Back to basics and loved it - either that or I'm getting old

Bridgehouse · June 2017

So on Sunday nights rehearsal, I decided to go all basic.

Eich head, 2x10 vanderkley cab, tuner. (Oh, and wireless..)

I know bass players aren't supposed to use pedals, but it gave me a chance to actually concentrate on eq properly, use the "taste" control, and use the volume and tone controls on the P properly.

Proper refreshing. Loved the tone. Fitted well in the mix and it meant that I could concentrate on playing and technique rather than fiddling with bloody endless pedal settings.

At this rate I'm going to end up with an Ampeg B15..

fftc · June 2017

Bridgehouse said:

At this rate I'm going to end up with an Ampeg B15..

You say that like it's a bad thing!

Bridgehouse · June 2017

fftc said:

Bridgehouse said:

At this rate I'm going to end up with an Ampeg B15..

You say that like it's a bad thing!

I'm not sure it's loud enough for me

guitarfishbay · June 2017

Get an 8x10 SVT setup then you won't care about anything except possibly tinnitus

fretmeister · June 2017

Bridgehouse said:

fftc said:

Bridgehouse said:

At this rate I'm going to end up with an Ampeg B15..

You say that like it's a bad thing!

I'm not sure it's loud enough for me

It won't be.

Lovely sounding, but surprisingly quiet.

Bridgehouse · June 2017

guitarfishbay said:

Get an 8x10 SVT setup then you won't care about anything except possibly tinnitus

And I will need a shopmobility scooter to get about after trying to push it around!!!

Winny_Pooh · June 2017

Or you can add a valve head with your existing cab, something like a silverface bassman 100 or 135 should have enough stage volume.

Bridgehouse · June 2017

Winny_Pooh said:

Or you can add a valve head with your existing cab, something like a silverface bassman 100 or 135 should have enough stage volume.

To be fair, the vanderkley cab is awesome - it's a 1200w 2x10 and very very good.

The eich head is 1000w and sounds fab, but I do miss some of the valve colour.. which is partly where the b15 comment came from..!

BBBlues · June 2017

I used to have about 5 or 6 pedals on my bass pedalboard. Getting rid of them was the best thing I've done for my bass playing. Just concentrate on the groove!

professorben · June 2017

Give it a few rehearsals and you will have the "oh this just needs a touch of chorus" and "well I need a drive for that riff"

10-1 you will be rocking a board soon enough.

slacker · June 2017

I used a b 15 in the good ship sounded awesome, I didn't even sound check it, the other bass player sounded so good.

I've never seen the point of effects with bass.I enjoy listening to those who do it well like claypool,winbish etc but for me I want to play the thing.Imho there's so much you can do with a bass in terms of technique that effects get in the way of that..

A p bass is such an awesome piece of engineering all you Ned to do is listen to jameson for an hour and play along.ymmv.

fretmeister · June 2017

Darkglass Vintage Microtubes Deluxe.

Run it into the FX loop on the Eich and bypass the amp preamp.

Instant old Ampeg tone.

guitarfishbay · June 2017

Analogue octave FTW. That an a good overdrive pedal (Darkglass for me).

Funkfingers · June 2017

tc electronic Staccato '51

Bellycaster · June 2017

Nah, this is "going back to basics" for your sort.

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TTBZ · June 2017

I've never understood having loads of fx for bass. A compressor kinda makes sense to me though. And fuzz, of course.

Bridgehouse · June 2017

TTBZ said:

I've never understood having loads of fx for bass. A compressor kinda makes sense to me though. And fuzz, of course.

The eich has a decent built in compressor. It's not amazing but it's not bad.

Bridgehouse · June 2017

fretmeister said:

Darkglass Vintage Microtubes Deluxe.

Run it into the FX loop on the Eich and bypass the amp preamp.

Instant old Ampeg tone.

I know it's what I should do. I do know. I'm just liking the simplicity...

riscado · June 2017

Bridgehouse, this is going to be a shameless plug, but if you're leaning towards an old school sound (ampeg b15), you could check the 65 amps Apollo I'm selling, complete with original 1x15" cab. It's a boutique point to point wired ampeg.

Bridgehouse · June 2017

riscado said:

Bridgehouse, this is going to be a shameless plug, but if you're leaning towards an old school sound (ampeg b15), you could check the 65 amps Apollo I'm selling, complete with original 1x15" cab. It's a boutique point to point wired ampeg.

Sounds lovely - but I need on stage clout too. My worry with valves is lack of overall volume...

riscado · June 2017

I always thought it was loud enough, but obviously without knowing the context of your band, it's hard to say.

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