Should I, o should I?

[heath_the_great]

Nick, where the hell do you get money?

a) his dad
b) a 'disobility" pension thing....for ADD

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Someone just needs to buy him an overdrive pedal. Voila! No more "I want this bass" threads.

 

[i like tictacs]

Nick simmer down. As soon as you live on your own you are going to be on the streets because of your impulse buying habits.

 

[Anti_Wish]

Here's my suggestion:

+1

 

[JayAmel]

Sorry, I'm late in this thread.

Just a couple of advices for Nick :

- In a general way, buy any bass that is "calling" you, and sell any bass you don't like.
- Generally, owning many basses or high-end basses does not make you a better player.

I had up to 4 basses (not that much, eh) simultaneously, and I feel I play better now that I have only one, but completely pleasing me.
Some of these 4 basses were high-end ones (StingRay 5, Status, Rickenbacker), the current one is a very ordinary bass (Highway 1 Jazz Bass).

The most important thing is not what you own, but what you do with it. BTW, I learned Stanley Clarke's parts on a crappy $ 70 bass, when I was a beginner. Not owning an Alembic did not block my musical course.

But I also understand neverending GAS : I went through that too.

Cheers
JL

 

[HeavyDuty]

The next person that brings up plugs d'hindquarters is gonna get one! Knock it off.

 

[Woodchuck]

Nick, if you can afford it, do your thing! Hey, the man has GAS, let him ride it out.

 

[FireAarro]

Stuff the amp, my amp works fine, sound good, and does its job...

If you think your amp sounds good, I don't know how you can tell the difference between the sound of your basses and say a Squier .

Your amp is not doing your basses justice, period.

 

[picknslap]

Is it my bad eyes and a bad picture? I see 5 tuners and four strings. Must be my eyes.

nope, I only see 4 strings too.

 

[heath_the_great]

i already told him to get this

 

[Aaron Saunders]

The frequency centres on that preamp suck. 100Hz...that ain't bass. 40Hz is bass!

Get a new amp. A nice one. Sell the Rebop. But get a new amp.

 

[embellisher]

Nick, I agree with the posters who have been polite in telling you that you need a new amp. Take your Spector to the store that has the Toby. Play them both through the same amp. The electronics in the Spector are superior to the stock Toby electronics. Higher output, better tonal range. The reason that the Tobias sounded so good is because you played it through a real amp that had some headroom. If you still think the Spector sucks after that comparison, sell it, and use the money to buy a real amp.

 

[Alexander]

Nick, I agree with the posters who have been polite in telling you that you need a new amp. Take your Spector to the store that has the Toby. Play them both through the same amp. The electronics in the Spector are superior to the stock Toby electronics. Higher output, better tonal range. The reason that the Tobias sounded so good is because you played it through a real amp that had some headroom. If you still think the Spector sucks after that comparison, sell it, and use the money to buy a real amp.

I totally agree. I think I gave you my reasoning on this in an earlier post, so I won't repeat it here.

Of course, if you really, really want another bass and Tobias is your thing, I would definitely stay away from the Toby Pro. Someone earlier mentioned a Tobias Killer B - you can get these used from time to time for a somewhat reasonable price. I think an MTD Heir would give you much the same look\feel as the Toby, but MUCH better electronics and craftsmanship.

 

[heath_the_great]

we've told him in many other threads to get a new amp..

 

[Mudfuzz]

Nick here is a story of a gassy bass and a good amp at a store.

When I was 18 I tried a Epi LP bass through a really nice SWR amp without playing another bass through the same amp, and I bought the bass. After awhile the new bass shine wore off and I realized that the bass had no output and a overly bright sound, not to mention the top-heaviness got old. So the bass pretty much stayed in it's gigbag, because all my other basses were [and still are] better. Even when I got my first good rig [Alembic FX I and a Stewart power amp] the bass still fell short, and I was considering changing out the pickups [well it still looked really cool] when my dad told me that the music store I bought the bass from had a nice but modified fretless P-bass [1970] so I went down and tried the bass out [though many amps, and A-B-ed it with other basses] and in the end traded the LP [along with $300.00] on the P-bass. I still have the P-bass.

Now, looking back if I hadn't bought that piece of **** LP bass I most likely wouldn't have got the P.

Also a good bass and a great amp will make your life much easier then a ok amp with a great bass; IMOP.

 

[heath_the_great]

Also a good bass and a great amp will make your life much easier then a ok amp with a great bass; IMOP.

depends on the bass "mine" (we all know what it is) sounds good through 98% of amps..i have a behringer practise amp and a peavey mkIII+ashton 15"+classic bass 4x10" rig...and it sounds great....and ive played it through a peavey minx, behringer v-amp pro, roland cube, roland db 900 (great amp), ampeg b2r and ampeg classic 15", hartke ha5500 + 4.5xl and a nemesis 210 combo and it sounds great through em all....but i spose mine's higher quality

 

[Mudfuzz]

depends on the bass "mine" sounds good through 98% of amps..

Same here [and I'm just as much a fanatic about my main bass as you are with yours ], I also like to set amps almost flat; for me a "great" amp means allot of headroom and a warm but accurate [i.e. gives me back the sound of my bass] sound.

 

[narud]

You don't even have the skill yet to justify the basses you do have!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Start thinking more about scales and ear training and less about basses.


It's obvious your dad loves you very much and wants to see you succeed in your endeavor. Don't take advantage of his love/generosity.

who cares if he doesnt have the skill to match the gear. id guess a large part of the people that post here about high end basses dont have the skills. so what. if you have the money to afford what you want, go ahead and do it.

 

[heath_the_great]

Same here [and I'm just as much a fanatic about my main bass as you are with yours ], I also like to set amps almost flat; for me a "great" amp means allot of headroom and a warm but accurate [i.e. gives me back the sound of my bass] sound.

my amp is flat..my bass is so colorful and i play play with the mid boost on all the time so theres no need....but im going for the 80's steve vai/joe satriani bass sound...absolutely incredible

 

[Nickthebassist]

Nick, I agree with the posters who have been polite in telling you that you need a new amp. Take your Spector to the store that has the Toby. Play them both through the same amp. The electronics in the Spector are superior to the stock Toby electronics. Higher output, better tonal range. The reason that the Tobias sounded so good is because you played it through a real amp that had some headroom. If you still think the Spector sucks after that comparison, sell it, and use the money to buy a real amp.

I did, I played them both through an Ampeg SVT 8x10, and the Toby blew the Spector away. No contest. It had more punch, better electronics, everything was just better, it's also thru neck. My spector has EMG pickups too, but it still lost to the Toby. I got my dad to stand away from the amp(from an audiences point of view) and he said that the Toby was a lot better, and that I could perhaps get it for my birthday. Well, my birthday is coming up, and I feel this bass is a better 5 string than the Spector. I don't know when to get a new amp.....they're very expensive, and I don't know hwere I can get a cheap one in England.