import Zon's.[/quote] Well I'm stuffed between a rock and a hard place; if I agree with you, how will it look when someone asks "Why are you selling your Zon if you think that it is the 'best brand of bass on this planet' and what are you keeping in its place"... I can hardly say that I'm selling it and keeping a 'lesser' bass!

[quote name='Shambo' post='1062332' date='Dec 18 2010, 11:44 AM']Might wanna put that receipt somewhere safe. My last planet waves cable didn't last very long at all.[/quote] Especially when you stamp all over the bastid because it's wrecked your jack socket!

Not sure if this counts as sad or beautiful but the first time I listened to this 'unplugged' version of a song, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up; probably more so because it's patently just an impromptu performance.

...in fact! The clip light/LED has never worked on my amp (I use my ears so have never missed it) but as I could probably do with getting a few of the pots cleaned out and getting it a quick service, I may get you to look over the LED fault.

[quote name='dbass' post='1062265' date='Dec 18 2010, 09:28 AM']Also - what is quite interesting to know - the Planet waves have those sprung jacks that "hold" them in your bass...after many chats with Warwick owners this actually buggers the inside of the jack socket up by applying unnecessary pressure. Happened to my FNA Jazzman and Thumb.[/quote] Yep I'm a Warwick owner who despises the PW leads! I'm sure it's not specific to Warwick basses probably the type of barrel socket that is installed on Warwicks just seems to get grief from the PW jacks.

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1061759' date='Dec 17 2010, 04:32 PM']Cheers Chris. Been looking at Clarkys TC Classic 450 - wondering if that will do what I`m after. Nothing wrong with my Terror mind, just thinking of other options. Only thing that concerns me is only one speaker output at 4ohms - my 4x10 is an 8ohm cab.[/quote] You can plug an 8ohm speaker into a 4ohm minimum with no problem the exception possibly being an old valve amp and even then iirc it is OK... or is it the opposite with valve amps! Either way it is absolutely OK to plug an 8ohm into the TC. If you want to add another 8 ohm cab then you can daisy chain from the parallel input on your first cab.

Well I'll be doing this one tonight and I'll get our resident expert opinion (keys player) because I'd have said D BUT I can see how it could as easily be read as G!

I know of Jez's fine reputation and though I've not had work done by him we have met briefly and he's as sound as a pound. Welcome to the forum Jez, your knowledge and expertise re. amp repairs etc would be beneficial so it'd be good if you stuck around.