How many times??????!, no tone control should be in any circuit on any bass!!!!!
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How many times??????!, no tone control should be in any circuit on any bass!!!!!
It's pretty cold here this morning, but no way Clay can go outside. He'll just stiffen up. We love him to much to have a frozen cat.
Maybe so, because their stuff all sounds harsh and fizzy to me in the clips I've heard.
That's the thing. There is nothing harsh and fizzy about their products. Yes, you can make them sound that way, but, from personal hands on experience, it's some of the best tones I've ever heard. Beautiful saturation and rich overtones is one way I'd describe it.
Fix - that ad is from three and a half years ago. I suspect it's sold by now. That website is notorious for not updating sold ads. Had my hopes dashed more than once there.
- Mar 8, 2011
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Spent the last month off of Puerto Rico for hurricane response efforts and I will be home tomorrow to my sweet sweet T-bird. I will be ordering a set of Lollar T bird replacements and putting those in, so I have that also to look forward to. Its gonna be a good day. Beer, BBQ, and my Thunderbird!
A cool sequence I clipped from our band warmup. Decent headphones recommended
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- Mar 13, 2008
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Glad you're back, and thank you for your service.
damn. yeah... I didn't look for the date of the posting
It's a weird site. Only place I've seen that not only sez 'this guy has a bass & it's for sale', or, 'this guy had a bass but it's been sold', but also, 'this guy has a bass... but it's not for sale'.
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I took it at face value when it said' 'this guy has a bass and it's for sale'. Won't make that mistake again.
My hat's off to you, Sir. We are fortunate to have you among us.
Enjoy your 3 B's! You've more than earned them!
damn. yeah... I didn't look for the date of the posting
It's a weird site. Only place I've seen that not only sez 'this guy has a bass & it's for sale', or, 'this guy had a bass but it's been sold', but also, 'this guy has a bass... but it's not for sale'.
... wutever
I took it at face value when it said' 'this guy has a bass and it's for sale'. Won't make that mistake again.
That's probably good logic if you're in a setting where you only have one bass to use. In which case just max your onboard volume and tone knob and do your tone shaping and output level at the amp. I guess that's what the Blackbird is kinda all about.
I personally find it handy to have tone control on board the bass for the specific purpose of "normalizing" multiple basses to one amp setting. If I bring two basses to a gig or a studio I'll typically set up the amp for the main bass then plug in my back up bass and adjust the volume and tone controls on board to reach a degree of parity (or a specifically different sound) with the main bass. That way I'm not running back and forth to the amp between songs to make adjustments.
But I certainly do get your point about preamping your preamp with an onboard tone circuit or active preamp. Why do it when it isn't necessary.
I hear that Puerto Rico is an island, surrounded by water...
Actually, the devastation in Puerto Rico will have far reaching consequences. Leaving aside all issues political, financial, and logistic, a large portion of the medicines and medical devices used in western medicine are manufactured there. Moving manufacturing from one site to another is not straightforward for reasons of regulation, specialized machines, and specific know how. With the disaster, we can now expect to see shortages that could affect treatments in North America and Europe and elsewhere.
I appreciate your efforts.
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Ummm............... I'm politely disagreeing.
Playing live through the course of 3 hours of music there are many instances in which I am quite happy I can turn the tone knob and easily get a discernibly different tone, going to the amp to twiddle knobs isn't an option I'd consider.
I was going to say something about you needing a professional to twiddle your knob for you, but I can see how that could be misinterpreted by some of the more juvenile minds here. So, I won't say it.
