As I ponder the Cheyenne

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:13 am

For those of you who have a cheyenne, or should I say, for those of you who PLAY your cheyenne basses, what styles have you found them to really work in? I am going to try to use one this weekend on a gig in Cali(if it gets here in time) and I am just curious as to what styles you guys have used these in successfully...I am playing kind of a U2 rock show and I was planning on using my 80 4003 but I almost always carry a spare bass(double gig bag makes it easy) and thought I might give this monster a whirl...Thoughts???
I know that they look nice in pics but let's talk about the growl, the grind, the sheen...play them thangs and tell me what you think!!

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:36 am

It growls alright. It's a warmer tone than the 4003. You won't have the highs, but it has bottom end. I don't think it sustains as well as the 4003, but it still has a tone I think is more suitable for classic rock where a P Bass would normally be used. You'll have a lot of bases covered with a Cheyenne and a 4003.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:07 am

This particular bass has had some adjustments done and the pots have been changed to 500k and there are three so it is wired like a jazz bass. I am really curious to hear some GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRowlll

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:28 am

Jaymi ... the Cheyene you are getting from me will be brighter than most because of the way I rewired it ...

Normally Ric basses have 250k pots ... I rewire my 4004 basses with 500k pots in a volume, volume, tone setup like a jazz bass ... this enhances the high end treble response ... it still has humbucker pickups that are in series like a p-bass ... which is why it has that nice growl ...

also this is the one that Ted replaced the fretboard ...

I use my 4004L5 for modern rock and classic rock ... with the low B and the re-wiring and the maple body and maple fret board it has a different sound ... I use a pod setting with distortion ... I use that bass for Creed, Green Day, Leonard Skinard, blues, and other stuff ...

the 4004C is a little warmer and has nice mid response ... and it is light ... like playing air-guitar ... and it is quiet ...

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:42 am

can't wait..the guy that I am filling in for uses a jazz bass and I ended up using his rig which was the SansAmp rack unit, an ampeg svt 3 pro and an 8x10...it was blazin'....I am curious to see what this bass does to his rig (evil laugh)

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:51 am

You'll have bottom end for the ages. I use an SVT-3 Pro with an SVT410HLF cabinet.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:11 am

COOL!!! That's what this band likes...I was getting a mix of Geddy and Doug Pinnick from King's X last thursday for rehearsal..

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:48 am

Dang Jaymi I'm sorry I'm not going to be able to get down to see you now ... btw, sorry I missed your call yesterday

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:53 am

you mean we're suppossed to PLAY our g'tars?

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:59 am

Yeah, you know...that's where those PICTURES come in....Ya know, playing your basses?????

Jim, no worries..I will try again...

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:22 pm

You are getting a good bass Jaymi. Give her a good home.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:30 pm

You are getting a good bass Jaymi. Give her a good home.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:56 pm

ditto!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:32 pm

That damn file lock message again! Sometimes the post goes through when that happens and sometimes not. Sorry for the dupe!

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:17 am

I am looking forward to it getting here today so I can tweak before playing this weekend. I hopefully will have some pictures from this show and I will post them.