Recent content by Verlathor

That's fair enough. I hate to be a time waster, but I tried out an Ibanez Ergodyne 710 at practice today that happened to be sitting around the shop attached to the rehearsal rooms and it's pretty much got the sound I want. So I've gone ahead and gotten that'un. Doesn't have the active pickup...

Thanks guys, that's useful already. I already own a P-bass, but I want a second bass that does something different. As for looks, it's really the least important thing, but how things look on stage is a part of my band's...thing, so it's worth considering. And I don't mind going over budget by...

Hello everyone. I hope this post is full of enough information to not incite rage from the long-dwellers. Anyway, I'm looking into getting a new bass. I'm mainly interested in going active with the pickups, but I realise that's something I can modify after market. I'm mostly interested in this...

@BkBirge: Thanks, that was very useful. I like the sound of that Sans-amp, but holy crap that's expensive! And a rack mount, I have absolutely no room for them. :< I looked up the microtubes B3k and it's quite a hefty price tag, too! Might be a while before I can get one of those. For...

Regret level: |||||||||||||||||||||| Critical! If I were being less silly I would have said I don't usually like shoving mounds and mounds of pedals in front of a good amp, and mostly from a guitarist point of view. However for the bass, as far as I see it, has such an important role...

The lead guitarist in my band has a polytune and that couldn't pick it up. The intonation is fine, I make sure it's set every time I change strings. I'll have a look into the pitchblack, but either way I'm sure tuning by the harmonic will be fine. Thanks for the advice! @TAFM: Yeah, I'm not...

Hm, I'm going to regret my snob joke before long, aren't I? Ah, yes! A tuner, that's something I forgot, are there any good dedicated bass tuners? I seem to run into problems with most bog standard tuners on the thick C string. I'm not sure if I've just got something set up wrong on my bass...

I was only joking about pedals being snobby, but it got some attention! So mission accomplished. Thanks for the replies so far. Derp. I'm playing a fender p-bass (I think it's Mexican, not that that should make much odds) into an Ashdown MAG600 into an Ampeg 410hlf. It might be worth...

Two bands: 1. Neanderthal - Metal band where I play bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF0VSQX-1hM 2. Obibeard - Recording only international Folk Metal where I play bass, guitar and do the clean vocals: http://obibeard.bandcamp.com/track/river-child (We have more songs than this, but...

So, I'm fairly new to playing bass and while I love my amp there are a few things I want to be able to add and I guess this means I will require snobboxes. In case you didn't notice I'm not usually a fan of putting lots of pedals in front of a good amp, but I feel like a few might help me...

I have an Ashdown MAG600 with my 410hlf. It's a good sound, the power isn't quite matched up so I wouldn't push to the max but I have no complaints in terms of versatility and tone! But then again it is only my first bass amp, so take my anecdote with a pinch of salt, as I have nothing to...

This was a very good post, and it actually put a few of my fears at rest. I'm only recently a bassist, I've been playing for less than a year, though I have been a guitarist for about 9 years now. I decided to get a bass for recording purposes then decided to put myself out as a bassist for...

Ok, well if you guys can't tell it's there, I'll assume it's just a minor rattle somewhere and I'm being paranoid, thanks again for putting my fears to rest! :D

Sorry to double post, but would anyone know whether the buzz apparent in the above clip is benign or something I need to worry about? Also, if it is a problem, what would be the probable issue and fix? Thanks.

This is my first ever bass amp, I've got a marshall jvm guitar head that I could plug into it, but I don't know if that'd be a useful test. Edit: Here's a sound clip of the buzz, it's more noticeable when I play the lowest notes. It sounds kind of like a bitcrusher effect. [Invalid or Expired...