Members poomwah Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 I brought my bass over to a friends house, we hooked it up direct to a mixing board and listened through headphones. After some tweaking on the eq on the bass and some tweaking with the pickup blend knob, I've got the growl and tone that I've been looking for !!!! And I thought I was going to have to get another bass :] He had his eye on my ibanez and I had my eye on his washburn for a little while there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonathan_matos5 Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 friends dont let friends buy washburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 friends dont let friends buy washburn +1 I bought one as my first bass. Awful awful instrument.... the neck was like cheese, if you looked at it it moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 +1 I bought one as my first bass. Awful awful instrument.... the neck was like cheese, if you looked at it it moved. Obviously you both haven't tried the XB925. Terriffic bass. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 RB 2502 is ok as well, havn't played many washburns though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 friends dont let friends buy washburn ey! I resent that! I quite like my T25....and it growls like anything What kinda washburn is it dude, do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted January 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 its an rb, but I'm not sure of the number, judging by pics I looked up, I'd say its an rb2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tlaloc Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Good to hear.... now what are you going to do about live sound? Ahh, the ideal bass tone is a finicky thing. What kind of Ibanez do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted January 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Good to hear.... now what are you going to do about live sound? Ahh, the ideal bass tone is a finicky thing. What kind of Ibanez do you have? I have a soundgear sr1000ewn (walnut) 5 string prestige series. For live sound I've got a cheapo behringer ultrabass 4500, that I'm THINKING of getting a preamp for since it doesn't have a whole lot of options, no tube preamp, no real eq, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tlaloc Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 I have a soundgear sr1000ewn (walnut) 5 string prestige series. For live sound I've got a cheapo behringer ultrabass 4500, that I'm THINKING of getting a preamp for since it doesn't have a whole lot of options, no tube preamp, no real eq, etc. oh nice. I remember those high end soundgears being pretty damn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted January 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 thanks tlaloc, I dont personally consider it high end though since people in another post were talking about 2000 dollar ibanez basses. So I consider it a mid grade ibanez, hehe I really do like it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 why do you want an sx if you already have that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted January 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Remus, I'm searching for a certain tone. I'm gettign closer every day to getting that from my soundgear, but I'm not sure if I'll actually find it or not. Thought maybe the fender clone might get me closer to the sound I'm looking forIts all Phil Lynotts fault (thin lizzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tlaloc Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Remus, I'm searching for a certain tone. I'm gettign closer every day to getting that from my soundgear, but I'm not sure if I'll actually find it or not. Thought maybe the fender clone might get me closer to the sound I'm looking forIts all Phil Lynotts fault (thin lizzy) Keep searching with what you have. After enough time, you may just develop a bass tone of your own! That's what happened to me recently. It all came together for me when I stopped trying so hard to obtain a great bass tone and concentrated more on my playing. I noticed that bass tone doesn't just come from a certain rig, instrument, or EQ setting, but but it all comes to how you simply play the bass. Keep playing, it'll come to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Jesus christ I'd never swap that for a Washburn, and I own one Maybe a swap if he gave you another $500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted January 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Jesus christ I'd never swap that for a Washburn, and I own one Maybe a swap if he gave you another $500 it wouldnt have been quite that good a deal for me, it would have been the washburn plus 300 or so but now that I know I can get the sound out of it, I wouldnt dream of getting rid of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 I've got an XB-120. Fantastic beginner's instrument. My friend's got a high-end XB model (discontinued now). Stunning bass. I like Washburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ole Man Blues Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Obviously you both haven't tried the XB925. Terriffic bass.DanI used to own the XB920 which is the 4 string version. It was a great bass. Shame we can't get em back............ OMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members glepko Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 He had his eye on my ibanez and I had my eye on his washburn for a little while there friends don't let friends what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mahatma Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 I brought my bass over to a friends house, we hooked it up direct to a mixing board and listened through headphones. After some tweaking on the eq on the bass and some tweaking with the pickup blend knob, I've got the growl and tone that I've been looking for !!!! Can you tell us a little bit more what settings you turned your pots at to achieve your sound ? I know that settings for a good sound in a band depend on the other instruments, especially the number of guitars and their relative tonal settings. My guitards have a Les Paul and a Strat and I have my Jazz Bass neck pup at 10, bridge pup at 7 and the tone at around 7. With my amp's bass and mids up and highs flat I get a good tone that cuts through the two guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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