MOSCOWBASS

Might gunge up the fingerboard...I use this http://amzn.eu/g6PU2Lk 

I've used thick oil before and it made a mess of the fingerboard and was difficult to clean off.

Guess Nathan East will have to use Ampeg now

It's got to be a P bass of sorts....79 was full of great disco hits, I remember playing them! and then there was punk...also P bass territory.

I've used these guys, nice cables, reliable so far, would use again. https://www.designacable.com/musician-leads/head-to-cab-leads.html

I changed from XLs to NYXLs on 5 string bass and have been impressed. Nicer feel to the strings, brightness has held up better with age, and have now been on the bass longer than XLs would been, and they still sound fine... Im sold

This was my black P bass, had it 34 years

Wow, this was my first bass amp....GLWS

Have you played a WAL? Back then I wanted an Alembic so much.......than I got to play two and didn't like them......I bought a WAL mk1. Just saying, the bass you admire so much might not be so good when you play it, always check it out. Good luck with your search.

Worth a look......https://www.fretfx.com/

On 4/4/2018 at 23:39, JPJ said:

Thanks for this, I’ve taken your advice and ordered a set. I’ll report back at the weekend once they are fitted and I’ve had a good few hours playing time.

I feel responsible now. My set are on my 5 string Xotic P bass and are this first set of 5 string flats where the B string sounds like the other 4 strings. They don't feel as low tension as Thomastic Jazz flats, which were too low tension for me. Hope you like them!

Yes, the La Bella low tension flats, although thinner the B string is clear and doesn't feel like an old rope. Much better low B than the deep talkin flats in my experience. 

I asked "Agedhorse" the amp designer about fan noise. I haven't noticed the fan at a gig, but it's noticable at home. His response:

No, don't spray anything on the fan. The noise floor of the fan is slightly higher because we used a precision ball bearing fan with a rated life of 50,000 hours rather than a common sleeve bearing fan with a life of between 2000 and 5000 hours. 

Fan failures are a known issue with many older amps, ball bearings avoid this.

Andy

Bass machine 250, early 80's. Bought this after liking the bass baby, but it was a bit thin in the upper registers.

There is about to be a price rise, but the cost hasn't risen much in quite a while. The Gen 2 Big Baby T was last priced at £750 new, the BB2 is currently £715, so cheaper than the previous version(no separate mid drive and Xover). The Gen 2 Compact was £550 and the new Super Compact is £569, so a small rise in overall cost. The Midget T and Super Midget are still both about the same price.

I also use a Greenboy cab, I use what I think is best for my needs, loads of great speakers out there.

20 hours ago, JPJ said:

I’m not a Barefaced hater, and I’ve always liked the look of the 2x12 and 2x15 variants for a single cab solution, but the price and lightweight construction has always put me off. When Alex started, his mantra was to be different from the main stream box shifters, and he talked a lot about three-way crossovers and separate mid-range drivers, but the current range appears to be lacking these ideas?

Weight? The arrival of his own driver negated the need for a mid driver (3012lf doesn't get up there for mids) and helped make the BB2 etc lighter. I owned a Big Baby T and changed to a BB2. Less weight and a smaller package was attractive for me. Tonally I didn't notice a huge change, BB2 mids sound different/fuller and it was slightly louder ( same amp, bass and venue). Both cabs have a huge bottom end. There was also better quality handles and backplate for connections etc. I've not had any issues with any of the 4 Barefaced cabs I've owned.

Might be of interest. 

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/The_BAss_Mute.html

On 13/01/2018 at 20:32, AnAnInginAneAnA said:

So, at the risk of outing myself as a total idiot here...

I've been playing on and off for 15 years now and never heard of this before. What do you mean a rotational twist, and why should you bend the string before cutting?

Bending the string before the cut point helps stop the core loosening from the windings. If while winding the string round the tuning peg, the ball end of the string isn't allowed to turn, the string can have a rotational twist down the string... Think of an elastic band winding to power a toy aeroplane. When the string is at tension this can cause core to loosen from the outer wind. String can sound dull, or in extreme break

I have a set of 5 string NYXL's on, first try, had them a couple of months, really like them and had no problems. Could your dull string have had a rotational twist on it, and that has finally separated the core? You may already do this, but check there are no twists before tightening new strings, and always have a right angled bend in the string before trimming the ends. Sorry if you already do this!

La bella low tension flats would be choice excellent low B, nothing else comes close its the only low B that sounds like the rest of the strings for me😁

10 hours ago, nilebodgers said:

Awesome! My first bass was a 4040 and I had a Marshall bass 100 too. My cab was a HH 4x12 though.

Got a Marshall 4x12 not long after😁

On 23/12/2017 at 14:27, Bridgehouse said:

Come on then, own up - who has one? Show us a pic - go on, you know you want to! 

Don't have it now unfortunately 😥

My BB2, gig bag and Bass fit in my Audi A1 (very small car!), that's with one half back seat folded done. I could get 2 cabs in with both seats down. I think the 1 series will have a bit more space

1 hour ago, discreet said:

I find with flat boards I have to look at what I'm doing, whereas with a 7.25" radius board I can whiz around quite happily while leering at scantily-clad women in the audience. But I'm prepared to believe that's purely because I'm used to curved boards. Maybe I should get a flatter board though, it might keep me off the sex offenders' register... 

Curved broads...maybe

I sold my my UL410 and went Barefaced BBT, then BB2 and didn't loose any performance over the UL410. In fact I used to feel the UL410 compressing, but haven't felt that with the BB2. There are a couple second hand on here now?

Didn't like the flat fingerboards I had on a couple of basses, glad to be back to a 10" radius