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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

#31,181
Speedor said:
I just spent last 2 hours turning knobs in my Megalith. I think I got it tamed, but I had to read like 3 reviews and watch a few demos. The knobs are highly interactive on this beast, especially slope (which is kinda tone knob (KINDA)) and notch & notch shift (mids cut, again KINDA). It cuts a bit of low end until you engage the MORE switch, which is a boost and an additional gain stage and adds megatons of low end. So both switches on all the time. Once I got it dialed in, I found a sweet face melter setting. Too bad our next practice is in 2 weeks and until then I have no chance to try it out with the band. As usual, probably my setting won't cut it in the band and I'll go back to knob turning again.
I love this pedal. It pretty much has only three sounds: nasty, nastier, face melter :D
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One ton of low end.
 
#31,184
Squanch72 said:
@Kawai-chang I have to go Richmond today and there is a Kawai KRB pj bass with a gorgeous koa body. Pretty sure they swapped the necks because that model usually has the graphite neck but this one has the maple neck on it. Not a fan of active basses but hoping it still does the p sound thing as I have no p basses in the stall and it looks typical Japanese well made bass. I know you had some of these, how did you like the tone of them?
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The one I had was not active, it did have the Koa body and graphite neck. It does an acceptable P tone, but is a little bit snappier since the P pickup is located about one inch closer to the bridge tahn a standard P. Great necks, very comfy, quality hardware. If it's a good price, you could do worse. The non active Koas had Schaller hardware, and Schaller/DiMarzio pickups, IIRC.
 
#31,186
Kaa said:
The one I had was not active, it did have the Koa body and graphite neck. It does an acceptable P tone, but is a little bit snappier since the P pickup is located about one inch closer to the bridge tahn a standard P. Great necks, very comfy, quality hardware. If it's a good price, you could do worse. The non active Koas had Schaller hardware, and Schaller/DiMarzio pickups, IIRC.
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The store was closed at 2pm so I never got to check it out. Maybe a good thing because I am vehicle shopping now, though I did sell that PRS off...
 
#31,187
Here's another dirty picture for you guys...

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Squanch72 said:
The store was closed at 2pm so I never got to check it out. Maybe a good thing because I am vehicle shopping now, though I did sell that PRS off...
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The 2 I had were VERY high quality instruments that I would not hesitate to buy again. Very comfy, very giggable. I only sold the second one (maple body/maple neck/rosewood board) because the reach to first position was gimping my shoulder up and the P width neck. I sold the first one (koa) because I am more comfy on a Jazz width neck. And I like to flip gear. And I have a wife who keeps track of instruments.
 
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So, had to catch up 10 pages or so from the weekend. ONly music was a jam night in my buddy's basement. Played classic rock on the SX SS P, into a SABDDI going into the clean channel of the PV combo 300. Sounded really good, for what we were doing. My playing wasn't awful, which was nice.
 
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