I bought an LFSys Monza about a month ago based on the positive reviews here on BC and I haven't been disappointed! Its a really nicely designed cab, only 11kg, looks great but more importantly sounds great too. really excellent full range performance from this 1x10, punchy and clean and with really nice sparkle from the horn with very little evidence of hiss etc. For a single 10 its a very loud cab and pairs up really well with my Quilter BB800 head. I have trialled it on several gigs as a replacement for my BF Supercompact and it has managed very well indeed for a 1x10 though the SC has more natural bottom end and a bit more general heft. I already own 2 Barefaced cabs, the Supercompact and a One10 and I love both cabs but sometimes missed the high end sparkle of a tweeter/horn. Naturally enough my next experiment was to pair the Monza with the BF cabs so on a dep gig with a fairly loud classic rock band I brought along my One10 and sat it on top of the Monza and suddenly the magic started to happen, that cab combination is nothing short of amazing, the warmer and naturally bassier One10 combined with the super clean and more hifi Monza seems to hit a sweet spot that to my ears gives me exactly the tones I am looking for from my basses. A mid punch and tight low end as well as a beautiful smooth top end sparkle. Perfect for what I do which is fingerstyle with a bit of slapping, mostly 70s and 80s covers etc... I have used this cab combination now on several gigs and have had many compliments on my tone so obviously something is right about it... I haven't gigged the Monza/Supercompact as a pairing yet but I have linked them at home and they sound fantastic together too so that will be my next experiment... 

All in all I highly recommend the Monza both as a standalone or combined with a BF One10 if you happen to have one and were thinking of adding a second or one of the newer One10t's... an LFSys Monza is definitely worth checking out and Steve the owner of the company is a great guy to deal with. Obviously there are thousands of cab and amp combinations that are possible, I just mention my own experience here based on an experiment that just worked extremely well and has without doubt made gigging more enjoyable as a result. 😊

23 minutes ago, Gypsyfolk said:

There are some really good battery powered PA speakers now. EV everse, bose s1 etc. A good bass preamp pedal into one of those won’t flap trousers but will probably produce the best sound to weight ratio.

I use a Bose S1 on battery power for my Kala Uke bass in unplugged trad Irish/folk sessions and its a fantastic bit of kit.. the Uke has a decent sounding active preamp so no need for an external one... nothing lacking in the low end but its a hollow body instrument with a bit of natural bassiness in the tone, a regular solid body electric bass might benefit from an external preamp... we play at acoustic level, fiddles, flutes, accordions, acoustic guitars etc so the S1 isn't being pushed hard and I normally get 3 x 2.5 hour ish gigs out of it before i charge it again which is pretty decent.. 

Great review... ordered my Monza this morning 😊

Just resurrecting this thread with the same question..anyone using the new One10T?

Not a bass amp but I use the Bose S1 powered PA speaker as a battery powered bass combo for unplugged trad and folk sessions, street gigs etc... to my ears it sounds great and lacks very little over a 'proper' bass combo... all the spec is here https://www.thomann.de/ie/bose_s1_pro.htm but basically its small, light, very well put together and has a 5ah rechargeable lithium battery pack that lasts about 4 gigs (8-10 hours playing time) before recharging... I mostly use it with an active Ukebass but have gigged it with regular bass'es too, active Stingray, Jazz etc and all sounded great... obviously we are talking fairly low volume stuff here but its got tons of headroom... I'm sure you could get a decent tone from any passive bass as well with a battery powered preamp pedal in line... not cheap I grant you but mine doubles up as half of a small PA system as well for pub gigs etc (singer owns a second one) so in my case it was well worth the price as it kills two birds with one stone.. 😊   

If I wasn't so far away (in Ireland) I'd have this in a heartbeat 😍

Selling my Ned Steinberger NS Designs CR4M EUB. This is one of the first runs of these fabulous instruments, I'm not sure of the exact age but I'm guessing close to 20 years old at this stage. I imported the bass from the USA in the mid 2000's... Overall condition is excellent for its age as the bass has seen very little use since I acquired it. There is one small ding on the neck (pictured) which was repaired by the previous owner. It does not affect the playability of the bass. The bass has both the EMG active pickup system plus a piezo system and a blend control if you wish to incorporate both. This was well ahead of its time when these basses were released. The fingerboard is thick ebony with the customary NS dot markers. Currently strung with a set of GHS crossover strings which are hardly used but the original strings (Thomastik Infeld flats) are also included. The tone is rich and punchy and comes very close to an acoustic upright with a bit of patience in your setup, otherwise it can sound like a big fretless or any number of possibilities with its advanced electronics.. My bass comes with the original high quality chrome tripod stand plus the optional chrome end pin stand (no longer supplied with current basses) and all the appropriate accessories. NS padded gig bag and accessories bag are included plus a custom padded flightcase of excellent build quality. This is the ultimate package of extras for the CR4M. It is truly a delightful instrument to play and I am only selling due to lack of use and a persistent shoulder injury which makes playing an upright very painful for me. These basses retail at €4300 these days and that is without all of the listed accessories which would add another €1000 to the price... so grab an absolute bargain while you can!! I am based in Eire but shipping can be arranged due to the padded flightcase so please PM with any questions.  

They broke the mold with Joni... heres a clip of her performing Hejira live with a fantastic band including the one and only Pino on fretless... 

Surprised Pino hasn't had a clip yet but I'm happy to oblige with this one... superb fretless intonation and slap technique... yes his fretted stuff is awesome too but this is what does it for me ☺️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClMU4oxag60

I love mine too... I put a set of black tapewounds on it which makes the tone even warmer and punchier.... great basses... GLWTS

I always envied Guy Pratt who managed to juggle several amazing gigs at once, jumping from Icehouse to Pink Floyd to Brian Ferry and a slew of other famous names in between for touring and studio/TV work... his most recent project is Nick Masons Saucerful of Secrets, yet another enviable gig... he's had (and continues to have) an amazing career playing with some of the best musicians in the world... yeah I'd quite like Guy's job 

12 hours ago, la bam said:

Mine is my favourite all round amp ever.

I think people get can get confused, but take time to properly understand the controls.

I say this as I assumed at first 'depth' was clockwise for more bass (which it is), and 'contour' was clockwise for more highs. But it isnt. Clockwise is a smooth smoothed out sound. Anti clockwise gives you that high end bite especially when then turning 'depth' anti clockwise also.

All the controls work with each other.

Gain adds a bit of dirt and compression clockwise, and is clean as a bell anti clockwise. Again, work that in with your eq sound.

That explains the controls very well. I absolutely love the slight sag you get when cranking the gain up to about 7 and adjusting the master to taste, especially with a Precision, warm and punchy... fabulous wee amps these!

Did you ever get a chance to weigh the bass? cheers...

Good thread... I've lost count of the number of times I've taken my rounds off and re strung my P bass with flats only to change back again after a couple of weeks... maybe its down to technique and gear to a certain extent, certainly in the right hands a P with flats can sound glorious but I think in a live setting (mostly noisy pubs in my case) I still need to hear a bit of bark in my tone to help me to cut through the mix and I only seem to get that with rounds... DR High Beams have been my round of choice for up on 20 years, they last for ages and to my ears sound even better as they get played in... obviously there comes a point when the need changing but I get ages out of a set 🙂

34 minutes ago, spyder said:

I've posted a new thread with your wording. Hope you don't mind as I would like to also know if anyone has tried it. 

Not at all 🖕

Sorry for a slight derail from the original topic but wondering of any Ashdown users/fans have tried the RM 410 Evo II super lightweight 4x10 cab yet? I cant find very much about it anywhere on the web... 21kg is a very manageable weight for a 4x10 and the price isn't bad either... I'm sure it probably sounds great but it would be nice to hear some real world feedback 🙂

1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said:

My BB800 just arrived from Thomanns.. Perfect condition. Very happy. Ill get to try it out tomorrow night with my F112.

I dont plan on using the little bag but was surprised to see a a fitted foam bottom in it. Very nice touch.

Happy days.. I find the little fitted bag very handy, in fact I leave the amp sitting in and just open the flap fully down behind the cab for cables etc... it never budges during gigs 🙂

2 minutes ago, theotherphiljones said:

That’s good to hear. Especially as I just bought this exact setup!!

Excellent congrats.. you wont be sorry!!

I use the BB800 with a Supercompact and its a great versatile light weight rig for pretty much any genre 🙂

43 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said:

Cheers. Im definitely getting to like the sound of this amp. I dont need sparkle, although do like an open sounding top end.

Ive got my first rehearsal with my new Fearless F112 this Thursday. Going to use my GK MB800. If i feel this is lacking or too coloured i think ill get a Quilter ordered.

That sounds like a really nice combination of head and cab to be fair... I'd be surprised if you find anything lacking there 🙂

I concur with all the positive comments above... total workhorse, huge power on tap, warm, fat, punchy, easy to find a great tone for pretty much any genre... sounds great with any cab but particularly suits my Barefaced Supercompact... possibly a bit too dark if you are keen on really sheeny highs otherwise a fantastic little head

I bought this very cute little short scale (29") fretless jazz on here earlier this year for using in an acoustic gig that never materialized and since I find myself needing a few bob due to other bass purchases I'm letting it go again. The bass is in great condition, the fretless conversion is excellent with very well fitted maple inserts, there are no dings or dongs and it plays very nicely, weighs only 3kg, balances perfectly and the replacement Alan Entwistle pickups sound great. Currently strung with newish Rotasound black tape wound strings so its got quite a woody bark to it. The original tort pickguard is included with the bass but I think it looks way cooler without it 😀

Overall if you fancy a nice cheap as chips short scale fretless for gigging or just noodling about on this is ideal... its also ia perfect travel instrument. Not pictured but I have a decent black leatherette gigbag that is fits into pretty snugly though its a tiny bit longer than the bass itself... Any other questions send me a PM... Oh and I'm in Ireland but I have the box and packing that it came to me in from the UK so shipping is fine,  it will probably cost about 20 quid to ship to the UK  🙂

Body: Alder
Neck: Maple Neck Profile: 'C
Neck Lacquer: Matte
Neck Construction: Bolt-on
Nut width in mm: 39
Scale: Shortscale (inch): 29
Pickups: Alan Entwhistle JBXN
Hardware: Chrome
Colour: Sunburst

2 hours ago, stewblack said:

Not tried the stand alone 208 but I do use a BG250 loaded with two 8s and I really like it. 

I remember turning up at a tiny pub gig with difficult parking only to find that while the playing area was indeed small the pub itself was far from tiny. Believing what I'd been told I had only brought the BG250 and so I had to go with it 

Despite pushing it pretty hard I was pleased with the result. Another 208 with it would be a great little rig. 

I think the BG208 plus a BC208 would make a lovey little stack, and I'm sure TC Electronic are hoping alot of existing BG208 owners will think the same... I dont own a BG208 but I'm thinking a pair of the new BC208's with any decent head should make a really cool and extremely portable light weight rig... at 150 quid a pop (at the moment) they wont break the bank either 🙂

I own an love a Super Compact but reading rave reviews of the Two10 has me gassing for one now as I think it might be more what I'm after in the tone dept so kinda looking the opposite way to yourself 😯

Anyone on the forum using one or a pair of these yet? I've read a few positive reviews over on TB and on Thomann from recent buyers but I'd like to hear what Basschatters have to say? Price and weight both very attractive and I like 8's