bigevilman

Hey guys I don't know if this is in the right section or not..... I've had a problem with my jazz bass for a while now, and was wondering if you could help me out. Basically it sounds as if its not earthed properly when i have the tone pot turned up. Even when I have both volumes turned all the way down, if the tones turned up, theres an almighty hum :/ I've attached a recording from my iphone. Apologies for the quality, but it shows the problem. Its an extreme hum, which is doing my head in, its not healthly!!!! I'm not sure whether its a dodgy pot, or whether its a earth problem.... cheers guys Joe [attachment=44643:Bass_humming.mp3]

Hey guys I don't know if this is in the right section or not..... I've had a problem with my jazz bass for a while now, and was wondering if you could help me out. Basically it sounds as if its not earthed properly when i have the tone pot turned up. Even when I have both volumes turned all the way down, if the tones turned up, theres an almighty hum :/ I've attached a recording from my iphone. Apologies for the quality, but it shows the problem. Its an extreme hum, which is doing my head in, its not healthly!!!! I'm not sure whether its a dodgy pot, or whether its a earth problem.... cheers guys Joe [attachment=44641:Bass_humming.mp3]

[attachment=44594:imagAux1...x_10_JB5.jpg] If they release this is black....i think I've just fallen in love

Cheers guys Well like I said, we're the opening band, plus I'll be driving the van there, so don't think drinking before will really be a issue for me but will be party central when we finish WOOOO!!!

[quote name='Captain Rumble' post='765725' date='Mar 5 2010, 11:51 PM']will sound great but seriously heavy (weight)[/quote] Aye I noticed the weight of it (29lb) but to be honest, thats no heavier than the Laney I'm using at the moment, so think I'll get over that fact [quote]If you're interested I've got a Markbass LMK (complete with aforementioned VLE control, among others) up for sale right now in the marketplace. And for extra valve crunch for minimal weight I could also sell you my Sansamp BDDI as mentioned earlier in the thread - it's a genius piece of kit - the only pedal I always use - and I wouldn't contemplate getting rid of it if it weren't for an urgent need for cash on my part![/quote] Cheers for the offer, but I already have a Sansamp at moment. I agree, its a fabulous little box! When I had my Ampeg cab, it somehow turned my Laney head from utter crap, to warm and rich....its like a miracle in a box I've decided on the WT800, its got the valve pre-amp that I was after, its the A model, so runs dual mono at 400watt per side @ 4ohm, perfect for my cabs . I've also decided for the overdrive, I'll just use my Sansamp through my FX loop. It means that I won't have to use it as a pre-amp anymore, and just use as a dedicated overdrive pedal. Cheers for all your advice

Are any of you guys bike enthusiasts as well as bass lovers? My band, Castles Made Of Sand (www.castlesmadeofsand.co.uk) have been asked to open up in the blues tent on the Saturday night. We cover bands such as Hendrix Experience, Cream, Santana etc, generally blues rock. The line up doesn't get officially get announced until the actual weekend, but supposedly the blues tent is being made bigger this year, so it must of been popular the last couple of years. The turnout last year was 8500, so will be my biggest gig to date Hopefully would be nice to chat to any of you guys who will be there. Any of you more professional bassists got any advice for my first big festival? Cheers Joe

[quote name='Adee' post='765103' date='Mar 5 2010, 01:38 PM']Superbass?[/quote] I presume umph is referring to the Marshall superbass range. About 6 months ago I would of definitely said yes to that, but I wanna go more lightweight. I'd love a traditional marshall stack, but not at the moment! Just seen a Eden WT800 head which im seriously interested in, might convert myself to a Eden man

Hey Guys! After getting rid of my SVT810 for a couple of light weight eden nemesis 2x10 (4 ohm) cabs, I think its time that I get shot of my well-gigged Laney head and invest in something a bit more fuller and not so 'tinny'! I'm currently in a 3 piece blues band, playing songs by Hendrix, Cream, Gary Moore, Santana etc. I'm looking to get that more vintage sound, but I don't wanna have to buy a older head unit. I've been looking at the Orange bass terrors, as they have a twin 12AX7 preamp, which can provide the nice bit of valve overdrive that I need for stuff like Hendrix and Cream, as well as it being lightweight. I was wondering if any of you had an opinion on this head unit or any suggestions? I'm looking for summit thats lightweight, and not gonna weigh as much as one of my 2x10's lol Joe

Well I've just sold my previous cab a couple of days ago to a customer from the great country of Slovakia..... [attachment=43153:Ampeg_Rig.jpg] Today, I purchased a couple of nemesis cabs off Jamesent. They still seem to retain a nice warm tone which I'm happy about....and they're less than half the weight of the ampeg haha [attachment=43154:IMG_0050.JPG] Hopefully upgrade the head unit next. Get me a little mark or maybe a shuttle 6.0.....

A pair of Genelec 6010A are in your price range, and Genelecs are amazing! They have a couple of pairs at Lincoln University and they're are so clear its unreal! Another way you could go is some Samson Rubicons. They've been getting rave reviews everywhere, and I believe you should be able to get a pair of 8's under £400.

Both Garageband and Logic are Apple-made products so they will be fine on your iMac. I'm currently running Logic Pro with my Alesis io26 and its great for recording my bass with my sansamp. In regards to interfaces, you can pick a m-box 2 mini like andy said. They go on ebay for about £100 and often come with a copy of Pro-tools LE. I'm not sure it still comes with it, but when I first got Pro-tools 7, it came with a copy of BFD lite, a virtual drum machine which uses real audio samples. You can download midi drumbeats off the internet and BFD will play them. Hope that helps Joe