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    Fender Bassman 100 watt, Ampeg Mini VR Stack, Ampeg SVT 1x15 USA made, Roland Cube 30, and Marshall VBC412

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

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    If it weren`t for the following factors, I`d snap up another VBC:

    1. No cash - just been downsizing my gear myself, had to sell 2 basses this last week.
    2. Think my bandmates would kill me if I turned up with 2 VBC 412s!

    Seriously though, someone buy this cab - they may be big and heavy (tho one person can manage it, I can, and I`m 44), but the performance of these thing is immense. Easily the best cab I`ve ever played through, out of Ampeg, Trace, Aguilar, Hartke, Peavey, Laney, in my opinion.

    And at that price, a real bargain.

    A volume issue

    in Amps and Cabs

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    With just a 1x15 you`re up against it with surface area of air being pushed. Adding another speaker cab, as well as enabling your amp to work at full power, will also get you pushing more air. Classic stack for bass with plenty of power - 1x15 & 4x10. From there, the "bigness" of your sound should be enough to cope with the two guitarists. Plenty of good 4x10 cabs about, tho always difficult trying them out in a band situation. A workaround may be, depending on how/where you rehearse, is ask to rent 2 or 3 different make of cabs from the rehearsal place, then you`ll have an idea of what yr after. As mentioned tho, make sure they`re 8 ohms.

    P bass GAS driving me mad

    in Bass Guitars

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    Without wanting to be the devil on yr shoulder, as opposed to the angel, do it - you know you want to.

    Think the humble P Bass has always been popular, but that many people after having tried this bass, these features, that manufacturer etc, come to the realisation that what is special about the P Bass is in fact it`s simplicity, and the way that it just sits in the mix so well. Many other basses sound far better on their own, but in a band context the P Bass just works so well.

    Recommend a replacement

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    Marshall MB450H - some people have mentioned reliabilty issues, but I`ve had 3 different models in the range, no probs with any of them.

    Modern & Classic channels, to be honest only ever used the Classic, which has boostable gain as well (very Lemmy when used). Lovely warm valvey sound. Used it at many a gig with one 4 ohm cab, never needed it on more than 5, plenty of headroom.

    What might have been.....

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I can see what you mean, as at 44 am in a similar position. I`ve been in bands since a teenager, and in a couple that had singles/videos released on local record company labels, recorded live for a TV show, stuff like that. Had resigned myself to the fact that it would only be local pub gigs from now on, however in late 2008 I joined a (local) band that I`d been to see many a time, and last year, we played a music festival to approx 6000 people, which was the biggest audience/musical high to date. I know I`ll never make music as a job, but to be honest, I`m having more fun in this band, playing sober gigs (gave up the drink 3 yrs ago) than I ever had before. So just because we may not achieve our earlier dreams, its in no way the end of the road, you never know what opportunities may come your way.

    Am in agreement abt being 70, with trusty Precision in hand at some pub playing to few people though. Can`t see me ever giving up playing now (whereas a few years ago, who knew).

    Help - bass combo

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    I`ve no experience of the amps mentioned, but I`ve always found Ashdown to be very warm sounding when hearing other bassists using them, and the sounds that came out were not sounds I would have used if playing songs from the bands that you mention. That said, it could just be the way those bassists liked their sound, and the amps could well have been able to do what your after. For the bands you like, have you thought of Hartke, as they are very versatile, and great sounding.

    Want a P bass!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Re the 08 onwards P-Basses, they seem to get murch lurve evrywhere, no-one, aside from the Fender haters seem to have a bad word to say about them. I`ve played a couple, and do think they are seriously good, but then, I only have P-Basses, so I`m probably biased.

    Re the 70s ones, from all accounts, they can be very heavy, some at abt 11 lbs, whereas my MIAs are 8.8/8.10, however the weight and density is reputed to have a direct influence on the sound - I say reputed, as I`ve not played one, so no 1st-hand knowledge. Certainly though, If you find a 70s one that is good, with a great tone, its unlikely to depreciate in value, where anything bought new will (until they become vintage themselves, that is, only 25yrs to wait).

    Def worth starting out by trying the USA Standard though, just to get a benchmark.

    Want a P bass!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Whoa, £1500 will get you alot of P-Bass. With that kind of budget, there are 3 I`d try out, namely:
    Current Fender American Standard - gets a lot of rave reviews (I`d try both maple and rosewood necked versions tho)
    Fender 1957 AV Reissue - nice wide maple neck, original split-coil sound
    Fender 1962 AV Reissue - rosewood neck, more Motown-y sound

    Think after that, as you`ll know where you are with Fenders, then try different brands, Nash/Lakland/Shuker etc, see if they are to your liking, or if the simplicity, not to mention originality of the Fenders is where you want to be.

    Wd be very interested to see which you eventually settle on, as am sure many others on here will be too.

    Punk amp on a budget?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    If considering pedals, may be worth getting the Behringer BDDI - it does the SVT sound, and virtually exactly what the Sansamp Bass Driver does, at a fraction of the cost. I was in a similar position years ago, had a Trace that was far too clean for me - bought the Sansamp, problem solved, instant valvey-ness!

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