paulpirie8

Welcome to the forum, Stu! Paul

Most of the people on here tend to agree that the best order for your effects to go in is the one that sounds right to you. Everyone sets them up differently and some people disagree about what order sounds best (putting your compressor first vs. last, for example). But if it's noise and tracking etc. that you're worried about, you should check out Shep's blog. There's a decent section on there entitled "Signal Chain Basics" which will give you more information than you'll likely ever need to know. EDIT: Here's the actual link - https://chris-shepperson-jhvc.squarespace.com/blog/?category=Signal+Chain+BASSics Paul

It obviously depends what you're into yourself but I'd recommend Sick Sad Little World by Incubus. It's a really groovy song and a lot of fun to play. The second half is pretty much entirely instrumental as well. Good luck with your audition anyway, regardless of what you decide on. Paul

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Can't seem to upload a photo, but I used to use the Tour 700 with an ABM410 and my guitarist used a 6505 though a Marsall 4x12. I never had any problem matching him for volume. I never even strayed past the halfway point on my amp for the 2 years or so I used this rig and that was about 500w at 8ohms IIRC. I can only suggest that the 4x10/2x10 combo may be inefficient. Maybe you should try using just the 4x10 for a rehearsal and see if that helps? Paul

Haven't tried any of their pedals but I've used a few of their DI boxes and cab simulators and they've always been really good. I'd be tempted to check them out but as mentioned above, that enclosure design is ridiculous. They definitely weren't thinking about space-saving. Paul

Well count me in for this too! You're based quite a distance from me so this would be an ideal way to try one out. 4 or 5 strings would be fine with me. Paul

Really like the look of that. I've seen a couple of basses with that same bit where the neck joins the headstock. It's quite comfy for your hand if you play down that end a lot, which I do. Not sure what the purpose of the huge through body part on the back is but again, it looks nice. Paul

We once genuinely played in a chicken shed. It was a favour for a mate who wanted bands for a party he was throwing. We were under the impression that the guy had hired a little stage for his garden. Instead he was a farmer with a spare chicken shed. I had to have my foot against the kick drum the whole time to stop the drums from collapsing and the guitarist had to put a brick on the footswitch to keep the amp on it's distorted channel. It has become a saying when we have a bad gig or we play a sh***y venue - "There's always the chicken shed". Paul

[url="http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/11/Little-Bastard-/"][quote name='andydye' timestamp='1380018766' post='2219503'] The Ashdown looks awesome and may be just the thing! I hadn't thought of that one! Cheers matey! How available are they as just the head, they're only listed as 'the combo' on the ashdown website?? Is it the same as the LB30 head? Is that the same as the newer CTM30? [/quote][/url] [url="http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/11/Little-Bastard-/"] [/url] [url="http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/11/Little-Bastard-/"] [/url] [url="http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/11/Little-Bastard-/"] [/url] [color=#000000]The photo you posted is of the DP-200 Drophead Combo and you can get those head seperately easily enough. But you wouldn't want to get that and the LB mixed up. I believe the price difference between the heads is about £1000! [/color] [color=#000000]Here's the link to the LB on the Ashdown Website.[/color] [color=#000000][url="http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/11/Little-Bastard-/"]http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/11/Little-Bastard-/[/url][/color] [color=#000000]Paul[/color]

I'm using a diago gigman just now which is great but maybe a bit too much for your needs. Another one I've used in the past was the Boss BCB-60 which would suit you perfectly as it allows for up to 6 boss sized pedals to be used and has trays you can run your cables/daisy chain through to keep everything neat. These are also extremely sturdy. Alternatively there are pedaltrains (and gator do similar, cheaper boards) which are also really popular. Not sure what size you would need as I've never actually owned one. You would maybe get away with a "mini". They don't have a lid as such but they come with padded cases so your settings changing shouldn't be a problem. EDIT: Just noticed the "compact" part in your original post! I would say the pedaltrain mini would be your best bet if it's compact you're after. Paul

Yeah, for me, the most important would be some sort of preamp/overdrive to add a little bit of dirt. Even better if it has a DI out for those gigs where you're maybe not gonna be using your own rig so you always have the option of just going straight to the desk. Having said that my EQ pedal has helped me out greatly a number of times. Everyone is different though and if I played in a band that had a different sound or was a different genre, my pedal needs would no doubt change dramatically. Multi-FX units are a great place to start though so you should play about with all of the different types of sounds on there to figure out what's going to work in your particular band setting and then maybe start looking into individual pedals which give you a similar/better sound. Paul

I suppose it depends on the kind of gigs you play as well! If you have a nice raised stage and a tame crowd then it can be pretty easy to take care of your gear. But for when you play in the corners of dive-bars where everyone is climbing all over each other and swinging from chandeliers (band included) then things can get a bit out of hand and you're going to get a few dinks! Paul

Only for a couple of months myself but I know a guy who saved up his paper round wage for over 3 years to buy a Gibson Les Paul! He was 13 when he started. Paul

Yeah I've been using mine in a 2U flight case from flightcasewarehouse.co.uk for the past year or so! Cost about £90-£100 and worth every penny! Paul

These two pages will tell you just about everything you need to know about compressors and limiters: [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/articles/howto.shtml"]http://www.ovnilab.com/articles/howto.shtml[/url] [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/articles/limiter.shtml"]http://www.ovnilab.com/articles/limiter.shtml[/url] There's also lots of other useful stuff on that website such as the effect a compressor will have at certain points in your signal chain etc. And there are reviews for most compressors out there including the Behringer one you're talking about (although it's not very detailed). Paul

An ABM 410 will be more than loud enough to gig with. I've been using one for the past 5 years and I've never had the volume on any of my amps past halfway! It was pretty heavy compared to some other cabs I've seen but nothing too ridiculous. EDIT: just to add that I play with an extremely loud drummer as well! Paul