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thinking about getting rid of my marshall bass amp as im basically using it as a power section at the minute with all the tone coming from my vt bass pre amp pedal. just wondering if theres many bassits on here run the Power amp - Pre setup rather than an amp? any advice would be much appreciated as i've never ran a rig this way! also any amps you could recommed?

[quote name='73Jazz' post='1276050' date='Jun 20 2011, 04:49 PM']I think she belongs to this thread, 1978 Fender P [/quote] that P is quite possibly the sexiest bass I have ever seen!!!!!

i got the micro VR and theres been time's when my marshall vba has blew up and i've ran this amp with my marshall cab and its the bollox! such a great little amp

I Bought a Double bass a couple of years back as the guy who was selling it was letting it go for cheap but I'm struggling to identify it. The only markings on it I can find is inside the body, saying "In Germany" I assume it did at one point say "made in Germany" it looks aincent and I'll get some photos uploaded later on tonight, is there any areas in particular I should be Photographing? just looking to get names/dates/pricing etc!

so if the socket is wired up incorrectly, could this cause the problem described. sounds similar to a dirty pot, but i've never heard a dirty pot sound this extreme!

i've had my P for a few years now but recently its become unplayable due to the jack socket cracking like hell when touched. I took it to a local guitar shop to get repaired and its come back with a different problem! When the volume pot is turned its making a very "rough" turning sound and the little signal that comes throught in certain positions is very weak and distorted. thought it was possibly the battery so I gave it the lick test and its still very strong! could the new jack be the problem? or have I just been unluky and got a new problem? the socket looks pretty much the same as the old one. just after some advice before I take it back to the shop! cheers Lee

it is mate, just an old guitar case

here's my newly completed board! Left over laminate flooring came in handy. All effects running through the VT's loop!

Not really a diary as i forgot to take shots before it was finished haha Used a old guitar hardcase shortened down to size! lined the floor and made a raised platform out of left over laminate from my living room! Makes life so much easier!!

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1247995' date='May 28 2011, 10:27 AM']Be careful over the next couple of months. You don't want to be laid up for Stormin' The Castle! [/quote] hehehehehehehe good times man, good times

[quote name='gazhowe' post='1246628' date='May 27 2011, 08:30 AM']Hi Neil, welcome on board. Caught the Alcatraz House band at the County (So Shields) a while back - good stuff![/quote] Hey man! if it was the last time we played there I wasn't playing bass as i had a broken arm haha

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1246260' date='May 26 2011, 09:14 PM']Hiya, Neil. There are quite a few lads from round the North-East on here, so you'll fit in well, mate. Welcome to the Forum. [/quote] cheers man! are you the big al who plays with black rose?

been on here for a while now but mainly just skulking around checking out the massive amount of bass porn on offer :-) My names Lee currently living in the northeast, in a couple of bands, covers band called alcatraz house band (awful name I know haha) playing music from the likes of zeppelin, rush, zz top, foo fighters, the doors etc you can check a video out of us playing some rush here - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpCKR0EDYeY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpCKR0EDYeY[/url] other band is an origional band called The Karma Heart playing modern rock music inspired by the likes of foo fighters, incubus, paramore etc you can check us out on www.thekarmaheart.com www.myspace.com/thekarmaheart www.facebook.com/thekarmaheart [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqBiDa395yE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqBiDa395yE[/url] Big bass love for me is fenders! got a p-pass deluxe, jazz deluxe and strangly enough a gibson sg, run them through a marshall vba400 with a range of effects! great forum you got here, very informative and seems to have plenty of nice folk too!! Hi All!!!!!

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1148447' date='Mar 3 2011, 02:53 PM']Yes. They're both 4-ohm cabs, so plug 'em both in and the amp sees 2 ohms total load (so make sure you flip the switch to "2 ohms"), and the 400W of power will be divided equally between them: 200W each. Proceed to rock out and decide if you like what you hear.[/quote] you've just saved me a sh*t load of money hahahhaha thanks alot man!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1148432' date='Mar 3 2011, 02:42 PM']You asked for a recommendation, that's what I would do. You'll find 2 decent quality 2x10s stacked vertically will do all that you need. Plenty of depth & the Markbass cabs have tweeters too & my back likes the light wight. Doesn't have to be Markbass cabs tho, there's many good brands & barefaced (Alex Claber on here) are highly rated too. Or if you want to self build, then BFM (Bill Fitzmaurice on here) are also highly rated. I didn't mean to sound cheeky about selling the 4x12, just a suggestion. Oh, & welcome to BassChat.[/quote] hahaha no worries mate! i love the sheer power and balls of the 412 its one of the best cabs ive played, just looking for something to boost the high end a bit.

so if i was to drive the 412 and the 210(yamaha) at 2ohm both cabs would be recieving 200watt?

ive got a yamaha 210 that runs at 250 at 4ohm just a bit dubious at running it with a 400watt all valve head

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1148322' date='Mar 3 2011, 01:19 PM']I'd recommend flogging the 4x12 & getting 2 Markbass 2x10s.[/quote] and why would i want to do that?

maybe i worded it wrong...............what cabs could you recommend? hahaha

i'm after a 2x10 to accompany my marshall vba 400 with vbc412 cab, looking to give my rig a nice bit of top end bite. would need something that was 4ohm and could handle 400watt, also possibley looking for a 2x10 with a built in horn. any suggestions?