Recent content by paulbystereo

+1 on the idea of a 500 series rack. My favorite preamp for pretty much anything, but especially bass is the Classic API VP28. It is a kit, so it takes a bit of time to build, but it's dirt cheap for how good it is. It sounds huge, with clarity and muscle. If building a pre is intimidating...

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As the owner of a multi thousand dollar studio, my best advice would be to not let anyone discourage you. If you love doing it, don't stop if you hit roadblocks. As far as $, ask bands to give you what they can afford / feel is fair at first. You'll figure out what an honest rate is after a few...

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I've got a Fernandes Retrospect Deluxe bass (Made in Japan) from the early 2000's up for sale. The finish is a quilted maroon burst, It's got 2 band active EQ (Bass & treble), pickup blend and master volume. It went on tour with me for a number of years, so it's got some dings, but still looks...

If you dig the Marshall growl, why not try putting your 2203 in to a proper bass cabinet? It works for Lemmy.. (although his are non master super bass amps, but still). I've personally run a Plexi reissue in to an Eden 410xlt and it sounded awesome. I'd let the SVT do what it does best and leave...

I record & play mostly punk / hardcore / rock, I've got a Sunn (Sorado) and an Ampeg (SVP pre / Demeter Power amp) and I'd say if you're going to pick one; pick the Ampeg. I'm super happy that I've got both, because I feel that they cover different ground, but the Ampeg would be my desert island...

From my experience of recording hundreds of punk records, get it sounding good from your amp, mic it with an Electro Voice RE20 (or a Sennheiser 421) through a good pre and compressor and call it a day. The DI is a fail safe if you need to re-amp, but I rarely use much or any of it in the mix...