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Stoner/Doom Bassists #65: Wasted Under the Brim

#922
New tool day! Got in the new Bosch combo router I bought off ebay.

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I'm doing a recording project coming up soon that should be good for at least a drill press, gonna start putting together the home wood shop pretty soon hopefully.
 
#923
Corey Y said:
Seems like the Mesa M9 would be a good fit with that kind of cab Mark. I've always read that they have tons of low end, essentially no LPF and people have complained about blowing cabs with them. I almost picked one up before I got the MB800, but the weight to power ratio and the cab blowing thing swayed me towards the GK at the last minute. If I had known I was going to go with a Dually and a Crest power amp as my main rig in the near future, I might have gone for the M9. They sound great in all the demos I've heard.
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The M9's have great lows, really good punch and above average eq, which could make for a really nice loud upright rig...I run an fDeck HPF right at my pickup, mostly for impedance matching for my piezo pickup...I could probably tame excessive lows with that, I'm thinking. I gotta admit, the GK MB800Fusion amp looks really cool, but I think I'm gonna stick with the Mesa thing for awhile...I like my new rep, they seem really supportive and they understand that I won't be playing their cabs :)
 
#924
I was going to email this to you Mark, but since you're on the thread right now. Can I run the two Dually cabs in series? I know they have two Speakon connectors, just wondering if it works like that or you'd have to run a Series/Parallel box off an amp that doesn't go down to 2 ohm.
 
#927
Corey Y said:
I was going to email this to you Mark, but since you're on the thread right now. Can I run the two Dually cabs in series? I know they have two Speakon connectors, just wondering if it works like that or you'd have to run a Series/Parallel box off an amp that doesn't go down to 2 ohm.
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Depends on your amp. If its a tube amp, then you should be fine. If its a SS amp then what you gain in sensitivity of the cab, you are loosing in headroom due to less power. Its a wash and not worth it. That is unless you are running an orange terror amp that produces the same power at 4 and 8 Ohms.
 
#929
CL400Peavey said:
Depends on your amp. If its a tube amp, then you should be fine. If its a SS amp then what you gain in sensitivity of the cab, you are loosing in headroom due to less power. Its a wash and not worth it. That is unless you are running an orange terror amp that produces the same power at 4 and 8 Ohms.
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I'm thinking about the GK MB800. It's 4 or 8 ohms only, specifically says DO NOT RUN 2 OHM. Honestly, I don't think I have any call for running both cabs with it, since I already have the Crest, which handles it fine, and the forthcoming Dunwich tube amp will run at 2. Just call it scientific curiosity.
 
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Corey Y said:
I'm thinking about the GK MB800. It's 4 or 8 ohms only, specifically says DO NOT RUN 2 OHM. Honestly, I don't think I have any call for running both cabs with it, since I already have the Crest, which handles it fine, and the forthcoming Dunwich tube amp will run at 2. Just call it scientific curiosity.
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I would see how loud you can get with the MB800 and one cab. If you need more, use the MB as a pre into a power amp.
 
#933
askrere said:
Mines got the E. Though my other bass is a bronco so I'm pretty lax on perceived build quality. I do like how they put they used a mop piece for the symbol and the name in the headstock, just wish the fretboard inlays were trapezoids and not dots.

Still suprised how clear and nice it sounds, my pickup dials in at 31k and no mud in sight, 800rb set flat and it has this rich growl and very clean even response. Haven't tried it dirty, but I need to crack open the amp and spray some deoxit or something in the pre gain pot. crackles fierce after 12 oclock.

I love anchoring my thumb on that massive chrome brick puts my fingers right on the edge of the neck, so sweet.
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http://www.inlaystickers.com/servlet/the-143/epiphone-gibson-fret-neck/Detail

I can attest to the quality of this manufacturer. Got blocks on my squire.
 
#937
So I'm thinking of replacing the pickup in my ibanez 5 string. It sounds way too modern and scooped for my tastes. I found stone candidates for replacements, but I'm curious, would there be any benefit or detriment to putting a neck pickup in the bridge position? The bass only has one pickup and it's near the bridge. Just curious, as i don't know much about pickups.
 
#938
The_Janitor said:
So I'm thinking of replacing the pickup in my ibanez 5 string. It sounds way too modern and scooped for my tastes. I found stone candidates for replacements, but I'm curious, would there be any benefit or detriment to putting a neck pickup in the bridge position? The bass only has one pickup and it's near the bridge. Just curious, as i don't know much about pickups.
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The only thing i can think of is the string spacing/pole spacing, and that shouldnt matter that much.
 
#940
mc_muench said:
The only thing i can think of is the string spacing/pole spacing, and that shouldnt matter that much.
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Yup that's about it, and yea you can't see the true magnetic field but even if it seems off it'll work. People love music master basses until they realize its a strat pickup then say the pole pieces are out of line and its weak...

Usually neck pickups are a little less hot for balance with the bridge pickup, since the strings are stiffer at the bridge.
 

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