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Who plugs straight in? What do you use?

#421
Status graphite empathy >line 6 pod (with effects bypassed, I don't use any of the amp simulators)> Euphonic Audio iAmp 350 combo/ sometimes with an Ea 2/10 cab.
I use the pod mainly for just the tuner and muting capabilities. I love it! Super clean, hi fi tones.
 
#422
taurus1 said:
I was being facetious, but what's your point?
if my P bass has a passive tone control and my Bassman has a passive tone stack, the purity of my signal is not molested by active electronics, like say, an onboard preamp.
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No, but it IS being molested by a Fender tone stack ;)

Anyway, do people really care about purity? Personally, I just care about getting the sound I like.
 
#425
JimmyM said:
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Anyway, do people really care about purity?
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Sure, a lot of people do, sometimes bordering on fanaticism when their idea of purity becomes the universal truth that other people should conform to as well. On TB this shines through regularily for instance in discussions about P basses, tube amps and effects use. In photography (my other hobby) it's usually about analog black and white photography versus digital. The funny thing is it is all about the form and little about the content - doing it the right way is more important than actually producing any interesting content.

Do I sound a bit peeved? Sure, I just don't like the intolerance that often shines through, too many people consider themselves better than others based on their choice of gear, which to me is utterly silly.
 
#426
Straight in for me. I use an old, dirty, Fender labeled 15' instrument cable between my bass and amp. Recently I bought a 10' cable with a right angle plug on one end but it sounds different than the Fender. I'm not sure I like it.
I never use the tone pot on my '51 reissue P and may remove it; it would be pretty cool to have a faceplate like the one on Dusty Hill's signature P.
 
#429
FretNoMore said:
Sure, a lot of people do, sometimes bordering on fanaticism when their idea of purity becomes the universal truth that other people should conform to as well. On TB this shines through regularily for instance in discussions about P basses, tube amps and effects use. In photography (my other hobby) it's usually about analog black and white photography versus digital. The funny thing is it is all about the form and little about the content - doing it the right way is more important than actually producing any interesting content.

Do I sound a bit peeved? Sure, I just don't like the intolerance that often shines through, too many people consider themselves better than others based on their choice of gear, which to me is utterly silly.
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Bass players are the absolute worst about it, too. Real passive aggressive types.

Anyway, purity of tone when using electric instruments through amplification is an impossibility. Add the amplification, goodbye purity.
 
#431
taurus1 said:
if my P bass has a passive tone control and my Bassman has a passive tone stack, the purity of my signal is not molested by active electronics, like say, an onboard preamp.
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I concur.
There is a certain something to a passive bass into a tube amp with a passive tone stack. To me it feels a lot more immediate and alive. I won't speculate why (that's a can of worms!).

On a side note that is why I am probably going to pass on the new Boogie tube amps. They are chock full of active circuitry! Op amps even!
 
#433
JimmyM said:
Bass players are the absolute worst about it, too. Real passive aggressive types.

Anyway, purity of tone when using electric instruments through amplification is an impossibility. Add the amplification, goodbye purity.
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I'm less concerned about 'purity' and more concerned about not f***ing up a good thing between my bass and my preamp. If there's 'magic' between the two, lets keep it that way.
 
#437
Bass into either SWR SM400S or Bassman 100 into SWR Goliath Junior. I should qualify by saying I don't gig anymore, but even when I did I didn't use pedals. I tried using pedals early on in my bass playing career but concluded they were more trouble than they were worth.
 

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