#1332224 - 11/23/00 10:23 PM
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DBENNVA@hotmail.com
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Peeps,
All you Bassists out there. What do you play=Axe/Amp./Speakers. And what is your dream set-up?
Quantum! C/O
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#1332225 - 11/24/00 02:29 PM
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Lee Flier
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Hi Quantum, I am not a "real" bass player as you probably realize, but one of those annoying guitar players who tries to play bass sometimes.  But, my favorite bass rig is a Rickenbacker 4001 thru an Ampeg (B-15 fliptop for studio, SVT for stage). I do have a '67 4001, and a B-15, for my home studio. I use this rig for recording mainly, but of course, any Real Bass Players who happen through here are welcome to play it! And I am happy when they do so I don't have to.
--Lee
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#1332226 - 11/24/00 02:48 PM
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Hi Lee, do you mic the B-15 if so what type of mic how far away . Do you overdrive the pre or do you keep it clean. Paul.
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#1332227 - 11/24/00 03:02 PM
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Lee Flier
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Paul,
Yes I do mic the B-15, and as far as your other questions it really depends on the song. I often use a Sennheiser 421 but sometimes I have even used a condenser such as my all purpose CAD E-100's. I tend to put the mic about 18 inches to 2 feet away and face the amp toward a wall or gobo, with the mic very close to the wall, which tightens things up a bit and takes the room out of the picture for the most part.
I do tend to overdrive the pre a bit, nothing too over the top but some. If I want a perfectly clean sound I will normally just go direct out of the head and not mic the speaker (or use a DI). But IMO that sounds too sterile with a Rick. Fender basses sound good that way but Rick's usually need something to make them sound a little nastier. Again, it all depends on the song and what kind of sound I'm going for. I tend to go for the McCartney (circa Revolver and later)/John Paul Jones/Duck Dunn type of tone, just to give you a reference, but if the song requires it of course I'll go for something different.
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#1332228 - 11/24/00 08:31 PM
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DBENNVA@hotmail.com
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Lee,
Right now I play bass for session work only.
I use an Ibanez SR-885 through a Cry-Baby/BB-535 into a Sans Amp/PSA-1. I use PT plug-ins for any effects that should be applied. I'm looking at getting a Modulus/Quantum-5, & a SWR Super Red Head W./Bag End drivers in the near future.
Quantum! C/O
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P.S.:I hope they start a post for Bass players. Drummers as well.
[This message has been edited by DBENNVA@hotmail.com (edited 11-24-2000).]
[This message has been edited by DBENNVA@hotmail.com (edited 11-24-2000).]
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#1332229 - 12/10/00 01:50 AM
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Yamaha Nathan East through a Bass POD with the floorboard, into Shure PSM600 in-ears. It's extremely portable. If someone else was around to haul my stuff, and money was no object, I'd go back to my old setup. A Bag End D10BXD and S18BD, and add a Crown K2 to power it 
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#1332230 - 12/10/00 04:53 AM
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Quantum, the Super Redhead rocks - you should also give the "Mo Bass" a listen - the best I've heard - I'd love to trade up.
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#1332231 - 12/10/00 04:58 AM
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im wanting to try the new swr. is that the mo bass? im dying to try the sub synthesis a la dbx120.
ampeg makes the best sounding bass amp [older the better, early 70's preferably].
as for basses, im all over the place and depends on the type of bass you are playing.
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#1332232 - 12/10/00 05:15 AM
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you gotta try the new SWR (MoBass or something like that) - I know Ampegs kick, but that thing - if it sounded any better, well, you could sleep with it (OK, Lee's gonna get bent about that - 'cause we already had it over the machine "companion" thing) - figuratively, of course 
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#1332233 - 12/10/00 02:42 PM
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strawberrius
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harmony hollowbody
sansamp bass driver DI pedal
dbx 165 compressor
straight to tape/hd
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#1332234 - 12/10/00 08:01 PM
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My Current rig is my Dream rig (for now...) My main basses- equal time between my Pedulla thunderbass and my Alembic Essence. I just upgraded to The SWR Mo'Bass driving a SWR Goliath sr.(6-10's).
This combo gives me all the power/tone I have ever needed (so far....) The Mo' Bass is really amazing, I'm still finding 'new' sounds !!
signing off......Happy Bass Player....
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#1332235 - 12/11/00 02:59 AM
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Modulus Flea Bass
'59 P-Bass
GK 1000RB
Acme Low-B 4-10
Sans Amp GT2
MXR Flanger
I know the Flea bass to the P bass is a big jump. Vintage and Graphite but they serve a lot of needs. If you haven't checked out acmesound.com for cabinets do so. Best cabinet I've ever heard.
Bill Sullivan
Lighthouse Recording
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#1332236 - 12/11/00 01:36 PM
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DBENNVA@hotmail.com
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Peeps,
I'm gonna check out the Mo'Bass but I hav'nt seen one in the local music stores. Anybody play any of the Eden stuff? I used to have the Bass DI before the PSA-1. I agree with you all about the Ampeg stuff. I played through an Ampeg stack last week.
Quantum! C/O
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#1332237 - 12/11/00 02:40 PM
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Lee Flier
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Yeah I agree that the Mo Bass kicks ass, and hey Steve, if you want to sleep with it, whatever floats yer boat - all those thunderous bass vibrations can't be bad!
--Lee
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#1332238 - 12/11/00 03:38 PM
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Oli P
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Only do studio work.
Basses:
2x Music Man Sting Ray 5 (one maple and one rosewood fingerboard)
Morch custom built 4 string (Low B to D, 36" scale)
Vintage Jazz bass
Rickenbacker 4001 (Dunno how old, serial number 4930) Flatwound strings
Custom built 4 string fretless
Ampeg svp Pro
Bass POD
Demeter tube DI
Prefer my Urei 1176 for compression.
Also like the SansAmp Pro tools plug in on bass.
Looking for a good sounding acoustic bass...any suggestions?
Also hoping to find a nice P-bass.
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#1332239 - 01/15/01 08:56 PM
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Y'all,
My first post (woo-hoo!)
4 St. Sadowsky Jazz Bass (main)
4 St. PBass & Stingray (backups)
SWR Bass350 Head
SWR 2x10 Cab
SWR 1x15 Cab
I also use the ubiquitous SansAmp Bass Driver, although I rarely use the drive control.
Rob Miller
Philadelphia, PA http://www.bklounge.net
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#1332240 - 01/15/01 09:05 PM
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DBENNVA@hotmail.com
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Peeps,
Decent system.
Quantum! C/O
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#1332241 - 01/16/01 03:30 AM
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Curve Dominant
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5-string Ibanez SDGR w/active pickups.
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#1332242 - 01/16/01 03:58 AM
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lrbreez
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Ampeg SVT II Pro with 2 cabinets, one with 2 1O" and one with 1 15"
Ampeg Sunn 2OOs with 1 18" folded horn cabinet
SVP Pro preamp
Bass POD
'62 Fender reissue Jazz Bass
'69 Fender Telecaster Bass
Buddy
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