Recent content by Travis_Bass

... the standard (or starting point). After playing a bunch of stuff, Fender is basically where you want to start for a great instrument. Then you can try luthiers, variations etc. But I think every bass / guitar player NEEDS at least one fender.

I don't use my VT bass often (battery died, don't feel compelled to replace it) I play in an svt 3, and when I play it loud enough, it has its own overdrive, making any preamp less useful. IDK, I kind of like the minimal approach to tone. Jazz->amp = good enough for me 97% of the time

At rehearsal volumes, I think the PF may sound better, but in a medium + sized gig, SVT will be consistent and, well its an SVT. You know it will perform. just my 2 cents, I'm stuck with a 3pro for now, still love it (when I have fresh strings)

GAS. Beautiful bass, I really wish I had a few grand to spend on a new bass :(

Ill give ya 2k cash! ;)

Yeah, so cable didn't fix it either :/ I don't want some chump at a guitar store to tell me I need to replace the tubes, and charge me 400 bucks for 'service'. Ugh

Thanks guys. Yeah, Im gonna go buy a new speak-on cable today. The cable might not be 'broken' but the plastic sleeve is. Im thinking a tube, because they are 6 years old, and apparently this amp was roughed around by the previous owner (ie dropped a few times)

ALright, so last night I went to go play some bass like I normally do. It turns on normally, still recieves input (looking at peak light). The fan sounded a little weaker, but there was a dead buzzing sound, which was unaffected by any volume or gain controls. I tried different instrument...

Typical Ampegs. They're useless, suck, and they don't even sound good. Ill take it off your hands for 50 bucks, seeing how its probably no good anymore :P EDIT: Sorry, nothing constructive to say :3 I have no idea what might be wrong, sorry again,

Free bump... omg, I wish I lived in NY, I would snatch this up so fast.

I think it is just a backlash to the people who say he is the best bass player, ever. It is ridiculous. Everyone has their inspirations, but to say the bassist you like is the best, is absurd. Cliff was great at what he did, but he was a little sloppy. Thats just my opinion.

Sound awesome and bright, but die after a week or two of playing. I love them, especially for super clean and tight recordings w/ pick.

Both. Mostly pick though. I know he plays 10,000 days with fingers (classic style finger picking)

Everyone here who has seen the Cunning Stunts DVD has most likely wondered how Jason got the blissful tone during his Bass solo. Well, I have come to the conclusion that he used flatwound strings on his Sadowsky 4 string bass. Only recently, have I played the piece with flatwounds to find how...

I fly 2 B-52 planes to transport my 200 Ampeg 810e cabs and 100 Ampeg VR amps.