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The Combo Club

Combo friends, I went to test a BIG Al today ... lucky me they had a combo I didn't know. Nice clean sound. Had to play on the street due to corona measures :D
The shop owner told me he paid big money back then :thumbsup:View attachment 4262479

BB, the real questions are, 1) did you have fun on this little combo-playing excursion, and 2) did you end up buying said combo? I'm gonna predict you had fun messing around with the SWR but did not buy it. Still, a great way to spend an afternoon. And I'm assuming you did use the Big Al to play through the combo?

So many questions...
 
BB, the real questions are, 1) did you have fun on this little combo-playing excursion, and 2) did you end up buying said combo? I'm gonna predict you had fun messing around with the SWR but did not buy it. Still, a great way to spend an afternoon. And I'm assuming you did use the Big Al to play through the combo?

So many questions...
Kinda the other way around ;)
I "used" BABY BLUE to test the BigAl, though I didn't buy the Combo - but the bass
(I'm so predictable )
 
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That I'd use my combo as a recording tool is not something I factored at purchase. At purchase it's all about Is It Loud Enough, Is It Tone Enough
dah dah dah
Quiet enough is not one of those things I though about. And reporting the DI on the Phil Jones combo is pristine. I could seriously do all my work at home with a Double Four and a DAW. It's a dead simple a DAW as I could find. Two channels and a connection to the computer. Not a lot of mixing going on here with iReal Pro in the right channel and my bass in the left channel.

Maybe a good idea to look into some sort of layer between the DAW and Win10 Camera. :meh: So yeah I uploaded my Music Theory for the Bass Player cohort Unit 8 video — featuring the new bass — and not totally unhappy with the result. I find the preamp on the Phil Jones adds some, for lack of a better term, sparkle that's not part of the VT Bass.

Ah the age of Zoom musicians :rolleyes:
 
That I'd use my combo as a recording tool is not something I factored at purchase. At purchase it's all about Is It Loud Enough, Is It Tone Enough
dah dah dah
Quiet enough is not one of those things I though about. And reporting the DI on the Phil Jones combo is pristine. I could seriously do all my work at home with a Double Four and a DAW. It's a dead simple a DAW as I could find. Two channels and a connection to the computer. Not a lot of mixing going on here with iReal Pro in the right channel and my bass in the left channel.

Maybe a good idea to look into some sort of layer between the DAW and Win10 Camera. :meh: So yeah I uploaded my Music Theory for the Bass Player cohort Unit 8 video — featuring the new bass — and not totally unhappy with the result. I find the preamp on the Phil Jones adds some, for lack of a better term, sparkle that's not part of the VT Bass.

Ah the age of Zoom musicians :rolleyes:
With my knees, I haven't zoomed in ~15 years. Or are we meaning sumpin' else?
 
Finally a combo owner (unit was ordered today). Wanted something to bring to small or medium shows. My other rig is an Ampeg SVP-PRO 6 And a 6x10.

ampeg ba210v2 2x10 bass combo.
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That I'd use my combo as a recording tool is not something I factored at purchase. At purchase it's all about Is It Loud Enough, Is It Tone Enough
dah dah dah
Quiet enough is not one of those things I though about. And reporting the DI on the Phil Jones combo is pristine. I could seriously do all my work at home with a Double Four and a DAW. It's a dead simple a DAW as I could find. Two channels and a connection to the computer. Not a lot of mixing going on here with iReal Pro in the right channel and my bass in the left channel.

Maybe a good idea to look into some sort of layer between the DAW and Win10 Camera. :meh: So yeah I uploaded my Music Theory for the Bass Player cohort Unit 8 video — featuring the new bass — and not totally unhappy with the result. I find the preamp on the Phil Jones adds some, for lack of a better term, sparkle that's not part of the VT Bass.

Ah the age of Zoom musicians :rolleyes:

Informative post, thanks. It’s kinda ironic though that lady who began this bass guitar adventure used Peavey amplification, but now has swung over to the tea and croissants crowd with her high brow PJB setup. Oh, how they fly off so much more sophisticated then when they started! ;)
 
Whew, thanks for asking, RR. I didn't want to look like a noob but I was wondering the same thing. All I could think of was Al on Happy Days cooking up food at the malt shop. I owe ya one, buddy! :thumbsup:
I don’t think I would know what it is if I didn’t own my SS Ray. I also found out about a guitar called the St Vincent and I thought they were talking about the racquets Pete Sampras used to play with.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. That’s what makes TB so great.
 
Whew, thanks for asking, RR. I didn't want to look like a noob but I was wondering the same thing. All I could think of was Al on Happy Days cooking up food at the malt shop. I owe ya one, buddy! :thumbsup:
Not to worry, I'm so used to looking foolish that it does not bother me!
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I don’t think I would know what it is if I didn’t own my SS Ray. I also found out about a guitar called the St Vincent and I thought they were talking about the racquets Pete Sampras used to play with.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. That’s what makes TB so great.
There's a young lady who fronts a band called Lipstick Jodi near here. She plays a St. Vincent guitar and has said that she totally loves it. It's cool looking too. I wonder what combo she plays through?
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