What kind of amp do you guys play out of?

[Albert Smith]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

Yep. Easy!.......Amp (head): Eden WT-550. And (if you are only going to get 1 4x10 cab) 1 Eden 4ohm 410 XST or 410 XLT.

As always I appreciate your wisdom and envy your experience Tim, my goal is to reach a level of professionalism and knowledge equal to your own. This board has truly blessed me with information cognitive to the betterment of my quest to become the best bass player I can be.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Albert Smith

As always I appreciate your wisdom and envy your experience Tim, my goal is to reach a level of professionalism and knowledge equal to your own. This board has truly blessed me with information cognitive to the betterment of my quest to become the best bass player I can be.

Thanks Al, I do appreciate you and your kind words. However, if I may offer: Strengthen your goal of reaching that "level of professionalism and knowledge" by surrounding yourself with those that are proven and choose to contribute to it. I'm just one cog in a very big wheel. While I'm ok with that and happy to be a part of your goal, don't ever find yourself settling for just the one cog.

Discernment is key and I would suspect I don't have to tell you where that comes from.

[Christopher Rhodes]

I am getting a LMKII amp shortly. I will let everyone know how it sounds with the Ken Smith Basses. The amp only weigh 7lbs - @500 watts - @4ohm.

I suspect a new set of strings (smith stainless steel) on my 6-string BMT elite smith, plus this LMKII amp will produce some sweet tones. A lot of the local players are using them in the mid-atlantic region.

[Albert Smith]

Alright its officially happened I sold all of my Ampeg gear and bought all David Eden gear. I now own a very mobile and light Eden rig, I have the

Eden WT550 Bass Amp matched with a Eden 410 XLT David Series Cabinet.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Albert Smith

Alright its officially happened I sold all of my Ampeg gear and bought all David Eden gear. I now own a very mobile and light Eden rig, I have the

Eden WT550 Bass Amp matched with a Eden 410 XLT David Series Cabinet.

Al, you are going to LOVE this set-up! I guaroantee.

You won't need to adjust the amp EQ much as it has all the tonal head-room you'll need. You'll be able to set the amp and your Smith virtually flat and find it will only take slight adjustments to Amp EQ, Bass, and Treble; with a touch of the Enhance (around 11:00 should do) to accentuate any EQ adjustment you make at the amp. Another really nice feature with this amp is that you have an XLR Out of the back with a Level Adj. to send to the house.

Gret rig Al. Congrats!!!

And later.....if you decide to add another Eden 4-Ohm 410XST, 410XLT, or 210XST (because you can).......oh my!!!

[Ronson Hall]

Originally Posted by Albert Smith

Alright its officially happened I sold all of my Ampeg gear and bought all David Eden gear. I now own a very mobile and light Eden rig, I have the

Eden WT550 Bass Amp matched with a Eden 410 XLT David Series Cabinet.

Congrat to you, buddy! I'm in the process of selling some SWR gear to complete my Eden equipment.

[Willie Williams]

I owned some Eden gear about 10 years ago. Has much changed since they were sold?

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Willie Williams

I owned some Eden gear about 10 years ago. Has much changed since they were sold?

I would recommend going to the Eden Web Site. All the answers are there for you. By the way, David Nordschow is still a critical part of Eden's continued success under USMC.

[Albert Smith]

Originally Posted by Ronson Hall

Congrat to you, buddy! I'm in the process of selling some SWR gear to complete my Eden equipment.

Ronson, that great news I think in order to really move up to the next level the player, bass and rig need to be in sync with each other. For the longest time my Ampeg rig provided that sound that I have always searched for, but after studying with my previous teacher Antar Goodwin out of NJ and listening to his Fodera coming through his rig, a new sound passed through me and I found the means to provide the sound with the help of our good friend Tim Bishop with my current Eden rig. So I encourage you to experiment with different set-ups until you acquire the means to produce the type of sound that you've always search for.

[Albert Smith]

Well here it is my new rig set-up, after talking with Dennis and Tim I sold all of my Ampeg gear purchased David Eden's equipment starting with the WT550 Bass Head supported by a 410XLT and 115XLT cabinet both cabs are 8 ohms but parallel linked together my impedance is 4 ohms.

[Christopher Rhodes]

Tim & Al - is it possbile for you to record a few sound clips what your bass sounds like - with the DE setup. Some ideas are:

DE with the front pickup
DE with the back pickup
DE with both pickups
DE with your favoriite tone
DE for Fingerstyle
DE for Thumping (or slapping as it is called now)

That would really make this thread - exciting to say the least