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If you want a great plug in to load your IR's in to then I'd definitely recommend BIAS by Positive Grid. You can even 'profile' your amplifier set up in the app too so you always have 'your tone' on your machine ready to record!

Just for information, the MB500 uses an Op-Amp preamp, the MB800 has an all FET preamp and of course the Fusion 800 has some valve goodness in there

Funnily, after getting back from a rehearsal tonight using a bass with new pickups and electronics in, I think I've found a great pairing for my Glock 3-band. A set of EMG PJ's - now my bass doesn't have the standard PJ positions to my eye so that may make a difference too. I had a Miller slap with a bit of Wimbish, but roll it back and I slipped in to Nate Watts territory. Very pleased! Pounding bass, not at all subby. Would like to give Barts a go again at some point but not really found a pairing I've really liked. 9J's sound great though.

Well the good news is that Watford Valves do an SVT valve kit so if it ends up being just that you won't have any trouble sourcing the right valves for the job

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1469373498' post='3097779'] Thanks I love my 36" but when I play in small pubs quite often & because of my height I've caught my singer in the back of he head & other objects ..never mind them but it knocks my tuners [/quote] With my headless, the clamp system I used to use (Jon is upgrading now), it would have six sharp string ends sticking out. I think I may have caught my singer's arm one too many times and now he makes me stand on the other side of the stage!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1469373335' post='3097778'] Love affair didn't last long then but I would have thought someone of Tim's calibre would not accept any old backline? [/quote] Billy Sheehan has a system that is very well known, nearly as much as the bass he uses, yet there's plenty of times he's been seen with different amps and cabinets. Saw a YT video a while back where I think he was using a Trace head lol

[quote name='skychaserhigh' timestamp='1469351778' post='3097524'] It Looks like Tim C isn't using the Barefaced cabs at this gig , any idea what these no name cabs are ?? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzyPw2lpWqo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=TzyPw2lpWqo[/url] [/quote] The 810 looks like an Ampeg PR810h - but the pair of 4x10's actually look like a PR810h cut in half, because the 410hlf from the same series had massive ports on the bottom. Either way, I agree that backline rigs are not always what the artist wants and in some cases is not even remotely what the artist endorses. It depends on what the tour hire companies can supply.

Ok, so - My headed has different strings on at the moment so it will feel different, but I'd be surprised if it was the same in that the same way as a guitar with a full locking trem feels different (on string bends especially) than a non-locking and floating trem. Tonally my basses have the same wood, same construction, same electronics and same pickups. The headed seems to have a bigger tone that is maybe a little scooped and a little brighter in the sort of 6k region. The headless by comparison has the same big punchy low end but has a slightly more mid focus and less of the 6k peak. That's only a side by side comparison and the differences are so subtle that you wouldn't tell at a gig and very easy to EQ in or out those subtleties. Further more, you couldn't then say that the headed was 'more toppy' than a passive jazz bass, because both tonally have very big tones, just different.

Yes and Yes

[quote name='ribbetingfrog' timestamp='1469348465' post='3097486'] I use http://www.karaoke-version.co.uk/ Not sure if it is exactly what you are after. They are decent covers, when you buy a track you can download it as much as you want and can keep or leave out any of the instruments each time. [/quote] Me too! Great for teaching too.

I sold my SVT2 Pro and have regretted it. It's not as if I can even lug one around now having knackered my back, but it was a sublime sounding machine. So if I live vicariously through you for just a moment - keep it if you can