Recent content by surf-bass

Man, you people are worse than journalists!! If you refer to my previous post, you will see that I did not say looking at the lines will annoy an audience. What I said is that if you play through a whole show with your eyes glued to the neck of your bass, whether it has frets or not, the...

Man you guys get defensive. All I am saying is that you could go out and buy a BTR twin turbo 911 Porsche to go to church on Sundays, too. But will an old Gremlin get you to the church on Sundays? Sure it will, and you won't have to spend $250,000 to get one!! Will Warwick work for metal or...

Can somebody explain all those string choices out there? I just got a fretelss bass (with worn out old flat-wounds) and need to get strings. But I looked and saw flat-wound, bright flats, tape-wound, half-round, and more. I don't want, nor can I afford to, buy a set of each to experiment...

Like I said, I was just putting in my $0.02. But as for the post above, Megadeath I will give you is metal, AIC is NOT. Besides that, as I said in my post, Warwicks can fit if your music has finesse, AIC has alot of finesse and skill, blending blues, rock, grunge, and alternative to give a...

Buying a bass to play metal. That, IMO, is another matter altogether. I would advise you to stay clear of Warwick, as the tone, I think, is too clear and piano-like for metal. I mean, you can spend the money if you want to and get a great bass, but for metal, I think there are better, more...

If you're not afraid to get a used bass, also try out the links below: Link Removed (Daddy's Used Gear By Mail) Bad Link Removed (a site dedicated to selling and trading bass gear) http://www.harmony-central.com (A great musicians resource, with extensive classifieds) Hope these help...

Here's a bit of honesty. Something I have figured out in the recent past, just before opting to buy my fretless bass unlined. Maybe Jaco, Tony Levin, Who-ever plays a lined fretless bass- so what. Plain and simple it comes down to this, when you see a great bassist playing live, either with a...

Just a note of caution to a Warwick purchaser. I used to play with a Thumb BO 4-string and found that the bass was a bit neck heavy. Not too bad, just a bit out of balance. I didn't have a problem until my band went into the studio. Long days (and nights) in the studio wearing that bass tore...

Ok, well I wasn't quite there yet. I did see out on the net that there are amps out there with either a tube in line for the tone, or circuitry that emulates tube tone, like the ADA micro-tube (which has one tube per channel but not enough power) or the Tube Works MosValve power amps, that...

I think I am getting a good idea here, and some ideas of amps to look for. I will start off by trying out the Eden WT-1000 power amp. I'm pretty sure that is a 2U tube amp, but I could be mistaken. I think that the local Mars even carries them. We'll see. I'll let you guys all know what the...

OK, now we get to the heart of the problem. As a few people have stated, and I agree with, the best way to go is to hear and compare amps. This is my problem! I live in a town where the music stores don't carry much gear to try, and I just don't have the time, money, or patience to travel...

OK, assuming the present and future is hybrid or ss/digital, the question remains- can the new ss/digital amps be made to sound as good as the old tubes? I assume the technology involved in the newer amps has advanced, and that has spurred the changeover, so can I also assume that the new ss...

Yes, I am thinking about it. In fact, that is the main reason I started this thread, to ask all of you experienced players for your opinions on the plusses and minuses of going with the tube or solid state pre-amp. I have purchased a Hughes and Kettner tube/ss pre-amp, and am looking for a fat...

Sounds like tubes might be the way to go, but there is still a big problem. I have not been able to find a tube power amp that is two rack-space or smaller. That's all I've got room for at this point. It wasn't just the weight of the SVT2-Pro that got me looking at other set-ups, but also the...

I am trying to find a lighter alternative to my current amp, an Ampeg SVT2-Pro head that weighs in at over 75 lbs (plus the rack). I can easily find a tube pre-amp that sounds good, but how much more warmth do the power tubes add? Can I get away with a solid state power amp, or should I look...