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[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1454673026' post='2971865'] [b]Active only.[/b] Sting spacing felt like 19mm. Be aware that not all of them have the same electronics. Some have a 3 way coil tap, some have a mid contour switch instead. Some have both ! I swapped out the pickups on mine for some Aguilars and it's a very big improvement - it's on par with a Lakland or Sandberg now. The EQ is functional but I rarely use it. I know some people have converted theirs to passive only. EDIT - The mod I did on mine made the coil tap not function, but I will be getting this changed to a 2 way (humbucker and rear coil only). [/quote] You sure? My GB74 is switchable active/passive... and the GB75 is only the 5-string version. But there are at least two incarnations of these basses, with different control layout, so maybe that changes things.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1454760081' post='2972679'] I tend to just tip everything out onto the floor and cry while I wished I'd bothered to coil everything nicely last time I packed down. [/quote]

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1454692355' post='2972188'] You lot are a sensitive bunch [/quote]

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1454690525' post='2972155'] Given that there are publicly accessible feedback threads, and the request was for a forum nickname, and not the personal details of the buyer, is this really a big deal? There have been instances where disgruntled buyers post threads about being disatisified with a deal and half the forum immediately knows who the other party is just by playing follow the feedback... [/quote] That's what I thought too. I wouldn't think it was an inappropriate question, but that's just me. Would I give the nick of the buyer? Unless the buyer had given me any indication that he was a very private person, yes, I don't see why not. It's not like I'd give their address or phone number or a real name... Maybe the more cautious approach would be to ask the new owner if he is ok to pass on this information... but frankly, I don't see what the problem is. Being harassed by PM? It's extremely easy to ignore/delete/block someone if you wish... Dunno. I think sometimes some people worry too much here.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' timestamp='1454696195' post='2972238'] That's the problem. I used to have an Ashdown Electric Blue - 180W into a 12" speaker. Did a few gigs with master volume at about halfway, and thought I had plenty of headroom. Then, at one particularly loud gig, I needed some more oomph, only to be disappointed to discover that turning up louder wasn't giving me any significant increase in volume. That was a bit of a rude awakening, I can tell you. S.P. [/quote] sometimes that is not the amp so much but a limitation of the speaker, as you find out by adding another speaker and discovering the amp keeps getting louder a bit more as you keep turning the volume.

Looking good!

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1454600091' post='2971237'] This. they're just the latest flavour of the month on here. 12 months time the marketplace will be full of them while people all rush to get the next best thing ever. [/quote] sometimes the latest flavour of the month is so good it becomes established. Try them for yourself, and decide then whether it's just hype or there's more to it.

[quote name='colleya' timestamp='1454599514' post='2971228'] 'Out for delivery.' Three of the sweetest words in the English language. [/quote] got batteries in your camera?

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1454592001' post='2971119'] Well, I'll be passing through Edinburgh in about ten days time if you change your mind... [/quote] not yet, not yet but if you want to hear how your Compact and a BB2 sound together, let me know and we could arrange something

Damn, the LM3 sounds sweet through a pair of these S112s! It seems that the LM3 is better suited to the S112 than the Streamliner was. It even seems louder somehow!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1454529492' post='2970606'] I'd spot those strides anywhere... If that's the front of house (speakers on boxes) that you think are suitable for a venue that size, you should have turned that one down too... [/quote] I'm enjoying the puns But I imagine this gig wasn't meant to *fill* the whole hangar with loud music. A lot of the time you just want a band to be reasonably loud within a certain perimeter, but leave the venue open overall so that people can talk too... I suspect this is one of those gigs. Sometimes the band is not what people go to see, but a side entertainment.

[quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1454578727' post='2970898'] Yes but point 2 is the hard bit. When I was looking for an amp for pubs gigs in a rock band I looked at a lot of 200 amps and read conflicting reviews where some said they were loud enough and others not. Even sales people in various music shops had opposing views and trying it in a shop does not give you any basis of how it would sound at a gig. I ended up buying a 500 amp to cover all bases hence my original post [/quote] True, you never know until you try... but it's amazing how much more attention we generally give to amps vs speakers (I'm guilty too: I once let my LM3 go to get a LMT800, because I thought the 500W to 800W would give me extra oomph... and I found that it gave me some, but not really significantly more)... I think in the past it was a given that bass meant heavy&big speakers, and people could manage with lower rated amps. But as speakers improved, we ended up having a substantial offer of lightweight compact speakers and a lot of us use cabs that nobody would have considered back in the 70s/80s (just from looking at them, I mean, being so tiny)... The fact that we can get a big performance out of compact cabs sometimes makes people stick to a very compact solution and focus on amp power in order to get more volume, because the speakers can take it. However even if speakers can take the power it doesn't mean they're going to get a lot louder past a certain point, while adding another speaker, however, will increase the volume significantly. I'm in a funny place right now, regarding cabs... as I'm starting to use some very small and light 12" cabs which are 'only' rated to 250W and don't put out a lot of sound, individually. A couple of them together sound pretty good and can be pretty loud (not earth-shakingly loud, but loud nonetheless). Two of those are still very small. So small, that I got another pair. Now four of those are VERY loud. Whether I use a 300W or a 500-600W amp configuration didn't seem to make a huge difference... but adding speakers was like day and night. We should look at speakers a bit more than we do, I feel.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1454531529' post='2970634'] Don't get confused. Just ask four questions: 1 Do I like the sound? 2 Is it loud enough? 3 Do I like how it looks? 4 Can I afford it? Four yeses and, bingo, you don't need to know how many watts or anything. [/quote] +1 point 4 is a bitch, 'though, sometimes

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1454455850' post='2970028'] I always found the Streamliner (and the TC, and a few similar heads before it) would get lost in the mix too easily, and I'd find myself nudging the volume up on an effort to get some tactile response from it. After a certain volume, when the magic electronic power management kicket in, it would go flubby and lose its shape. Whenever I went back to my Walkabout, AG500 or more trad amp, I'd find I'd have a more authoritative 'present' tone at a much lower volume. It just had more about it. All IME, obviously. [/quote] I had an RH450 and although I initially liked it a lot (partly swayed by the small size and low weight, my first small amp!), I grew to detest it. The bottom end was like... a photograph, not real. Hard to put my finger on it. The Streamliner seems so much better to me. But there's something about its voicing that sometimes in some places it just won't work. 70% of the times I'll be ok, but those 30% really are frustrating. It has to do with the kind of sound I want, I suppose. The MarkBass LM3 seems to have a different air, however. It never disappoints me. It always seems to work for me. It's been a long time I haven't used a more conventional amplifier. Have you tried the Mesa D800? I only had a brief encounter with it last week, but it impressed me. It seemed a bit different from what I'm used to from these small heads. Hard to describe... I hope to borrow one (thanks Deek!) next Monday for a couple of hours and get a better feel for what it sounds like. I will take both the Streamliner and the LM3 along so that I can have a better comparison.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1454453441' post='2969989'] Love to try them four into my walkabout at 2ohms ... Mind you you are crazy Jose - if it were me I would have picked up another BB2! [/quote] re: crazy - yup. There's a bit of that. re: BB2 - it was my original idea, 2x S112 for most gigs, and 2x BB2 for the loud ones. But I prefer the sound of the S112s. And 4 of them don't sound half bad and are loud enough. I feel reluctant to let my BB2 go, 'though. It's a pretty cool speaker. One day I'll find someone with another BB2 and we'll have a little noise session with the two BB2s and the 4 S112s.

[quote name='Ashweb' timestamp='1454454445' post='2970008'] Thanks for all the replies - really helpful. I've had a look at all your suggestions and I think I'm going to go for the Korg Pitchblack; slightly more expensive than the GA-40 I was looking at originally so does that make me the latest victim of GAS? [/quote] but how could you not buy it? it looks like KITT... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo8Qls0HnWo[/media]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1454372875' post='2969196'] This probably won't appeal to the younger generation of funk guys, but worth a historical listen. Head phones required and try to exclude everything except the bass and drum track. Great example of raw un effed with bass and drums. It's hard core. [url="https://youtu.be/SBisK7swlsU"]https://youtu.be/SBisK7swlsU[/url] Blue [/quote] That's fantastic! thank you for posting that!

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1452504184' post='2950448'] Reviving this very old thread - I need a trolley for my lightweight cabs, when gigging by tube / train. With bass and amp on my back, I can carry 1 cab by hand but not ideal. 2 is impossibly awkward. Cabs weight not huge, max 20k, but has to put up with walking / pavements / curbs etc. Anyone on the thread above, or anyone else - have any tried and tested recommendations? [/quote] I have a Wolfcraft TS850: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolfcraft-TS-850/dp/B00GN6EYVG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454441674&sr=8-1&keywords=wolfcraft+trolley+TS850"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolfcraft-TS-850/dp/B00GN6EYVG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454441674&sr=8-1&keywords=wolfcraft+trolley+TS850[/url] Very good *IF* being able to fold flat and take virtually no space is important. Sturdy, comfy, it works for me. However it's not the cheapest, and being foldable means that no matter how cool the design is, there are obvious weakpoints and it'll not last as long as a *good* non-foldable one. If size is not an issue, I'd probably go for one of these, they're robust: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Einhell-Folding-Truck-90kg-Capacity/dp/B001GU6FYI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1454441889&sr=8-2&keywords=trolley"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Einhell-Folding-Truck-90kg-Capacity/dp/B001GU6FYI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1454441889&sr=8-2&keywords=trolley[/url]

Korg Pitchblack

[quote name='IBWT' timestamp='1454060090' post='2965818'] I'm on the market for a new envelope filter, not that I needed of course, it's just for fun. Right now I have a 3Leaf Proton which has me very satisfied, but I found three main issues on it:[list] [*]The gain/threshold is quite high. I tend to play a bit on the softer side with passive basses so I have to set the knob at about 5 o'clock to get a good response. I don't like having so little headroom in my pedals. [*]The overall sound is a bit dark. Again, the peak knob is at about 5 and the treble roll off is very noticeable. It's not really a bad thing, just the sound of it. With the sweep switch on the other position is the opposite: lows tend do disappear. [*]This last one I'm not really sure because I don't know that much about envelope filters but I think the attack might be a bit slow. It takes too long for the filter to reach the peak. [/list] I'd like to complement my Proton with another pedal that has lower threshold, more resonant/higher peak and faster attack, but using the less possible knobs (no Wonderlove I guess, also too expensive). So far I think I like the EBS Bass IQ, I really dig the down position and the attack knob; I've also had a BassBalls and though I liked its sharp attack and high peak it gets a bit tiring too soon. Any suggestions, opinions, experiences, please? [/quote] I would not think of the Bassballs in the same category as the other envelope filters. A modified one (you get control over two parameters with external pots) is a LOT more fun. But even then, it's a particular flavour that is not so versatile. The BassIQ is one of my favourites. I had a Proton and let it go... it could sound great but it did not work so well for me. Too sensitive to what bass I was playing and pedals before it etc. The BassIQ sounds great and is less wild. The Aguilar Filter Twin is a fantastic pedal too. I still prefer the BassIQ, but they are both different flavours of 'tasty' But if size is not an issue... look for a Source Audio BEF (bass envelope filter). Not necessarily the Pro version which is too big, the standard. It's relatively cheap used, and it's nearly impossible to get bad sounds out of it. It has all the right parameters to get the right type of "wah" or "baoh" sound , without volume/bass drop or increase... It has a variety of models, and you can spend hours with it... but you'll probably find a couple of models you like and stick with them. Very intuitive and versatile. A little large, but easy to use and sounds great.

[quote name='stoo' timestamp='1454417676' post='2969500'] Fair shout - what works for me is 2 cabs I can carry in one load with bass + amp in the gig bag on my back, but to each their own and all that [/quote] I should have added earlier perhaps that with me being a short-arse, having those 4 speakers behind me it's probably a more similar experience to having an 8x10 for others less vertically-challenged

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1454413409' post='2969431'] & you really should get a pair of blue shoes too with black laces [/quote] Kickers don't do that kind of blue shoes anymore, I looked!

[quote name='deksawyer' timestamp='1454411973' post='2969407'] Ha ha, you said you would do the mega stack photo!! And if you're going to stack them like that, at least alternate the colours!! Looks good though. D. [/quote] I didn't want to spent too much time on that, the band was already giving me funny looks

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1454412648' post='2969420'] I don't disagree with you, but I just recently bought a Bergantino CN212 and a 500w head. With this set up I can now move everything from the car into the venue, without needing to faff with the likes of trolleys. If I had the money, the storage, etc. I'd maybe go buy another CN212 - but I don't. This cab is the best cab for me, it's taller than most 4x10's and the sound dispersion is great. If I always had somebody to help me move my gear I might have bought something big like a Bergantino NV610T but I don't, so this was the option for me. [/quote] and that's cool. we have different preferences and what is comfy for me is not for you and viceversa note: I'm not likely to use 4 cabs very often... 2 of those small ones work for 80-90% of what I do.

[quote name='stoo' timestamp='1454410753' post='2969396'] Partly for height - the place we normally play at has a fairly cramped stage and I usually end up stood very close to my amp. Partly so I could use them as a stereo pair of PA cabs if need be (I've top hats for pole mounts in mine) But mostly - yeah, it's so I've got the right ratio of screen to speakers for my telly. [url="http://s10.photobucket.com/user/scrapperstoo/media/guitars/tv_zpsmthkhuhy.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Yeah... two reasons I liked using two BF cabs even if I did not need the volume: 1) height. I hear it better. No need to be loud just because you can 2) it prevents any temptation from others to set up a small but piercingly loud guitar amp on top of mine... which will ensure it deafens me while making it hard for me to hear myself unless I turn up too loud and spoiling the whole onstage sound for everybody... Yes, it happened. Yes I tell them. Yes they fix it. But I find it's easier to remove temptation and nobody gets hurt that way