4004CII/5 FireGlo @ POR

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:57 am

Does it sound as great as it looks?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:14 am

That's a beauty Paul! Congrats and enjoy.

crazypink · Post by **crazypink** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:51 am

Hi Paul, she sure is a beauty, thats why I love Fireglo so much, a touch of class! How is she sounding, what type of amp are you playing her through?

pma · Post by **pma** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:10 pm

Sounds just like my other CII/5 (wow, I really like saying that)....I play through an ART Nightbass preamp and Tube Works MosValve power amp. I have Mesa Eng. Powerhouse cabs (4x10 and 1x15).

Paul

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:44 pm

Paul....are you happy with the Nightbass?

Just asking because I had one for years and used it as a preamp but was never really happy tone wise until I scrapped it and went another route. I liked it more as an effects processor than as a stand alone pre.

BTW....nice CII/5

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:20 pm

No offense Paul, but I have not heard any great things about that ART preamp either. I bet your Ciis would sound really great through something like an Alembic F-1X or even that new Fender TBP-1 preamp.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:49 pm

......just to be clear, I wasn't trying to be critical of your setup either Paul. I just wanted to mention my experience in case you were in the same boat as I was. When I picked up my Ampeg SVP-Pro I was blown away by how much better everything sounded. Another one to add to Jeffrey's "check it out" list, if you are interested, is the Sansamp RBI.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:35 am

I too, wasn't being critical, just that I know you can sound better than you do now. If you need the effects, uses a separate, dedicated effects unit and leave the amplification do it's thing.

pma · Post by **pma** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:33 am

No worries guys, I didn't take any offense on the Nightbass comments. I have built some custom patches that I like but given the number of years that I have used it, there are likely better options now. I would like to stay with a separate preamp/power amp set up so am very open to suggestion.

Regards,

Paul