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Mosey? You do that in Queens?
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Mosey? You do that in Queens?
Do you own this piece of coolness Carlo?
I love it! And your absolutely right about the big iron.
I think there is an Oliver combo for sale in the classifieds here.
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They're Caribbean Rosewood now.
Not anymore. Also Bubinga is not part of the same family as the other Rosewoods.
If you weren't meant to turn EQ knobs, they wouldn't be there.
The thing with OD pedals is that a lot of people try to make the OD and clean the same volume. This will result in a perceived loss of low end, because overdrive works essentially by adding a bunch of midrange and high harmonics.
I disagree.I'm going to assume that pedals in bass world, aren't all that different from pedals in guitar world. If my assumption is correct... i would recommend avoiding anything that calls itself a "distortion" effect. Distortion is typically very non-organic, thin, and buzzy. Overdrive is typically more natural, and makes better use of the sonic spectrum. The problem is... many manufacturers make distortion pedals, and put the word "overdrive" on them (especially on the low end of the price spectrum). Your best bet is to try before you buy, unless you're already familiar with the manufacturer, it comes recommended by a friend who knows what you're looking for, or they do one helluva job of convincing you with their presentation, that theirs is a true overdrive. Many valve units that claim to be overdrives, can sound buzzy and unnatural. They typically come loaded with a 12AX7 (ECC83), which frequently provides gritty "electric razor" tone. A guy over in the amp/preamp forum clued me in to the idea of swapping the stock 12AX7 for a quality 12AU7 for more clean boost before distortion, and a more natural and controllable distortion. I'm anxious to play around with that when I have a little play money in my pocket
Traynor use toroidal trannies - therefore not as big as some.
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Yep. It was in a GC in Dallas, a guy on the Portaflex forum put out an alert , I snapped it up and they packed it (poorly) and shipped it to a GC 50 miles from me for $12. Remarkably intact except for two broken panel lamps. One microphonic Mullard all other tubes and caps good. It was very dusty and in need of cosmetic TLC.
It's a very LOUD 70 watts
My studio apartment settings for the Bird.
This room can't handle low mids or much low end. Nice and clean, gotta be a little careful with the boost control. Overall great clean tone. But would like a little more grind. And why in the hell did Ampeg voice the low end on this pre at 20Hz. Totally unusable.
This room can't handle low mids or much low end. Nice and clean, gotta be a little careful with the boost control. Overall great clean tone. But would like a little more grind. And why in the hell did Ampeg voice the low end on this pre at 20Hz. Totally unusable.
Are you cooking cocktail franks on that?
Yeah, our mosey is most places’ speed walk.
Totally approve on the GK. It’s all I use. The queen, too.
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I have them in two of my 'Pigs.
Super Pig (39 lbs of 1600 watt two channel SS power pushed by the B-15 pre).
...and the 200 watt B1 head in the center, 2 -12AX7 pretty good pre circuit.
Not shown: POS PF 500 F$#%ing Door Stop. 19 lbs of class D dooty.
Just a little heads-up, I didn't find my sound with the B7KU right away. The amount of tones packed inside of it can be mind boggling, so take your time with it.
Also, Jeff knows someone locally who has an AO.
No doubt.
We must arrange a get together.
Beers on me. Although, don't make me laugh, the beers might be on both of us.
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Ok, freakin awesome, and yes, i'd rather use a real doorstop than that thing called a PF 500. I'd like to hear that B1, i understand it sounds great.
Super Pig, Hot!
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I used two amps for clean tone overdrive/effects for a long time. A clean bass amp usually a Peavey MegaBass head and 1x15 (I was not that discerning) and an Ampeg Reverb-o-rocket guitar amp (1x12, all tube) that had the effects run through it and it had a built in channel switching for clean and dirty sounds.
I used a Digtech bass whammy for the octave sounds and the fact that it had the ability to split the signal, one wet and the other dry. The effects signal got a Vow wah-wah and sometimes a chorus pedal (an old purple Ibanez one).
I eventually got bored with all of the tone shaping stuff and also got tired of carrying everything around. Keeping it in running condition and making sure it didn't get stolen or "donated" at clubs also got old.
Now I just have the Orange head with the built in, foot switchable, overdirve, if I need it. It took me awhile to realize that I ENJOYED being a simpleton.
I used a Digtech bass whammy for the octave sounds and the fact that it had the ability to split the signal, one wet and the other dry. The effects signal got a Vow wah-wah and sometimes a chorus pedal (an old purple Ibanez one).
I eventually got bored with all of the tone shaping stuff and also got tired of carrying everything around. Keeping it in running condition and making sure it didn't get stolen or "donated" at clubs also got old.
Now I just have the Orange head with the built in, foot switchable, overdirve, if I need it. It took me awhile to realize that I ENJOYED being a simpleton.
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Even Soar couldn't fix the damn thing...and believe me, that's saying something.
