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I like a bit of Manring. Last time I said that, tBBC replied with "preferably shaved Philippino"!

[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1328438015' post='1526788'] We had a drummer less rehearsal the other night, everyone in the living room with Apple Loops being run through a small monitor. The guitarist was complaining he couldn't hear the drums but there was no way of giving the loops any more juice, so we had a bit of a chat about playing technique and actually listening not just hearing with everybody (2 vocalists- 2 saxes- keys, bass and guitar) et voila, loops spring out nice and clear. We had a full rehearsal and applied the same principle, the volume was easily manageable, my rig was set to 9 o clock and this is with the drummer using a fully cranked Ludwig snare. In my rock band the drummer and guitarist are a sound engineers nightmare, psychopath and 120W half stack respectively but they play well and I just don't need volume to keep up. That's using a 140W head at 8 ohms into an old Hartke 410. My point is that threads about how much power keep coming up and it normally ends with 3 general schools of thought, "I manage with a tin can and a piece of string" or "There ain't no substitute for cubes" or the scientists quoting the barefaced website. I can't recall many people saying play tidily, with rhythmic precision and musicality and it's amazing how much you can hear all of sudden. The best thing about this is you don't need a van full of boutique gear or the technique of Wooten, you just need to listen! I shall sheepishly climb down from my soap-box now... [/quote] That's a good point you've made. Getting everyone to "listen" to all the parts of the song they're playing as opposed to playing whatever fits the chord sequence & just noodling as loud as possible. My last rock band was often guilty of this, where we played way too loud & the guitarist wouldn't shut up with his widdly widdly weewee throughout the verses! The Mrs liked our songs, came to one rehearsal & left after 20 mins as she couldn't hear the songs for the sheer volume of it. Was just an attack on her hearing. Gigs was no different & even a few of the audience said "Wow, you guys are loud!", not a compliment IMO. There's a lot of good guitarists out there, but there's very few great guitarists that know how to play volume wise & sit in the mix. There's a guitarist in my team at work & he's always saying how passionate he is about guitar & has a collection of instruments & amps & learns a song note for note, yet he says he'll only ever play through a full Marshall stack (In a pub? You're having a laugh!) & he wants me to join his new band (I declined). There's another chap who's the B/F of another team mate & he came to my last gig & asked if he could steal me for his band, I just laughed & this was on his FB page after fitting a humbucker in place of the neck p/u on a Telecaster "New pup is LOUUUDDD" & "Beautiful sound and most importantly didn't squeal like a biatch under serious volume". Says it all really. I like my current band in the fact that the guitarist is the singer & he plays electro acoustic, but that mandolinist! When the drummer joins, he uses either hotrods or brushes.

Downside of that Ashdown combo is it's a big heavy thing to move about. Even for a fit young lad, you may find it a pain in the jacksy. I've heard the Marshall combos are even heavier but I've never lifted one, the poor reports about them a few years back put me off. But there's been a few folk on here wham are very happy with them. I'd go & have a try at loads of rigs & find out what you like the sound of. I went down the 2x10 route after much researching & trying out different things as it has a wider dispersion than a 4x10 (when placed vertically) & I can add another 2x10 if I ever need it. The TC Electronics stuff are apparently very good value & plenty loud enough despite the issue regarding how many watts they really are. If your budget allows, have a look at Markbass & also ask Alex at Barefaced if he'll take card payment (no idea if he does or not). Get to a shop & play!

Is it a trick question & the answer is none of them, it's a Les Paul with an octaver?

Unless you already have all the wood, etc. You might be cheaper to buy a 2nd hand cab which would sound much better (plenty decent cheap cabs on here) & flog the driver to a guitarist.

I had a look too, there's nowt. Well there's a few MB cab users on here, so you should get your answer soon.

It depends if the socket on the cab is a dual Speakon/Jack socket or not. I think MB uses these though, but check the MB site.

Your TE combo would be just like having the separate head & One 8Ω 2X10 cab. You would still have to add another 8Ω cab to draw the full wattage from the head. If you used a 4Ω 2x10 cab with your head to get the full amount watts out of it, you'd be hard pressed to notice any difference in volume, whereas 2 8Ω 2x10 cabs are gonna move a lot more air.

Just found out that they're the exact same pedals as Harley Benton (Thomann's own).

Not everyone! I use a Markbass 2x10 combo.

Amazon have them, but they're £28-30 a piece. I suppose that's still not a lot for a pedal.

How much is shipping though? £50? Wish I had some funds so I could get a couple.

If it's something for portablilty then any of the small class D amps & a decent 2X10 or 2X cab will be more than capable. Have a look at Markbass, Genz Benz & TC electronic (to name a few). Ironically, the TC RH450 is 236 watts at 4 ohm (not 450 as the name would suggest), but it is more than capable of doing the needful.

There's a couple of routes you could go down, depending on your budget. Cheap route, a decent remote keyboard & something like Logic (or even Garageband with some extra AUs) & you'll be playing away for yonks, but you're not gonna take this out to a gig. Next up is a cheap "Workstation" synth such as the Korg M50, Roland Juno Gi or Yamaha MOX6/8. All around £800-£1300. Then there's the dearer Workstations for around the £2-3k mark, Or you could go all out & get a couple of decent modules, a keyed synth & a remote keyboard, a sequencer & a drum machine. Funnily enough, this route could be done for less than a grand, but more likely to end up spending several K. Moog's new Minotaur looks pretty cool, add a remote keyboard or a midi bass to it & it might just be bass heaven!

The secret to tight, fast playing... ...Sunglasses!

[quote name='RandomProddy' timestamp='1328209774' post='1523848'] Your wish is my command..... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QL-6eTHSHQ[/media] [/quote] That's the one! Cheers.

[quote name='la bam' timestamp='1328204534' post='1523699'] I dont think there is any info when looking at combos. ie it doesnt say on a 300w combo that the speaker is say 4 or 8ohm and doesnt give info an the amp ratings at 4 and 8 ohm. It just classes them as a 300w combo. I suppose what im getting at is that the 300w combos or 500w combos etc are not giving out 300w or 500w as part of that combo set up at all. As im beginning to believe that the watt rating is what the head gives off at 4ohm, but if it has a 8ohm speaker added as part of a combo - its misleading to give that power rating its never going to get chance to run at 4ohm. Just having a midweek whinge! [/quote] The manufacturer usually gives most of the specs on the website, but rarely the ones that mean anything. How many watts it is means very little, though if you look in the back of your MB combo (lift the velcro lid up) it should give you some info & further reading in the manual for more. Most combos that don't have an ext speaker connection are loaded with a 4 ohm driver (though not always).

I watched a video of someone trying to break one, He hit it off the top of a mic stand a few times & threw it about & then jumped on it & it was still solid. Pretty well built for a bit of cheap chinese plastic!

Another thing that might work for removing tolex is a hot iron. Just sit it on each part for a minute or so & it should peel fine. I'd then look outside the box & cover the cab with fur fabric.

Bump.

Markbass use B&C drivers which have a longer excursion rate than most others. This means the driver has a bit more travel (3mm more) so is able to push more air. Watts really mean very little compared to all the other stats that goes into showing how loud a combo is.

Yeah, all these rubbish acts I've never heard of such as Enter Shakiri, The Black Keys, Skrillex, The Macabees, Jo Hamilton, Kings Of Leon & so on. It's never changed You get a load of rubbish (Go & type in ANY year you want & look at the top 20) mixed with a good smattering of good bands/singers.

Depends on the sensitivity of the speakers being used & many other factors. What can you get for £xxx to play with a drummer would be a better question to ask. Does your drummer use sticks, hotrods or brushes? So how much are you looking to spend? £500 will get you a small light rig that would be most capable.

Download WinISD. It will give you cab specifics for whatever driver you are using.

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