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Which do you prefer? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? What would be better for a modern mwah fretless tone? Or is there much of a difference?

Thinking of doing a carvin fretless build and I am torn as far as electronics. Anyone have any thoughts about onboard preamp vs stompbox preamps? I recently picked up an Eden WTDI preamp/compressor that rocks pretty hard with this less-than-stellar warwick rockbass passive fretless. Should I...

Is this a complete no-brainer? Warwick Streamer passive rockbass fretless for $550 vs Custom Carvin B50F active with J99a pickups for $880 Point of interest: a few years ago I ordered a B50F and the action was awful. Terrible string buzz on the low register of the 5th string. Was it a dud or...

Has anyone heard about Blue Rock basses? This one looks really cool, but for $250 there has to be a catch: Bass guitar, Fretless, 5 string, active pickups. New | Reverb Anyone have any experience with Blue Rock?

Has anyone heard about Blue Rock basses? This one looks really cool, but for $250 there has to be a catch: Bass guitar, Fretless, 5 string, active pickups. New | Reverb Anyone have any experience with Blue Rock?

This topic has definitely been covered in a previous thread, where even the mighty greenboy touted previous iterations of carvin PA speakers as viable bass cabinets. But I wanted to revisit it since I have no idea why more people aren't doing this! Living in San Diego I was able to hop over to...

Great condition Little Mark 3 amp head. 500w in a tiny, one-hand package. $400 plus shipping. Rawr.Little Mark 3 by ArturoOsito posted Jul 17, 2014 at 3:34 PM

Mint condition B50. Humbucker pickups with 18v active preamp. Stainless steel frets. 5 strings. This is the sexiest looking instrument I've ever owned. Seriously. Plus the sound and playability is superb. Why am I selling? I never, ever play gigs anymore, and this is a dedicated workhorse...

So I've got a clever PA setup going that I'm actually pretty proud of, but my concern is blowing a speaker. I have a Little Mark 3 head on top of an Avatar B410, 4ohm cabinet rated at 600w, with 500w of output from the LM3. I also have two EV ELX115p mains. I plug the "monitor" output on my...

So, Greenboy designs are the toast of the town. And I even almost bought a Jhawk dually (stupid truck repairs.) But now I need a midrange crushing cab for synth keys, so a Greenboy 2x12 is back on the options list. But the price is really high and would be super tough to swing. So what...

I have this thread going already but realize that I mis-titled it...I've got a 600w 4ohm 4x10. The impedance limits me, I realize, but it was a great price on a new cab. SO: how can I maximize my headroom without running too many watts? I recently played a Carvin bx500 through a Carvin 4ohm...

So I got this puppy for 330 + shipping brand new on eBay. It looks great, can't wait to fire it up. The only downside is that at 600w and 4ohm, it can't handle much power...i found a used LM3 for 350 before tax, so I think I'll throw that on top. I'd rather get something 800w or up, but with...

I was at the Carvin store today, A/Bing the BX500 and BX1500 through a 4ohm BRX10.4. Both were room shakers, but I noticed that when I played a low C# on my 5string, the BX500 distorted and the BX1500 stayed clean. Since I was only playing out of one of the BX1500's channels and getting 450w at...

Since the dually doesn't have a mid driver or tweeter, what kind of head does it like? Would I be better off feeding it a clean tone a la Shuttle 9.2, or would it prefer the fatness of a Streamliner 900? I could see the Streamliner sounding like mud through a dually, but am I wrong?

Choosing an avatar box (yeah!!) and since they're non-returnable, I need all of your trusted experience. It's down to the b410 vs the tb153. The head will probably be a shuttle 9.2, and the musical style is reggae dance-rock. Looking for subwoofer type reggae-dance sounds. No slapping, no...

Both seem to be high-end cabinets with lots of great reviews, but I can't seem to find a direct comparison anywhere. It seems like the Aggie has a scoop while the Bergantino is more flat, and both are known as high quality cabs. I could get the Berg at a local music shop for $1071 (after tax)...

This is a thread dedicated to that magically rare combo of bassists who sing most or all of the leads for the band. So first, who here pulls this double duty? I do, my band is a dance-rock kinda nonsense, twin guitars and a gal who sings and plays keys. It's very interesting to play bass and...

Hey, I'm looking for bassists who play fretless exclusively, or at least nearly exclusively. I'm really looking for LIVE videos I can watch and study. Jaco is obviously the king, but I'm looking for more "loud rock" as opposed to jazz (or Weather Report). That dude from Mars Volta plays...

I'm checkin out Carvin's new bass cabs, and it looks like their newest iterations are high quality enough to be taken seriously. They offer the BR and the BRX. What is the difference between these two? Is it just that the BRX cabinets are way sturdier, or do they actually use better drivers? I...

So i recently got a Carvin B50F 5 string fretless. I love Carvin products. I have a guitar by them and a micro bass combo, both fantastic. The bass itself was amazingly built and the pickups were fantastic. HOWEVER: the low B string was totally unusable. Everything from a low C to a G and all...

SO I'm gonna get a Carvin BX1500 and use it to power a 2x10 and a 1x18. The BX1500 has a crossover which will be great for the "10s and sub" setup. The thing is, the crossover only goes down to 100hz...which seems kinda pointless? The open G-string is at 98hz, so what...the crossover will...

So I've got a Carvin MB15: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] And at the moment it's great for practice, etc. However, in the future I will obviously need more muscle. I don't want to sell the MB and lose money (and a great amp) so I wouldn't necessarily get a head and cab combo. Carvin offers...

Does anyone else have a neotech or other neoprene strap? Or anything neoprene for that matter...those who do, did you notice a super pungent chemical smell? I just got one and the strap is PERFECT except for its super rank neoprene chemical odor. How long does it take this stuff to air out?

So I just got this used german warwick and I was stoked on it...but the fretboard has tons of cracks! The pic is a closeup, but it looks like that pretty much all over the fretboard. Is it just dryness? Is this common with wenge? I've already applied two coats of fastfret oil and put...

Check out this series: Crazy good and informative. Would love to start making more sounds like these. Here's to the modern bass sounds of tomorrow...

So she has some minor scuffing on the bottom and a replaced tuning gear. Do we think she's a go? Has anyone ever scored a plan bubinga German-made vette for that low of a price? Or did I find a sweet deal?

When discussing fretted vs fretless, the best answer is: both. But with 4 string vs 5 string, the answer might not be. Yes, 4-bangers are easier to play. But, with time, you can do anything on a 5 that you can do on a 4. So the question is, how many TBers are exclusively 5-stringers? How many...

Hey, here is a sample of a tone I got with my microkorg. It's fat and dirty but still tight and distinct. How could I get this sound using stompbox effects with my bass guitar? http://soundcloud.com/arturo-osito/bass-sample <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no"...

Hey...which of these do we think would be a better bet? Dean Edge 5 Fretless (active): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110847476668&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en Warwick Rockbass $$ (passive)...

Hey yo, I'm looking for tone advice...I recently heard some 80s/90s cheesy r&b ballads (think Tony Toni Tone, Bone Thugs, Usher) and the bass tone was so fat...it really filled out the sound with smooth, wide low-end power. What are some elements/approaches/secrets to getting that sound as...

Hey y'all, anyone have experience with the Warwick Streamer LX Pro? How does it hold up compared to the Corvette Pro? We're talkin pro-series here, not the crazy stage 1 or anything else...Lookin at a 5 string fretless, trying to decide between the two. Bring any and all tales and experiences!

Hey yo, what do we think of the double buck compared to the double single coil? Looking at Corvette Std pro series or Streamer LX Pro if it comes in double buck...does it buck the hum well? Because I hate noise!! :eyebrow: How's the tone? Is it easy to balance your thumb on the pickup? Good...

Of course, there is no "right" answer. This is a discussion: bring your anecdotes, musings, science, conjecture, and experience, and discuss. I'm in the market for either a Warwick Streamer LX Pro active or a Corvette STD Pro passive, fretless. Looking for genre flexibility, but definitely...