Not another Class D thr...

[Michedelic]

Back in 1971 my 1966 Fender Bassman amp started making some weird low frequency sounds in between songs. Some judiciously applied "percussive maintenance" to the top of the amp would temporarily clear it up.

Come to find out it was a tube that had gone microphonic and upon replacement said problem disappeared. Of course, that was an all-tube amp and I haven't used percussive maintenance on any of my amps since. I certainly would not recommend it to be used on Solid State amps. However, I have found the threat of percussive maintenance to be persuasive upon occasion...

I think that is what's called the Jeff Beck technique…


Yes, that segment is daft. The director wanted it to play out that way. The Who were approached initially, but Townshend and Antonioni got into an argument over how it was to go down, they bailed, and the Yardbirds were next in the phone book.

 

[Wasnex]

IF there's a DI Box between me and the amp, why did I lug an amp in here?

The primary job of an amp is to serve as your personal monitor. So IMHO, you bring a specific rig to get closer to the sound you want on stage.


If you don't think that is relevant or important enough, then by all means just run off the DI.

 

[westrock]

Too many knobs makes my brain hurt and it's louder than eleven.

 

[Element Zero]

Where's all the DD threads?

I'm sure you could find somethin… not on TB… but somewhere I'm sure.

 

[J Wilson]

My answer to that.
Stop playing gigs that are big enough to have the bass run through the FOH!

There, I said it.

Sure. Then all I get is I'm too loud from the rest of them.

 

[DanDBassist]

aaaaaah made you look.

Sometimes just a few tweaks of the eq knobs can really inspire me to play. Beyond happy with my setup and all it can do. I get why some people are attached to their "sound" or "feel" with certain amps. Sometimes, you're playing the amp just as much as the bass. Case in point, this morning I spent a few hours just running through tunes. One bass is effortless to play and my amp just screams with excitement when pushed. The other bass, is much more sensitive and requires a bit more finesse and my amp seems to really pick up on that, so to speak.

Curious of other peoples thoughts and feelings on "playing the amp" instead of "playing the bass"

Since you brought up the possibility of weather having an affect on sound, I have always thought it did. Couldn't the amount of moisture in the air change the way sound is transmitted through it?

Another thing that I have noticed is that the sound seems to change under different color of the lighting. Is this just my crazy brain or has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Element Zero]

Since you brought up the possibility of weather having an affect on sound, I have always thought it did. Couldn't the amount of moisture in the air change the way sound is transmitted through it?

Another thing that I have noticed is that the sound seems to change under different color of the lighting. Is this just my crazy brain or has anyone else experienced this?

I think you missed the announcement that the brown acid was bad.

 

[truand85]

I've convinced myself it's all in my head. Tone doesn't change if all settings are left alone, but the way I'll pluck or fret or my mood will be slightly different and will impact tone.

I've come to this conclusion because on any given day things sound good, then bad the next day, then good again a week later without touching a knob. I see it the same way as guys who think cables change your tone - it's all in their heads too.

 

[mike buzzetti]

the ROOM has way more effect on your sound than your amp IMO , being able to tweek to the room is helpful , oh and a Guitar Tube amp does what your talking about MUCH more LOL !

 

[DJ Bebop]

Since you brought up the possibility of weather having an affect on sound, I have always thought it did. Couldn't the amount of moisture in the air change the way sound is transmitted through it?

Another thing that I have noticed is that the sound seems to change under different color of the lighting. Is this just my crazy brain or has anyone else experienced this?

Yes!
I remember reading somewhere that Phil Lesh had something in his rack system at one time, that would detect the humidity in the venue and adjust his system accordingly,.

 

[truand85]

I remember reading somewhere that Phil Lesh had something in his rack system at one time, that would detect the humidity in the venue and adjust his system accordingly,.

lol, now to invent a tool to redo the bass setup on the fly based on humidity...

Not sure I'd trust a machine with truss rod adjustments

 

[J Wilson]

You play the bass AND the amp.

Your instrument = Your bass guitar + your bass amp +effects(if any)

A bass guitar unplugged on a stand or in its case makes no useable sound.

An amp standing in the corner with nothing plugged into it is an assembly or wood, electronics, and speakers that makes no sound (hopefully . . . . ) turned on with no bass plugged into it.

They work together. You have no instrument without both.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Where's all the DD threads?

Where have all the Class D threads gone, long time passing?
Where have all the Class D threads gone, long time ago?
Where have all the Class D threads gone?

Gone to graveyards, every one

Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

 

[Killing Floor]

Jaco didn't need a Class D amp…

 

[Passinwind]

Moar knobs = moar tone.

HTH.

 

[Killing Floor]

Too many knobs makes my brain hurt and it's louder than eleven.
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Chicken heads sound better than witch hats.

 

[Spidey2112]

Where's all the DD threads?

Third floor, ladies lingerie.

 

[Element Zero]

I see it the same way as guys who think cables change your tone - it's all in their heads too.

Buh buh buh but my "time aligned dielectrics" Monster Bass cables from '06 really DO sound different… a tiny bit darker than say my Mogami or Livewire cables. I use em for my acoustic guitar setup at church.

 

[Element Zero]

the ROOM has way more effect on your sound than your amp IMO , being able to tweek to the room is helpful , oh and a Guitar Tube amp does what your talking about MUCH more LOL !

Spent many hours tone sculpting a Soldano SLO100 head and Rivera Knucklehead under max volume with a THD Hot Plate running at bedroom volumes through a Marshall 1960AV cab… and copious amounts of weed lol.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Spent many hours tone sculpting a Soldano SLO100 head and Rivera Knucklehead under max volume with a THD Hot Plate running at bedroom volumes through a Marshall 1960AV cab… and copious amounts of weed lol.