t_ross33
February 2nd, 2008, 02:44 PM
Having picked up my "lead-ish" guitar gig a couple of years ago, I haven't spent much time with my bass, other than the few songs I switch off with our bass player on.
I did something today that was totally impulsive (like Fretters aren't gonna do that once in a while, eh?). I traded my ol' (some might say "vintage") Yamaha amp on a Hartke A35 (http://www.zzounds.com/item--HTKA35) bass amp for a couple a bucks and taxes paid. I wasn't using the Yammy much anymore and she is a HEAVY ol' girl. I was getting tired of lugging it around - she's been following me since I went to college, been to Ontario and back but hasn't seen much action lately. Being very pragmatic (yeah, right!:whatever:) I thought it was time to downsize to suit my needs better.
It's a pretty cool little amp. :AOK:The aluminum driver sounds very focused and punchy, and it's pretty loud for the size. Enough to shake the walls in my basement at any rate. Won't be gigging with it, but it'll be good for my basement "studio" and for practices. Even if it has trouble keeping up in practice, there is a DI out so we can dump 'er into the board anyway.
My bass sounds better than ever through this little gem and I had a great time playing it this morning.:bravo: Cranked out a bit o' Geddy even.
Trev
I did something today that was totally impulsive (like Fretters aren't gonna do that once in a while, eh?). I traded my ol' (some might say "vintage") Yamaha amp on a Hartke A35 (http://www.zzounds.com/item--HTKA35) bass amp for a couple a bucks and taxes paid. I wasn't using the Yammy much anymore and she is a HEAVY ol' girl. I was getting tired of lugging it around - she's been following me since I went to college, been to Ontario and back but hasn't seen much action lately. Being very pragmatic (yeah, right!:whatever:) I thought it was time to downsize to suit my needs better.
It's a pretty cool little amp. :AOK:The aluminum driver sounds very focused and punchy, and it's pretty loud for the size. Enough to shake the walls in my basement at any rate. Won't be gigging with it, but it'll be good for my basement "studio" and for practices. Even if it has trouble keeping up in practice, there is a DI out so we can dump 'er into the board anyway.
My bass sounds better than ever through this little gem and I had a great time playing it this morning.:bravo: Cranked out a bit o' Geddy even.
Trev