Skybone

Big fan of D*A*M pedals here, there ace! Both the Ezekiel and Ram Head have been discontinued though. The Zeke was too complex a build, and they considered that there were too many other Big Muff clones out there. Even though the Ram Head is head and shoulders above most of the clones IMO. The early, single knob Meathead's were very bass-y & bass friendly, there was a bass variant called "The Shrew", but there were only 3 examples built. The later Meathead's are still pretty good for the bass though. The 3 knob Meathead Deluxe is worth checking out, it's dabbling in RAT territory, but still an aggresive sounding fuzz with more "tweakability" than the single knob version. If you're after that "power valve distortion" type sound, then a Sonic Titan might be worth a try, I haven't tried it on bass, but it sounds immense on guitar. Then there's always the MkII Tone Bender clone... That £100 Ezekiel really was a steal!

[quote]Now the Band Im in plays in Drop C,and its only one guitarist,and I try to 'fill' the sonic space left as much as I can...[/quote] The big question here should be "what is the guitarist is doing with his EQ?". If he's scooping his mids out, and over compensating with loads of bass & treble, which a lot of guitarists who detune do, he's seriously encroaching into the bass spectrum and killing the mix. Likewise, if you're scooping the mids too, you're both competing for the same soundwaves, and things tend to get a bit mushy. If the guitarist cranks his mids and drops the bass/treble a bit, this should fill the gaps. I played guitar in a 3 piece, and this all became obvious when we started recording rehearsal sessions, the bass & guitar were just competing for the bass spectrum, and the mids/tops were left a bit empty. On cranking re-evaluating the EQ, I cranked the mids, dropped the bass/treble, and bingo, next recording, both bass and guitar were clearly audible. Add some mids to the bass as well. If nothing else, it's worth a try.

Been a long time customer at Electro, though the last deal I did with Dave (mail order), I got the feeling that I'd been given a bit of a bum deal. Got a BODxt from him at a decent price, thinking it was a brand new one, but actually got the shop demonstrator. Saying that, I have done a few good deals with him and others in the shop. The guitar dept. guys are pretty good too. Wouldn't buy anything from Music Ground. Ever. Northern Guitars (accross the road) do have some interesting gear in from time to time, kicking myself about an Aria Pro II SB Black & Gold (Cliff Burton circa Master of Puppets) I missed out on a few years back. Good price too. Wizard Guitars formerly of Doncaster, but now resident in Sheffield is good for the odd interesting bass now and again. Last time I was in there (quite a few months back) he had a 70's Gibson Grabber and a few nice old Fender's. Better for guitars of all price points. Rock Factory in Cas have some decent gear in sometimes.

Found a link to this site while trawling MusicRadar when I should be working... Basically started off playing bass many moons ago, been in a few bands, done a couple of records & quite a few gigs, but have mainly been playing guitar for the last 10 years or so, but without loosing sight of the bass. Recently managed to pick up a Ric, only after about 20 odd years of lusting after one.