Wisconsin Bassists Club - Part Three (Now a Trilogy)

[Pedulla-Player]

Originally Posted by scottfeldstein

I don't know, man. I'm a fan of the micro heads. But they don't have all the same features, so you'll have to decide if that's worth it.

Ya - I'm really torn right now between the two. I like the fact that the 550 has the tweeter bi-amp. As far as the motorized knobs - I could probably do with out them because I very rarely change my sound during a gig. I just set it and go. Just seems one more thing that could go wrong , but who's to say - they might just be ultra reliable and could prove useful.

[scottfeldstein]

The GK biamp thing always seemed over-engineered to me. Like a solution looking for a problem. I'd be interested to hear Chef and the other bass gear mag guys explain the worth of it all.

[FanOfAlice]

To pedulla player: Ive got a gk mb fusion 500. Im in in green bay. Let me know if you wanna try it out. Where in northern wisco are you?

[Pedulla-Player]

Originally Posted by FanOfAlice

To pedulla player: Ive got a gk mb fusion 500. Im in in green bay. Let me know if you wanna try it out. Where in northern wisco are you?

Wishing I was closer to Green Bay. I live in Langlade County between Antigo and Crandon in a small town called Lily.
Thanks for the offer man. Wish I was heading down to Green Bay soon...

[Pedulla-Player]

Originally Posted by scottfeldstein

The GK biamp thing always seemed over-engineered to me. Like a solution looking for a problem. I'd be interested to hear Chef and the other bass gear mag guys explain the worth of it all.

Ask them for me. lol. I'm sure that they are sick of my questions.

[Pedulla-Player]

Originally Posted by scottfeldstein

The GK biamp thing always seemed over-engineered to me. Like a solution looking for a problem. I'd be interested to hear Chef and the other bass gear mag guys explain the worth of it all.

Thanks for asking this in the GK thread Scott. Vic gave a pretty decent answer on why it may be a useful feature.

[mjac28]

Originally Posted by theduke1

As I sit here with my first cup of coffee ready to play in church today, I can't help but wonder why so many players here and on TB are always buying, selling, and trading gear?
I know that I've done some,but after making the mods to my G&Ls and going to a Genz Benz amp with a line 6 wireless I have the the perfect mix of gear and sound I've always wanted.
I ask this because someone will post "I've got this or that and in a short time it's for sale or trade cause they just have to have the next thing.
Do you find yourselves tiring of your sound?
I'm not trying to say its wrong, just don't understand it. I've played other gear, but as soon as I pick up a bass at a store ,its not my G&L.
Maybe this is to deep of a thought process this early LOL
What say you?
Love & Peace

I just asked myself the same question I just bought a 3leaf Audio Enabler and another B3K because I really missed that sound. I'm finally to a point where my board is complete it's hard to judge pedals based off of videos or reviews and you think a certain pedal will be a good fit but it's not and you have to flip it to continue the search. I have been thru at least sixty pedals this year trying to finish my board and I'm finally done I hope

[VBassRookie]

mjac and theduke, I ask myself the same question but for a different reason. I have a hard time selling a guitar after I bonded with it. Don't want to sound weird or anything, haha. There have been guitars that I have sold but I really didn't like them at all. I have at least 4 guitars that I really don't need but they bring back cool memories. Of course I wasn't searching for the holy grail of tone when I bought most of them either.

[scottfeldstein]

Originally Posted by mjac28

I have been thru at least sixty pedals this year

Dayum. I sit at the feet of the master!

[theduke1]

60 pedals?????
I barely have the attention span to adjust my pu selectors LMAO!

[Pedulla-Player]

Originally Posted by scottfeldstein

The GK biamp thing always seemed over-engineered to me. Like a solution looking for a problem. I'd be interested to hear Chef and the other bass gear mag guys explain the worth of it all.

Wow man - That really stirred up the conversation in the GK thread!!

[MrBEAR]

Originally Posted by Pedulla-Player

OMG Mr. Bear! A Mesa 412 cab is your lighter cab!!! I could never do that again. You should pick up a GK Neo 112-II and leave it at your practice space. At $399.00 (plus 15% off right now through Musicians Friend) and 30 Lbs you cant go wrong. It really pumps for a small cab. Chef and Vic (Bass gear gurus) both use them and swear by them. Just my opinion of course.

Originally Posted by scottfeldstein

I'm in agreement. The 112 is 30lbs, the 115 is 40 and the 212 is 50. They all seem to perform so well for their gossamer weight, too. I don't have the guts to go with a pair of 12s, but I think I might get a 15 to sit on top of my 212, mismatched though it would be.

LOL, oh I have been tempted by the new GK cabs but even at 399.00 that is still 399.00 more than the Mesa cab. More of a novelty keepsake.

[scottfeldstein]

Originally Posted by Pedulla-Player

Wow man - That really stirred up the conversation in the GK thread!!

Seriously!

[Pedulla-Player]

A little early , but I wanted to wish all of the club members a Happy New Year!!

Thanks to everyone who has posted in this thread throughout the year. I've enjoyed your posts very much this past year and look forward to hearing what the New Year brings you.

For those of you gigging tonight - break-a-leg and I'm jealous!!!

[emblymouse]

Well, I see you've finally dragged yer ass out of bed.

Happy New Year! How's it going so far?

[KJung]

Originally Posted by Pedulla-Player

Wow man - That really stirred up the conversation in the GK thread!!

Happy New Year guys.

That was a fun discussion. For those who aren't quite as much of a 'tech fanatic' as some of us, these rather complex designs and features of some of these heads can be a bit confusing. That 'tweeter biamp' option is pretty cool on the larger GK heads, although would onl benefit a certain 'type' of player looking for a certain type of tone.

Hopefully, the explanation was helpful over there

[Pedulla-Player]

Originally Posted by KJung

Happy New Year guys.

That was a fun discussion. For those who aren't quite as much of a 'tech fanatic' as some of us, these rather complex designs and features of some of these heads can be a bit confusing. That 'tweeter biamp' option is pretty cool on the larger GK heads, although would onl benefit a certain 'type' of player looking for a certain type of tone.

Hopefully, the explanation was helpful over there

Thanks Ken. Was definitely a good read and very informative.

[johngalt1977]

Hey guys,

Rob from Slinger here. Been playing for about 2 years now. Played Trombone all the way through Sophmore year of college, so I'm familiar with music.

Now I'm middle aged and kind of on a lark a few of us decided to start writing and playing music. Our lead guitarist has been playing for a whole but the rest of us started more or less from scratch.

We've got a ways to go, real life gets in the way for us to make huge leaps and bounds. We do get together every week, and twice a year we take basically a week and go up north and dedicate time. Pretty fun/cool all around.

All this for introductory purposes, basically. I do however have a pretty standard noob question of where to start with a first experience for us to play out... Maybe just a couple of songs... We are much more interested in the process of learning, writing, and doing things for our own gratification essentially than "getting our name out there", but we think it would be fun, and part of the process to play out at some point.

Any suggestions local-ish?

So hi, nice to meet you all, and I'll take a number

[Pedulla-Player]

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[Pedulla-Player]

Originally Posted by johngalt1977

Hey guys,

Rob from Slinger here. Been playing for about 2 years now. Played Trombone all the way through Sophmore year of college, so I'm familiar with music.

Now I'm middle aged and kind of on a lark a few of us decided to start writing and playing music. Our lead guitarist has been playing for a whole but the rest of us started more or less from scratch.

We've got a ways to go, real life gets in the way for us to make huge leaps and bounds. We do get together every week, and twice a year we take basically a week and go up north and dedicate time. Pretty fun/cool all around.

All this for introductory purposes, basically. I do however have a pretty standard noob question of where to start with a first experience for us to play out... Maybe just a couple of songs... We are much more interested in the process of learning, writing, and doing things for our own gratification essentially than "getting our name out there", but we think it would be fun, and part of the process to play out at some point.

Any suggestions local-ish?

So hi, nice to meet you all, and I'll take a number

Nice to meet you and welcome to the club. You are #125.

I can't help with your question about where to play out since I haven't lived in your neck of the woods for years. The only problem that I see with your bands situation on wanting to play out at some point is that you'll need to learn 3 sets worth of cover tunes which will in turn take away from writing songs.
I'd just learn a bunch of easy popular crowd pleasing fun songs (there's a ton to choose from) and then gradually sneak in a few challenging cover tunes and maybe an original or two.

Good luck and have fun!!