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#19,221
Waltsdog said:
Has anyone heard anything about the combustions being available with a quilt maple top?
Bassdirect has them listed on its 'On Order' page:
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Combustion 4
2 x 2 tone Blackburst/MP (includes Quilt Maple top)
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Yeah, I saw these too a few days ago. I can't wait to see photos when they've had time to post them to the site (or forumites post them here).

Kinda glad all these changes came in right when I was looking at ordering one - now I'm thinking it'll be a 3X Combustion (as I think I prefer swamp ash), maybe with quilted top, and I'll look at adding my own Tone Capsule later.
 
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I saw this bass at Bass Direct:

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And for some reason it made me think of:

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That would be a cool paint job, wouldn't it? Not sure the nose would look right, but...

Edit: "Sheldon, can I have a custom "Snoopy nose" top horn?" :roflmao:
 
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#19,224
NaH said:
I'm using 350w now and it is more than sufficient. I actually seemed to prefer 2x10 vs. 2x12 (which runs 500w), at least in the Markbass setup, but am just running the single 12 now because it is quicker to setup and now I have to tear down every week (where I used to be able to leave the 2x10 and head set up). I'd definitely try a 12 as well, as I completely open. I do wonder if a single 10 will give me the sound I want.
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I like both. The advantage of the 110 is it fits with the amp in this neat shoulder carry bag. But I have also tried the 350 w amp with one of my 12s and iI liked it as well. I dunno, I can see the attraction for either. My preference is the BA112-3. Yes it is a bit heavier but not drastically so and works well with the MG350. I have used the single 12 several times and once in a large auditorium where I had the stack of two; the sound guy asked me to unplug one of them.
 
#19,226
singlemalt said:
Thanks!

I wired both Super Fatties to series first. Simple, quick, and totally reversible. Switches would have been another option but I went with simple (and fast and cheap).

This beefs up the bridge pup, moves the neck solo’d about 80% towards the P sound, and makes the both in parallel switch position very cool. Still lower volume than the both in series, but more focused, not so wide sounding.

I keep some volume knob headroom in reserve, and roll off the tone in passive for a very nice sound.

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Black to green, that’s all there is to it.

I had a Super PJ 4 at the time, so I was sure I wanted P for the 5 string when that pickup became available. Mostly because it gave me more room between the pickup and neck on the treble side. The routing under the pickguard is universal, and I could have done the P tone reversed as well. Lots of guys like this option. You’ll have to specify for the new pickguard, but a handy DIY guy could probably make his own pickguard and experiment with the pickup configuration first.
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Did you put any sort of tape or anything on top of those 2 wires that you put together or can I leave them like that?
 
#19,229
bebass said:
Have you tried the latest compressor and distortions? I like them. And I don't like using a compressor.
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To tell you the truth, I haven't yet tried them. Though I already have a compressor that I like (Cali76 CB) as well as mild overdrives (Darkglass VMT/Fairfield Barbershop).

I'm also a little hot and cold on having the compressor and drives "last" in my chain, as well as the lack of footswitch-ability (yeah, I know there's a Bluetooth footswitch, but I'm not sold on it). I think if I was in a band situation where the mild overdrive worked for every song, then I'd use them live.
 
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I did, on the second try....

I removed the shrink for the picture to show off my awesome solder blobbing skills.

Actually, I did better on the bridge pickup. First one, the shrink went on late.

I didn’t win any prizes on my fEarful crossovers either. I like Romex, crimp sleeves and wire nuts. Carpenter doing electronics.
 
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been_effected said:
To tell you the truth, I haven't yet tried them. Though I already have a compressor that I like (Cali76 CB) as well as mild overdrives (Darkglass VMT/Fairfield Barbershop).

I'm also a little hot and cold on having the compressor and drives "last" in my chain, as well as the lack of footswitch-ability (yeah, I know there's a Bluetooth footswitch, but I'm not sold on it). I think if I was in a band situation where the mild overdrive worked for every song, then I'd use them live.
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Personally, I don't use a compressor and only thinking about distortion for a couple of songs as my usual preference is super clean.
 
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bebass said:
Personally, I don't use a compressor and only thinking about distortion for a couple of songs as my usual preference is super clean.
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That's fair enough. I have wanted to give the amp overdrive a try along with a few of my more aggressive pedals (thinking the Alpha Omega here) to see how it feels and to what extent the drive changes. I'll have to have a bit of a play around with the compressor and drives and report back.

Also, just spent an hour researching Jule Amps - what have I done to myself....
 
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