Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:42 am
As some of you know, i scored the 4004Cii that fellow forumite Greg Kernkamp was selling. It arrived the other day and so far i'm absolutley thrilled with it.
For one thing, the grain is beautiful on this one. It really changes depending on what angle you're watching it from (Kinda like the 330DCM I sold to buy it
) It has some beautiful tiger striping on the upper horn.
And the maple/walnut/maple sandwich just looks too cool!
I previously had a 4004C (Now sitting comfortably with John Allgaier in Michigan), and sold it rather quickly. I'm really superficial when it comes to guitars, and because the look of the bass didn't thrill me, I didn't give it a chance. This time, i've got a beautiful Mapleglo Rick with pretty (but not too pretty!) wood grain, and that old familiar glass-like conversion varnish finish that we all know and love.
The first thing I did was something I had never even bothered to try with my first 4004 - I put on a set of Chromes (Greg, what kind of rounds did you have on here?). Suddenly, the wide P-bass style neck felt a little more "at home" to me. The next step for me was going to be a set of toasters, if I decided the HB-1's weren't for me.
This week marked a bit of a turning point for me - I finally got a new bass amp (An Ampeg B200R, courtesy of Scott Doseck) after using the same crummy Peavey amp for years. Coupled with my new 4004cii, last night's gig featured my entirely new rig. I was a little bit nervous going in - both the bass and the amp were completely untested by me in a band situation. I had only done some playing at low levels in my house.
My fears were quickly put to rest during the first set. As I navigated through the nuances of the HB-1's, the mini-switch, and the simple vol/tone, I was finding nothing but incredible tone. Punchy, fat, and huge sounding. It didn't matter what song we were playing - "Runaround Sue" or "Flagpole Sitta" - with a flick of the pickup switch or some tone roll-off, I had the perfect tone for every song.
Plus, I only had the Ampeg on 5 and I was "too loud" - whereas before, my Peavey would be completely dimed and still not be able to keep up!
From people in the know, I got nothing but compliments last night on not only my bass and my tone, but my playing as well! I noticed it too - it was as if my tone had inspired me so much, that I was just stretching out on every song, playing complicated lines that i would have never bothered to before.
No doubt about it - this 4004 and this Ampeg are here to stay!
For one thing, the grain is beautiful on this one. It really changes depending on what angle you're watching it from (Kinda like the 330DCM I sold to buy it
) It has some beautiful tiger striping on the upper horn. And the maple/walnut/maple sandwich just looks too cool!
I previously had a 4004C (Now sitting comfortably with John Allgaier in Michigan), and sold it rather quickly. I'm really superficial when it comes to guitars, and because the look of the bass didn't thrill me, I didn't give it a chance. This time, i've got a beautiful Mapleglo Rick with pretty (but not too pretty!) wood grain, and that old familiar glass-like conversion varnish finish that we all know and love.
The first thing I did was something I had never even bothered to try with my first 4004 - I put on a set of Chromes (Greg, what kind of rounds did you have on here?). Suddenly, the wide P-bass style neck felt a little more "at home" to me. The next step for me was going to be a set of toasters, if I decided the HB-1's weren't for me.
This week marked a bit of a turning point for me - I finally got a new bass amp (An Ampeg B200R, courtesy of Scott Doseck) after using the same crummy Peavey amp for years. Coupled with my new 4004cii, last night's gig featured my entirely new rig. I was a little bit nervous going in - both the bass and the amp were completely untested by me in a band situation. I had only done some playing at low levels in my house.
My fears were quickly put to rest during the first set. As I navigated through the nuances of the HB-1's, the mini-switch, and the simple vol/tone, I was finding nothing but incredible tone. Punchy, fat, and huge sounding. It didn't matter what song we were playing - "Runaround Sue" or "Flagpole Sitta" - with a flick of the pickup switch or some tone roll-off, I had the perfect tone for every song.
Plus, I only had the Ampeg on 5 and I was "too loud" - whereas before, my Peavey would be completely dimed and still not be able to keep up!
From people in the know, I got nothing but compliments last night on not only my bass and my tone, but my playing as well! I noticed it too - it was as if my tone had inspired me so much, that I was just stretching out on every song, playing complicated lines that i would have never bothered to before.
No doubt about it - this 4004 and this Ampeg are here to stay!
