Bass Messages by Paul Warren

881. Re: Ricken-hacker!!!!!
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Open Forum · 13 Hits · 11/25/2008 10:11 PM
     That's just wrong on so many levels. Bass abuse plain and simple. There should be a law....
882. Re: S-1 switch and the P Bass
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Equipment Forum · 4 Hits · 11/20/2008 1:40 PM
     I stand corrected. You are of course right. In a standard P pup installation the pup halfs are wound in opposite directions and wired in series making it a humbucker. Wiring S vs P affects the impedance not the polarity. Sorry for the confusion...(more)
883. Re: S-1 switch and the P Bass
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Equipment Forum · 10 Hits · 11/20/2008 12:58 PM
     Not disagreeing with Jens above but to elaborate... P pups are essentially 2 single coil half pups. When wired in series they act like one full sized single coil pup. The tone is beefier and there's no hum cancelling. When wired in parallel the...(more)
884. Re: i can't stop crying !!
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Equipment Forum · 10 Hits · 11/20/2008 12:39 PM
     Oh that poor trailer. And that lamp. I can see why you're crying Todd. BTW what's that black tolex covered box????
885. Re: S-1 switch and the P Bass
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Equipment Forum · 146 Hits · 11/20/2008 12:04 PM
     Years ago I had an Oddessey bass with a single DiMarzio P-pup. It had an S/P switch. The difference in tone could be heard but it wasn't really big and it wasn't all that useful. However, I installed DiMarzio P and J pups in my Fender P Lyte an...(more)
886. Re: no sound
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     ActiveBass Forum · 13 Hits · 11/18/2008 2:11 PM
     Glad to hear you are doing well. Too bad you can't just take the kids along to band practice. Business has been great out here. Unfortunately the BC government is thinking about regulating my industry. We've been doing too well for the last 20 ...(more)
887. Re: Hello
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Open Forum · 6 Hits · 11/18/2008 11:55 AM
     Welcome to AB Jenny.
888. Re: Church Chords
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Instructional Forum · 8 Hits · 11/18/2008 11:44 AM
     You're right that the context will influence how 'dark' the tritone will sound. Look up Black Sabbath on wiki. I'm pretty sure there's a section describing their 'discovery' of the tritone and how they made heavy use of it to define their sound.
889. Re: no sound
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     ActiveBass Forum · 7 Hits · 11/18/2008 11:30 AM
     Yep, I considered that possibility too. 'No sound' is pretty vague. Could even refer to his hearing. lol
890. Re: no sound
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     ActiveBass Forum · 21 Hits · 11/18/2008 11:28 AM
     Ha! You beat me to it by a mouse click Brian. How's things going? Business good? Band doing well? Kids behaving? :)
891. Re: no sound
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     ActiveBass Forum · 59 Hits · 11/18/2008 11:25 AM
     I'm not sure I understand the question. Are you asking how to get a particular tone? Or are you experiencing a problem getting any output at all from your bass? If the latter we'd need more info. Is it an active or passive bass, what amp or DI ...(more)
892. Re: Church Chords
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Instructional Forum · 9 Hits · 11/17/2008 11:54 AM
     It's true alright. While I doubt anyone was burned at the stake for playing it, it was definately frowned upon. Read the history <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-tone">here</a>. <i>"The name diabolus in musica ("the Devil in music") ha...(more)
893. Re: Church Chords
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Instructional Forum · 15 Hits · 11/16/2008 12:53 PM
     hahaha The devil's chord. Can you say NIB? The pastor would't like me since I'd be trying to work that in to all the songs. lol
894. Re: RIP Mitch Mitchell
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Artists Forum · 7 Hits · 11/14/2008 6:57 PM
     Be nice now! lol
895. Re: Phil Jones Bass Briefcase
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Equipment Forum · 13 Hits · 11/14/2008 2:33 PM
     <i>Of course you could rig 8 of them up in a stack ; )</i> You mean like this? :) <img src="http://www.philjonesbass.com/gallerycontent/1387.jpg" alt="1387.jpg" /> They have some really neat looking cabinets. They do sound really good too. I ...(more)
896. Re: RIP Mitch Mitchell
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Artists Forum · 7 Hits · 11/14/2008 11:55 AM
     Well everyone's entitled to their opinions....as long as it's the same as mine. lol Actually I can understand what you mean about Jimi's guitar playing. I think there's two schools of rock guitar. Guys like Jimi and Neil Young seem to play loos...(more)
897. Re: RIP Mitch Mitchell
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Artists Forum · 7 Hits · 11/13/2008 7:14 PM
     +1 on the Blasphemy Todd. How dare you..... lol
898. Re: RIP Mitch Mitchell
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Artists Forum · 7 Hits · 11/13/2008 6:55 PM
     Damn, that's a loss to the music community (well to all humanity really). RIP. Mitch is one of my all time favorite drummers.
899. Re: Phil Jones Bass Briefcase
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Equipment Forum · 224 Hits · 11/13/2008 11:39 AM
     Well I think you're right except in cases where extreme portability is the goal. The PJB briefcase is great for things like outdoor acoustic gigs where there's no available AC power.
900. Re: Phil Jones Bass Briefcase
     
     Paul Warren (15294)
     Equipment Forum · 158 Hits · 11/12/2008 7:14 PM
     I was of the same opinion until I heard one Roger. It really blew my mind how much bass you could get. Only thing it didn't handle well was the bottom 2 or 3 notes of a BEADG fiver. It's a great little amp for certain situations.