MichaelDean

The grabbers are coming in at £929, I wouldn't be surprised at £1200+ for a signature G3 based on their recent prices. https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/epiphone-grabber-bass-natural

I'd suggest trying a Digbeth head. I might be biased as I just got one, but the distortion is tubey in nature and the tilt control is a bit of magic. You can make it light or dark sounding with a twist of the knob, then fine tune with the EQ. 500W RMS too. It's plenty loud enough in a loud band. Seriously good bit of kit.

We're looking at triggering some visuals (videos, effects) with MIDI somehow. Does anyone have any first hand experience of doing this in an unobtrusive manner? And best software? It looks like there are bits of software that do it like Magic Music Visuals and Synesthesia. The thought I've had so far is to set up triggers on my GX-100 along with banks of custom patches for each song, so that when I hit a switch, it sends out a MIDI signal and the visuals change.

Lots of my friends were into Linkin Park, but I never quite got them. Heard the popular songs plenty of times though. She sounds great. Maybe the original vocal parts were in an odd range for her, but really? It sounds like she's doing a fine job. First live appearance with the band too. There's got to be some nerves with the crowd anticipation, even for a professional. The new song still has the LP vibe to me.

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Ah, yes. Missed that!

Go Go Penguin are pretty interesting.

Just a few more thoughts to add. Yes, it takes drive really well, but you can also get a lovely plummy sound out of it too. You can easily get a full sounding vintage 60's sort of a sound, or a more modern pop sound, but it's never too harsh. There's a smoothness to the top end that you don't get in some amps. Laney have really knocked it out of the park for me with this one. I don't think I'll be changing amp any time soon. Volume wise, I had it in mixed mode, each on about 3 or 4 out of 10 into my 212. Any more and it was too much. Lots of power available. It is also total a bargain at £399 in most retailers. They could be charging £600 and you'd still be pleased with the tone and build quality. The headphone out sounds great too, so I'm sure the DI will be of equal quality. I'll give that a try soon. Yeah, just so easy to get lovely tones.

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Phwoar! What a sound. Love the amp. Loads of heft and a lot darker than my ABM, but you don't lose detail. It does just what I wanted it to do! It's the best class D amp I've used from that perspective.

Sounds right up my street!

I run a Zilla 212 in a metal band. It more than copes with the demand volume wise. In a past life I also ran it as the main signal for me at functions. I reckon the Hartkes are worth a punt. My only reservation would be that at 15.4kg for each cab, they don't seem that lightweight to me but it is compared to the rig you're currently rocking!

Last time I placed an order, I ordered on the Monday evening and it got delivered on the Friday. There was no tracking until the Thursday evening which was a bit excruciating as I was excited and I'm impatient!

Yeah, best not to overthink it and just dive in. Stick an ad up somewhere explaining your situation and hopefully you get a bite. I think I was lucky because my brother wanted to play guitar and said he'd need a bassist, so I should learn. We got our instruments about the same time and were playing together almost straight away. He roped in a drummer that he knew from school and it got me hooked. Played my first gig at 15, 2 years after I started playing.

I like that a lot. Kinda wish the white one had gold hardware... Might just be me! I'd like to give one a try.

I'm at a wedding right now, quite drunk at the moment, and I just want to say a big FU to wedding DJs. Yes, you have place but please not at any event I attend. I would like a good band please.

From what I've seen, I think it's going to be a new range of guitar amps. Probably two based on this.

I used to struggle to get the sounds I wanted. More experience of what hasn't worked seemed to be the key for me. My MarkBass CMD102P was a great combo, but a bit too pristine for the sound I wanted at the time. The Ampeg PF-500 and 210 cab worked better for me. My ABM-600 got me more where I wanted to be. I think I've refined that further with the Digbeth 500 I just bought. I find watching YouTube gear reviews/demos really useful. If you watch a few to get a general sense of the tones available, I find that helps me get a tonal ballpark for that bit of gear. Also mixing demonstrations have been useful to get a handle on what EQ changes to make for certain sounds and a starting point for compression tips. Experimentation has been key too. Just twist those knobs all the way and see what happens. I don't want to leave an EQ flat because that's what someone else on the internet does.

Toby is the grandson of John Diggins, aka Jaydee Guitars. You're in good hands.

I'm givng it a listen now. Sounds reallly good!

Ah, I was indeed looking at the Pulse XL 10.20 on the Lean Audio site. Maybe the ".17" code is just for Orange's 32 Ohm speakers? I'd assume you wouldn't mix up the ranges to include both neo and ferrite in the one range. The backs of the neo speakers tend to have the fins on them as opposed to the big back you can see in the annnouncement video too. Considering the 71.6kg weight of the 810, that also supports the ferrite theory. https://orangeamps.com/products/bass-guitar-speaker-enclosures/obc-series/obc810c/

Doesn't look like it. 4kg for a Pulse 10" speaker versus 1.5 for an equivalent neo one also from Celestion.

Agreed! Glad I've just got my Digbeth.

No, why would you want that 🙄 I guess you can stick a DI box on the slave out?

Yeah, new output transformer to support low lows better, bias pots for the tubes and a clean switch for hot signals. https://orangeamps.com/products/bass-guitar-amps/bass-valve-systems/ad200/