warwickhunt

TBH an Ibanez neck is a pretty skinny thing and I reckon you'd struggle to find many manufacturers that could get that skim.

Only just realised tonight that the bassist on this song was also the vocalist. No idea why I've never twigged, as I remember hearing the bass line 100's of times on the radio but I always imagined that being of that era the vocalist would have been someone chosen from maybe session singers from that genre. Has anyone else ever been surprised in a similar way, especially by something that they may have been familiar with?

Looper pedal; used prices of the TC one are about £50. You can add a drone and move up to 4ths 5ths etc but great for adding simple bass roots to noodle/improvise over. Added bonus of you don't need to be messing on with PC + software.

This ^^^ From posts on this thread I've been getting concerned that I've had levels /outs / DI boxes completely wrong for 40 years. However, aside from me giving specific voltages for the 3 levels (agedhorse has rightly used more generalised values but not miles away from my guesstimates), I was saying the right thing. I tried to say from the outset that sticking a standard DI box between the combos speaker out and the speaker seemed like a bad idea. I was unaware that the range of DIs available would allow this, so I've learned something... I think. LOL

Would 1 piece maple necks (without a maple fingerboard layered over) not have a skunk stripe though?

As I say, I've fed desks with DI signals (either my amps DI or their own supplied) where engineers have asked if I can attenuate the signal down as it was too hot. Personal experience meant my head couldn't get around a signal at speaker level which might be x10 hotter! LOL

Yes, I think that is the bit I was wary of/unsure of. I've had basses that have been too hot through the DI (amps own DI and external box) for a desk to handle... I was struggling to see how a speaker level could go to a desk and the level be OK.

Just read around a bit and every day is a school day. Most of my encounters with either my own DI box(es) has been inline before the amp or have been in the amp. I've never personally seen a one post amp/pre speaker and it seems that not all DI boxes can attenuate from speaker level but some can be placed there... with care!

The actual signal levels are 'approx'. .015v - mic/inst 1.0v - line 12v - speaker So the level out of an amps own DI is line level (about 1 volt) whereas the voltage from the speaker out is 12v (ish). External DI boxes are generally used to boost from instrument level up to line level. I've never associated a DI with lowering/attenuating the level from speaker levels; obviously they must but I'd be interested to know if that is true of all DI boxes.

My head still doesn't get that you'd be able to go out of the DI back to a cab and be able to drive it at a volume to be useable (unless the signal is true bypass). Also the DI being active/48v driven has to be relevant... yes? The difference in signal strength between instrument/mic, line and speaker level is huge so does the active actually attenuate the higher level?

Oddly you'd normally just put the DI box in front of the amp (if no other output from the amp at instrument/line level), a lot less hassle.

Indeed but he's at speaker level rather than line or instrument/mic level and the line out from a DI isn't at a level to drive a speaker.

I 'think' he has severed the amp output to the cab and put jacks on each end of the cut/split, which he then plugs the amp out into a DI and then a parallel out from the DI to the cab... which is nonsense, so it can't be that! ...can it?

Looks fine to me, neck and fingerboard are as you'd expect. Check the serial number against the Fender database.

So not only is he scamming people but he's creating profiles/fake IDs to cover his tracks? I'd have thought that takes it beyond a doubt that these weren't 'mistakes' but are premeditated fraud.

You could have a £3000 asking price; doesn't mean it is worth that or that someone will pay that for it. When you see these selling for £1000+ you have that sweet spot of supply/demand matching up (with a buyer having plenty spare cash burning a hole).

Had the same bass (black sparkle) back in the day... yes I had the poodle haircut to match. Out of nostalgia I bought the same model out of a local FB group 2 years ago and it turned out to be 'the' same bass! Uncanny. Only downside was that the pup output was a bit weak.

Just as an aside... aren't Fender instruments all 'imperial' measurements?

Oddly enough I found the opposite! It was OK at home or in isolation but was sweet when I gigged it (pair of TC RS210... none neo speakers ). I do use the contour control a lot whereas WoT told me he doesn't use it at all. Volume - I do have the master a fair way round but I don't drive the input hard as I don't want overdrive. Oddly enough the other amps I presently own are a 1600w Blacksmith, 1000w Blackcat, 350w TC Staccato and I sold my 750w Thunderfunk when I bought this. I find the 120w HB can keep pace with a very loud drummer and louder guitarist (no PA support) and I've not needed to resort to using my other amps. At the end of the day tone is subjective but for someone wanting to scratch a valve itch the HB is a (relatively) light weight option. As a footnote; I once owned a Mesa Boogie 180 all valve amp and I 'hated it' (why buy an amp you hate? ...because you are young and Mesa Boogie is 'the' name/label to have), you could cut glass with it. The other point of note is that I trialled a Stoneham YI200 when I was deciding on this valve amp and it was awful. It farted out through its own matching 410/115 cab even at low volume.

True to some degree but there are many exceptions and the revalving every year is a thing of the past (and to a degree biasing). Do a search on the forum for Handbox WB100 as one example.

Often played a red Spector NS (PJ) bass about this time.

What bass? If it is a Warwick they are a brass alloy and should be that colour... except for the early ones... or some basses in different ranges... or if they've been refretted.

Like the review... LOATH that noise!