operative451 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 A slight moanette, although i am amused. Poorer, but amused... I've been faffing trying to get 'that sound' by throwing money at the issue and i find that yes, i can fiddle with my flipping zoom B3n (which is a super piece of kit) and Bigger Louder Amp and get a sound i really like. And still i like the sound of my bass straight into my Warwick BC15.1 the best! I paid £25 for it 4 years ago as i was going on a long work trip and needed something portable. For flip's sake! Gigs aren't really a thing i do and anyway, the BC15 is plenty loud enough for small pub/coffee house gigs and anywhere big enough to need louder probably has a soundguy who'll want to DI anyway... Doh... So the 'big amp' is on gumtree and i'm only not putting the B3n on the classifieds here out of misguided pigheadedness... Argh... Oh well... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Dearest GAS - she is such a fickle mistress. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Done it a number of times. My go to basses are now an Ibanez Talman short scale in black and another in green. Cheap as chips but I love everything about them. Sold my Fender and my Yamaha so quids in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Lots of high end gear...my favourite to play is my Nanyo SGC 310. Thrown sackfuls of money at amps - can't beat that classic Trace Elliot tone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Same here. I've had and got some nice (and expensive) toys, but a little Ohm 60w combo I had once sounded as good as any of them. I've always wondered whether I should find a small amp I like and just buy multiples of it. In a way, I've done that, in that I use small PJB cabs and just take out more of them and extra amplification if I need to be louder. It's a bit of a faff, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Just now, Dan Dare said: Ohm 60w combo Pukka? I had the 100w version many years ago - purchased from our very own @aDx no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Pukka? I had the 100w version many years ago - purchased from our very own @aDx no less. Don't remember the model name. It had a single 15 and, within its limits, sounded great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ubit Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I have a Squire 5 string Jazz bass. It sounds bloody amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 For me a lot of the pleasure using (especially gigging) cheaper stuff is being relaxed about it getting scratched/broken/lost/stolen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 We can all buy stuff that we think is going to work and then find it doesn't. That's life. Just move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Len_derby said: For me a lot of the pleasure using (especially gigging) cheaper stuff is being relaxed about it getting scratched/broken/lost/stolen. There’s a lot of sense in that, could be why so many of the pro bands I see use MIM Fenders, Epiphones etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 15 hours ago, TheGreek said: My first ever amp was an Ohm Pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I saw a professional band from Glasgow playing a low key gig and the bass player was using a Squire. A great sound he had too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I found out my lovely, shiny, new, Elite Precision, sounds just like my Squier bitsa, once it's DI'd into the sound desk and EQ'd by some random sound engineer. And my old Squier has a nicer neck and is lighter too. You lives and learns I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Yup. I've done 15 years worth of gigs on a pretty basic Crafter acoustic guitar. And my cheapo Yamaha bass has outlived and outgigged all sorts of more expensive fantasy gear that just didn't play or sound as good. I do like expensive refined gear tho as long as it sounds great. Makes you feel cool too sometimes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I mostly gig now with my Harley Benton 50 P Bass and leave my Stingray, Lakland and Tokai at home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 20:04, TheGreek said: Thrown sackfuls of money at amps - can't beat that classic Trace Elliot tone. Exactly this for me. I’ve been far too easily seduced by the latest, newest and best thing on the block but I always revert back to Trace. No more, that’s me done now for amps honest 😇 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Japhet said: I mostly gig now with my Harley Benton 50 P Bass and leave my Stingray, Lakland and Tokai at home. Same with me. In recent years I've mainly used a bitsa that was temporaraily thrown together to check it all worked. It worked so well that the various MIA & MIJ Fenders, Stingray, G&L, Gibson & old faithful Ibanez Musician all stay at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Deedee said: Exactly this for me. I’ve been far too easily seduced by the latest, newest and best thing on the block but I always revert back to Trace. No more, that’s me done now for amps honest 😇 Yeah, me too. I spent a family holiday's worth of cash on my Mesa Prodigy Four:88. OK, it is too heavy for me otherwise I would still be using it but, ultimately, I was just trying to get it to sound like a slightly sparklier version of my TE head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aDx Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 20:16, TheGreek said: Pukka? I had the 100w version many years ago - purchased from our very own @aDx no less. It's the 60w one. It's great! I use markbass combo now... Lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Warwick BC40 - £150 Squier 70s Mod Jazz - £330 The look on Mrs Teebs' face when more bass gear arrived - priceless! Fab gear doesn't have to cost thousands! Edited January 25, 2019 by Teebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Expensive gear gives you the aesthetic pleasure of higher quality construction and finish. A plywood table is just as usable as a solid oak, hand-crafted, bespoke table at a fraction of the cost - but people still buy the handbuilt stuff. So long as the cheap gear isn’t so cheap that it doesn’t function, nobody really “needs” any more. There is a certain amount of relaxation about cheap gear as others have said - it’s generally less of a worry to gig a £200 bass than a £5K vintage Fender in terms of damage or theft. One item where more expensive can mean better is with a 6-string bass - the best designs are not a scaled-up 4-string, and neck reinforcement - be that carbon/titanium bars, hardwood laminates or something else - tend to push the price up as getting that all to work on a cheap bass isn’t easy. Correct string balance, a clear B and a high C that doesn’t sound like a thin guitar doesn’t come cheap. Even my current favourite bass, an Ibanez SR3006e, is far from perfect. Sadly, I have played one that was as close to perfect as I’ll ever find - it was an £8K Fodera. So it cuts both ways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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