So I bought a Gibson bass again

Started by ilan, March 04, 2019, 02:24:44 PM

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ilan

#60
March 24, 2019, 07:06:53 PM
I took the EB-0L to band rehearsal today. That's a swing big band. Plugged into an Ampeg Micro CL (2x10"). After about 20 minutes the speakers gave up. I think I blew one of them. I switched to a Fender Bassman 60 (1x15", the old model with the silver grille cloth), which sounded decent (vol. 2, low 3.5, low mid 5.5, high mid 10, high 10). The bass wasn't a natural fit, to be honest. On Tuesday I'll take her to a whole different gig - a Black Sabbath tribute.

Dave W

#61
March 24, 2019, 09:52:15 PM
That doesn't have a separate gain knob, just a master volume. With a mudbucker, I've found that you really have to watch the gain with a solid state amp.

lowend1

#62
March 24, 2019, 10:08:34 PM
Quote from: ilan on March 24, 2019, 07:06:53 PM
I took the EB-0L to band rehearsal today. That's a swing big band. Plugged into an Ampeg Micro CL (2x10"). After about 20 minutes the speakers gave up. I think I blew one of them.

Did you have the -15dB pad switch engaged? When I plug mine into a SS amp, I always used the attenuated input, as if it had active electronics. At the very least, I roll the volume back about halfway and start from there.
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Chris P.

#63
March 25, 2019, 03:01:24 AM
When I still had my '76 EB3 I never sounded right - in my ears. As if the amps just couldn't take the big sound.

One day the normal combo wasn't in our rehearsal room so I had to use an old tube head and a 4x12" guitar cab. And wow: the whole band looked around: what is this? The whole bass came to life! It was fat, sweet, and what I wanted to hear.

For a second I was amazed but after that I remembered all big EB3 users played over a Marshall tube head and 4x12".

ajkula66

#64
March 25, 2019, 03:12:58 AM Last Edit: March 25, 2019, 08:08:36 PM by ajkula66
Quote from: lowend1 on March 24, 2019, 10:08:34 PM
When I plug mine into a SS amp, I always used the attenuated input, as if it had active electronics. At the very least, I roll the volume back about halfway and start from there.

+ 1 right here, the volume on my EB-0L almost never goes past 7. And yes, the "active" input is your friend.

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patman

#65
March 25, 2019, 02:33:01 PM
Thee was a guy in town years back...maybe 30 years...I think he teaches at Eastman now...

He played one through a B15 for a big band...Carmen Deleone's big band. I always thought it sounded wonderful... I have great memories of that sound at the Viking lounge.

amptech

#66
March 26, 2019, 12:18:14 AM
Quote from: Chris P. on March 25, 2019, 03:01:24 AM
When I still had my '76 EB3 I never sounded right - in my ears. As if the amps just couldn't take the big sound.

One day the normal combo wasn't in our rehearsal room so I had to use an old tube head and a 4x12" guitar cab. And wow: the whole band looked around: what is this? The whole bass came to life! It was fat, sweet, and what I wanted to hear.

For a second I was amazed but after that I remembered all big EB3 users played over a Marshall tube head and 4x12".

A '73 Superbass and a 412 with neos is my go-to rig with all mudbucker basses these days. Thankfully the bass knob is passive and only cuts the lows :) Many tube amps of the past had the 'bass' channel designed to handle bass heavy instruments.

With an output of about one Volt, it takes some tweaking on many input stages.

ilan

#67
March 26, 2019, 02:03:10 AM Last Edit: March 26, 2019, 02:09:41 AM by ilan
Well I'm not going to schlep 412 cabs now!  ;) Tonight I'll be playing the bass in a Black Sabbath tribute gig, stage amplification should have large bass cabs.

I ordered a Retrovibe HotMud pickup yesterday. They are 1/5 the price of a Curtis Novak and offer all wiring options, series, parallel, single coil(s), I'll try and see what works for me.

Chris P.

#68
March 26, 2019, 03:42:31 AM
Guitar 4x12s are surprisingly light compared to any bass cab!

ilan

#69
March 26, 2019, 05:54:12 AM
Posing with the new witch-hats

4stringer77

#70
March 26, 2019, 07:33:32 AM
Sweet. Looking good. Hope you manage to keep this bass out of the line of fire. Let us know how it sounds through the 4x 12.
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Dave W

#71
March 26, 2019, 10:07:13 PM
Looks great, of course.

amptech

#72
March 27, 2019, 12:26:39 AM
OOh, really nice! Those witch hats really tied the bass together ;D

Quote from: Chris P. on March 26, 2019, 03:42:31 AM
Guitar 4x12s are surprisingly light compared to any bass cab!

I got the 1960TV (tall vintage) cab, but loaded with Celestion bass neo's it weighs nothing.

Still a big cab, though. I eventually sold my '85 Corolla and got me a Hiace, so now I have no excuse for not using cumbersome and heavy equipment! My cab's lost a fair share of tolex being lumped in and out of a small car.

ilan

#73
March 27, 2019, 05:35:51 AM
What do you guys think about a 5-ply b/w/b/w/b guard, like an EB3, instead of the 3-ply with the broken tip? Tony Dudzik has black/ivory 5-ply so that it doesn't look too new, and I can degloss it.

Dave W

#74
March 27, 2019, 10:27:15 AM
Quote from: ilan on March 27, 2019, 05:35:51 AM
What do you guys think about a 5-ply b/w/b/w/b guard, like an EB3, instead of the 3-ply with the broken tip? Tony Dudzik has black/ivory 5-ply so that it doesn't look too new, and I can degloss it.

Why? Nothing wrong with doing that, but you said you wanted to keep it looking original.
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