Help! I just put on chromes and the A buzzes!

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:20 pm

yup, for the tuner. I ball parked it by ear with no amp whilst stringing so it can't be a whole lot off. I just need to take it in the house and plug it in.Oh, I have an office in the garage! The practice amp is by my LA-Z-Boy in the house so as to practice along with the blues guys on digital radio...

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:23 pm

Oh ... now if you want to play blues, you MUST have a radio with TUBES, Charly.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:25 pm

This was one amp and head, a 32 speaker cab (like 4 SVT cabs on their side on top of each other but was only one big giant cab a 32x10) and a big giant SVT head on top. It was essentially two SVT heads in one, had 12 6550's in it. The thing was immense, the cab itself had to have been close to 10 ft high and 4 ft wide and the head was about 3 and a half ft long. Here it is:

http://zz22.net/philzone/board-archive/other_stuff/messages/93429/86559.html

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:28 pm

That's fine for small clubs but ....

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:29 pm

From that same forum:

Not sure if this is the exact same unit, but for the 1987 summer NAMM show in Chicago, Ampeg built a bass amp with 32 10" speakers and a head with an SVT preamp and 2 SVT power sections-9 feet high, 718 pounds (oof!) and 600 watts. Made Guiness Book of WR as 'Largest Working Guitar Amplifier'. It was constructed for the 'Monsters of Rock' tour featuring Van Halen, Dokken, Metallica, Scorpions and Kingdom Come. Photo in book shows Ampeg bigwigs chatting with John Entwhistle in front of it. As pictured in '87 the head sports a different faceplate and grille.From 'Ampeg: the story behind the sound' by Gregg Hopkins and Bill Moore(1999, Hal Leonard Corp.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:31 pm

Sorry for hijacking your thread Charlie.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:33 pm

If your bass is tuned low that will also cause buzzing on the neck. I wouldn't adjust it until you're sure it's close to E.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:34 pm

Bedtime here in PA. Have to be up early for church. Hope the buzz beats it.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:48 pm

Charlie, listen to Willy Dixon, he wrote the book on blues bass (as well as half the blues tunes you hear).

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:26 pm

No kidding! I think I'm disappointed in the sound of the flats so far. It makes my Rick sound like an old P bass. At least on this Hartke Kickback 10. Maybe half rounds? Maybe it will sound different with the BA210SP.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:27 pm

Hey Bob, I'm not really into keeping "right" on track. I like our little side journeys.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:28 pm

Oh, and the no kidding referenced Willie me boy!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:33 pm

The old blues guys would have thought those chromes were way too bright, Willy would have said these dang things are too short for my doghouse and they're made out of metal, haha!. Wait until you try them in your band though, you'll get all kinds of nice bottom which the band will love, gives them a nice cushion like blues needs, even church gospel.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:55 pm

Flats on a P bass will thump, that's for sure! But we're not really using the best part of our Rick if we just thump! Growl( subtle, not in your face) is more in line with what I want at the low end.

But you are right, I need to play it tomorrow to see for sure if that's what I'm looking for.

I'm close, with the Rick and the Ampeg. I just need to settle on the strings. Who knows, I may end up back on Dr's!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:20 pm

Each to his own, I like the thump for blues, growl for jazzy stuff whihc I get from my 4001FL.