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I had two Ashdown ABM 210 cabs stacked so effectively your 4x10 cab. They never had clarity and were not the greatest cabs due to their low budget drivers used. As soon as I changed cabs the difference was noticeable and I found better more efficient cabs that made it easier to hear and got louder LFYS Monaco was one of those cabs and a single 12” Fane speaker equipped was very loud and clear. Today I use two MarkBass MB58R 102 cabs stacked vertically and they are a joy to use and carry and sound very good

I can't remember if the editor is or was a separate app to the one you download tone prints from, it's been a few years since I had a Spectracomp but I remember editing it hooked up to my PC so it might be you can't (or never used to be able?) to do it from a mobile. As for the single knob (fnarr) you can program it in the editor to simultaneously control up to three of the fifty or more parameters, and you can control the range of those parameters too. Most of the tone prints seem to use it to affect ratio, threshold and/or volume but they can be configured to control any editable parameter so if you wanted to lower one of the crossover frequencies while upping the threshold of the mids and reducing the attack speed on the low end you can. I also had a Hypergravity at one point, effectively a four knob spectracomp, with that I'd dialled it in to work as an adjustable pseudo high pass filter on the lows, a wide frequency single band over everything from the upper bass to the high mids, and a tapered high end roll off, each on individual controls and I think the other was a master volume. It wasn't perfect but it shows what you can do with it given the time and inclination.

Are you stacking the SFT with the VT or using one of the other? If you're stacking them you may not notice much benefit from adding additional compression although this is speculation and with the right tone print it could enhance things. Recommending the right tone print is tricky as they're all good in their own way, but whether they do what you want is another matter. Generally speaking, if you're playing blues with flats I'd avoid any slap focussed tone prints, the 3 individual comp engines can be used to impart some tone shaping depending on the settings and slap presets are more likely to scoop your mids while hyping the bass and treble which I'm guessing you don't want. I'd start with any that are more vintage focused or are trying to mimic an optical compressor. Beyond that, it's really a case of try it and see. And remember, less is usually more with compression, so if you're dialling it in until it becomes obvious you've usually gone too far and will likely benefit from dialling things back.

Below is a headless, fretless, bodyless and neckless bass I made, you're welcome to it.

So my second originals band, Youths, has today released its debut album. Spotify link here, it should be on all the usual streaming platforms 😎

Moose Be Something In The Water - Pokey LaFarge

Moose 'N' Me - Kenny Loggins

The Wailers Trashed Cardiff. Fantastic ,the room moved. Anthomp

Last gig for 2025 . Playing Girdwoods Bar , Wishaw on Sunday afternoon 7th December before a three month hiatus whilst various band members have a few holidays and work commitments lined up. Played this venue almost a year ago and had a brilliant time. The keyboard players other band, The Brass Monkeys, played here last week so he should know where he is going😄! Some of our dedicated travelling followers ( as in 250 mile round trip!!!) have said they'll be there to lead off the dancing so a good afternoon is anticipated.

If we can keep the stage volume low it will be fine. I'm more concerned about the dep drummer. We just call these guys in with no rehearsal. We don't play anything difficult and we expect them to fall in line. Daryl

This is the same place we did that cover of "Crossroads " Daryl

I tend to use my stuff , it’s not heavy , and I know it well. I’ve used may backline rigs over the years , and that’s why I use mine.

Caribou — Pixies

I've just checked and cab sized pieces are still available. They also sell wholesale so you may need to re navigate their site.

Deer Prudence - Beatles

Okdoke :). Foam in the headstock might be tricky when the tuners are held in place by screws. But I'll see if there is a way to confirm relative weight saving of the lighter weight core filling in an side by side experiment.

That’s a good point, the only compression I’ve ever used that I was competent enough to use was the one knob compressor on my old Ampeg PF500. Cue the claims of one knob using one knob………

Funnily enough, I finally got around to playing with my spectracomp today. I saw a gig and the bass player had way more compression than I normally use and it did work. But I want enough dynamics to ride my amp's gain and get results from my autowah. The Nathan East setting is pretty good. The trapdoor one is insane, totally impractical but I'd love to wig out with it and an octaver! A lot of the funk ones felt pretty samey, although they opened up te top end well. I can't remember which I chose now, but I went for a three band with a slightly more rounded bass. I would appreciate a greater understanding of the presets and what the knob does for each one. I couldn't find the editor... To be brutal, I suspect the single knob compression on Joyo amps is at least as effective for rock. I also think I spent most of my time looking for the 'better knob' effect my TC Forcefield has and not finding it.