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[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1488723164' post='3251269'] Interesting. So how does it sound with a bit of gain/volume does it have a nice overdriven sound? And what a lovely looking amp btw. Very nice. [/quote] I didn't push it far into breakup, partly because I didn't want to risk trashing the speaker in the combo, and partly because I don't much care for heavily overdriven bass tones! With guitar it overdrives very nicely, and will do that classic clean-but-driven sound at high volumes. I gigged it for the first time last weekend and it sounded brilliant and plenty loud. It takes effects very well, but you don't feel like you really need them as much. This is the first non-reverb amp that I have really enjoyed playing - I always missed it on my Orange TT head.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1488711372' post='3251158'] I know of someone who owned Hendrix's first Marshall head. It was auctioned for £20,000. [/quote] Now let's not get carried away!

I've seen my name on the list, but unfortunately (bash-wise) I have a gig the night before in Norfolk, which will see me greeting the milkman when I get home. Have a great one chaps!

I wasn't playing bass in the 80s but my Carlsboro Hornet 45 Lead combo consistently made my guitar sound crap!

A while back I got into a PM conversation with Twincam which led to him asking me whether I had tried a bass through the 5E3 (Fender Deluxe) clone that I built from a kit. For those who don't know, the Deluxe (designated 5E3 by Fender) came out in 1957 and was intended as a general purpose combo for mics and instruments. There are 4 inputs into 2 channels with one simple tone control, and everything is interactive. You can find out more [url="https://robrobinette.com/How_The_5E3_Deluxe_Works.htm"]here[/url], suffice to say the circuit is well known for having a fat bottom end because of the high value of coupling caps used. The output is about 18W into an 8ohm 12in speaker. Here are pics of the completed chassis (which I built from a kit) and the cab (which I didn't!) - and btw I am told that is Ampeg grille cloth: Today I finally got round to plugging in a Precision, and it sounds pretty good at loud living-room levels. I also hooked it up to a BF compact, which perhaps surprisingly made little difference at such a low volume. However, if you want LOUD you will just add drive. Conclusion: Not a practical gigging proposition, but a worthwhile alternative for a mic'd-up valve amp in a studio.

Same, but if it's crap I'll decline the gig.

Washburn XB200 bass Laney BC120 combo It wasn't long before I upgraded to a Yamaha BB of some description and an Ashdown ABM500 combo.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1488005870' post='3244915'] Even having one P with a phenomenal sound, wouldn't it be great if you get another, with a different phenomenal sound? Never mind the fact I've got 4 other perfectly great basses... [/quote] This! I have 3 Precisions and a Mustang (think short-scale P!), each with a different phenomenal sound (to me), and I still find myself hankering after more Ps.

I had a Classic 450 - my introduction to the world of Class D - and loved the Spectracomp and Tubetone. The 4-band EQ was well-voiced, but the Classic was somewhat limited in the treble department.

This does nothing to improve my view of promoters!

Slightly updated:

I've had a couple of things from their main competitor, Cash Generator - a drum machine by post on eBay, and an audio interface from their local branch. In both cases I got about 10% off the asking price, one by making a 'best offer', the other by pulling out cash. So yes, definitely bargains to be had.

The Attitude looks [i]way[/i] more prog-tastic than my Faded Sonic Blue Precision: Personally I take whichever of my basses sounds best for the gig. I've never been asked to take a particular one on the basis of looks alone!

There have been similar threads before along the lines of 'should I take a spare bass to my gigs?' As for me, usually just the one bass.

[quote name='Mister RLP' timestamp='1487276510' post='3238627'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]'Suffragette City' - Trevor Bolder - powerful and fun to play[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]'Valentine's Day' - Tony Visconti - simple yet really serves the song[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]'Lazarus' - Tim Lefebvre[/font][/color][font=sans-serif][color=#252525][b] - [/b][/color][/font][color=#252525][font=sans-serif]wow! - I am doing a basic version.[/font][/color] [color=#252525][font=sans-serif]'Dead Man Walking' - Gail Ann Dorsey - haven't really looked at this yet [/font][/color] [color=#252525][font=sans-serif]'Can't Help Thinking About Me' - VH1 Storytellers Version - [/font][/color][font=sans-serif][color=#252525]Gail Ann Dorsey - neat baseline to play[/color][/font] [/quote] Now I have BCE (Bowie Cover Envy)...

There's always this:

The position of your volume control means little on its own. In a not-especially-loud country band, it is normal for me to have the volume of my Demeter at 11 or 12 o'clock. There is extra volume available if I want it, and/or I can add a second cab. Or I can turn down!

Won't the pedalboard just roll around the stage when you tread on a pedal?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1487273461' post='3238588'] No apology necessary. I could still be quite wrong, of course. We really need a Bowie nerd to chime in... [/quote] I'm a Bowie nerd and I own a Mustang, but I feel I've rather blown my cred on this one...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1487273233' post='3238585'] Ah, don't be a wet blanket. You know how we like to endlessly blather on about 'tone', only to make a sound like a badger farting in a biscuit tin... [/quote] Farting badger? Biscuit tin? How the hell did you find out!

Before everyone gets too excited, the OP will be doing this on a gig. Unless the sound is wildly inappropriate (say mega-scooped active Jazz), will anyone really notice in the live mix?

The only bass sale I regret at all was my CIJ '62 RI Precision in Fiesta Red. I bought a Sandberg VM4 and suddenly the P seemed superfluous. There is a sort of happy ending though, as I now have a CIJ '57 RI P in CAR/anodised, and have done the upgrades on it that I should really have done on the Fiesta one!