stingrayPete1977

A perfect little amp for touring musicians then as long as they don't tour too far!

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1501709482' post='3346869'] It's got to be SMPS? [/quote] I'm talking about the amp side of it, does it have an external transformer like a lap top or a conventional 'kettle' plug and if so does it have voltage switching? How come Genz Benz managed auto voltage switching over ten years ago yet it's not found very often on new amps?

Yep I'm louder with a pick too, I just knock a tad of treble off and I'm good to go.

What type of power supply does it have?

It was all fields around here........

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1501692107' post='3346636'] Probably just me but I could never get a sound I liked. [/quote] No me neither, I was all about Peavey when trace were fashionable. I think the commando combo sounded best too fwiw.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1501693198' post='3346646'] [b][u]Style[/u][/b] Traditional or custom – Stingray No of strings - FIVE [b][u]Woods[/u][/b] Body (inc finish) – ASH Neck – MAPLE Fretboard – MAPLE [b][u]Hardware[/u][/b] Machine heads/tuners – CHROME Nut (material and width) – ANY Frets – 24 Pickups – S S H Pre-amp - YES JOHN EAST Pickguard (if any) - REAR ROUTED Bridge – HI MASS Strings – brand, gauge and type – GREEN PACKET EBMM FIVE STING SET Other - HMMMM [/i] [/quote] So a rear routed Stingray five with two extra single coil pups, nice sparkle finish like a modulus.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1501666861' post='3346329'] Why not go modular and use 2 smaller cabs like Barefaced 1x10s? My cat weighs more than those! [/quote] The single Genz 2x12T would demolish a pair of those 1x10 cabs and yes I've tried one.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1501657113' post='3346194'] & who's going to shift the PA ? [/quote] You can gig without a bass amp but you can't gig without a pa (unless you're the shadows in a small venue).

I've started using a 1x12 cab for my monitoring and everything else goes out via a pair of RCF 735 class D PA speakers, I've got no interest in lugging heavy gear around to deafen myself and bandmates

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1501603886' post='3345861'] Ha ha - yes and he doesn't even use them live anymore! [/quote] Greedy ain't he?!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1501603054' post='3345852'] At this point in my life, I can't think of a reason I'd committ to a "start up" band. Blue [/quote] And the flip side question that needs asking if joining an established band "what happened to the last bass player?". I'd honestly say that learning to play an instrument to a level good enough to get out gigging is easier than getting an actual band together!

There's someone in this thread sitting on four 2x10 EBS cabs and both a 650 and 350 head!

If someone wants to spend a couple of grand on a badly made bass to try and upset some people on the internet they've never met I think they've got bigger issues than not liking this guys banter!

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1501535305' post='3345399'] No it doesn't , but you can if you wanna [/quote] Certainly and I think the vast majority of people that don't use fx in covers bands are in agreement that it's fine to do whatever you like, if I was playing in a tribute band I'd try and nail the tone the best I could and encourage the rest of the band to do the same but we're not a tribute band, we are covering 40+ different acts with different kit that don't always use the same kit themselves!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1501567386' post='3345496'] Who exactly is this "Dave" bloke, and why is his opinion even remotely of value? [/quote] It isn't of any more value than yours or mine, if you don't like him or he's upset you just move along, there's plenty of other things to watch on the net

They've already got wheels though.

Does it have to "sound like the original"?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1501507462' post='3345121'] A Rickenbacker isn't a Fender... What a surprise! [/quote] My first proper bass was a 1993 Peavey Foundation that cost around £260, it was FAR better made than ANY Ric I've ever seen in the flesh, the design and construction was great with good fret work and paint finish along with a functioning bridge and nothing sharp to rip my fingers open on, the only cool thing about a Ric is the look of it.

Unless it's not a NeoxT? then the answer 'is get a NeoxT'

It's already one of the tallest cabs I've seen barring an 8x10 and the handles are already on the top, how tall are you?!

There's absolutely no way they are the best made and best finished basses out there, everything else is subjective I'll conceed.

No mention of the finish bleed into the bindings, neck dive, crappy pickup cover thing, razor Sharp body edges? Calling 4000

Singing drummers are quite rare I agree so realistically this £100 gig is going to require a lead singing bassist with at least a two hour solid singing repertoire and another two hours up there sleeve of playing whilst the other singer has a go, backing vocals all night. On top of all that you can't string it out with some twelve bar blues as it's got to be "all killer no filler", doesn't want much does he? Lol

One or two gigs from each of us who shared a similar story from a combined total of possibly thousands of gigs, not exactly happening very often.