Cameronj279

I think I'd be best going for separate head/cab. To be honest as far as a a cab goes it'll be mainly for home practice to be honest. The Markbass gear is seeming hopeful (and cheaper than the TC) which is good since my earphones have just decided to die on me!

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1437864572' post='2829677'] DSRs. If you buy online you can inspect them in whatever setting you choose. If you don't like them, send them back. [/quote] Forgot about the cooling off period. Anybody had any experience with having to take advantage of this with guitarguitar? I reckon I'll be happy with the RH750 as I was rather impressed by it but just incase...

[quote name='KK Jale' timestamp='1437863092' post='2829669'] You could hire... but at £75 (really?) [/quote] Well...£40 a day for the RH750 and £35 a day to hire the Littlemark. I'm hoping to find a second hand of either amp to do what you said although I am leaning more towards the TC.

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm sure someone will let me know if it isn't. Basically as I said on another thread I started I'm now looking into getting a lightweight amp head however I'm totally clueless. I would like to try the TC Electronics RH450/750 and Markbass Little Mark iii. I've tried the TC amp but only in store and not in a band setting (where it matters) and don't know if there's a way to try them short of spending £75 to hire them for a day). Any helps appreciated Cameron

I think I'm probably best buying second hand and trying them out as I would actually be using the amps. Because of my extremely limited knowledge of amps I reckon this is the best option. It also means if I decide it's not for me worst case scenario I've lost a couple of quid and not a few hundred.

My girlfriend and I have seriously contrasting tastes in music. I'm a huge fan of metal but also listen to just about anything as long as it can keep my interest (modern pop and blues does not do this for me. She on the other hand doesn't like metal at all (luckily she's de-sensitised to it now) and she listens mainly to modern pop...basically whatever is in the charts at the time.

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1437742215' post='2828714'] G System has no built in dirt. [/quote] Deal breaker right there. back to the drawing board I guess.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1437736696' post='2828615'] Just wait for the Tech 21 VT500 to be released and then pick up a used GK/MarkBass/TC head from the for sale section on here. Something tells me there might be a flood of used compact heads on the horizon lol. [/quote] I was actuslly thinking about doing this. It does seem like there will be a few going up!

No Markbass or GK but was quite impressed by the TC RH750. Most likely overkill power wise for what I need though?

Clear and punchy is really what I'm going for so I'm headed into Glasgow to see if there is any Markbass/GK amps in any of the shops to try out. I think one of the shops has a few TC amps in stock so I'll give them a go if I have time.

I would probably only be using the amps EQ for suiting it towards the room as my ACG has way more tone controls than I could ever need

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1437693877' post='2828370'] Is it then safe to assume that there will always be a bass cab to hand at the venue..? If so, remember to take adequate cables to connect from the amp to either a jack socket or a speakON, as either are commonly found on bass cabs. If there is no bass cab involved, a DI (Direct Injection box...) could be used to plug directly into the PA. No amp required at all in that case. [/quote] The gigs in question have generally been cab provided but all bands required to bring their own amp heads (seems a bit weird to me really).

As Discreet said just the amp head. Have no need for a cab as I couldn't transport it even if I had to. I've never actually considered Gallien Krueger and have no idea of what the sound is from them but they seem to have a signature sound from what people are saying? I'm curious to try these out. From what has been said the Aguilar is probably not what I'm looking for but the TC, G&K and the Markbass are sounding ideal so far.

So basically I'm now looking into a lightweight amp head but have literally no clue about what I would need when it comes to amps. I don't drive so it would have to be something I could take on public transport (along with my bass and pedalboard). Main reason behind me now wanting to get an amp is that my band have been offered quite a few gigs that we haven't been able to do because of this. We generally play smallish venues but I wouldn't say tiny and with the music we do I need quite a large bass sound as bass and guitar are both doing 'lead' roles. I've looked into the Aguilar Tone Hammer, Markbass Little Mark and some of the TC Electronic stuff but as I say, I'm totally clueless! Any help appreciated!

Very nice!

I use the TC Polytune mini 2 and had no issues and anytime I'm out of tune it's been my own fault and not the tuners!

Apologies for the crappy quality pictures but here's the Shuker Elite 6 that I briefly very owned. Fantastic bass and sounded huge but I'm just more at home on a 5 string.

My main thought behind going multi effects is that I have to change the settings on my pedals a lot (probably after every 1-2 songs during our live set) and a multi-effects would be simpler and basically just mean I don't have to spend the last 30 seconds of each song trying to remember which pedals I have to change.

Basically I'm considering selling up the pedalboard and going for a multi-effects of some sort. The Kemper profiling amp has peaked my interest but when you include the foot controller it would be around the £1500 mark which at the moment is more than I have (unless my recent job interview has went considerably better than I think it has). Finding any real information about the g-system on bass is proving quite difficult. My current setup is : TC Polytune Mini, MXR Envelope Filter, MXR Bass Octave Deluxe, Darkglass B3K and some EHX delay pedal so I would be looking for it to be able to do a rough estimation of each of those pedals if possible.

I haven't read the full thread (due to complete and total laziness) but isn't warming up supposed to be about warming up your hands/fingers/shoulders/back etc as opposed to hearing yourself play? I generally warm-up unplugged.

[quote name='dc2009' timestamp='1437514649' post='2826763'] Should I destring the bass for flying? Truss rod need any adjustment? [/quote] I've always loosened the strings but never took them off for shipping. Never had any issues. As for shipping I've always used UPS via Interparcel.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1437387803' post='2825459'] Doubt the seller noticed in all honesty [/quote] This. There has been quite a few times where I've had to amend adverts because I've noticed tiny little marks. I can honestly say it wouldn't bother me and quite frankly I probably wouldn't have noticed it. If you're happy with the rest of the bass I'd just accept it. Making the seller aware it wasn't as described would do no hard however...for any future sales the guy/gal makes.