I seem to be playing bass

[NickS]

Hi, folks.

I bought a bass guitar in January after many years of playing 6-string guitars. It's a "Texas" branded cheap Chinese thing that has a lovely bright tone and is very playable after some initial adjustment, bought from a chap who runs an eBay shop. Under £45 new.


It was really so that the Sunday night jam at the Swan could continue if no real bass player turned up, as had been the case before. Now I seem to be the bass player in a band that's struggling to get a set list together. I found this board while looking for info about the HH VS Bass combo:

I got one free recently from someone who upgraded, but it's too heavy for me to lift into the car unaided! It joins my HH VS Musician (guitar) head and HH VS Musician 212 combo.


I don't think I'll have the time to haunt these pages that often but thought I'd register and say hi. I have some experience with repairing the glowy-era HH stuff too.
Cheers
Nick

[neepheid]

Welcome to the forum

[ahpook]

there's something about that HH stuff isn't there ?


welcome

[johnnylager]

[quote name='ahpook' post='241520' date='Jul 17 2008, 09:22 AM']there's something about that HH stuff isn't there ?[/quote]
Chiropracty

Welcome indeed.

[stingrayfan]

[quote name='NickS' post='240904' date='Jul 16 2008, 02:49 PM']I got one free recently from someone who upgraded, but it's too heavy for me to lift into the car unaided![/quote]
Welcome to the world of bass amps - although if you've got deep pockets, there is some new kit that's pretty light.

Nice intro by the way, and nice to have someone along from the dark side.

[Kev]

welcome aboard!

[doctor_of_the_bass]

Welcome Nick!

Ahh! H and H - great memories! Takes me back to 1984 when as a mere twiglet of a bassist, I'd regularly borrow a `Bass Machine' 250w head coupled up to the world's biggest cab, a 2 x 15" (felt like 15') Roost! The amp had a built in phaser - sounded fantastic!

All the Best!

Nick Smith (aka Mirk Kang)

[NickS]

Thanks for the warm reception, guys!
[quote name='"ahpook"']there's something about that HH stuff isn't there.[/quote]Mainly, these days, that it's cheap . And there's the glow. I don't understand why amp manufacturers don't light up their controls. I never meant to collect HH but I just seem to have acquired another guitar head (IC100L perhaps? Cut down from a combo, ouch. But only £25!)

[quote name='"stingrayfan"']Welcome to the world of bass amps - although [b]if you've got deep pockets[/b], there is some new kit that's pretty light.[/quote]There's the rub. I only spent peanuts on the bass so it's difficult to justify lots on the gear. Our rhythm guitarist builds cabs as a hobby (instead of practising) and reckons I should look at some of the new lightweight (neo) 8"/10" chassis speakers.

[quote]Nice intro by the way, and nice to have someone along from the dark side.[/quote]Could say I've seen the [i]light[/i], but it's too bloody heavy! (ducks and covers)

@BassManKev - very pretty Stingray 5. I like.

[quote name='"doctor_of_the_bass"']Ahh! H and H - great memories! Takes me back to 1984 when as a mere twiglet of a bassist, I'd regularly borrow a `Bass Machine' 250w head coupled up to the world's biggest cab, a 2 x 15" (felt like 15') Roost![/quote]I've seen a couple of HH 2x15" cabs pass through eBay - definitely some roady required. Mind you, the 18" horn at our rehearsal rooms gives it a run for the money. The 115 100W combo flaps my trouser legs quite adequately for the size of place I expect to play....[quote]The amp had a built in phaser - sounded fantastic![/quote]I've never dealt with HH of that era, but I hope the plug-in connectors on those exchangeable effect modules were reliable.
[quote](aka Mirk Kang)[/quote]Didn't you used to be in 11:24?