4005 Bass

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:07 am

Come on Bob, get a 4005 bought! I sent my wife out on the streets to pay for mine, it was worth it!!!

Old joke time...

The first night she came back with £200.50p.
"Who gave you 50p?" I asked,
"They all did!" was her reply!

I hope she doesn't read this post

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:36 am

LOL, I hope she doesn't as well!

redvette · Post by **redvette** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:01 am

I guess Francesco answered all my questions with his youtube clips. The 4005 has exactly the sound I like. Now all I need to do is find one!

rickinroma · Post by **rickinroma** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:20 am

I wish you good a search then, Richard

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:37 am

Great basses!
Great sound, growl is attainable, but also very Mac-ish tones.
Easy to play.
Huge cool factor.
Well, I don't look so cool here, but trust me.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:42 am

LOL thats funny, Peter!

Nice clips, Francesco. Thanks for posting 'em. It's good to know that John Entwistle is alive and well and occasionally blasting out of a window somewhere in Rome.

rickinroma · Post by **rickinroma** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:45 am

http://www.gospel.bo.it/albums/userpics/10160/The_Real_Me_Ox_style.wmv
http://www.gospel.bo.it/albums/userpics/10160/MyGenerationSoloOXstyle.wmv

The OX owned a 4003 Blue Boy also LOL

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:58 am

Francesco, you won't be disappointed with the extra 2 x 10 cab.

I use an Ashdown MAG C300 115 combo amp with an Ashdown ABM 210 cab and it sounds killer.

rickinroma · Post by **rickinroma** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:18 am

I am still deciding whether purchase the extra 2x10 cabm or get rid of the 1x15 Combo and buy the new Ampeg B200R
don't know...the 1st solution sounds cheaper, but the rig will become larger and heavier...
the ampeg solution is more comfortable since we play in clubs
For big events I use an amp like this, with 1x18 speaker:

http://www.gospel.bo.it/albums/userpics ... n_Bass.jpg

bob_the_bass · Post by **bob_the_bass** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:33 am

Hey Francesco, thats one pretty Blue Boy, & I love the sound - nice style you have there !

Bob

prog_rockin_metal_man · Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:18 am

Nice playing Francesco, I dig the 4005.

ram · Post by **ram** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:35 am

Francesco - I always love watching bass players do the Who.... very fluid if done right and you are doing it right!

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:19 pm

Check this out for some more 4005 tone:

http://www.rickresource.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=6&post=271780#POST271780

This is my '67 4005WB ran direct into the PA with no processing. I am playing fingerstyle with D'Addario Chromes, three year old ones at that!

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:21 pm

Jeff, those are great takes. The second one with all those crazy drummers going even more crazy made me feel for you! Nice stuff, a bit of a nod to Jamerson in the first one, but with more funk, cool playing.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:35 pm

Thanks! If it was a nod to Jamerson, it was unintentional, or perhaps subconscious.