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[quote]Does the tuner out still work with the lead pulled out ?[/quote] Good point.

[quote]OK you can pull the lead but that takes time.[/quote] Ahh, but does it take any longer than reaching for the mute switch?

I had a Klotz cable with one of those red silent jacks, lasted about 2 months. Didn't take it back as the kittens had bitten the cable at the other end & I had chopped it & resoldered the black jack back on so thought it might be a bit cheeky to do so. I have another Klotz cable that the cat's haven't been near & it's not all that good. Picks up interference & like the other Klotz cable, always wants to roll itself back up (how annoying is that). Got myself a braided TGI Wired/ Barnes & Mullins cable & it's very good considering it was only a tenner! Maybe in a few years when they sort the problems out with the silent jacks I might try em again.

TBH I think the £7300 Musician looks like they got a lot of nice individual parts & then just stuck them together without any thought going into it. I wouldn't buy it at £730 let alone that price. My SR1000 is one of the best sounding basses I've ever played (it's why I bought it, not for the looks as the one I tried in shop was pink & had to order the colour that I wanted) & I like the shape of the bass.

I think most guitarists think the rest of the band is just there for a backing track for them to noodle all over (really f@c<ing annoying when the singer's trying to be heard over him). How about filling your space with a small catapult that's aimed at the guitter that fires marbles at him every time he goes too loud or starts noodling. My guitter would be constantly getting shot!

+1 for the Producer Placebo Box. It reminds me of guitarist's amp controls. He turns them & it sounds no different. I did a little investigating & discovered a dial on the back of his amp that says wattage below it, set to max of course... I suspect this being the only thing on the amp that can adjust the noise he produces in rehearsals!

I've just noticed on the Bass Centre's website they have em. [url="http://www.basscentre.com/bass-effects/order/2/"]http://www.basscentre.com/bass-effects/order/2/[/url] £258 is a slightly better price for the synth.

Not sure about the Boomstick, but 98% of pedals have a - tip (Moog's are + tip). You might want to check this.

Sorely tempted to get the Synth, but I'll wait until there's been a couple of reviews. Anyone able to go to the GAK shoppe & see if they has em?

I think the Little Giants was advertised over a year in advance! That's being keen.

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/mark_bass/~fx~pedals"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/mark_bass/~fx~pedals[/url] Very interested in the Super Synth!

I might have a look at these. & here's me thinking they run out of T's & only had N's left.

I don't have a 5 (yet), but if I was to play something in G (which quite a few of our songs are) I'd most likely be using the low B, C & D within what I'm playing (one of the reasons I want one). & Monz' reason for having one is pure class. I think the drummer would be the only person who likes it.

Get yourself a moogerfooger 101 & exp pedal and get a good dirty fuzz & that should be you. If you plan on having an overdriven sound all the time, then the mf101 does a very good analogue distortion (drive).

[quote]To get a bit of elevation I like to stick my cab on top of the g**tarist's combo. Sounds crap of course but really p*sses him off[/quote] That is a genius idea! I'm gonna have to try it. ^_^

I voted the 4th option. I always prefer to spend that bit extra to get something that's well made & is going to play and sound good. I was interested in getting a Rockbass at one point as on paper they should be good. I went & tried one & was shocked at how cr@p it was made. I've tried other basses of similar price that don't have a "heritage" type label (Ibanez etc) & found these can be in a higher league than basses with a label costing twice as much.

I tried a Rockbass Corvette in Reverb about a year ago & was seriously disappointed with the build quality. It buzzed a little & the parts on it felt so brittle & was noisy to turn. Tried a Warwick $$ & was a totally different instrument (kinda expected that). If you want a Vette, I'd save up a bit longer for a Warwick.

Good stuff. Glad to be wrong for a change You should try both a 2x10 & a 1x15 ext cab to see what one you like the best with your combo.

I've no experience with your combo, but I don't think you can plug an ext cab into the EB series. I'd check there's an output for speakers round the back.

God knows where I got Fife from I'd been looking at maps for most of the morning (planning a drive). I've never heard of Moon for ages & didn't know he was still building. I might have a wee search later.

Hello, that's a very nice collection you have there. Would that be the John Taylor that played in DuranDuran?

[quote]The combo sounds great on its own, I'm just thinking about moving a bit more air and keeping plenty of clarity at loud gig volumes. This will be gigged in place of a traditional 4x10, [b]1x50[/b] stack - so I need good punch and loudness without feeling like I'm thrashing it.[/quote] You have a 1x50? You could stack your band on that puppy! After a year of using my MB combo I find I have the bass at @ 1 oclock, midbass on 10-11 oclock & mid & treble on flat. The VLE at @10 oclock & the VPF is near enough off. Gets a really good bassy sound from my bass & still has top end clarity whenever I slap or dust the higher end.