dannybuoy

Sounds like you could benefit from a nice creamy, bassy, mild overdrive that plays nice with hot active basses and boosts/fattens up your sound in a supporting role in a big band situation- like a Solidgold FX Beta perhaps. Or a VT Bass to make your Markbass sound like a grindy Ampeg tube amp, which is versatile anywhere. Then for the solo stuff, something with lots of clarity that won't destroy your tone, which means a blend, like the EBS Billy Sheehan, Ashdown J-Lo, Brimstone XD-1, Darkglass B3K/B7K/Vintage, VT Bass DI, etc.

Pretty much any amp would work with any cab, no need to stick to a single manufacturer, let alone a single range. For example, I pair up an Orange head with Ampeg cabs. It is nice to have a matching setup though, especially when they are as cheap as Ashdown are knocking them out for these days.

[quote name='ThePapabull' timestamp='1396974934' post='2419352'] thanks to all…. anyone checked the soundblox 2? [/quote] It's not bad. Does a REALLY good low gain tubey overdrive, I found the high gain sounds rather meh, but it certainly gets a lot of rave reviews. You still haven't told us anything about what sounds you're after or what gear you use to help us to help you!

Add on the VAT and they are the same price.

I bought a couple of pedals from the same place using the same shipping method - one took 7 days and the other around 10. It's part of the gamble of buying cheap pedals form the US. If it was 100% trouble free, everyone would be at it!

Try entering the same tracking number into Parcelforce.

Pretty much every solid state head comes with a pair of 8 ohm outputs, and you can hook one of those up to a 4 ohm cab no trouble, I assume this can do the same. The only amps that come with a selection of different outputs where you need to be careful which one you're plugging into are proper heavy tube amps.

This is probably the most bargainous rig out there at the mo! The wattage rating of a cab has nothing to do with how loud it can go, it will tell you how many watts you can pump through it before it will break, and they are usually expressed in average RMS values. Also, a 4 ohm cab will let the head run at full power of 400W RMS, whereas the head will only be producing just over half of that when pushing an 8 ohm cab. You probably want a 4-ohm 2x12 or 4x10 with a power rating of at least 400W, ideally a bit more. This looks like a good deal: [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Ashdown-MAG414T-Deep-Bass-Amp-Cab/C5W"]http://www.gear4musi...ass-Amp-Cab/C5W[/url] Otherwise, a couple of 12" cabs would cost a bit more but would be easier to cart about and would give you an option of just taking the one to quiet gigs / rehearsals (2x 8 ohm cabs equals a 4 ohm load): [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-cabs/pid24233/cid686/ashdown-mibass-mi12-1x12-cab.asp"]http://www.andertons...12-1x12-cab.asp[/url]

Depends on so many things, what bass you use, what amp/cab you use, your playing style, your musical genre, size/cost limitations, etc. If you want the 'best' 'distortion', the Brimstone XD-1 takes some beating, if you have the cash and the board space. [url="http://www.brimstoneaudio.com/crossover-distortion.html"]http://www.brimstone...distortion.html[/url] [url="http://www.prymaxevintage.com/brimstone-audio-xd-1-crossover-distortion/"]http://www.prymaxevi...ver-distortion/[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pHo6fPdPvM[/media] The EBS Billy Sheehan looks cool too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ch5ZIJgp2Q But there may well be other pedals more suited to you depending on your needs!

Agreed, I've put V1 of the VT Bass through a real time analyser and with the bass, mids, and character at noon and the treble at 10 o'clock, it was pretty much flat with a 5k speaker sim rolloff, and you can dial in a mid boost from there. The LH500 has a passive EQ so mids are probably cut only, if so that knob should be cranked and then backed off a little to taste.

The Fishman will give you an EQ, but the VT has built in distortion and sounds more like an Ampeg, so whether or not they can do a similar job, depends on the job! Personally, I don't have a major problem with the gain of the stock valves in the old model. I keep the gain set low, and have an XLR attenuator adaptor should I find the DI output to be too hot. Put up a wanted ad here and you'll be bound to find some cheap valves, but they're not that expensive new either (check out Hot Rox and Watford Valves).

SBMM Ray4 - Stingray on the cheap with a Jazz width neck!

The Orange will sound clean if you turn the gain right down. The EQ on it is not very flexible, and the amp is quite dark sounding overall, but it's perfect for rock and blues! It's loud as hell and has real thump down low where some other class D heads are lacking. If you're not just after micro heads, check out the Markbass TTE500. The Aguilar TH500, TC RH750 and GK MB500 Fusion, and Ashdown MiBass/Rootmaster are all worth a look too. The Ashdown LB30/CTM30 probably won't cut it volume wise. Avoid the Ampeg PF500 as they are unreliable.

Nobody said you had to boost 31Hz, it could be used to cut down there too!

I think the Aphex alignment trickery just applies to the top end, the 'big bottom' circuit is some kind of bass boost with a limiter to compress the lows I think. But yes, it does the job very well, and might be just the ticket if you just want to fatten up an OC-2.

If you want bright sounding nylons, try the LaBella 'white' tapewounds. They're not really white, the outer wrap is transparent: http://www.labella.com/category/products/bass/white-nylon-tape/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNdiB2gAUSA

If someone is dumb enough to pay £2000 for an iPhone with Flappy Bird, then they deserve everything they get. What was more astounding is people were flogging Android devices and jailbroken iPhones for inflated prices, both of which can simply install a pirate version of the game. Not to mention the fact that it's a sh1t game.

[quote name='Me And My Bass' timestamp='1396476755' post='2414243'] I have a dencity hulk and it is mega sh*t you're pants sub! [/quote] Grammar - it's the difference between knowing your pants, and knowing you're pants.

http://youtu.be/ecy9AgFqKH0 Godlyke Great Divide: http://www.godlyke.com/totally-wycked-audio-effects-pedals/hand-built/great-divide-2-analog-synth-octaver Mantic Density Hulk: http://www.manticeffects.com/products/density-hulk http://www.manticeffects.com/products/density-hulk-pro DOD are also supposed to be reissuing their Meatbox pedal.

I just make spaceship noises with my Carbon Copy fed into a Small Stone and find it very easy to control with the side of my foot!

Hmm, now I want to try a Grabber!

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/232704-zoom-ms-70cdr-chorusdelayreverb-modeller/