Starwarsnosebleed Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) Hi there, greetings from Devon. My name is Ben and ive played guitar for 25 years now. I write and record my own stuff, in a wide range of styles, but mainly Punk, Psych stuff. I also have an incurable Fuzz pedal addiction and a healthy appetite for Rum tiki cocktails. Ive owned a bass (Squier Jazz) for around 5 years, got it for recording/pc interface purposes , but have only just got around to getting an amplifier to play it through. Its only a Rumble 25, but its really great hearing the bass properly and not through headphones. Anyway, ive really started to enjoy bass a lot more, and want to push on and improve my bass knowledge and technique, and i know that this forum will help with that. Plus i’ll be haunting the marketplace frequently no doubt! i already have a massive FX pedal collection, but zero strictly ‘bass’ pedals yet. Cant wait to hop on the bass pedal merry-go-round! Many thanks, Ben. Edited March 31, 2021 by Starwarsnosbleed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Good afternoon, Ben , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Welcome Ben. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Hiya Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome @Starwarsnosbleed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome aboard, Ben! The switch from headphones to an amp makes a big difference - it's more engaging and sounds better too! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwarsnosebleed Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Definitely, getting that amp and hearing the half decent low frequencies been a bit of a revelation to me tbh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome Ben 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoplayer Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Great to have you around! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 12 hours ago, Starwarsnosebleed said: Definitely, getting that amp and hearing the half decent low frequencies been a bit of a revelation to me tbh. One of the marks of a good bass sound at a venue is that you feel the low frequencies rather than hear them. If you get your technique and the right settings on a half decent compressor, you can do so without causing ear fatigue. Headphones can't do this for you so you can't practice how to get there safely at home, you are relying on tweakage at the venue rather than any real experience. With a decent practice amp you can get partway there before you hit the stage, as it were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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