ben_hoggard

Thanks, I'll check them out - although I'm not madly keen on the SWR tone any more if I'm honest!

Thanks for the responses guys, think I'm gonna take your advice crez5150 and go try some out! Only problem is that the nearest music shop to me that sells any decent gear is about 1 and a half hours away and I don't have any mode of transport... unfortunately the town I live in has literally no music shops! I'm tempted to keep the amp, but to be honest I'd quite like to try something new - and lighter! I've never owned any valve heads but I've been impressed with a few some of my friends have - although that's an SVT-2, an SVT-3 and a Mesa MPulse 600, so rather pricey stuff. Because I am at the moment in a rock covers band I'm looking for something with balls that can contend with my hard hitting drummer, but I play a lot of other styles so I'd want something versatile too. Maybe I'm asking too much... bassbloke, I know what you mean - for a 400W cab you'd expect the Triad to be a little more in-your-face, and for such an unwieldy cabinet it's a bit annoying, frankly. I did have a blast through an acquaintances Epifani 212 and was impressed by the loudness of it - as well as having a really nice tone. I was wondering does anyone have any experience of the Genz Benz Neo 212, as someone recommended them the other day? I'm in two minds about the Markbass gear. I had my heart set on a cmd 102p, went to the shop to play about with it and it wasn't right for me at all. I did try the Little Mark 250 and was very impressed though, but again I'm wanting to have a play with valve amps, seeing as though the last two SS amps I had before the SWR had to be repaired within 18 months of buying them brand new

Hi all, relatively new to the forum and looking for some advice... I gig regularly all over Yorkshire, but am sick of carrying round my SWR rig everywhere we go! (And need to save some space in the van too, I have to thank guitarists with stupid amounts of gear for that!) Basically I'd like something with a similar output to what I've got now (SWR workingpro 400 through an SWR Triad cabinet - 400W @ 4 ohms) I've been looking at several lightweight amps, and would like some advice on what to go for. Here's a list of what I've been thinking about: Markbass Little Mark III Markbass Little Mark Tube Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 Gallien Krueger MB2-500 Epifunky 300 I'm quite keen on the Genz Benz stuff from what I've read in reviews and the like, but because I'm in Yorkshire and don't have a car at the moment it's a bit of a problem finding somewhere to try them out. Also, advice on cabs I could use with any of these would be helpful also! Thanks in advance, Ben

Other: Ibanez RD905 - flamed maple 5 string version. Not very fancy but reliable My other main bass which I use in another band is a 90s Spector Legend custom 4-string, a right workhorse of a bass!