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Your choice from the Thunderfunk range. Used ones available from around £550. These are superb. I rarely use the (extensive) EQ, very occasionally a slight tweak of the timbre and/or enhance knobs do the job well. http://www.thunderfunk.com/ Frank.

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1506165112' post='3376807'] In fact, I'm starting to revisit my own previous preference for the BF BB2 over the SM, because the difference between 600W and the 800W which the BB2 can handle will, as has been helpfully pointed out earlier in this thread, be a pretty marginal increase in volume. [/quote] I have both a BB2 and a SM and the SM seems capable of as much volume as the BB2. The difference is that the BB2 is bigger and smoother sounding and goes lower. I like and use both cabs individually, but,if pushed to choose one only, it would be the BB2. At least that's the case today, but if you ask me on another day... Frank. Edit to correct typo.

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1505990763' post='3375668'] Chris in principle a BF 8ohm could be great, I agree, but the issue here is that the OP's amp will put out a lot less power at 8ohm than 4ohm and that is likely to be a key limiting factor here. 300W at 4ohm will generally = 150W at 8ohm correct? 150W is not going to leave much (if any) headroom for most gigs and would require the amp to be driven quite hard. [/quote] I used a Mesa Walkabout with single Barefaced cabs for years and never lacked for volume and rarely went through the PA. Most 4ohm cabs can't handle the the power available to them anyway, so, in my opinion, you are indeed painting yourself into a corner buying a 4ohm cab. Markbass offer a 4ohm version of their Traveller 2 x 10 although I doubt that it has any real-world advantage over the 8ohm version but has a very definate disadvantage. Frank.

I've been machinehead since the CB radio days about 1980. An obvious connection with guitars. But my name's Frank. Frank.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1503653115' post='3359922'] Not so - they are totally different. A standard vehicle ie "starter" battery is not designed to be completely discharged and then recharged on a continuing basis. Yes, it will survive if treated this way on an occasional basis, but doing so regularly will drastically shorten it's life. A leisure battery is designed to withstand this type of treatment. [/quote] I'm afraid I disagree with you on this. The so-called "leisure batteries" are just as prone to a short life by repeated discharge as a starter battery is. The marketing suggests otherwise but it is untrue plus they decline to publish proper data. The construction is almost the same. For leisure use you need a proper traction battery, which will be expensive and heavy but will perform as designed. I have spent my entire working life in the marine and offshore industry designing battery systems (amongst other electrical systems) and I have owned campervans for 30 years so I have lots of experience of "leisure batteries". Don't be fooled by leisure batteries. Frank.

Lovely. I'm inspired to (try to) do the same thing. Frank.

For what you're trying to do, a generator is the best and cheapest solution. To get enough power from a battery and inverter would be expensive as well as useless to you after the gig. (And so-called leisure batteries are basically just starter batteries with a different label and a much higher price so best avoided.) Hire or borrow a generator with double the power you need. This will greatly reduce the voltage and frequency fluctuations. This is probably not what you want to hear. Frank.

Haha, Excellent. Frank.

I played 6 string guitar in bands form c1969 to c1985. The bass player couldn't make a gig so I stood in on bass guitar. I loved it so much that I immediately changed to bass and never played guitar on stage again. So, to me it's a great advantage being able to read a guitar player's fingers at a jam or when depping. I also know loads of chords and various shapes in all the positions right up the neck. It helps me a lot. I can also think like a guitarist when playing bass lines so I think that helps me to play [u][i]with[/i][/u] the guitarist in a creative way. Or something like that. Frank. Frank.

Tortoise with white for me. It gives a lovely warm look to the bass. White on white doesn't do it for me at all - not enough contrast. Have a look at the brig's US Jaguar for sale. Gorgeous! Frank.

In the best Basschat tradition I'm going to suggest the amp that I own. . EBS Reidmar 750. These seem to be very overlooked but they are versatile, very LOUD, and have a great set of features including a compressor and "drive" knob. They can be had new for under £600 so something of a bargain too. Any of the quality cabs that come up for sale here will do the job. In the upper range of cabs, there aren't really any bad ones. Frank.

I really don't think a valve(s) in the preamp make a noticeable difference to the sound. I have four heads, one of them, my Mesa Walkabout, has three valves in the preamp although at least one is used in the MOSFET switching circuit, but I doubt that the Walkabout sound is due to the presence of valves at all. I'm thinking about going all solid state and selling the Mesa. I can't believe I just typed that... Frank.

Great bass. I had a '75 reissue Jazz for quite a few years. It was a more rare rosewood fretboard version. I sold it last year as I'd semi-retired and thought that I could no longer justify having expensive instruments. But God, do I miss that bass? It had the best neck I've ever experienced, similar to the Geddy Lee necks I imagine. I think you'll forget about what you don't like about your new bass very quickly and just enjoy such a great bass with a neck to beat them all. Frank.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1501237896' post='3343486'] Indeed they do, but as the Gig Case was new I thought it was worth highlighting as an option. It is also considerably less bulky than their regular cases. [/quote] I have the more bulky version and indeed, the bulk is a drawback - but it's the only drawback. It's a superb gig bag if the bulk doesn't matter. For me, trying to fit it behind car seats etc, it was too big, so I ended up buying a Mono which is much slimmer but not any better made. If this new Protection Racket bag had been available when I bought the Mono, I think I'd have went with the Protection Racket one at half the price of the Mono. Thanks for the review. Frank.

Stunningly beautiful! Frank.

And again just now... I'd love to give whoever is responsible a good kick in the three-piece-suite. Frank.

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1500668688' post='3339573'] Do you know if the humbucker is series wired? A parallel wired mod might help, costs little if you can solder and is reversible. [/quote] Good call. Frank.

I have a 51 reissue bass with two Seymour Duncan pickups. It's a decent mod and gives a wider variety of sounds. It will be fine on a Squier but, in the case of my Fender, it's possibly devalued it. I think it would be less so on a Squier as the value is much less than a 51 RI Fender. However, the cost of having it done could be more than the Squier is worth, which is okay if you're planning to keep it. Frank.

Length without padding = 1220mm. Length with padding = 1200mm. Lower bout width = 355mm. Width at headstock area = 150mm. Depth = 100mm. These are as accurate as I can be but remember that there is some give/ flexibility in the bag. These are great value and well made gig bags. Frank.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1500578009' post='3338893'] Thanks, I only really need maximum interior length, with and without bumper, the lower bout width, and the width at the headstock area. Cheers Gareth [/quote] No problem Gareth. It's in the roofspace and I'm off to bed for an early start tomorrow but I'll get you those dimensions tomorrow afternoon or evening. Frank.