V4 iron demands space, I probably would not be able to squeeze it into anything smaller than a 26" headshell, with preferance to be 28" on a 26" chassis.
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Stoner / Doom Bassist Thread - Part 18
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What determines how far apart transformers must be? Is it just the physical size of all the parts taking up space? Or electrical interference?
I've been thinking my dream tube setup would be a 100w amp based on KT88's in small size on top of like a 4x12 that was tower like not 2x2.
The acoustic bass isn't sold but someone already has dibs tomorrow. I offered to come immediately or earlier but no answer back... I was gonna try and add flats and a lipstick pickup I have to it.
There isnt a strict guidelines as to how far transformers are to be spaced apart. You would prefer them to be spaced so they are not heated up significantly by the power tubes. Now there is a spec for the center to center distance for power tubes which I generally follow as closely as possible. So KT88s are specced for 4" center to center and in the Naki I had something like 3.75" which is acceptable. I usually have 1" space to the chassis edge for the iron. All together the average say 4 x EL34 amp would be 24" chassis with a 10" depth.
Looks like I'll be coming into that slave tube head I posted in the last thread - 4x KT88s.
What kind of pedal preamps are the go these days? I keep hearing about the Rusty Box, but it sounds like it's geared to a more grindy solid state tone, fast attack with a pick style stuff. At least, that's what all the demos sound like - could be different with tube power.
What kind of pedal preamps are the go these days? I keep hearing about the Rusty Box, but it sounds like it's geared to a more grindy solid state tone, fast attack with a pick style stuff. At least, that's what all the demos sound like - could be different with tube power.
I completely understand what you guys are saying about studios taking longer than you would think,but I've found for my band,it's the opposite.
The first recording we did,we went in expecting to bash out 3,maybe four songs max if we pushed it.8 hours later,we'd done 6 songs,,including a 45 minute pizza break (The engineer paid for it).And this happens everytime we record.In 8 hours,we can generally get 5 songs done,double tracked guitars,etc.
We practice like mad all the time,and triple check our gear before we go in,which probably helps,then record (mostly) live.We don't necessarily aim for super high quality,but certainly what we get is releasable.
I have such a large amount of GAS for some kind crazy stereo fuzz setup right now,but I'm pretty much out of a job.
The first recording we did,we went in expecting to bash out 3,maybe four songs max if we pushed it.8 hours later,we'd done 6 songs,,including a 45 minute pizza break (The engineer paid for it).And this happens everytime we record.In 8 hours,we can generally get 5 songs done,double tracked guitars,etc.
We practice like mad all the time,and triple check our gear before we go in,which probably helps,then record (mostly) live.We don't necessarily aim for super high quality,but certainly what we get is releasable.
I have such a large amount of GAS for some kind crazy stereo fuzz setup right now,but I'm pretty much out of a job.
I've been considering the stereo fuzz setup for live use. I recorded with an Orange AD200B & a Holden (cranked for fuzz) through separate 4x10 cabinets with proper ric-o-sound - sounded ****ing awesome, so many tonal possibilities. I would love a doomy 8x10 + 2x15 with two separate heads some day - although it's just not really cost/size/weight effective if you gig and travel a lot.
ddddaaaammmm that'd be a fine sounding recording.
I used to do the whole stereo thing when I played guitar in a stoner/doom band,sounded like the bees absolute knees.Just convinced my guitarist to start doing the same thing live.
I've been toying with the idea of going stereo with the one amp on stage,but using a D.I/sansamp kind of thing to provide the other channel.
The idea is me and my guitarist would E.Q each side differently to complement each other,rather than sounding like one big muddy mess.
I used to do the whole stereo thing when I played guitar in a stoner/doom band,sounded like the bees absolute knees.Just convinced my guitarist to start doing the same thing live.
I've been toying with the idea of going stereo with the one amp on stage,but using a D.I/sansamp kind of thing to provide the other channel.
The idea is me and my guitarist would E.Q each side differently to complement each other,rather than sounding like one big muddy mess.
I teched for the Datsuns for a while if you know them - hardly stoner/doom - but their bassist runs, live: tbird into tuner, DI, custom built fuzz -> AD200B + ampeg 8x10. clean as a whistle tbird tones go out into the PA while the on stage tone is a fuzzed out monster, mic'd at the cab as well - everything is then blended together out front. Possibly the best live bass sound I've heard in a long time, and so damned simple. DI'd for your cleans is totally 100% feasible.
Niff said:
DI for clean is definitely feasible. The only problem I see is that most venues we play will only have room for on bass channel. So it's either mic or DI...
I run a D.I fairly often,just to get some of that deep end that a mic sometimes can't pick-up,but I was thinking more along the lines of using a sansamp to simulate another tube amp.
I've just written up a review of Om's Advaitic Songs for anyone who's got a couple minutes ot kill
http://smalltowndisease.blogspot.com.au/
I've just written up a review of Om's Advaitic Songs for anyone who's got a couple minutes ot kill
http://smalltowndisease.blogspot.com.au/
Is it time for us to revisit Father of Fire's "Because there IS no PA!!" thread?? LOL.
father of fires
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father of fires
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Sit back and enjoy the ride:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/because-there-no-pa-676791/
This is one of the reasons I only post in this thread.
father of fires
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im here, thanks for the invite to go play cool bass gear jeff and geoff! haha
think im gonna sell my 76 T-bird to pay for some other stuff i want. dont need all that money sitting in one bass when i like my original two so much.
think im gonna sell my 76 T-bird to pay for some other stuff i want. dont need all that money sitting in one bass when i like my original two so much.
i ended up chatting with scott last night after he fired up the Wizard. is it me or do u northern virginia guys all sounds the same (Naki is going to another northern virginia dude)
lol, you mean accent wise or just the way we talk?
that wizard sounds awesome, way bassier than that model T, and it compliments that matamp perfectly. together they sounded unreal which was sweet.
now i need to get one of those old ORMAT lead 200s. i havent bought an amp in like 4 years, its time to switch it up!
So both my main bass and my back up now have severe truss rod issues (broken on the main bass, stripped nut on the backup). With truss rod repair being so expensive and me being so broke, I'm looking into picking up a cheap bass until I can get the others fixed. I can get a stupidly good deal on a Squier Affinity Series J-bass, brand new, full setup by a trusted tech included. Anyone have experience with one of these? The get pretty good reviews, and it would be covered by warranty if there's a problem. Thoughts?
