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I was quite interested until I saw the price. £1900 - not a frakking chance.

I've had a quick go using the cab and a Genz Shuttle 9.2 Definitely different to the HD112. Tighter low end and slightly more mids. The HD112 goes a bit deeper to the point that I used to roll the lows off a bit. The CN112 low end has more of a piano like tone than the HD112, and I do love a good piano tone! I've not tried playing with EQ yet or with a different amp, but it's got a real depth of quality to the sound. And it's almost 20lb lighter than the HD. I think I need another one.

Bergantino CN112 has arrived from Bass Gear And in about 2 hours I'll get a chance to plug it in and try it! The fit and finish on it is staggering though. Don't think I've ever seen a cab built so well.

I ran a Yamaha P5000S for a few years and was very pleased with it. Bomb proof build, plenty of headroom. [url="http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/poweramps/ps_series/"]http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/poweramps/ps_series/[/url]

Yamaha Pacifica Superb guitars even if they were double the price. In fact, sometimes I think their low price harms their reputation. Back in my guitar playing days I had the original 112 model and it seemed better built than anything else I had at the time (including a Gibson Les Paul). Guy I sold it to is still using it almost 15 years on. He put some new pickups in it, but it's still ace.

Awesome shirt!

I really must try a TH500 I'll never go back to big heavy amps so the 751 is a no go for me, but if the TH500 gets pretty close then I might spend some money.

Don't know about them, but I'm in Equity and they are great. Tax advice and workshops, meet ups, and public liability insurance included in the membership. When I got separate quotes for insurance it was dearer than the Equity fee, without any membership benefits.

A few weeks ago I hurt my left elbow tendons and my GP told me to expect 6 months off playing. Physiotherapist had me improving inside of a week and pretty much recovered now! So go get a physio appointment !

What do you do with them? eBay, or forum sales or charity shop donations? I have loads I doubt I'll ever listen to again, but I'm not sure I can be bothered to list 200 items when it seems an awful lot of CDs on eBay only make 99p! Anyone used services like Music Magpie?

I really like the Wampler Sovereign on bass. Doesn't seem to suck any lows and it has a great gritty sound to it. Just a shame that you have to get it from the USA - it's an exclusive for 2 shops over there.

We found a lovely used Yamaha that her teacher thought was a bargain and had been very well looked after. It sound so much better than the school hire one, and sprog tells me it is easier to play. So she is playing more already.

Ha ha ha! What a rig! Needs. More cabs!

GHS Pressurewounds are a wonderful string. Well worth a try.

Berg CN112 ordered from the good people at Bass Gear. Be here on Tuesday, can't wait! Dave, I think we need a photo of all of your rig now!

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1383380695' post='2263728'] but the clarinet might be going through an all tube head? [/quote] I have mic'd it and run it through a Boss VE20 vocal processor - that was great fun! Spooky noises (and robot ones, but that was silly)

Precisions! And 5 strings. Took me decades to find ones I liked, but finally enjoy both.

Dave_the_Bass just bought my Berg HD112 cabs so until I can get the replacements ordered I'll have to just use my little Roland amp for everything. So after starting the 'Sell Bergs and go BF??' Thread I've sold the Bergs...... And buying another Berg! Just going to get a single CN112. As much as I'd like a pair I don't really need 2 for playing along with woodwind instruments!

Dave just bought my Berg HD112 cabs. I got a great lesson about current Yamaha basses after being really impressed with the one he bought with him to try the cabs with. Lovely chap and if I hadn't already been late for the village firework show I think we would have ended up in the pub for hours. Good to meet you!

Ace! I shall await the sticky with anticipation! I've written tons of songs of the years and I reckon at least 3% of them deserve recording properly!!

Thank you. I think I'll have to look at the Focusrite stuff. The other bits are a bit expensive for fun use at home! Reaper seems dirt cheap though! Wow. I thought that was going to be the expensive bit.

I am listening to Civilians - This is not an Exit, Act 1 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/this-is-not-an-exit-act-1/id726156943 The guitarist is Paul Clark (Clarky) of the David Cross Band (the remains of King Crimson) His last solo CD was 'Shredz at an Exhibition' but the Civilians album has a really great Pop / Funk grooved going on, with (to me anyway) a bit of a 1980s feel to it. I love it. Huge fun!

Right - I've done plenty of recording - in other words standing in a room playing while someone else does the mics, levels, mixing etc, but not really done any of the techie stuff. Last time I tried it was with a Line 6 UX2 and whatever free software came with it, and as my band mates had much better kit I didn't really use it I'd like to give it another try. My PC is pretty basic and getting old - Win7 64bit, i3 3.20Ghz with 4GB Ram. So I need software, an interface of some kind, and maybe more Ram? Interface would need to do plug-in-able instruments as well as mics, and I suppose ideally cope with several inputs at once. Total noob at this - so all advice is welcome ta

I've been thinking about this too. I only really play my Marleaux and Dingwall 5 strings. Partly because my current gig is an orchestra and that low B is very useful, but partly because I like the sound of those basses. (Even then I'd swap the Dingwall for another Consat if I could) I could sell all my 4 strings... but one of them (an old Status Energy) has been with me for about 15 years and tons of gigs, it's battered, scratched, modded and clearly worth sod all to anyone but me. I'd have to keep that one. Selling that would be like cutting an arm off.

I'm amazed they even asked! Not just for the cheek of it, and that you are helping them out, but also it seems that you've put a lot of work into helping them already. Reminds me a bit of a drummer I knew - he was very good indeed, but he suddenly refused to come to rehearsals until the rest of band 'were as tight as him' - then he said that the rest of us had 2 years to write a good enough song to make him famous. Then he sold his van and bought a motorbike and told us it was our problem getting his drum kit to venues. In hindsight it was clear it was a 'Yoko' issue!