The T40 was my first quality bass. I had a plywood Ampeg Big Stud before the Peavey. that I played the T-40 for 4 years before trading it in and eventually bought a used Spector NS-2 from Brooklyn that I sold to buy a used car. I was so pissd to learn that the purchase of hat car was forced by lies from my wife. I divorced her because that was the straw that broke the camels back. Last year I bought the anniversary reproduction of that Spector. Its close but not the same lacking some features such as the badasss bridge and the dimarzio P pickup and the pickup being cast in a trapezoidally shaped block of bowling ball black resin and the tuners. The original was waxed bare wood where the new bass has some thin coating, perhaps polyurethane.
I use 90% the Dmp bae which is just the best. But sometimes the uad 6176 is the winner. Reamping in bassman 135. And surprise, the princeton guitar is incredible too. Testing it with the bass is wonderful.
I tried so many amp Sims, I ended up using just the di, EQing (with the help from Sara Carter's video) very slightly to get some definition, compressing a bit for consistency, then going either in a 1073 emulation to add some character, or splitting lows and highs and adding a Sansamp emulation to the highs, depending if I'm going for an old school chill sound or a more modern rock sound.
Works way better to my ears, and I've got more control too, I can eq and add character in the mix instead of hoping I get it right first
With that said, the best tone I ever got was through a tiny tube amp with a mic right against the grill, I just can't play loud anymore
I never use an amp! I record through my DI and split the bass into 2 tracks, one for the high gritty and one for the low sub bass. Just like Warren taught me.
T-40 for sure holds the record for heaviest! Great Bass!
The T40 was my first quality bass. I had a plywood Ampeg Big Stud before the Peavey. that I played the T-40 for 4 years before trading it in and eventually bought a used Spector NS-2 from Brooklyn that I sold to buy a used car. I was so pissd to learn that the purchase of hat car was forced by lies from my wife. I divorced her because that was the straw that broke the camels back. Last year I bought the anniversary reproduction of that Spector. Its close but not the same lacking some features such as the badasss bridge and the dimarzio P pickup and the pickup being cast in a trapezoidally shaped block of bowling ball black resin and the tuners. The original was waxed bare wood where the new bass has some thin coating, perhaps polyurethane.
Let it drone
I use 90% the Dmp bae which is just the best. But sometimes the uad 6176 is the winner. Reamping in bassman 135. And surprise, the princeton guitar is incredible too. Testing it with the bass is wonderful.
What’s the difference between di box and going straight into hi z input?
Really like older pv stuff , still have an amp I bought new in 1976 . No problems .
I think those badass sideburns add tone also????
Yeah, talk to us about using gear none of us have or can even afford. Useful would be using gear and interfaces most people have.
I tried so many amp Sims, I ended up using just the di, EQing (with the help from Sara Carter's video) very slightly to get some definition, compressing a bit for consistency, then going either in a 1073 emulation to add some character, or splitting lows and highs and adding a Sansamp emulation to the highs, depending if I'm going for an old school chill sound or a more modern rock sound.
Works way better to my ears, and I've got more control too, I can eq and add character in the mix instead of hoping I get it right first
With that said, the best tone I ever got was through a tiny tube amp with a mic right against the grill, I just can't play loud anymore
I use a u67 on the cab, best bassound
And of course I immediately checked the price for that bass guitar in lol
I used to play the mighty T 40.
Damn thing was so heavy it would hurt my neck, and even sitting down it would put my leg to sleep
I never use an amp! I record through my DI and split the bass into 2 tracks, one for the high gritty and one for the low sub bass. Just like Warren taught me.
Why such praise for the T-40? I like my bass to be “felt, not heard” as in the P-bass school.
Any chance of doing another studio tour? I remember you got that Audient console a while back, would be great to see where the studio is at now ????
I hear Soyus make great cab mics. Have you tried them?