Reverb IS dangerous.
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Clockworkmike
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Used to have one those at my house growing up actually, same era and everything! Very powerful amp for its size and worked great. There was a MIM Red fender Jazz Bass with it that my dad bought from my uncle in my garageband days. Bass player we acquired had his own rig, so dad traded it back to my uncle for a new in the box Rane Dual EQ for the PA system.
(I always had to buy my own gear growing up minus the first guitar and amp, but dad bought the whole PA system we used as a hobby to himself I think lol)
(I always had to buy my own gear growing up minus the first guitar and amp, but dad bought the whole PA system we used as a hobby to himself I think lol)
Astral Traveler
Ambassador of Both Time and Space
What! I warned you just a few days ago and now you do this!?
Looks good though, congratulations
Looks good though, congratulations
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Metal89
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So for the past week ive been looking at bass amps. I'm getting into recording with a mic and basically wanting to develop my own sound, which is why im kinda pulling away from marshalls. Now before Mitch comes at me with a pitchfork, I LOVE Marshalls, they absolutely kill for classic rock all the way up to modern metal...problem is...they have become everyone's go to...Joyo pulled me in because of that Mesa boogie tone it has and not everyone is rocking a mesa due to how hard they tend to be to eq and find that sweet spot.
I say this because for a while as far as bass goes i was just going to direct line in and use an amp sim. two problems with this...it would really kinda bug me to have guitars recorded organically where you have a speaker pushing air....but bass being digital...something about that just didn't sit right with me.. sure i still plan on using the same drum program and beats i used in the demo but im willing to let that go because...im not paying for a drum set and all the mics id have to get to hook up...never mind the fact i can't play drums anyways. 2...everyone does this... in fact, your tone is more unique just by using real amps....go figure....
Problem is is that bass equipment is a lot more expensive than guitar equipment..the price difference isn't just in the strings. i don't need much, for recording purposes low watts works well...but then i'd see stuff like "the speaker rattles" or "great for bedroom practice on jazz, and classic rock, not really for heavier stuff".
Felt like i was looking for something that didn't exist. Started looking in the used market and found this. I tried looking up reviews on it and a lot of it is people having to happened upon it and found out they really liked it and bought it for next to nothing, pretty much like i did. That would then be followed up by people saying "oh i had one of those! I kicked myself for selling it" Or "Yea i knew a bassist in a band had one and his tone was killer!" stuff to that effect. apparently it works great as a keyboard amp too, awesome!
Will it be able to handle my style of playing which my rythym tends to lean towards the doomish side of metal and my main bass is now that schecter 5 string (can't state enough how much i love that bass!) with its dark sounding pickups and tuned to drop A. at just at 90$ it seemed like too good of a deal to pass up, after the glowing statements ive read about how this amp is a sleeper, i pulled the trigger on it. When it comes to bass, i don't run any effects, i play super clean although i may end up trying to see how it sounds if i throw in just a tad bit of dirt. Other than that i pound on the strings and play pretty aggressively not fancy...but a put oomph into it. So hoping the 40 year old speaker will withstand that.
What im not excited about is how heavy i heard this thing is....i payed more in shipping than on the amp itself, and someone said on another forum it comes in at 50 lbs but its built like a tank...Great...so much for saving my back...at least i saved room to put it in my trunk by getting the joyo head. On the brightside, i could load it up in a catapult, crush the opposition, then plug it in right on the spot and record right there for "EXTRA BRUTALITY!"
I say this because for a while as far as bass goes i was just going to direct line in and use an amp sim. two problems with this...it would really kinda bug me to have guitars recorded organically where you have a speaker pushing air....but bass being digital...something about that just didn't sit right with me.. sure i still plan on using the same drum program and beats i used in the demo but im willing to let that go because...im not paying for a drum set and all the mics id have to get to hook up...never mind the fact i can't play drums anyways. 2...everyone does this... in fact, your tone is more unique just by using real amps....go figure....
Problem is is that bass equipment is a lot more expensive than guitar equipment..the price difference isn't just in the strings. i don't need much, for recording purposes low watts works well...but then i'd see stuff like "the speaker rattles" or "great for bedroom practice on jazz, and classic rock, not really for heavier stuff".
Felt like i was looking for something that didn't exist. Started looking in the used market and found this. I tried looking up reviews on it and a lot of it is people having to happened upon it and found out they really liked it and bought it for next to nothing, pretty much like i did. That would then be followed up by people saying "oh i had one of those! I kicked myself for selling it" Or "Yea i knew a bassist in a band had one and his tone was killer!" stuff to that effect. apparently it works great as a keyboard amp too, awesome!
Will it be able to handle my style of playing which my rythym tends to lean towards the doomish side of metal and my main bass is now that schecter 5 string (can't state enough how much i love that bass!) with its dark sounding pickups and tuned to drop A. at just at 90$ it seemed like too good of a deal to pass up, after the glowing statements ive read about how this amp is a sleeper, i pulled the trigger on it. When it comes to bass, i don't run any effects, i play super clean although i may end up trying to see how it sounds if i throw in just a tad bit of dirt. Other than that i pound on the strings and play pretty aggressively not fancy...but a put oomph into it. So hoping the 40 year old speaker will withstand that.
What im not excited about is how heavy i heard this thing is....i payed more in shipping than on the amp itself, and someone said on another forum it comes in at 50 lbs but its built like a tank...Great...so much for saving my back...at least i saved room to put it in my trunk by getting the joyo head. On the brightside, i could load it up in a catapult, crush the opposition, then plug it in right on the spot and record right there for "EXTRA BRUTALITY!"
My default bass recording rig is a $60 Craigslist Ibanez Import through Fender Rumble 40 with a direct out feature. For recording- not gigging - it's tough to beat...
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Metal89
Ambassador of Orchestral Brewtality
And recording is all this will be used for, if i ever play my stuff on stage, you can bet i'll be on guitar, not bass
. I actually looked at the Fender Rumble's i was actually going to buy one til i ran into this, i hesitated because someone was looking into it for thrash when i did a quick google search for if it can handle metal and the basic consensus is "for what you want...that amp by itself won't do it, you'll have to invest into pedals".
And recording is all this will be used for, if i ever play my stuff on stage, you can bet i'll be on guitar, not bass
Here's my isolated bass track from our 2017 recording of Motorhead's Ace of Spades.
This is $60 Ibanez bass into Fender Rumble 40 - direct out - through a 1980's Arion Metal Master...
Listen to ROBERT HERNDON - ACE OF SPADES - ISOLATED BASS TRACK by Von Herndon on #SoundCloud
ROBERT HERNDON - ACE OF SPADES - ISOLATED BASS TRACK
My Isolated Bass Track from the Ace of Spades Studio Recording
I all have some clips with a fuller, rounder tone...if you want to check them out...
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Metal89
Ambassador of Orchestral Brewtality
Here's my isolated bass track from our 2017 recording of Motorhead's Ace of Spades.
This is $60 Ibanez bass into Fender Rumble 40 - direct out - through a 1980's Arion Metal Master...
Listen to ROBERT HERNDON - ACE OF SPADES - ISOLATED BASS TRACK by Von Herndon on #SoundCloud
ROBERT HERNDON - ACE OF SPADES - ISOLATED BASS TRACK
My Isolated Bass Track from the Ace of Spades Studio Recordingsoundcloud.app.goo.gl
I all have some clips with a fuller, rounder tone...if you want to check them out...
Holy crap that sounded gnarly as hell!
$10.00 broken Arion Metal Master!!!! I fixed a broken wire in it and used it. That tone only works for Motorhead!!!!!
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Metal89
Ambassador of Orchestral Brewtality
Yea, would definitely not fit what i do but still freaking gnarly!
CoyotesGator
Ambassador of Reptilian Rum Bar Affairs
Man I had a TKO65 as a juvenile delinquent.
I think I still have the chassis.
I later used the cab in a biamp setup that is long gone.
I think I still have the chassis.
I later used the cab in a biamp setup that is long gone.
Here's my isolated bass track from our 2017 recording of Motorhead's Ace of Spades.
This is $60 Ibanez bass into Fender Rumble 40 - direct out - through a 1980's Arion Metal Master...
Listen to ROBERT HERNDON - ACE OF SPADES - ISOLATED BASS TRACK by Von Herndon on #SoundCloud
ROBERT HERNDON - ACE OF SPADES - ISOLATED BASS TRACK
My Isolated Bass Track from the Ace of Spades Studio Recording
I all have some clips with a fuller, rounder tone...if you want to check them out...
Robert, does the Rumble have direct out or do you use the headphones out.
Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
