just picked this up

[TJBass]

I drive a truck for a living and just recently let go of my squier pbass project that i used to take with me on the road. So browsing CL for a new road bass i found this in Salem VA.

Picked it up this morning for $100. Havent heard it thru an amp yet but acoustically if feels and sounds solid. Will be my new project for pickups and preamp. Its a Toby Deluxe V.

 

[Ghastly]

Congrats. I hope you enjoy it!

 

[pacojas]

that's a big 10-4!

 

[eastcoasteddie]

Looks sweet!
Glad I'm not the only one that keeps a bass in the truck...(I'm a service tech and always on the road)

 

[Kirk Bryant]

You stole it rock that thing.

 

[rufus.K]

I love the 4 string version

 

[TJBass]

Well, got home last night, tried it thru an amp, and i am not impressed at all. Lacks a lot of low end and visible damage to the frets from round wound strings.

Def needs new pickups, im guessing the battery only powers the tone enhancer pot, its the only circuit board in the control cavity. So should be able to either put in an active preamp or just swap to better passive pickups.

 

[bholder]

Fret damage can be filed out in most cases. Too bad the electronics aren't cutting it. Still could be a player.

 

[rufus.K]

Those notoriously had low output preamp. Leave the pups and change the preamp first. Fret damage, bummer.

 

[BAG]

Hey TJ. If you want something that fits in the truck cabin easily do something like this. I'm actually playing it quite a bit as it is comfortable, plays well and sounds pretty good too. So much so that i'm looking at getting it sprayed properly as my pathetic spray job is starting to bug me. Would be perfect for the sleeping in a big truck.

 

[TJBass]

Right on, thats cool! Luckily i have a pretty big sleeper on the truck and this fits in the closet nicely with the shelf removed.

I dont use an amp, i run the bass into a zoom ms60b then directly into the trucks sound system which rocks. Keeps the weight down and i dont have to use an amp or headphones.

 

[BAG]

That's a cool way to get your sound. I was going to suggest a Roland Cube Street, which is what I use for backyard BBQ's and camping and it works great but i'm sure your truck sound system is better. The Cube is great for practicing on the back porch. I plug in the little bass, plug in my tablet with my sheet music (Mobile Sheets app) which has the songs linked to the sheets and then work through the songs that i'm a little rusty on.

 

[TJBass]

I have 1/8" splitter that i use in reverse, unsplitter i guess!! I plug the output from the ms60b into one side, then my phone output to the other side then the center end into the truck. I have a drum app, backing tracks, songs i can play and play to.

 

[BAG]

Now that's pretty cool. What do you mean by a drum app?? Does it have a selection of drum loops etc?

edit: Forget that. Got a couple of them to try myself. What one do you use.

 

[TJBass]

I use drum loops, not very versatle but works for what i use it for.

 

[TJBass]

The things i use most are the youtube backing tracks, those give you an entire band to play along with.

 

[BAG]

I played around with a couple of drum apps yesterday but they really are pretty crap. I'll continue to use the mp3's that i've made on Reaper with the MT Drum kit. Very realistic, good fills and changes that I can put together myself.

 

[rufus.K]

What's the MT Drum kit you used in reaper?

 

[BAG]

I'm surfing TB on my phone at the moment. I'll try to remember to send you the link tomorrow.

 

[BAG]

Hey Rufus. Here's the link to the MT Power Drum Kit. I've tried a few now and this is most definitely the best and most realistic sounding. I just got a midi lead and used our electronic piano with it for the first time this morning and it is great. The weighted keys give you so much more realism on the sound.

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