Recent content by TheBloodyBarber

I bought this Mark IV a couple weeks ago to drive my new stack of 115s and have been really impressed with how great it sounds. It's the cleanest amp I've ever played through and with these cabs, even an open B0 is crystal clear without a bit of mud or distortion. This will be my new live rig...

There's just no replacement for displacement.

Ah, okay

I assume floor coupling is surface area in contact with the floor. They're on rubber feet so that would be the same whether stacked like this or on their sides. The amp overhang is a little bother but I really like having all my knobs close to eye level. Stacked this way also puts the top...

So I've put a few hours through the new stack over the last few days, a mix of trashy blues and a bunch of 80s-90s rock covers. These things are awesome. Everything is so crystal clear all the way down through B0. I can't make mud with this rig if I try. The lows thump like they should but at...

At this point I won't voluntarily go back to playing production instruments. I like things that aren't commercially viable too much. A headless 36" scale passive five string is a real hard sell but it doesn't get any better to me. I like a big fat neck to fill my hand too, not those dainty...

I got the second one wired up this afternoon. This rig really does give you the kind of bass you can lean back against with some volume. Bass for scale.

I do amp repair on the side and nothing in this thing seems overly complex. I shouldn't have a problem keeping it running until I'm done with it. It has a warmth in the preamp that my Markbass just can't replicate. I like it a lot.

I built my last three basses too. If I can't find or afford what I want, it gets built instead. It's way more fun this way.

Yeah, autocorrect dropped the V on me.

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Ported, 6" diameter, 8.75" long I 3D printed them

I haven't loved the B0 from my Markbass 210 so I decided to build something that'll give me what I'm missing. They're each loaded with a Parts Express GRS 15PT-8 and a cheap piezo. If the tweeters cook or misbehave, I'll try something nicer. They're made of 3/4" mdf so they're heavy, around 65...

I've had a couple hours of practice with it now. It's a bit heavier than my other long scale five but not enough that I won't get used to it. I'm settling into a neck profile that I really dig, which is basically flat with radiused corners. You can miss me with those dainty jazz necks...

All done! It plays and sounds killer. It'll be a bit before I settle into what I Ike beat for tonal choices between single coil and humbucker. As of now my usual 7/10 split either way is a sweet spot for sure. The intonation is just a touch flat but I'll fix that up before I change strings in a...