Recent content by Ronbeast

Thanks! I had most of these pedals mounted on a homemade board for the longest while and it wasn’t the cleanest, but I planned it all out a lot better when I switched to the Temple Audio board; their planner was really helpful.

Here’s my latest board, basically the same setup I’ve been gigging the last two years. The newest additions are the Xotic RC booster, the joshwah that replaced my other envelope, and the always on hpf mounted underneath. may eventually swap the odb3 for a SA aftershock or something from...

I guess I’d consider myself a one-bass guy. I used to switch it up a lot, taking a different bass to every jam, but at the end of the day, I still just sounded like myself. So, I sold a lot of what I had and now I have 4 basses; My number 1 that goes to every gig is my ‘94 Honeyburst stingray...

I was always bad for GAS. I constantly scoured the ads for deals, watching reviews, dreaming of all different kinds of basses. For about a decade, I was averaging 3-5 basses a year, selling some here and there, the most I ever had at once was around 12. But GAS subsided when I bought the exact...

I consider myself a bass player that also plays guitar, but I have way more guitar gear than bass gear; somewhere around 10 guitars and just the one bass. The way I explain it is that I’ve always preferred to have a lot of choices when it comes to guitar; I love strats, Les pauls, etc. But when...

Technically I have 5, but I could sell 4 and be fine. I only play my stingray at gigs, the others are nice to have for backups, but I’ve never needed them. The plan is to sell 2-3 soon. Keepers; the cort was a gift/first bass ‘94 EBMM Stingray Cort GB44 (backup for my ray) Sell; 5 String...

I have a 91 in grape ice with the LO-Z pickups; I find the sound can get very trebly, but That’s subjective. It’s a great bass, but the bridge is warped in every direction. I’ve never actually seen a bass bridge bend like that.

I use a zoom ms50g on my guitar board, right at the end and I’ve never considered it a “cheap” effect. I consider it a Swiss Army knife in that it saved me hundreds of dollars in not having to buy dedicated delays, reverbs, tremolo, plus it’s nice to not have to buy another tuner. It’s just a...

I’ve owned mine since 2012, and it’s fully stock, other than a set of flats. I love it. It sounds great, and the light weight makes it good for jamming. Definitely change the stock strings if you haven’t.

My Squier Bronco is right around the 6lb mark, maybe a few ounces less. But I found the weight to vary wildly on the few broncos I tested; for such a small bass, the other two I played were in the 7.5-8.5lb range. I quickly scooped up the super light one.

First: Way Huge Swollen Pickle Favourite(s): Way Huge Swollen Pickle, Opamp Big Muff Reissue

Before I sell on a bass that I would consider to be a “dream bass” I would do everything in my power to make it work for me. Adjusting the pickup heights can make a seriously huge difference. Put new strings on it; another massive difference. From there, I’d try a preamp pedal to get the...

Definitely my Cort GB44; it was my first bass and a present from my father, so the sentimental value far outweighs the actual value. It’s a good bass in it’s own right, but I plan to eventually modify it and start using it in regular rotation again. In the guitar world, my Squier strat isn’t...

A lot of times, most times even, tuning issues are a symptom of the nut. Very rarely have I come across a bad tuning machine. The only one was on my Squier Bronco, and I replaced that single tuner with a stock one that fender sent me free of charge and the stock tuners have worked fine for the 7...

I bought my stack with the intent of not bringing it to gigs. It was more or less a “for me” purchase to mess around with at home. I’ll probably never gig with my big cabinet, but it’s a different experience playing through a larger rig and something I wanted to have available for fun. I have a...