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Well, it depends on what kind of sound you're looking for from the guitar, of course. And this is a result of the interaction between the tone of the wood and the tone of the pickups. Anyway, it sounds like you're looking at building solid body guitars. Some of the most popular and nice...

Sure, you could buy just a single channel. I don't see much advantage in having two channels anyway, if your plan is to only use it on bass. If it's just a compressor that you want, then any rackmount compressor would probably do the job just fine. I have a Rane DC24 that I absolutely LOVE...

Incidently, if you have a KSM 27 AND a 44, you CAN do stereo recording, by setting the 44 in a figure 8 pattern and doing a mid-side setup. But you would NOT be able to use them side by side in a near coincidence set up. The difference in frequency response between the one with two diaphragms...

Well, it's true that they are "basically the same mic." They do share the same electronics, including the diaphragm. However, this does NOT mean that they sound the same. In order to have switchable polar patters, the 44 has TWO diaphragms, rather than one. Not only does this make it...

Boy, you could say THAT again. I really wouldn't play a bass through that thing at anything louder than a whisper. Definitely not recommended. Brad

Cool. I just picked that guitar up from the luthier today. Had a little bit of work done to get it ready. Just got to get some strings, now, and I'll have a new toy to play with! ;) :) Thanks for the info! Brad

Thanks for the info. Then they are, at least, smaller gauge strings, correct? Seems like they'd have to be to tune them up an octave. But I've never tried this before. So, just to make sure I'm clear about this, I WOULD still need to buy a 12 string set if I wanted to string up one of my six...

A related question Please forgive my ignorance, here, but I have a related question. I don't have a 12 string, but I do have two acoustics, one of which I'd like to set up in "Nashville tuning." I assume that I'd buy a 12 string set to accomplish this, correct? As I understand it, for this...

Any mic pre that you decide to use as a bass preamp would work the same way. You would plug your bass into the Focusrite (or whichever preamp you choose). Then, plug the output of the preamp into the power amp INPUT (the effects return jack, in other words). You would not use the preamp on...

I've also heard that Peluso is planning on developing a lollipop capsule for the CEMC6 body. And, speaking of Peluso, have you seen their LARGE diaphragm mics??? A tube U47 copy with variable polar patterns for about a grand? Oh yeah! THAT one will definitely be on my list some day. Brad

Review And here's a site that has a review: http://www.nickspicks.com/mic-peluso.htm To quote his comparison between the two mics: "way better than the Oktava MC-012. Not even in the same league." Of course, I have no idea who this reviewer is and, thus, have no idea if he actually knows...

Well, I have a Whirlwind passive direct box. I've owned it for at least a couple of decades. Don't have much to say about it either positive or negative. It does what it's supposed to do - match the impedance of your bass so you can jack in direct to a recording console. But it really...

DAMN! I got faked out. I didn't even know anybody MADE a Rick copy. Thanks for the info!

It's a Rickenbacher.

An Avalon 737? :eek: Well...YEAH, that'll work. ;) I think most of the "fatness" and "punchy-ness" that you are looking for is the sound of a nice compressor doing it's job. If I'm not mistaken the 737 is not only a tube preamp (and a damned nice one at that), but a full featured channel...

Hey JP, First of all, congratulations on the decision to buy yourself a bass. However, if you hope to get any kind of realistic, practical advice on what bass to buy (other than the ol' standby reply, "Just play a bunch of 'em and pick out the one you like), then you'll just have to give us...

Also be aware that the all-mahogany Pauls sound considerably mellower than the maple-top versions. You may or may not like this sound. Brad

Different strokes for different folks, but most people (by far) consider the Burstbuckers to be Gibson's best pups. Brad

Don't know many people that use them for guitar, but a compressor is definitely useful on bass. It's already been mentioned that this can help keep your levels in check, and that's one use for it. However, I would also like to point out that it can also be used to affect the tone of the bass...

Well, what can I say? This is coming from the same minds that brought us the "ethernet guitar." :rolleyes: