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As has been said it's depends upon the size of your wallet + a teaspoon of vanity I suspect. The Overwater Aspiration range offer a lot of bass for the money (imho).

+1 to the above. I'm deeply impressed with my black Contemp J4. Have been GASless since it landed.

I know what you mean. I'm just the wrong side of 50 now and I'm slowing down. 30 odd years of rugby and dislocated fingers etc not helping very much at all. When I'm struggling I have been known to miss the odd note to keep the song moving along and only a few people have ever noticed. But they should get out more! Of course when it's our own material no problem at all

I spent 4 very pleasant years living in/near Hamburg. Lovely city, I still miss the Argentinian Steakhouse...and the Brazilian one come to think of it. As to bands, Joan Armatrading and Meatloaf plus a few others if memory serves.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1333747' date='Aug 9 2011, 04:25 PM']If I were to use it on it's own, I guess I would have... low EQ set to 3, high EQ set to 10 or 11, Gain set to 9 or lower, blend set between 10 and 12 - these are hours on the clock face.[/quote] Thanks for that, I'll have a further play. Also thanks for the other suggestions people, the guidance is much appreciated.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1333386' date='Aug 9 2011, 11:15 AM']Are you going for a high gain sound? If not you should play with your ODB-3 more. It has a blend control to add back in your clean bass. It also has a low end EQ control which can boost the low end of the whole sound to rediculous levels. The high end EQ control can be used to get rid of any fizz on high gain settings.[/quote] I've been messing around with the EQ and blend, but mostly between 3 to 7 (if you imagine a scale from 1-10). Are you saying that I need to go further to achieve the above. I'm trying to get that warmer sound that Ed_S is describing and to my ears at any rate the Boss pedal sounds a little synthetic (if that makes sense).

I've been reading the various threads on this with interest but I'm not sure I follow some of the subtleties being described. I currently have a very modest selection of an ODB-3 and an Behringer octaver pedals (and a tuner). I don't use pedals much, but there are certain moments on some of our tunes when they do sound effective (IMHO), and also for the odd cover we do. Despite mucho fiddling with the settings I find that when going for a more overdriven sound the bass part of the signal starts to disappear. Am Ichasing the impossible dream in trying to achieve distortion with decent bass presence? Any thoughts, coaching, laughing and pointing etc most welcome. If possible for <£100!

Whilst at school (when we had 3 channels on black and white tv) I learnt the violin to a decent standard (working on grade 8 when I left school). Harboured a desire to play bass after seeing Led Zep at Knebworth. About 30 years later bought a bass, taught myself to play it (sort of) and joined a band. Now loving it.

I tried it the other week and it does make for an interesting sound on a fretless bass but I'm not sure I'm accurate enough yet. I most use my digits on my fretted instrument and a pick only when the song requires a more agressive attack; switching to the fretless bass for more soothing noises. As to a complete ban on personal choice from the thought police...I don't think so

[quote name='Linus27' post='1310687' date='Jul 20 2011, 07:04 PM']I have the Korg Pitchblack and so far it has been excellent. I love the big bright display but I do feel that its a little fragile...[/quote] My Pitch Black tuner has been working away quite happily for a couple of years with no problems to report. I'm sure I shouldn't have said that out loud as I've a gig coming up...damn.

Please put me down for a couple (2) of the blue ones. Cheers

Very much enjoyed the Manchester gig last night. Maiden on form and good energy. Isn't there some law somewhere that says the must play Run To The Hills and the Ancient Mariner at gigs? Sadly Airbourne were really not for me although I enjoyed some of their songs froma couple of years ago, it didn't really seem to spark last night. The sound balance was also out (same problems as noted above).

I first saw Iron Maiden in Genoa when they were supporting Kiss. Must have been 1978 or so. Off to the Manchester gig next week after a gap of 23 years since I last saw live...

[quote name='Machines' post='1294383' date='Jul 6 2011, 09:49 AM']Those internal pots (square blue with white centres) are individual pickup output levels aren't they ? Will be interesting to see what tweaking them does to the overall tone.[/quote] I'm not sure. I asked OW for some guidance and was advised that a PDF to explain the EQ system would appear on the website but I've not seen it yet.

Just for the record here are the inner workings of my Contemp Jazz 4... [attachment=84085:OW_CJ_08.JPG]

[quote name='skej21' post='1290830' date='Jul 3 2011, 10:40 AM']... I have made a few little changes to mine that cost less than £100 in total (black hipshot tuners and control knobs, just to make mine a bit more personal!) ... [/quote] Loving the black hardware. I've a black 4-string and something similar would look good...I think the OW bridge is too good to change though.

If I had that much disposable it would be a better amp and cabs. With a bit of luck selling the current kit would take the figure up to £2k.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1278728' date='Jun 22 2011, 04:48 PM']I have to say, that bass in the video did sound awful. It probably would have been better if he hadn't just been squeaking away on those top strings![/quote] Phew, not just me that thought that! I'm afraid I don't get the erb thing, all that extra stuff to hold and move around (plus the cost of an 11-string replacement set) all for about 5 more notes per string...

Some of the older Led Zep stuff would be a good contrast such as Ten Years Gone and Since I've Been Loving You.

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Could any of you more talented musicians on here give me some help with this? Pretty please

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I really enjoy my Spector Legend - quite rocky.... ....or how about one of the Overwater Aspiration Classic Js?