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So he ended up going w/ the SVT3Pro and the 410HLF cab. Very nice, he is giddy about it. Has the head in hand, the cab comes tomorrow. $1400 in and out, brand new. Not bad, $100 off plus saved the shipping. I’ll let you know how it sounds/works once it’s in. Was going to go w/ the floor model for the SVT3Pro, at $550 wasn’t a bad price, but something just irked the both of us about taking on a GC floor model head, 5-year warranty or not. What do you guys think?
So I sit here today, and then I got to wondering…..
Does my brother really NEED a $1400 bass rig? Shyt. It’s a lot of money for him to spending, money he really doesn’t have, but says he can pay it off and what not ($770 is on a 12 month interest free GC cc, the rest is on my GC cc, which he says he’ll pay me back as soon as his is paid off. at a minimum of $100/month, shouldn’t be too long) – ok, that’s not really the point, sorry for rambling. But I worry that it may wear him down financially, and ask myself again “does he really need it? did I steer him in the right direction?” I ask this because he was basically taking my advice, and my advice alone (thanks to you guys here!), so there’s a little bit weighing on my conscience, you know?
The problem is that he had his sights set on a head w/ a cab , for no other reason than because “he wanted one”. He couldn’t tell you the first thing about them, nor the difference between them and a combo. He just wanted one. One thing he DID want was a tube amp (which I agree on), and obviously you see where I’m going when he got the GK. Doesn’t make a whole lotta sense, I know, but stay with me here.
I’m thinking he could’ve (and still could) be set with a nice $700-$900 amp, but being I’m an idiot about bass stuff, I’d have no argument to make when approaching him. I’m just wondering….is there a rig out there that will suffice by NOT spending $1400? I’m sure there is, but I don’t know what it is….yet.
Ok, after writing this, I did some work myself:
I searched around on musiciansfriend, GC, etc. and couldn’t really find a whole lot that fits that criteria, so maybe this is the best route. I just hope it doesn’t swallow him whole. But hey, you gotta lay in the bed you made, so….
Anyways, I’m excited to hear the new rig and I guess one way to look at it is that he won’t have to spend more money down the line to upgrade his equiptment later; I’m guessing this new rig will last him a looooooong time, so it’s a good investment in the long run for him, which is good. Spend more now, spend less later, be psyched out of his shoes now with a sweet a$$ rig. 😀
Thanks much for reading, replying, and helping! It is much obliged!
Dudeman 1b you are of much help and your opinion is held in high court in my home, MUCH THANKS.
He ended up getting frustrated and just returning the cab today, but says he’s returning the head on Monday. My gut feeling is the guy I know over at GC tried to talk him into keeping it and just getting a new cab, but with GC’s 30-day return policy, he can’t afford NOT to try out all he can to ensure his satisfaction.
One good thing about this guy at GC is since I’ve bought other gear off him, he gives us pretty good deals ($200 off this last bass purchase alone), so being that they have the SVT 3Pro with the 410HLF listed at $1500 online, I would think I could get it for around $1300, which as you stated, is still more than he was looking to spend, but again as you stated, I think it might be a more permanant purchase, if that makes sense. I guess that was a little redundant….sorry. 😳
Anyways, I’ll keep you posted.
I did call around and found no real luck on Ashdown stuff; the only store I found is about an hour away and they’ve stopped carrying Ashdown, though he’s gota brand new 4×10 cab he really wants to get rid of. I was able to convince him to make some calls to see if he could get that head that you mentioned in his store, but he said he wanted a deposit for it and they only have an *exchange* policy, so I don’t think that’s gonna work, but we’ll see.
Actually have more to write, but the Red Sox are on and we’re up 6-5 but the Indians have 2 on w/ 0 men out, so I think I’m causing some bad ju-ju by not faithfully watching. I’ll be back!
Ok, so he’s bringing both the GK head & Peavey cab back, and I’ve directed him to a few different Ampeg heads: the SVT3PRO, the SVT450H, or the B2RE Bass Head. As for the cab it looks like the SVT-410HLF or B410HLF will do, depending on the head he chooses. I’ve gotta leave it up to him to decide on product & price after that, but I’ll keep you posted.
Here’s another question though: pups.
What do you recommend for an upgrade? I’ve told him to get a new bass altogether (his current bass is a Peavey Grind Bass 4 BXP NTB Electric Bass Guitar, which he’s had for a while now, pretty much since he started playing), but money being what it is, a quick fix could be to upgrage his pups for a couple of hundred dollars, and upgrade the bass next year or so. What do you think?
Here’s the link for his current bass: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Peavey-Grind-Bass-4-BXP-NTB-Electric-Bass-Guitar?sku=511363
I was trying to look into the Alembic single coil pups (ala Phil Lesh, ca. mid-70’s), but found no luck on them….maybe they don’t make them anymore.
Another one I found off recommendation is the EMG’s, though because I don’t know a ton about bass pick-ups, I’m not sure what model to recommend to him.
Can you guys give me any insight?
Perfect – thanks for the responses guys. I knew it wasn’t just me w/ that f&*king Peavey. He’s going to dump it off to them this weekend, and I told him to bring the GK w/ him.
1b – he does use a pick….
…..ugh, I can still hear that awful sound in my head from that Peavey. Makes me kind of queezy.
In the middle of work, so can’t write much, but I’ll be back w/ updates and maybe a few more questions.
Thanks again!
check out this beauty:
Lee – speaking of which – do you (or does anybody) know what it would take to either strip a guitar & repaint it, or can you just spray right over it? Just curious.
Saw this beauty at Guitar Center the other day while helping my brother buy a new bass amp & cab. Epiphone isn’t the best guitar, but a good one nonetheless….why someone would want to ruin one is beyond me (they actually had the audacity to DISPLAY this one in the front section of the store!):
Sorry for the poor quality, it was taken w/ my camera phone:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q127/shakedown_04092/PhonePictures051.jpg
[quote=”Lou_Ranko”]Why don’t music shops let you take stuff home for 2 weeks?[/quote]
Well, I don’t like to admit that I shop at Guitar Center, but I do, and one of the big benefits is that they have a 30-day return policy. Pretty sweet. That, and the fact that I know a guy who works there and he gives me killer deals on anything there, are the 2 reasons why I shop there.
You, sir, are correct.
And the quotes came from a.) Bill Graham, and b.) Jerry Garcia (the phonebook quote…a great quote, btw)
A guy I know on another website wanted me to post pics of the guitar that Resurrection is making for him. It’s a Steve Cripe replica, called the Lightning Bolt. Steve Cripe is the luthier who made Jerry Garcia’s last 2 gutiars – Lightning Bolt & Top Hat. Absolutely gorgeous. Here are the specs (that I’m aware of) & the pics:
-5 Piece Body- Rosewood / Maple / Walnut 9 Piece Neck- Rosewood / Maple / Walnut
-Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
-2-Way Truss Rod
-Indian Rosewood Fret board with Iveroid Binding
-25.5 Inch Scale 1 5/8 @ Nut 2 1/8 @ 24th Fret
-24 Frets / Size 6120’s
-Dot Inlays
-Corian Nut
-Black Gotoh Tuners
-Black ABM Bridge
-Schaller Stop Tail
-3 Dimarzio Super II’s with Coil Tap Pick-ups 1 Volume / 2 Tones CAE Sound CB1 Pre Amp with FX Loop
-Lightning Bolt Cover Plate
– he’s also having a MIDI isntalled behind the cover plate
– the back, headstock, and fretboard are made with some of the last pieces of the original Jerry opium bed woodIt’s a beaut.
And here’s a general idea of what it’ll look like finished:
She’s all Koa (hawaiian) on the front & back, Cedar sides, Piece Flame Maple / Rosewood Neck, Custom Rosewood Bridge (not seen in above pics), Mother-of-Pearl Vertical Inlays, Corian Nut, Ebbony Fretboard, Chrome Schaller Tuners, Custom Ebbony Trapieze Tailpiece (also not seen, but VERY sweet looking – modeled after pieces similarly seen on European cellos), 24 frets, 2 Schaller Golden 50’s Pick-ups, 1 Volume / 1 Tone / 3-Way Switch w/ Series Parallel Switches. I am also having them install an FX loop bypass jack/switch with a Unity Gain Buffer so I can bypass the pedal board altogether.
Above pics, Left to right: Tone & Volume are above the F-hole, and underneath are the FX bypass switch, series parallel switches, and the 3-way selector switch.
Here’s a basic idea of what it should look like when finished:
She’s being built by a father/son team in Florida that own an outfit called Resurrection Guitar Company. They originally were a repair/restoration shop, but got into building some time ago, and make some BEAUTIES (http://www.resurrectionguitars.net). The guitar is actually very closely a replica of one that is made by Paul Langeudoc (Phish’s soundman, and the same luthier who made Trey Anastasio’s 3 guitars), with a few tweaks here and there, so I can’t take credit for the design, nor can they for that matter, sans the fact that they do all the work and don’t have patterns, etc. to work from (other than their own).
You know what I’m looking forward to? The tone, and the incredible sustain.
[quote=”lee_UK”]What was the name of that band you used to have on your myspace page? or blogg or whatever you youngun’s call it?[/quote]
I think you’re close, Lee 😯 . But they were quite simply they greatest band in the world (IMHO, of course).
