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The Combo Club
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Yes, they are a bit more stout than their Fender brethren. But to my ears, I'll put up with a little extra weight for the performance I'm experiencing with the Blackstar. I can get very similar "rumble" sounds out of this amp along with just a much wider palette of tonal possibilities. If you ever happen upon one browsing your local music stores, give it a try. You just might walk out with one!
- Oct 22, 2015
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Bore us!
Cool story. The ______ thief knew about that bass
- Oct 22, 2015
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One of these would look sharp on my amp's grill.
And you know it is still out there and somebody has it. Hopefully the current possessor recognizes and appreciates that bass, though they likely are unaware it was stolen all those years ago.
Yes, they are a bit more stout than their Fender brethren. But to my ears, I'll put up with a little extra weight for the performance I'm experiencing with the Blackstar. I can get very similar "rumble" sounds out of this amp along with just a much wider palette of tonal possibilities. If you ever happen upon one browsing your local music stores, give it a try. You just might walk out with one!
Thanks for sticking that idea into my head, bhendrix. If I come across one I promise to give it a try.
- Oct 22, 2015
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The first amp I owned got disappeared by a thief.
We sometimes (okay lot of times) see TB threads about which to spend big money on first - amp or bass. In these crazy days when I would pick up the ringing corded phone with no idea who was calling! the only research tools were at the news stand and in the library stacks. Magazines and catalogs and fancy showroom floors at the music store ....
The bass is easy to pick out. That one. End of story. Or would be except she's still rockin'. And it was a lot of dosh, about all I could scrape together. I'll need an amp and this is what I get with what's left over (not much).
A little combo amp, recall it stood about as tall as my knee and definitely would fart out as I explore Jimi Hendrix bombs with my new bass. For the life of me, couldn't tell you who made the amp. Think it was a single 12 inch speaker.
Yeah got careless with it, careless as in left in car and bye amp.
Which is how I came into a brand new Peavey TNT 100. Maybe a rite of passage here. Or just maybe ....
We sometimes (okay lot of times) see TB threads about which to spend big money on first - amp or bass. In these crazy days when I would pick up the ringing corded phone with no idea who was calling! the only research tools were at the news stand and in the library stacks. Magazines and catalogs and fancy showroom floors at the music store ....
The bass is easy to pick out. That one. End of story. Or would be except she's still rockin'. And it was a lot of dosh, about all I could scrape together. I'll need an amp and this is what I get with what's left over (not much).
A little combo amp, recall it stood about as tall as my knee and definitely would fart out as I explore Jimi Hendrix bombs with my new bass. For the life of me, couldn't tell you who made the amp. Think it was a single 12 inch speaker.
Yeah got careless with it, careless as in left in car and bye amp.
Which is how I came into a brand new Peavey TNT 100. Maybe a rite of passage here. Or just maybe ....
Your scribe deserves a super long reply. In fact, if any of you have feelings to share concerning purchasing a bass guitar & amp, let’s hear from ya.
I see the buying of a bass as a completely different purchase compared to an amp. For me, it’s a personal thing in which you and the instrument share an immediate bond of sorts. That being said, I tend to order basses and guitars online, and even though I try like the dickens to make it work, more times than not it doesn’t. Blame it on being a lefty and never having choice at a store.
Case in point was the SX P/J bass I bought earlier last year. No matter what I did, I couldn’t coax a decent sound out of it, though I tried willing myself to make it work. It’s now sitting in someone else’s hands and I hope it’s a go.
On the flip side, there’s this new temptress, the Beatle bass, and it took two times playing to feel like we’ve always known each other. It’s been, “dang that song sounded really good!”
Buying an amp though, and is by far my favorite purchase in the world to make, has nothing that emotionally connects me. Though vital to the overall sound, it does not involve your inner soul in deciding which to buy like the guitar does. It’s more science-based to me. Frequency bandwidth, tone structure, driver characteristics, and such is what I’m shopping for, not necessarily the pitter-patter of my heart.
But I feel combining both the emotional side of your bass purchase and the more analytical thought when deciding on your amp is the perfect combination to owning a terrific rig you’ll be proud to play out with.
There's some concise and well-ordered perspective.Your scribe deserves a super long reply. In fact, if any of you have feelings to share concerning purchasing a bass guitar & amp, let’s hear from ya.
I see the buying of a bass as a completely different purchase compared to an amp. For me, it’s a personal thing in which you and the instrument share an immediate bond of sorts. That being said, I tend to order basses and guitars online, and even though I try like the dickens to make it work, more times than not it doesn’t. Blame it on being a lefty and never having choice at a store.
Case in point was the SX P/J bass I bought earlier last year. No matter what I did, I couldn’t coax a decent sound out of it, though I tried willing myself to make it work. It’s now sitting in someone else’s hands and I hope it’s a go.
On the flip side, there’s this new temptress, the Beatle bass, and it took two times playing to feel like we’ve always known each other. It’s been, “dang that song sounded really good!”
Buying an amp though, and is by far my favorite purchase in the world to make, has nothing that emotionally connects me. Though vital to the overall sound, it does not involve your inner soul in deciding which to buy like the guitar does. It’s more science-based to me. Frequency bandwidth, tone structure, driver characteristics, and such is what I’m shopping for, not necessarily the pitter-patter of my heart.
But I feel combining both the emotional side of your bass purchase and the more analytical thought when deciding on your amp is the perfect combination to owning a terrific rig you’ll be proud to play out with.
Or I could’ve replied with, you but your amp with your heard and your bass with your heart, but that would’ve been right to the point and you peoples would’ve thought someone was impersonating me. Thanks, Count!
And I’ve apparently discovered, after years of searching and dissatisfaction, that I must be a British bass tone guy. My Ashdown combo that I use at band practice gives me the same warm fuzzies. They both scratch an itch that Ampeg, GK, etc just didn’t.
Pro tip: while I rarely ever physically go to Guitar Center, I find they have a pretty wide selection of used items online, which they ship to your door and only charge a nominal flat shipping fee. I once bought a 90lb+ Tyrant Tone 215 shipped from a store in Iowa, and shipping was only 30 bux! Same with the new cab I have en route from Texas.
In regard to your tone inquiry the other day I thought you might be interested in the Hofner bass fuzz pedal pictured below. It can fit any bass, but is designed specifically for violin basses. Thomann is selling them at a great price right now. There are some videos on YouTube too if you want to check out the pedal further.Your scribe deserves a super long reply. In fact, if any of you have feelings to share concerning purchasing a bass guitar & amp, let’s hear from ya.
I see the buying of a bass as a completely different purchase compared to an amp. For me, it’s a personal thing in which you and the instrument share an immediate bond of sorts. That being said, I tend to order basses and guitars online, and even though I try like the dickens to make it work, more times than not it doesn’t. Blame it on being a lefty and never having choice at a store.
Case in point was the SX P/J bass I bought earlier last year. No matter what I did, I couldn’t coax a decent sound out of it, though I tried willing myself to make it work. It’s now sitting in someone else’s hands and I hope it’s a go.
On the flip side, there’s this new temptress, the Beatle bass, and it took two times playing to feel like we’ve always known each other. It’s been, “dang that song sounded really good!”
Buying an amp though, and is by far my favorite purchase in the world to make, has nothing that emotionally connects me. Though vital to the overall sound, it does not involve your inner soul in deciding which to buy like the guitar does. It’s more science-based to me. Frequency bandwidth, tone structure, driver characteristics, and such is what I’m shopping for, not necessarily the pitter-patter of my heart.
But I feel combining both the emotional side of your bass purchase and the more analytical thought when deciding on your amp is the perfect combination to owning a terrific rig you’ll be proud to play out with.
I had/have my Kasino but when our band copped a Miami Beach hotel gig(for what ended up being 3 seasons), I "needed" a Blue line SVT/810-'cos that's what all the cool guys had[or an Acoustic 360]. I tried all kinds of tweaks but never got a sound I liked-or as good as I could get from the K.(sorry 'Peg lovers). Sold the SVT rig when I actually hadda move the damn thing a few times. My favorite sound was from my 63 blonde Bassman piggyback. I had 2-which I stupidly sold. Who knew they'd become as valuable as they are now? I've since had Peaveys-OK, I guess, a 'Peg 1x12 combo-Your scribe deserves a super long reply. In fact, if any of you have feelings to share concerning purchasing a bass guitar & amp, let’s hear from ya.
I see the buying of a bass as a completely different purchase compared to an amp. For me, it’s a personal thing in which you and the instrument share an immediate bond of sorts. That being said, I tend to order basses and guitars online, and even though I try like the dickens to make it work, more times than not it doesn’t. Blame it on being a lefty and never having choice at a store.
Case in point was the SX P/J bass I bought earlier last year. No matter what I did, I couldn’t coax a decent sound out of it, though I tried willing myself to make it work. It’s now sitting in someone else’s hands and I hope it’s a go.
On the flip side, there’s this new temptress, the Beatle bass, and it took two times playing to feel like we’ve always known each other. It’s been, “dang that song sounded really good!”
Buying an amp though, and is by far my favorite purchase in the world to make, has nothing that emotionally connects me. Though vital to the overall sound, it does not involve your inner soul in deciding which to buy like the guitar does. It’s more science-based to me. Frequency bandwidth, tone structure, driver characteristics, and such is what I’m shopping for, not necessarily the pitter-patter of my heart.
But I feel combining both the emotional side of your bass purchase and the more analytical thought when deciding on your amp is the perfect combination to owning a terrific rig you’ll be proud to play out with.
, and now my Rumbles. For me the clean sound that I want is best (re)produced by 7ender amps.
And as far as basses go, my first was a 66 Gibson EB-3, which I loved and made a fair amount of $ playing. Then My 67 TBird and I found each other (as we say in Thunderbird Club)-and have been together since 73. It is and will be my "A" bass 'til I can no longer play. I have others:EpiBird 5er, Les Paul 5er, Squier VM Jaguar SS and Ibanez AGB 200 semi-hollow, but the 67 TBird is always first choice for all types of music.
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- Oct 22, 2015
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Your scribe deserves a super long reply. In fact, if any of you have feelings to share concerning purchasing a bass guitar & amp, let’s hear from ya.
I see the buying of a bass as a completely different purchase compared to an amp. For me, it’s a personal thing in which you and the instrument share an immediate bond of sorts. That being said, I tend to order basses and guitars online, and even though I try like the dickens to make it work, more times than not it doesn’t. Blame it on being a lefty and never having choice at a store.
Case in point was the SX P/J bass I bought earlier last year. No matter what I did, I couldn’t coax a decent sound out of it, though I tried willing myself to make it work. It’s now sitting in someone else’s hands and I hope it’s a go.
On the flip side, there’s this new temptress, the Beatle bass, and it took two times playing to feel like we’ve always known each other. It’s been, “dang that song sounded really good!”
Buying an amp though, and is by far my favorite purchase in the world to make, has nothing that emotionally connects me. Though vital to the overall sound, it does not involve your inner soul in deciding which to buy like the guitar does. It’s more science-based to me. Frequency bandwidth, tone structure, driver characteristics, and such is what I’m shopping for, not necessarily the pitter-patter of my heart.
But I feel combining both the emotional side of your bass purchase and the more analytical thought when deciding on your amp is the perfect combination to owning a terrific rig you’ll be proud to play out with.
Heard tell some folk find it a hard time to get the emotional mind and mental mind happy at the same time
Personally give a great deal more thought to amps than basses. Yet (for me) there is still a mental aspect in that I don't see a "third bass" in the stable without a clear idea what it will provide tonally I don't have access to now. The best I can offer in that department is a bass to wear flats <shrug> but really no hurry as a new tapehead.
The mental mind makes a good case for a low watt ultralight combo for very small rooms. And so on .... A stable of amps ... And yet, she persisted ... my amp has to look good to me. There are some rigs that just don't pass my personal visual purity test.
^ this not a small room amp mwahahaha
As one new to the Trace Elliot tone, gotta say I like it. Bass -> TE sounds very very good to me and that's just the Elf.
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I think you're right. Here's a story from when I started on bass guitar.
I went to a brick&mortar store to choose my first bass. They had a dozen or so of them. Three ended up in my hands.
One had a thin, fast neck that gave me an "Ewww!" reaction.
One was the Orange O-bass; there was a respectful distance between the two of us.
And the third one was a Fender P. Not having played bass till that day, I played this for a minute and knew my way around it. It just felt completely natural. My conscious thought was: this thing will teach me to play bass.
This was a year and a half ago. And although I have a lot to learn, playing that P has always felt natural.
As for amp combos, I remember where I went, what I thought, what I said, but not how I felt.
So, yes.
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<--- Habitually navigates from Combo Club thread to Amps & Cabs instead of to Home.
