Post your Bass-Out of the BASSment, and into the Spotlight
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OP
There they are!!!
Loooooooove The matched set!
Loooooooove The matched set!
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
oh -- dude--- uhm ---thats on CL for sale ------ things move fast around here/
Wanna snag it ??? Ill ship...
ORANGE 35 B Bass amp
Wanna snag it ??? Ill ship...
ORANGE 35 B Bass amp
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
there is the "big bang" of Modern Guitar Manufacturing the first 2 mass produced CNC machined guitars--on the PLANET -- right there --
T-60 and T-40 from PEAVEY USA ---
the rest --- after that ------ are all copies
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAW
Session 5
Ambassador of Strings & Wings
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
One thing I haven't seen on this thread is a Fender Bass...
Weird. Anyway, here's one of mine:
I built this one out of Warmoth parts, and have been playing it for ten years.
Those are not frets, those are maple inlays. This one's my dream bass. Warmoth
is great, you really can design your own instrument, based on what you need for the
music that you play... and find your own price range.
Weird. Anyway, here's one of mine:
I built this one out of Warmoth parts, and have been playing it for ten years.
Those are not frets, those are maple inlays. This one's my dream bass. Warmoth
is great, you really can design your own instrument, based on what you need for the
music that you play... and find your own price range.
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
I just went back and looked again, to make sure there were NO Fender basses
on this thread. My Luretta above is technically not a Fender either... she's just built
out of Warmoth parts cut out on the Fender spec. So she's a Fender "style" bass.
But she plays like a Fender, and sounds like a Fender, and looks like a Fender...
I sold my Fender Bass last year, and some days I really miss it, and most days I really
am fine without it.
I have another Bass, built on the Fender Spec, but technically not
a Fender either. It used to be a Squier P-bass, until I rebuilt it with quality parts
and sanded off the Squier decal, and threw away the rusty neck plate with the serial
number. So she's no longer a Squier bass.
I replaced just about everything on this instrument, except the frets, and the neck and the body.
In the old days, the Precision bass was kind of a one-trick pony, which did everything a bass player
needed to do.
But these days, with the amps we have available, and the effects we have available, the humble Precision
Bass comes into a whole new range of tonal versatility. This instrument is something old Leo got right the
first time, back in like 1951 or so, when I was still a pre-schooler. What you see above is a 21st century
version, which still does almost everything a bass player needs to get done.
I replaced the chinese headstock decal with a hand carved Raven, made of Ebony headstock veneer.
Of course, the bass is named "Raven," and she can take her place onstage next to instruments that cost
ten times as much as I have in this instrument, and not give up a thing.
on this thread. My Luretta above is technically not a Fender either... she's just built
out of Warmoth parts cut out on the Fender spec. So she's a Fender "style" bass.
But she plays like a Fender, and sounds like a Fender, and looks like a Fender...
I sold my Fender Bass last year, and some days I really miss it, and most days I really
am fine without it.
I have another Bass, built on the Fender Spec, but technically not
a Fender either. It used to be a Squier P-bass, until I rebuilt it with quality parts
and sanded off the Squier decal, and threw away the rusty neck plate with the serial
number. So she's no longer a Squier bass.
I replaced just about everything on this instrument, except the frets, and the neck and the body.
In the old days, the Precision bass was kind of a one-trick pony, which did everything a bass player
needed to do.
But these days, with the amps we have available, and the effects we have available, the humble Precision
Bass comes into a whole new range of tonal versatility. This instrument is something old Leo got right the
first time, back in like 1951 or so, when I was still a pre-schooler. What you see above is a 21st century
version, which still does almost everything a bass player needs to get done.
I replaced the chinese headstock decal with a hand carved Raven, made of Ebony headstock veneer.
Of course, the bass is named "Raven," and she can take her place onstage next to instruments that cost
ten times as much as I have in this instrument, and not give up a thing.
OP
A beautiful day today!....and I couldn’t resist...
I received a little box today, that makes a pretty big boom so far...
It even fits in to the little shelf...
And goes well with the Swamp Merlot Burst! Thanks Adrian!!!
Kicking back, smoking some ribs, and enjoying some good musical fun!
I received a little box today, that makes a pretty big boom so far...
It even fits in to the little shelf...
And goes well with the Swamp Merlot Burst! Thanks Adrian!!!
Kicking back, smoking some ribs, and enjoying some good musical fun!
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
smoking some ---er what???
Damn DUde the Swamp Merlot looks VERY VERY happy there in the Norhtlands---
So -- specs on the little pocket rocket then -- 250 watt? 500 watt?
you had the cab already yes?
them little TC electronics bass heads look the business for sure
Damn DUde the Swamp Merlot looks VERY VERY happy there in the Norhtlands---
So -- specs on the little pocket rocket then -- 250 watt? 500 watt?
you had the cab already yes?
them little TC electronics bass heads look the business for sure
OP
The tiny box head is a TC Electronic BH-250. Something like 250 watts when run in to 4 Ohms. Probably more like 125watts in this set up. Yeah, the Tube Works combo cab was an old C-list pick up where the original head just quit while out on loan.... 1x15 and a tweeter on board. I liked the cab enough to hang on to it for practice and lighter work. I just never knew what to cram in to it for a head. I had been resisting pulling the trigger on the BH-250 for a while... I was afraid that it wouldn’t be a good match...I think that I may have been mistaken. It sounds pretty good to me. Nice deep lows, still cuts through though. I need more time to assess fully, but I’m liking it so far. It’s got TonePrint too...haven’t done anything with it yet, other than find that it came loaded with a chorus TonePrint. That will change soon.
OP
It just came in today. I can’t give an experienced opinion on it yet. First impression is good though. Good bang for the buck so far....but I’m enjoying the sun and spring weather today...Toneprint? never heard of it---
I too have been watching them little guys waiting for M.F. to have a Stupid Deal of the Day on them or something --- then I will do something stupid -=--
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
I sold my Raven bass a week ago, so I am down to one boom stick now.
Last year at this time I owned three basses, which seemed extravagant except for the
fact that I actually played them all onstage.
I just couldn't allow this thread to continue without at least ONE Fender bass showing.
Even if I don't own him any more, Sluggo in the center there was the real deal... my 1966 Fender Jazz.
All those parts are original except for the durn tugbar... which I removed forty years ago and put in a
box (along with the chrome ash trays and the pick guard). AND all the screws in a medicine bottle.
About eight years ago I looked... and found that old box with all the parts... except the tugbar was missing.
I tried the pick guard back on, and it still fit! *grins ...so I bought a new tugbar made of ebony, and regarded
that as a definite upgrade over the old plastic job.
These three beauties all have different virtues, so they all justified me owning them. But recent events
have caused me to down size just about everything, so I'm now a one bass guy. Only Luretta on the right
remains with me. I was always like "until they pry my dead cold hands off my Fender" but sometimes
life's events can change a person's mind for him, willy vanilly.
So I'll play this one. A guy can only play one at a time, right?
I'm still using my Roland CB-60XT amp... one of the best and most useful
bass amps I've ever had.
Sixty watts and a ten inch speaker with a pair of "ports"
low down. New technology, and it sounds great to my ear. This little amp
does everything I need in small venues (which means it runs fine and sounds lovely
at a volume of 3).
When we play a bigger venue, I just ask the sound man to plug it in to the P.A.
with an XLR cable and it sounds huge. There are a number of 'models" on this amp that I
will never use, but the "Flip Top and the "Bassman" are my favorites, and I use them all the
time. I use the barest minimum of the chorus and delay, and a bit of compression. Sometimes
we share the stage with other musicians, and other bassists are usually happy to use my amp
and not hump their own in and set up. Many of them will choose the "Super Flat" model, and
I can't argue with that. They usually sound really good through my rig.
I can pick this amp up with one hand and my bass in the other and walk out to the van.
There you have it... my bare minimum rig, after owning and playing the best: The Fender J-Bass and P-Bass.
Last year at this time I owned three basses, which seemed extravagant except for the
fact that I actually played them all onstage.
I just couldn't allow this thread to continue without at least ONE Fender bass showing.
Even if I don't own him any more, Sluggo in the center there was the real deal... my 1966 Fender Jazz.
All those parts are original except for the durn tugbar... which I removed forty years ago and put in a
box (along with the chrome ash trays and the pick guard). AND all the screws in a medicine bottle.
About eight years ago I looked... and found that old box with all the parts... except the tugbar was missing.
I tried the pick guard back on, and it still fit! *grins ...so I bought a new tugbar made of ebony, and regarded
that as a definite upgrade over the old plastic job.
These three beauties all have different virtues, so they all justified me owning them. But recent events
have caused me to down size just about everything, so I'm now a one bass guy. Only Luretta on the right
remains with me. I was always like "until they pry my dead cold hands off my Fender" but sometimes
life's events can change a person's mind for him, willy vanilly.
So I'll play this one. A guy can only play one at a time, right?
I'm still using my Roland CB-60XT amp... one of the best and most useful
bass amps I've ever had.
Sixty watts and a ten inch speaker with a pair of "ports"
low down. New technology, and it sounds great to my ear. This little amp
does everything I need in small venues (which means it runs fine and sounds lovely
at a volume of 3).
When we play a bigger venue, I just ask the sound man to plug it in to the P.A.
with an XLR cable and it sounds huge. There are a number of 'models" on this amp that I
will never use, but the "Flip Top and the "Bassman" are my favorites, and I use them all the
time. I use the barest minimum of the chorus and delay, and a bit of compression. Sometimes
we share the stage with other musicians, and other bassists are usually happy to use my amp
and not hump their own in and set up. Many of them will choose the "Super Flat" model, and
I can't argue with that. They usually sound really good through my rig.
I can pick this amp up with one hand and my bass in the other and walk out to the van.
There you have it... my bare minimum rig, after owning and playing the best: The Fender J-Bass and P-Bass.
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