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Surely all cabs are tuned for what they are to be used for ? The bit i dont follow is why a PA cab is better tuned than a decent bass cab if i'm only using the cabs for bass. EDITED to say i think i follow you now that i've thought about it. A good quality PA cab is electronically tuned to give a flat response for that particular cab assuming that's what DSP does. Some new terminology and abbreviations used that i'm not acquainted with cause i'm old school. Dave

Running the Mpulse almost flat with maybe 1 o'clock on bass and sometimes same on mid or treble depending on bass i'm using. Recently tweaked the low mids up a bit on the para EQ but not used it with the band as yet to see how it sounds. I do use the EQ on my Sandberg quite a bit between different songs.

Remember reading some of that thread few weeks ago. Does make a lot of sense but does my Berg HT322 cab not do the same. It has a 12, 2x10's and horn with crossover ? Obviously its powered from the amp rather than a built in cab power amp. Maybe i'm missing the point in the argument but happy to listen. Dave

Pretty sure the Markbass combo i had was class D It was a very lightweight combo. No weight at all. Mine wasn't the earlier Italian version tho. If i decide to sell the Mpulse it will be thru BC first. I'll try and remember to give you a shout Pete. I use it with an 8ohm cab and typically run Gain at 1 o'clock and Master at 12. Changing to my Berg 4 ohm cab in the house i def need to drop the master volume a fair wee bit even at lower volumes in house. Its a bungalow in countryside so neighbours not much of an issue for me. At some point i'll take the Mesa head with Berg 4 ohm cab to rehearsals and see how it sounds. At same settings as my PH212 i reckon it will be louder and clearer sounding. Dave

The EBS head is a lightweight head but its not the sound i prefer. Great back up amp tho. What is FRFR ? Dave

I normally use the Mesa rig at home fro practice. Rehearsal studios have good gear usually EBS amps and Ampeg 810 cabs. Even at home i prefer hearing the Mesa rig to the EBS and Berg cab. Interesting point about the D800 amp Pete. The TT800 has valve preamp much the same as the Mpulse only difference being the power stage and lack of graphic secction which i generally never use except on boomy stage and not that many of them. Talking with our very own @Steve Browning about his thoughts on the lightweight kit he finds very little difference between the TT800 and the heavier amps he had. Steve has been a great help to me offering me loads of advice on how to get the best out of the amp and i've followed his progress from Powerhouse range thru to the Subway. I have to admit that in the past i've found most lightweight gear lacks something in a band situation altho my Markbass rig seemed to be the opposite. It just seemed to sit nicely in a full band with keys yet it didn't have a lot of depth or "heft" (sorry but its the best word to describe what i find from the Mesa rig) My Genz Streamliner was a great wee amp but again didn't come thru in the band mix. Same with the Berg ae112 lightweight cabs and i even tried them with an Ampeg SVT4 and they just didn't have it. As soon as i brought the Mesa rig into existing band everyone commented on how much more it filled the sound and you could feel the bass as well as hearing it. Not louder and i'm very conscious of not being too loud in a band to the point singer or guitarist has told me to turn up a bit. I'm getting to that age where the heavier gear is a bit of a pain to be honest. The trade off might be worth it but i'll buy the new gear before selling the old Mesa rig. The EBS head and HT322 cab will go first. Dave

A man should never feel guilty about bass.😁

Some of those rigs have moved on since the pics.😂 Current rig is Mesa Mpulse in Mesa PH212 (8ohm) Berg HT322 i kept in case i needed a more powerful cab as its 4ohm and would let me get max out the Mpulse if ever needed. To be honest i've just never needed it. I have an EBS Reidmar 750 as a back up amp as well. The Berg AE112 cabs got me into the HT322 because of the quality and tone but the AE112's lacked something that i put down to depth or heft for want of better description. Plan is to sell some of those off and get a Mesa TT800 with the new Subway 2x15 cab. The Ampeg was what got me interested in a more reliable tube pre-amp head and started looking at the Mesa and would have bought yours but just a bit too far away. Mesa gear has been the best gear i've used in 40+ years with a mates Orange all tube head into an 810 cab that was also very nice coming a close second. Dave

The GK1001Rbii and Berg HT322 combination was impressive giving fantastic definition with great depth but the GK amp just wasn't doing it for me. All sounded a bit too clean and "clinical" if that's the right word. ? I've still to try my Mpulse thru the Berg cab. The Berg sounded fantastic with the Ampeg SVT4 Pro but the weight of both was too much plus the Ampeg head kept breaking down too often altho never with the band just at home. I bought the GK as a back up amp. Dave

Forgot about this baby i bought from @karlfer few yrs back now and is one of the best cabs i've ever known and its still in mint condition. Very heavy tho so at some stage i might let it go as my Mesa rig now does everything i need and might be looking at Subway lightweight range once band starts gigging again Bergantino HT322 with a 12 and 2x10's with horn.

Not the bass i've had the longest from around 2008 /2009 i think but its the cheapest bass i own at moment. Its my Fender Geddy Jazz CIJ that i bought in a shop sale. Its the bass i use most at home and when suits within a band setting too. I just love the feel and playability of it.

Most of the pics before page 14 of the thread are no longer available. Guessing they were before the updates we had on BC. Maybe repost if you still have them.....would be nice to see them. Dave

I cant open the links for some reason ? Dave

Its the only one i've seen with that headstock and it does make the bass look quite different. Dave

I def like the look of your bass. That's a shape i'd def go for. I'm off to listen to that WHO isolated track now

Cracking pics of some gorgeous basses i'd love to own. Any chance we could get some descriptions of how they feel, play, sounds and how they compare to other basses you may have had. Just to give us poor people an idea of what they are like to play as i could see me picking up a 2nd hand one at some point. I still need to go thru every page yet so maybe there are descriptions further back. My apologies if that's the case. Dave

That's an Enterprise control panel. What does it all do ?😀 Gorgeous bass but i think i'd prefer a more simplistic control system. Dave

Only just catching up on this thread. Some gorgeous basses.

Like that a lot.

That's a big chunk of wood there. Not surprised it was heavy looking at that pic.

Even just a list of them without pics if none available. Some of my pics were scanned photos or modern phones just take a snapshot of the photo.

Show us your Alembic pics and share your thoughts on your bass. Are they all good. Dave

You've had some amazing basses. Have you listed them on the "How many basses" thread. Just curios. Always fancied an Alembic but cost puts me off. I do however have a notion for another Aria Pro SB1000 either an original one or the re-issues are meant to be just as good. Dave

Its approx 35yrs since i had my WAL but i do remember how i loved that tone and that the bass was really well made compared to any other i had tried. Apart from the possible dead spot 😂 Dave

Having had both i'd agree they are quite different in feel and tones available. For me its all about that WAL tone and that's the main reason i'd buy another one. I do like that classic WAL tone. Goes without saying they are generally exceptionally well built basses. Dave