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1962 Fender precision 1963 Burns vistasonic 1963 Burns vistasonic 1965 Vox clubman !973 Fender jazz bass 1974 Travis Bean TB200 1976 Custom twin neck 1978 Ovation magnum 1 2002 Yamaha TRB2-6

As a kid i was listening to a lot of motown songs that were in the charts at the time, without realising that what was attracting me was the those fantastic ground breaking bass hooks. And of course the man responsible for so many of these lines was the incomparable James Jamerson, it was not...

Stereo power amps dont work like that, for example most digital pa amps are quite specific over what loads they are comfortable with. Here we go most amps per side can be driven down to 2ohms however bridged they are only recommended down to 4ohms. Ebay is full of dead amps for sale that were...

I bought a travis bean TB2000 a few years ago from the states, on arriving it was clear this bass had some serious problems. On removing the strings the nut fell off, it was shimmed with bits of brass underneath that were not attached. Wiring problems finger board coming away from the neck, the...

Ampeg pre amp and qsc power amp. Eminence bass drivers.

How many of you block up your bass ports in your cabs, as most ports operate at frequencies way below 40hz. I dont see the point of having them, i have found that the sound is a lot tighter. Less tendency for the low end to start flapping, and as i have a 30hz cut off at 24db per octave there is...

I got an email from fender advertising among other things their new 63 precision bass. It stated that the 63 model was the first bass to have a laminated rosewood fretboard, how do i know this is not accurate? Because i have an old 62 precision and it has a laminated rosewood board on it, dont...

I couldnt agree more however i might add, guitarist's and restraint are not words to be used in the same sentence. I may add, wattage with bass players is a bit like condoms. Id rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

I dont agree at all i have both old and modern fenders, and the vintage models sound different. That's like saying a strat is a strat and clearly no one would agree with that, i have an american standard strat from the eighty's. A friend of mine was kind enough to loan me his 63 strat, the...

Your right the compressor is stereo, im lucky enough to have lots of gear. The crossover is a stereo switchable mono unit. So in theory i could have a four way system, but that's getting silly. The power amp i used that night can be run at 3.4k, but that's way to much power. The whole idea was...

I used a rig on wedneday night that was 1400 watts, i prefer clean tones over all. If i want some grind i change the gain to get the pre amp to overload, but i like to keep the master output clean. Many people dont understand that the first casualty of clipping is the lower frequencys, i love...

I know the sound you are talking about, im the lucky owner of an original 62 fender precision bass ive had for the last 30+ years. Those pickups have a ridiculous amount of growl unlike modern fenders, there are so many examples of this tone on recordings take your pick.

Ok details didnt want to get sighted for advertising, ampeg bsp pre amp. Bss compressor limiter, bss analogue crossover at 150hz at 24db per oct, qsc plx at 700 watts per channel. Speakers !x15 hartke with a 500 watt eminence, generic 1x12 with a 150 watt eminence fitted. The crossover has a...

Used my bi amped rig for the first time last night, it was at an open gig so a number of bassist got to use it. Everyone commented on the tone and balance of the sound, down side is the set up time and sheer bulk. I have read a number of forums where players have tried such a rig and found it...

How many of us are there who have been for some reason ended up taking the roll of lead vocalist in a band. This isnt some kind of bluffers guide on how to do it more like an appraisal on some of the problems involved. Many of us can without any hesitation name many guitarists or keyboard...