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Calling @agedhorse There’s a TT for sale on here also 👍

I'm learning our set - not on bass as a) I wrote most of 'em and b) I know them backwards - but on guitar; I'm not doing them like our previous guitarists, but writing new parts which may or may not fit better...

WOW! I wouldn’t even have thought to look for that, thanks!!! Thanks Andy I’d be happy with £1500. Not looking to squeeze the last penny. I don’t need to sell, but it’s wasted just sitting in a case.

Hi - new to forum and hoping somebody can help me..... I am consdering purchasing either a TT-800 or D-800+ - does anyone know if either/both of these models are due to go end of life? They are hard to find in stock for the UK. I purchased a brand new D-800+ which arrived without the gig bag, and emails to Mesa Boogie and Gibson have been ignored and the retailer is simply asking me to return it for refund - the problem is I can't find anyone else with stock. thanks

@Useless Eustace it’s a lovely bass - they’re an odd one the Piezo models, I had one in red years ago and the amount of people who did the “if only it didn’t have the piezo” line shocked me… I found it a really useful feature. Anyhow - they seem to sit in that 1300/1500 bracket currently…yours may fetch more as it’s got a nice bit of wood going on and the piezo etc so £1500+ And the market will dictate. Nice bass though 👍🏼

Using a pair isn't about power, it's about dispersion. That doesn't just apply to PA, it also applies to the instruments. For that reason I mic or DI everything, drums included, no matter the room size. Big sound doesn't mean loud sound, it means wide sound. Which brings up another point. If you have two subs they shouldn't be spread apart, they should be clustered, to prevent Power Alley ( ). If your system doesn't allow that you'll have uneven bass in the room.

Thanks drT I don’t really need cash tbh, but I’m definitely not clued up, so thanks for the advice. I did get quotes from a couple of dealers, including one you mentioned. I was offered £1050, £1100 & £1200. Obviously won’t say which, as that wouldn’t be right. They did say I could get more if they sold on commission, but I didn’t explore that further. I’d be happy to sell on here. Just trying to work out the right price.

I trialled a few systems for multiple uses (guitar/vocal - duo, guitar/bass/vocal trio, 4 piece band with acoustic drums) and even on the duo set ups I found that a pair (or even one) of pole mounted RCF310 out performed a pair of the array set ups (I borrowed a pair off a friend). I elected to upgrade from the RCFs to QSC K10 speakers and a single speaker quite often sufficed for all of the duo work (we used the 2nd K10 as a monitor just running as the second main out so we hear what the audience hear but turned down at the speaker volume control). The trio often got away with one speaker but the 2nd was there if needed and we used 2 K10s for the 4 piece (with drums) they generally worked for most venues but I did buy a small FBT sub for occasions when it was a big room for the full band. I know I'm focusing on the trad speakers over arrays but I could not have used the arrays for full band quiet gigs never mind louder situations and I genuinely found that a single good quality 10 (+horn) gave us a great sound and could be placed quite easily to give zero issues with feedback. Arrays patently work for lots of folk but don't dismiss small good quality trad cabs (which can be as easily transported).

That’s a rare Stingray - it has a piezo V nice colour etc and looks like a late 90s/early 2000s from the serial number (it’s actually 2nd December 1999 from EBMM database). It shows as exactly as per your photos, down to the pearloid pg - quite rare for a pearloid straight from the factory)! It would be worth trying one of the retailers who sell on consignment - eg Bass Bros, Andy Baxter, The Gallery and see what they suggest (remembering you’ll have to pay a percentage to them). If you read back through the thread there are plenty of ideas of current prices. Stingrays do pop up for relatively low prices (under £1000) dependent on how much the seller needs the cash and how clued up they are on current values. You could register and try to sell it in the for sale thread - I don’t recall the last time I’ve seen a Stingray with piezo for sale - I have a Bongo with piezo and would certainly be looking for slightly more than for a non piezo one (I’m not selling it)!! Having recorded with it and used it live the piezo adds another very usable sound and timbre to the bass!

If anyone needs to make one for themselves: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7298327/files

You can - only you know if it would work for you, if you don't have a loud drummer, maybe you can - we used to practice with just the one and it was loud enough, but obviously a large amount of people absorb sound quite a bit!

I've tried several 55-02 Laklands in stores and have to admit that the volume drop when in passive mode is holding me back somewhat.

Very, very nice. It looks like the helmets on the imperial Guards in Star Wars. And of course as we all know Imperial Star Wars is the most consistently cool aesthetic ever created.

Mark, that is a reflection of my hands and phone lol…..schoolboy error……at least it wasn’t on naked Workshop day!

We've done very small gigs with one but I'd recommend two, and it's really not a lot of extra gear (two small rucksack-sized bags)

I was looking at the AD-80. But that's only 20kW for 30ms. But 14kW RMS is still around 60Amps. That's more than the beefiest electric shower. I'd only use that hard-wired in place. And not with a domestic supply. And the specs for the big one are downright scary!

thanks folks you are both talking about a pair - is it essential to use two? silly question perhaps, I just have in my mind we probably don't need loads of power and I want to keep things as simply as possible (and not be lugging extra gear around) would it make sense to start with one and add a second if we need more horsepower? or doesn't it work like that?