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New Spector. Why not 🙂

Ooops I thought the 5502 had the MM/J config. Ignore me

You after pick ups or tone shenanigans? If it's pick up's and you wan some trickery there's some (objectively) good pick ups out there for the MM position. I like the Nordstrand Bigman with switchable coils as found in the Dan Lutz DL VM5. It's this one... I'm tempted to whack it in my p bass if I decide to go down that route in the future with the coil switch option.

That would be a very neat 410 modular rig, compact and punchy!

Shite! OK here’s the photographic proof. First pic is the SRX, second the ‘78 and in the third pic a bass I nabbed a few years back off @Dood on this forum (Shuker body/ PB70’s neck now with reverse p pick up) as a nostalgic nod to the band I was in back then when I had the ‘78 - ‘Bloodbath Callaghan and the WarCrimes’. I can assure you it’s not the same bass as the the old BCW bass as it was bought by a guitar shop in Belfast (Guitar Emporium) made to look like one of Philo’s p basses, dipped in bronze and now stands proudly beside him outside the Bruxelles pub on Harry Street in Dublin. Why make sh*t up when the truth is far more interesting!

I traded an Ibanez SRx700 for a 78' p bass!

I wish it was me I'd have turned it up louder

Testify!

Man I’m super happy that it’s been a positive experience! Recommending gear is such a mine field when you own it let alone only have experience of a company/builder’s products especially one which doesn’t have a lot of users posting about it on forums. I think my Embee112 has a much higher ‘High end’ response with my old school amp not putting out anything near the 20kHz or whatever the rated top end is. With that amp and the tweeter rolled off for good measure it sounds great. I was tempted to nab another of his cabs in that sale but my other 212 is already a great sounding cab and I’m running out of room!

I’d say once those speakers get broken in you’ll be right in the sweet spot. Are you noticing that the cabs is putting out what you put in? As in you can hear the difference between the CTM and the Quilter? I’d imagine they are two different sounding amps!

Glad the initial impression is good! I’ve got the Embee112 and I find having the additional flexibility of my ‘modern’ amp with 3 bands of semi para eq really allows me to dial in a great sound with the 112. You may find the additional eq on your Stomp really lets you fine tune it. Looks like you have some amp/cab based fun ahead. Hope it all works out 👍🏽

Yeah it has stereo and Di. I think they’re available for about £30 online. Still not a bad price!

The isolated track can sound off until its married to the drums and gaps or timing issues might make more sense in context. It's not a bad performance and I'd be happy with it - sounds great! I've done a little bit of recording and on the last album I did we got the bass and drums down pretty quickly. I think it was two takes each just to have them (a little extra for another song where I forgot what I was playing in a momentary blank when the rec button was hit). Money and time were tight so we went in did it then got out but we were well rehearsed before the recording and knew what we were laying down. The whole band were there to just hang out and be there for the few hours (we needed a scratch vocal and guitar so that did also explain their presence but they wanted to hang out and experience the whole vibe). I recall it being a fine afternoon recording in our rehearsal room!

I know placement has been a much discussed on the MM position and how some bridge MM style pick ups further back never nail the MM tone due to being nowhere near the sweet spot. I was just wondering if the KA pick ups shared any of the characteristics (along with needing to be wired in parallel). I have a bass with a route which can pretty much take any pick up shape and I think my next experiment might be with a MM or a soapbar. I guess KA could wind me one to KS spec for not too much cost.

So do the current Kent Armstrong soap bars (Claymores) have any of the Smith flavour about them?

Aye Faital Pro's - looks like the old style 1210's are all sold.

I’d be tempted myself for that price. Let us know what you think.

This! If you want to think of the root notes on the B string as your starting position the patterns can remain quite similar (well for all fretted notes). I played a 5'er exclusively for a number of years as a gig I had required me to play covers but often with key changes to suit the choir. The ability to transpose bass lines incorporating the lower notes rather than having to creep up the neck and also the ability to remain in one position (which admittedly some players can find a little boring after a while) scored bonus points for the 5 string. Don't fall into the trap like Happy Jack says of adding 'low notes' just because you can. It's not always the best choice but the lower notes can really support a good ballad or a key change when the bass goes low when the guitars etc go up! Really adds some power to a tune I think! Oh anad a final tip if you do want to embrace the 5'er put your 4 string bass away for a month and don't be tempted to switch back and forth. Get comfortable/confident on the 5. It'll speed up your learning/confidence!

I have a db Bass Embee 112 which I like. I got the db112 for smaller gigs/smaller stages where I needed to have a good sounding cab without the size. I used it more on C&W gigs with a P bass or Mustang - P tones- and the cab basically put out what went in. It handled the lows well (I'm only playing 4 string basses at minute) and I wasn't after a super crispy/airy top end which it can do (rated up to 30kHz). I don't really push much above 4kHz on my amp. I have used it with a Jazz bass and both my amps and it responds as you'd expect. P bass and vintage sounding amp, tweeter off is a great giging sound, J bass with modern amp and tweeter wide open sounds crisp and modern but not harsh. About amps... I have two amps, one of which has a parametric eq and is a super clean, more modern sounding and I find with that head I can dial the amp in to really suit the db112 cab very easily - the beauty of that style of EQ. I think because my other cab (Tecamp 212) just sounds bigger/fuller by default the 112 can seem to lack something if played side by side in comparison. It doesn't but in a side by side a 212 is always gonna sound like it has more of everything. The db112 is by no means lacking and works equally as well with my more vintage sounding head which has a Fender style vintage tone stack and handles the modern stuff with ease too. The db probably weights more than the BF stuff but has a good form factor, well designed handles and more of an upward firing speaker position with bass port when in a tight space. I dig it, it's a cool cab design and has thoughtful touches - you can tell it was designed for a gigging player. There might still be some available on thr DB Bass reverb page at discount...their 1210 for £295 delivered is a ridiculous deal and just under 15kg https://reverb.com/brand/db-bass?product_type=amps&category=bass-cabinets

The NIN pedal

The whole clapping thing is a bit mad. Wonder how long it’ll last after the tax hike 😀

It appears I said both. You’ll have to forgive me but the back to back 13hr shifts do take their toll.