Recent content by mr_musica

Is The Ampeg SGT DI an option?

Without the bass, I would try to go with active electronics with the pickup closest to the bridge that I can get and with some mid-high boost and some trimmed lows. But the character of that sound should be from a piezo pickup and the wood itself. It sounds beautiful, but I think it would be...

"Like a rolling stone..."

Basically the question in the title. I have an Ampeg SVT3 PRO with a PF115HE cab with the stock casters. I usually put the head on top of the cab and push it around when moving it or put both things in one of those convertible "hand trucks". I want to know if anyone has experienced any damage to...

Been going ampless a couple of times, but there are some places I must bring an amp, so can't fully jump on the trend just yet

So, any of you thinking of getting some of the new Venture gear. Me personally, I think I'd probably get just ahead as a replacement for my PF350 but stick to the PF115HE cab, because of import costs hehehe

Check for instrument setup. I have a 4 string P that is really comfortable to play after gigging with any of my other two 5ers... Maybe a low action could let you go several hours before feeling fatigue, if you have enough headroom to not require excessive force plucking and fretting...

Does anyone have any experience using rechargeable 9v batteries with pedals or single or dual battery onboard preamps for active basses? if so, did they last enought or needed to be recharged quite frequently? I don't have any issue with recharging prior to every gig, but if I'll have a battery...

I would first get some new strings like nickel roundwounds o something like that. If that's enught brightness for you, lookout for string wear to the point you loose brightnes... this can become expensive if you are planning of getting new strings pretty frequently, but that'll give you a good...

I usually associate it with a boost in tone around the mids/hi-mids area depending on the instrument. As a bassist, sometimes you will find yourself in an acoustic position (stage, room, whatever) where you can certainly feel your instrument is sounding but if you play fast licks, maybe you...

I've seen Playa Limbo's bassist (well known user of Fenders) playing a sire once, but he glued a feather from the nut so that the headstock would be pretty much covered (not so much that I could see it was a sire...) don't know if it was a brand specific thing but it seemed curios to me cause he...

Since you are a guitarist, I could teel you this: if you would take a 100 watt guitar amp to a gig, the bass would get drowned if you take a 100 watt bass amp to that same gig... I have a fender rumble 100, I think it is enough for a rehearsal room (I've seen a couple of rooms with that same...

I've been playing in a "resort-type" band that prepares different tribute or theme shows. We only take care of the music, the venue has its audio crew. We don't actually have a mixing engineer, that's provided by the venue, but our lineup can change every time to accomodate the show (two or...

I've gone on and off of singing and playing, but sometimes it' because I ended up having throat infections caused by poor technique. And some experiences where I really didn't end up having the stage presence required by the band to connect with the audience (one ocassion where I started the set...

I feel the bass market is getting quite diverse since some people are going for tradicional or vintage sounding models like fenders or ricks, but I'm looking different features from other brands/players and that makes me think that what was "modern" the last decade might not be considered that...