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Oops answered. Yes to your 2nd Q. Although it will only draw about 60% of the power that the 2 them was.

Yes & No. If you wire two 16 ohm speakers in parallel, you'll get 8 ohm. If you wire two 4 ohm speakers in series, you'll still get 8 ohm.

I had a wee spy at these too. Look like a decent alternative to the Ashdown MAG range.

In most instances I learn someone else's songs either by ear, by watching what chords one of the other band member's are playing (that's if they know the song) or have a quick google if I struggle with any of it & find either the tab or score (preferably score as it's often more accurate than tab). The majority of (cover) songs I know have been learned as a kid from music books (whatever happened to them ), but I hardly find the need to read music all that often in my current bands (but can come in handy) as we put our own take on anything we cover.

Give your rig a test run. set it to a bassy tone & whap it up (in increments of course) & see if the speakers break up. Personally, I don't see why your rig wouldn't handle it but I've only ever used one trace rig & it was a 4x10 combo & I don't think it would have handled it. My 2x10 shifts a lot more air & handles a lot more bass than it did. On second thoughts, you might wanna start looking for a new rig.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1016770' date='Nov 8 2010, 07:15 PM']It's OK, mate. I think most people respond to my threads because of the avatar. [/quote] Shhh, don't let the Mrs hear that!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1016747' date='Nov 8 2010, 07:05 PM']I've already admitted the 'versus' was probably innappropriate.[/quote] Sorry Pete, I never read that bit (or 4 other pages ). I still don't understand why anyone wouldn't be interested in theory tho? Knowledge is a good thing (when it comes to music, that is).

I've not read all this post (there's a surprise G, just jump in with your daft ideas), but Groove vs Theory? Really??? I would have thought every bassist would want both? I know I do. Wanting groove but not theory is a bit like being able to speak English, but not being interested in learning how to read or write it or even what the words mean. Vice versa, wanting to learn theory but not groove is like being able to write words but not managing to make a decent sentence (I think I actually fall under this category when it comes to speaking . ). What's next, strings vs leads?

But X with 2 8 ohm cabs is usually considerably louder than X with 1 of the same cabs that's 4 ohm.

But the downside to standard 4x10s & 8x10s is that the drivers are on the horizontal plane next to each other & frequencies could cancel each other out, causing a narrower dispertion.

I've never has this problem. I normally just plug straight into the line in on the mac & turn feedback protection off & use my ears & eyes to balance the input.

Akai Unibass - 1 Ashdown Chorus - 1 Boss CE-2 - 1 Boss ODB-3 - 1 Boss TU2 - 1 Boxx chorus ensemble - 1 Digitech Whammy - 1 Dunlop Bass Cry Baby - 1 DHA VT2 - 2 EHX Bass Micro Synth - 2 EHX POG2 - 1 EHX Qtron+ - 2 Guyatone MD-3 delay - 1 Maxon CP9+ - 1 Moog MF-101 - 1 Moog MF-105b - 1 Sansamp Bddi - 3 Way huge swollen pickle - 1 Quick edit to say the Boss CE2 is borrowed from a friend, but on my board. I have a Zoom thing, but we'll keep that with the mandolinist!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1012860' date='Nov 5 2010, 03:19 AM']You mean stacking the 2x10s on their narrow ends? Anyone ever done this and not worried a bit about how wobbly it looked?[/quote] It depends on how skinny your 2x10 (or 2x12) cabs are. TC cabs appear to be rather skinny & yet designed to stand on their end where as MarkBass cabs are almost square (there's only @ 4" difference between W, D & H). Some extra heavy duty velcro would see no movement in your cabs & amp on top & you could velcro to a Gramma Pad.

Oops, I'v read the rest of the posts & see BRX & Dan have already said what I was suggesting but in more detail! Getting gear to sync isn't hard, getting people to is the tricky bit.

I had a Zoom 708 & you could have upto 6 characters. Not the best multi FX unit tho.

I'd look to getting something like a LMII (they're now between £300-£350 s/h) & go for a couple of cheapish 2X10s (such as Ashdown MAGs) or build your own cabs.

I haven't had time to read all the 1st page, so don't know if this was suggested. Another idea to look at would be to have a cheap drum machine (or laptop) as a tempo controller that sends a click to the drummer's headphones & midi to the synths to keep all in sync & give control of the tempo controller to either the drummer or the keysman. Just another option to ponder.

Sweet. A bassist similar to myself. I don't want my bass to sound like a bass guitar either & used to play basslines on a synth, but enjoy playing strings more than hitting keys & twiddling wheels (tho that still can be fun). Looking forward to your other parts (inc the FX one).

In which case have a "Welcome back" from someone else who doesn't live in Essex (tho I've never been there).

Been answered many times. 2 2x10 8 ohm cabs will be considerably louder & better quality than 1 4x10 4 ohm. Have a look in the Impedance sticky, especially the last couple of pages.

Some classics there. I'm gonna add a couple of funky classics (just because they're full of basslines) & a piece of history. Shaft (the original of course) Run Baby Run Quest for the Holy Grail

As it's happening on more than one bass, I'd roll off a little around the 160hz & see if this takes the the boominess away. If it doesn't, then work out if it needs to be a higher frequency that you need to roll. Looking at your amp, you might need to mess about with a combination of the mid bass in it & the tone controls on your bass(es) or invest in an EQ. If this fails, just avoid playing the E string

I have the resonant filters on my Murf set to act as an EQ for the sound I want, along with the VLE & VPF filters on the amp & adjust the EQ section on the amp to suit the room along with the out volume (input gain usually doesn't get touched).

Oooh! I like that pedal just off to the top right of your board, next to the OC-2. Ped would be the chap to talk to about the VB-99 (not sure who else on here has one). Just been reading your "gear" thread, niice. But last month you said... [quote]I'm happy with everything on the board and can't see me changing much in the near future...[/quote] I suppose that's GAS for you!

One combo & used for everything. Practice, small - medium gigs on it's own or as a monitor & DI'd to the PA at larger venues. I also have a Vox Venue 30 bass combo on loan that never gets used for much other than home use if the MB combo is in the car. I need to give it back as vie had it for about 5 years!