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NaH said:
Agreed that the headstock is messed up. Almost like it is slanted in the wrong direction. If you have a standard neck and you put in slanted frets and nut and have a gap of neck before the headstock, it is blatantly apparent that your company is lazy. Just sayin'
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Honestly, it looks like a happy whale harvesting plankton, or krill or whatever the hell they eat.
 
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BuffaloBob4343 said:
I agree! I have just never been a fan of singlecuts. Just not my thing. The top is beautiful though.
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I liked this top better than the other choice they had. I too have never been able to come to grips with these singlecut styles although it seems several manufacturers are making them. And from now on, thanks to dmac1961, whenever I see one I will have that happy whale image.
 
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AmazingMumford said:
It's from an urge to explore the range of possibility and offer an option when other bassists play in my "studio" or at one of our gigs. I've done pure Class D and the solid-state lead sled thing (RIP my glorious made-in-England Trace Elliott RA500 Super X!). My Genz Benz (Class D) and Mesa M9 Carbine (big toroid) are both hybrids, and Monique is currently doing the tango with a QSC, so I've experienced a good range of tube preamps. While I do like a fast attack (did I mention my Super X?)--and the B|Amp is great--the idea of taking it in the polar opposite direction for variety has its appeal. Like Dorothy, I may ultimately decide "there's no place like home," but at least she went to OZ. I've never been farther than Bora Bora.
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I’m curious about your Monique and QSC setup; it’s a valve preamp direct into a powered speaker? Any cabsim or hplp filter in between?
 
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Flabzilla said:
I’m curious about your Monique and QSC setup; it’s a valve preamp direct into a powered speaker? Any cabsim or hplp filter in between?
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I've got a Monique on the way :)

I'll be running it with a Crest ProLITE 2.0 DSP bridged into a couple fEARful 15s. I've got an OmniCabSim that I'll be running into the front of the Monique.
 
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Flabzilla said:
I’m curious about your Monique and QSC setup; it’s a valve preamp direct into a powered speaker? Any cabsim or hplp filter in between?
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Sorry--I should clarify. Monique Line Out -> Channel 1 in on a QSC PLX1802 power amp -> one 8-ohm bass cab per channel at 330W each (I have bridged to 1800W on occasion, but 660W has been more than sufficient--I'm not touring in a reggae band, for goodness' sake).

I do have a couple of JBL PRX powered PA speakers that I've run through for fun, and they're great for full-range "sound of your bass," but they're usually dedicated to other purposes. If I really was going to go that way, yes, I'd consider whether I wanted a cab sim and filters between the Monique and powered speaker. A good number of people strive for that full-range thing with their Green-he's-got-to-have-grown-up-by-now systems.
 
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AmazingMumford said:
Sorry--I should clarify. Monique Line Out -> Channel 1 in on a QSC PLX1802 power amp -> one 8-ohm bass cab per channel at 330W each (I have bridged to 1800W on occasion, but 660W has been more than sufficient--I'm not touring in a reggae band, for goodness' sake).

I do have a couple of JBL PRX powered PA speakers that I've run through for fun, and they're great for full-range "sound of your bass," but they're usually dedicated to other purposes. If I really was going to go that way, yes, I'd consider whether I wanted a cab sim and filters between the Monique and powered speaker. A good number of people strive for that full-range thing with their Green-he's-got-to-have-grown-up-by-now systems.
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Thanks.
 
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AmazingMumford said:
Sorry--I should clarify. Monique Line Out -> Channel 1 in on a QSC PLX1802 power amp -> one 8-ohm bass cab per channel at 330W each (I have bridged to 1800W on occasion, but 660W has been more than sufficient--I'm not touring in a reggae band, for goodness' sake).

I do have a couple of JBL PRX powered PA speakers that I've run through for fun, and they're great for full-range "sound of your bass," but they're usually dedicated to other purposes. If I really was going to go that way, yes, I'd consider whether I wanted a cab sim and filters between the Monique and powered speaker. A good number of people strive for that full-range thing with their Green-he's-got-to-have-grown-up-by-now systems.
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Problems gets to be for those (like me) who run distortion or fuzz with their Greenboy cabs, which can lead to some fairly unpleasant sounds. Lots of overly buzzy treble and clanky mids, beyond what I want in my sound. That's where the cab sim (especially an analog cab sim, IMO) comes in handy. With the OmniCabSim it's really easy to tame my sound for FOH and my rig on the fly. If I'm playing with a clean signal, the full range sound can be fun, but a cab sim is also be a really helpful tone shaping tool in general - so I find myself using it all the time.
 
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With all the awesome D-Bird clips @MDBass has been hitting us with, it's got me wondering what the longer term life of the D-Bird design might be. We know that a 5 string D-Bird is on Sheldon's to-do list, but what may come beyond that - D-Bird Exotic model with tops? zD-Bird with dual density bodies?? 6 string D-Bird???
 
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EMoneySC2 said:
With all the awesome D-Bird clips @MDBass has been hitting us with, it's got me wondering what the longer term life of the D-Bird design might be. We know that a 5 string D-Bird is on Sheldon's to-do list, but what may come beyond that - D-Bird Exotic model with tops? zD-Bird with dual density bodies?? 6 string D-Bird???
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Knowing @Sheldon D. - anything is possible.
 
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This seems like a dumb question but I may as well ask it now I guess. I was looking at LPF/HPF options for my pedalboard to help sculpt my tone. Do I need something like a Broughton if I was buying an OmniCabSim for myself anyway for other reasons (practice etc.)?

Is there any point running an OCS into a normal cab?
 
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been_effected said:
This seems like a dumb question but I may as well ask it now I guess. I was looking at LPF/HPF options for my pedalboard to help sculpt my tone. Do I need something like a Broughton if I was buying an OmniCabSim for myself anyway for other reasons (practice etc.)?

Is there any point running an OCS into a normal cab?
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I guess it depends if the OCS is going to live on your board or not. If it is, then just put it near the end of the chain and call it a day, no need for other HPF/LPF pedal. The OCS is a really useful tone shaping tool, as well as a nice practice pedal, so you can do a lot with it.

If by "normal" cab you mean a non-full-range cab, I'd give you a solid maybe. Like I said, the OCS is a great general tone shaping tool, so you may find some utility running it into your cabs to have more control over certain frequency bands. But depending on what you're going for, it might not work running into your cabs, and would be better left for DI needs.
 
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bebass said:
Which of the two did you like best; especially with the Dingwalls?
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For me, the 300. I tried the 200 for a bit and it got too dirty too quickly. I would’ve kept the 300 but I just can’t be bothered carrying the weight.
I talk to one of the beta testers once in a while (Bass playing store manager at my local L&M) and his take was “it’s designed to sound like an SVT at half the price”.
 
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BurningSkies said:
Eh. I don't love tube power stages for bass. I have plenty of tube gE]uitar amps and that's just fine, but give me an awesome tube preamp and a super high headroom super clean power amp to go with it.[/QUOT
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been_effected said:
This seems like a dumb question but I may as well ask it now I guess. I was looking at LPF/HPF options for my pedalboard to help sculpt my tone. Do I need something like a Broughton if I was buying an OmniCabSim for myself anyway for other reasons (practice etc.)?

Is there any point running an OCS into a normal cab?
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My thoughts on a decent HPF in your signal chain are 'it never ever hurts' to have it there. No one notices it, it's just quietly working in the dark helping clean up the room and protect your system.
 
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AB Nate said:
Here’s a different take on fanned frets. I’m thinking I like this.
Awkward body but somehow works IMO. Different colour preferred but nice concept.
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Hmm, the only word that comes to mind is "interesting". I would have to see it in person to make a final decision. Don't immediately love it, but don't hate it either.

I never would have imagined myself liking the whaleback singlecut design, but Peter Skjold completely changed my mind on that one! His Erskine Whaleback basses play, feel and sound awesome! After getting my hands on one, I adapted to the unconventional shape in just a few minutes. The totally uninhibited access to the 24th fret is quite nice.

Maybe it's just the camera angle, but that little lower horn on this one is a wee bit phallic, at least in the photo there.
 
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