Recent content by wishbasssix

Thanks again for the replies. I'm not very mechanically or electrically inclined, myself, so I just wanted to sort of get an idea of what might be the issue, or actually if I even had one. My only other amp I use regularly is a 68 Fender Bassman that I playe guitar through. Bass, treble...

I'm not sure what you mean by no sound at all without a loudspeaker. For clarity's sake, though, I've been using a Mesa Powerhouse 4-ohm 410 as well as an Ampeg 410Hlf. Sometimes both together at 2-ohms. I've also used it through an SWR 210. The EQ characteristics are true when played...

Thanks to the link above I found a local authorized repair place that I didn't even know existed. Better yet, they even carry a bunch of vintage gear for sale, so it should be a fun visit when I drop off the amp. I keep the Graphic EQ off most always, but everything on it seems to function...

Thanks for all the help and replies. I'm using channel two with my 4001, and channel one with a six string wish bass. Now that I've really messed around with the controls extensively, I've come to the conclusion to take it to a repair shop. The bottom line...ba-dum-tish...is that with the...

Alright, here are the results: All knobs at zero, treble pushed or pulled=nothing (good so far!) with treble in: only treble up: harsh, mostly briltle sound, very loud, big range of control with the knob, yet still has just a touch of low mids/bottom only bass up: super low...

Okay, thanks. I'll give that little experiment a shot later today and let you know what takes place. Should be interesting.

Okay, I bought myself a 400+ a while back and I'm having some weird issues with EQing the thing. First of all, I am getting a good tone that I like, and I'm pleased with the amp, there are just some things I don't understand. Also, I tend to not use the graphic EQ, though it seems to be...

This one's a gem: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] bassist wanted (material plane) seeking awesome bass soloist playing 7 string fretless exclusively frets 15-18. Call now!

Well, here's a terrible update. The store called me back and told me that Mesa had finally got back in touch with them. Mesa said that they didn't have the components to build a 4-Ohm 4X10 and wouldn't have them until October. So, that means they'll just start actually building it two more...

"Hey Ya" by Outkast always seems to do the trick. Plus, it's pretty easy and fun to play.

Like what was mentioned above, I don't actually listen to Jaco all that much, but I do listen to his work with Weather Report and Joni Mitchell quite a bit. I also don't listen to Les Claypool nearly as much as I listen to Primus, if you know what I mean. I've listened to Jaco as an excellent...

I think this has a lot to do with my guitar player's problem too. It's like he's always trying to find how things aren't as good as they could be rather than realizing how they might be much worse--musically, anyway. For example: I've got a tascam recording station, a shure drum mic kit and...

I've been running into an issue with a guitar player in a four piece band I play in. Two guitars, drums, and me on bass. Three of us have been playing together for a long time, but we've been playing with a new guitar player for the last few months. He's great musically. We spend most of...

Hey, I'm right there with you on the country bass lines. They sound simple, but I just cannot play those in a convincing way. Like you, I feel I'm not genetically oriented to the groove and way of thinking that generates those lines. In a Neil Young biography I read, Crazy Horse's bass player...

Have you ever went to learn a cover song for a band that you thought sounded really simple, but ended up being really tough? I'm playing guitar in a new band where the vocalist wanted to cover "A Kiss to Build a Dream on" by Louis Armstrong. First off, I'm not a jazz guy, so a lot of the...