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I've had a similar conversation with a small rehearsal space and they chose MarkBass 2x10 because it had the option to tilt backwards in a sort of monitor format. However if you're looking for permanent installation kit then you don't need to pay premium prices for neo equipped, lightweight, cabs. My personal favourites for 'rock' cabs are Aguilar DB series. Well made, bullet-proof construction, plenty of mid-range punch and have that classic rock look. Plus you see them on stages all over the world so they are something younger players might aspire to owning. Downside is that they aren't cheap I hear good things about the latest Hartke Hydrive gear and they have a lot of high grade endorsees so another brand younger players would aspire to own.

With ease of transferring MP3 files and adjusting songs to suit vocalist requirements by using Audacity etc I think this is becoming much more everyday stuff. I know a guitarist whose band have been doing this for something like 15 years - in the early days the singer would just phone people and play the song down the phone to them and then they'd play it at the next gig

F Basses sound great in a band mix. Not always the most immediate sounding when played solo but one of those brands that just seem to work in a band format really well. Fantastic customer service if ever you need to contact them as well

I recently played a brand new Fender CS. It was a sunburst stack knob Jazz in the NOS finish. Quite simply one of the best sounding J basses I've ever heard. It didn't feel like a worn in relic, or original, Fender but it really was a cracking instrument. Much more snap and bite to it than I would have imagine for a passive bass but roll off those tone controls and it sounded immediately 'vintage'. I haven't played a recent CS Precision apart from a couple of Pinos. Both of those were very nice as well and each had some slightly different characteristics from the other (which I think is a good thing, I'm not a fan of homogenised basses!). I've only tried one Bravewood and it looked great. Tonally I felt it was a bit bland and one dimensional. Of course, if that 'dimension' was the one you're after then it would have been perfect. Just didn't blow me away I guess I've played a few Nash basses. Much patchier in terms of look and feel. Some good ones out there but also some not quite as nice. Some of the J variants have huge clubby necks which feel quite wrong to me.

[quote name='Rasta' timestamp='1384201973' post='2274004'] Mind blowing for reggae...our drummer said I loosened his teeth - Mission Complete! [/quote] Next gig you need to work on his bowels

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1384156452' post='2273221'] Indeed and in both respects One was born in '63 and one in '83, excellent years [/quote] Which is which though

[quote name='Jonnyboy Rotten' timestamp='1384171078' post='2273427'] Try something like this but I don't accept any responsibility if you burn your house down! [url="http://www.permaculture.co.uk/videos/heat-your-room-8-pence-day"]http://www.permaculture.co.uk/videos/heat-your-room-8-pence-day[/url] [/quote] On my ipad your link opens a page full of warning messages

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1384086840' post='2272538'] I used to have a little all-valve Peavey 1x12 guitar combo, it weighed a ton. Much heavier than my 2x12 Marshall JCM900, it was more the weight of my Fender DeVille 4x10. What the hell do they put in those things?! [/quote] Was it a Bravo? I had one of those - lovely little thing but stupidly heavy for a 25w 1x12 combo!

I've always thought that some older Peavey gear sounded good, especially the Black Widow equipped cabs. My issue with them is simply that they generally weigh so much

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1384074267' post='2272383'] My AV didn't like that link Barrie..?? [/quote] That's odd, works fine on iPhone, iPad and iMac for me. Just search for The Sway Orchestra. One of the leading function bands around, they've played all over the world at some very high profile corporate events.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1384029499' post='2272175'] Who was the band on here that did the awesome promo video with the blue tuxedos etc? They were great, and they travel if I remember rightly. Only issue might be that the truly outstanding bands are probably booked at this point Wedding season is mad like that. [/quote] That'll be EBS Freak above

Bit boring but budget will make a big difference. I know some seriously good players but they are pretty expensive. This is who I booked for my daughter's wedding next year http://www.swaytheband.com/

I work now and then in a bass specialist retailer - we have a full length mirror and a white board that can be used as a photographic backdrop. There is a good reason for this. . .

Dr Duck's Ax Wax is your friend - use it on just about any part of the bass

Best thing I've ever heard from NiN - by a huge distance as well Actually made me download the album! usually my hand is wandering towards the 'skip' or channel change' buttons whenever NiN come on. Just goes to show you can't please all of the people. . .

[quote name='frontman' timestamp='1383920112' post='2270828'] Thanks very much for the offer of help with the ad! We are actually getting a load of enquiries at the moment so I think we may be ok for a little while with the online efforts but if these don't produce anything I would love to come back to you? Noted re the website. I am actually building a new responsive site at the moment to be ready for 2014 which will address the issues you mentioned and more [/quote] Any time - just let me know Site load times were very slow as well - that's worth looking at. Could be large image sizes. Hope you find someone soon

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1383911792' post='2270676'] At £1300-1600 for a tube amp, I would go straight to Matamp or Orange. [/quote] And that's the killer for me too!

Yep, I also got a confirmation that RRP is going to be £1,900 so I'd expect a potential 'street' price to be somewhere around the £1,800 mark. May be able to set up an in-store demo day when they finally ship. It doesn't look like there's a power switching option (although this may be adjustable inside the head) so it's going to need a step-down transformer if anyone fancies bringing in a US import. I have one of these for my B15 and they aren't huge money and seem to work fine but it's a bit of a pain to lug around on a small head I have a feeling any grey imports won't be covered by a UK warranty and playing with power circuits may well invalidate the warranty anyway. I can't really understand the price differential on these from US to UK. Maybe it's just an early blip and they'll drop at some point if demand is really poor. Not sure how much the more powerful Strategy is going to be but I'd estimate something like £2,300.

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out Pierre

I help out at a bass specific music shop that's in your catchment area. If you have a bassist wanted posted I can get it displayed in the showroom for you Also, just a friendly bit of advice - your front page image says you're now taking bookings for 2012 and 2013, probably needs a quick update. Also the, all important, media page music demos don't appear to load on a mobile device like iPad or iPhone - site may need re-formatting for mobile given the increasing usage of these to access music sites. Looks like it's in Wordpress and there's quite a few easy to use free plug-ins around to allow music to play in pretty much any browser

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1383824970' post='2269552'] I guess if you work in advertising its easy to assume that everyone is lying about everything all the time [/quote] Absolutely! Although I could say that if you work in scientific research then for every report published that proves something then another will prove the exact opposite

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1383823081' post='2269511'] I still don't understand why you think the "newsworthy"-ness of a piece of research is even remotely relevant. If the science was performed [i]properly[/i]---which this was---then whether or not journalists decide to write about it is by the by. Being newsworthy does not mean that the research is "cheap scientific hokum". You don't get into PNAS with puff pieces, you get in with good research. Did you really dismiss a piece of peer reviewed research in a distinguished journal as "cheap hokum" on the say-so of some dudes on internet guitar forums? Thats quite impressive. As for the pharma stuff---contrary to the belief of most laymen, science isn't exact. Its perfectly possible for two studies to be performed perfectly and come to different conclusions. The universe is strange like that. Thats why it takes lots of studies by lots of people before something will get accepted as "fact". Yes, big companies quite often want to do particular research in order to validate some product, but so long as they do their research honestly and submit it for full peer review there's nothing wrong with that. Self-published pieces should always be treated with suspicion, but peer reviewed research in respected journals has to be taken at face value. [/quote] Because, in my professional sphere, I have repeatedly seen research carried out in order to generate news. Simple as that really.