On tube amps and rics

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:28 am

John,
The Fulltone is great. I think you'll be able to ditch the Boss. When I just have it on it is provides a nice dirty tone and when I turn on the boost it kicks into chainsaw mode....great for Motorhead. It covers every overdrive need I have and keeps the lowend sounding rich.

I use a Demeter Compulator for my compression needs and the Bass Drive to add dirt. The Fulltone does have a nice tone-evening effect to it that makes a compressor a little less necessary.

By the way I have a Ampeg SVP-Pro tube preamp/non-tube poweramp system. I run the preamp with my standard slightly overdriven tone and use the Fulldrive as needed. It blends seemlessly.

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:14 am

Can you get the motorhead "this is bass" tone? If you can than I can die happy.

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:39 am

Is this it?
http://seanm.ca/bass/this_is_bass.mp3

No problem!

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:44 am

That is it... Money well spent!!!!

What settings do you use for that Bob?

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:46 am

+10,000,000 for the Fulltone. Best thing I've ever bought . . . other than my Rickenbacker. It can do pretty much everything other than super-ultra-monster-roaring distortion, but really, when are you gonna use that? So absolutely amazing . . .

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:22 am

I really never need more overdrive/distortion than the Fulltone can provide. It easily gets a "Lemmy quality" overdriven tone and could get even dirtier. Gives a great tone for Metallica's Anesthesia as well. It has great range from subtle to "Lemmy" and always sounds great!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:06 am

Rockout like Motorhead!