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As I ponder the Cheyenne
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:13 am
by jaymi
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!!
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:36 am
by highway_star
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.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:07 am
by jaymi
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
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:28 am
by jwr2
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 ...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:42 am
by jaymi
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)
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:51 am
by highway_star
You'll have bottom end for the ages. I use an SVT-3 Pro with an SVT410HLF cabinet.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:11 am
by jaymi
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..
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:48 am
by thx1955
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
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:53 am
by jnbass
you mean we're suppossed to PLAY our g'tars?
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:59 am
by jaymi
Yeah, you know...that's where those PICTURES come in....Ya know, playing your basses?????
Jim, no worries..I will try again...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:22 pm
by rickfan60
You are getting a good bass Jaymi. Give her a good home.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:30 pm
by rickfan60
You are getting a good bass Jaymi. Give her a good home.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:56 pm
by jnbass
ditto!
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:32 pm
by rickfan60
That damn file lock message again! Sometimes the post goes through when that happens and sometimes not. Sorry for the dupe!
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:17 am
by jaymi
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.