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I have a spare for everything. I use two 1x12 cabs so no single point of failure there. I take two basses and two amps (my Markbass F500 is great to have as a spare as it takes very little room). Spare strings/cables and that's it.

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[quote name='Magnus' post='642557' date='Nov 1 2009, 04:42 PM']That celinder was made for Michell Nedgeocello (Is that how you spell it?).[/quote] But still, £5K for a Celinder is still......

[quote name='paul h' post='801146' date='Apr 9 2010, 06:54 PM']I'm starting to get p-bass gas again. Maybe there is hope for me after all![/quote] Go on, you know you want to......

[quote name='jjl5590' post='789637' date='Mar 29 2010, 05:14 PM']the RH450 is only 450W right? How comes people are saying its louder than a Shuttle 6.0, which is 600W? Is it just a super-loud 450W?[/quote] It's the way it delivers the power - the Shuttle 6 I had had a very weak fundamental and when I boosted the bass end it used up a lot of the stated wattage. Guitar players would often point out that a a good 30 watt valve amp (Badcat/Matchless) sounds louder than most 50 to 100 watt transister amps.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='802376' date='Apr 11 2010, 09:50 AM']What are they like for funk sounds? I play a lot of fingerstyle and slap and wonder how the F1 or F500 would cope with this?[/quote] This is the very style that they excel

[quote name='rodney72a' post='802304' date='Apr 11 2010, 02:54 AM']So the guy puts Fender decals on the headstock, and the bridge on that '56 style is stamped 'Fender'. (Is that an original bridge?) Yet they're not Fender basses. Anyone else has a problem with that?[/quote] Not here

[quote name='Sibob' post='801699' date='Apr 10 2010, 12:17 PM']As far as I'm aware, he doesn't take commissions anymore?! Si[/quote] I recently enquired and he did say he would do me a Jazz bass replica.

I hadn't given Yamaha a thought before but recently got a BB2024X which is one of the finest basses I have ever played

Low output is not a bad thing as most amps have a pre amp gain to get the right input level to the eq/power section. If the sound is not to yoiur liking and you want more bottom end a thumper is a good choice, as id an SD quarter pounder.

[quote name='arsenic' post='802386' date='Apr 11 2010, 10:06 AM']The only way you are going to find what is right for you, is to try out as many as you can - don't worry about the price tag at the moment - once you have shortlisted what you like, then start looking around for ones that fit your budget.[/quote] That's the best advice. Also, if the bass you really like costs a little too much it is better to wait a while and save a little than be in the same situation in 6 months time.

I have had a number of quests for a five string and recently concluded it was not a case of 'need' but more one of 'want'. I prefer playing 4 string but have a 5'er as well and it's one of those things that every so often I take out to a gig for a change.

If you are looking for old school you should look at the TC Electronics RH450. My F500 is a real nice piece of kit and about as loud as anyone should need, but it is very clean and punchy and the VLE serves to soften the sound but doesn't add any grit or low down 'omph' that a good valve amp or the RH450 does.

Much of what Linus27 has written I can associate with except I find playing out in a band three/four times a month is a great stress reliever and breaks the regularity presented by my family/job - both of which I have no issues with. I really dislike rehearsing and am fortuntae enough to be in a band where we can introduce new songs with confidence without (if any) rehearsing. We probably rehearse once every two or three months and yet the set we played last weekend had eight new songs in it from the set we played on New Year.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='797566' date='Apr 6 2010, 02:14 PM']Does anyone know of any mountable monitors that are very small? Something long and narrow that has a bracket or frame for mounting onto a keyboard/music/mic stand or the like, rather than floor wedge monitors. EDIT: Something along the lines of the Alto PAM5A. The more suggestions the better (I've looked at the TC VoiceSolo, Mackie SRM150, and Behringer Euro 150 ripoff). I'm looking for something that is shaped like a line array type thing (i.e. longer than just a single speaker) but that isn't a floor wedge.[/quote] Our band use a pair of Alto MA8A monitors and they are excellent. They are wedge shape but can be stand mounted as well. I used to have Mackie SR150 but this just couldn't cut through the mix - mspeakers far too small