Musicman20

I'd LOVE to see Oasis. I'm a big fan of the band, especially the songwriting itself. We can all comment on the band members, but lets face it, Noel and Liam create one of the best song writing teams (mainly Noel but you needs Liam's voice with a lot of it) this country has ever produced. No, they aren't Lennon/McCartney, but for that era, these guys really did set a new level of amazing songs, album after album. FYI - The B sides Oasis write are some of the best I've ever heard. Round Are Way/Acquiesce/Let's All Make Believe. You just don't get decent B-sides from modern bands now...

I'm not sure on the shape of the neck....I have a Classic and all I can say is it sounds and plays better than many truly expensive high end gear (e.g. the £2500+ basses). Exceptional build quality, lovely birdseye maple neck and board, and the mutes...woah....I didn't expect them to sound so good!

I think by the time they hit here they will be more expensive than a Fender, and no doubt come in a flimsy gig bag which all these boutique builders are fond of (cheaper shipping probably).

[quote name='roonjuice' timestamp='1398521797' post='2434945'] I could build u one g;) [/quote] Mint !

I think we need a UK company to start building hand made, point to point amps, not just aimed at the big tube amps. It would be worth the premium. Totally OT there, sorry.

I think the Aggie covers are like £70+....for the small ones! They are very good, but it takes a set of DB112s to a silly price. The Berg covers are similar prices. Great products though. I have noticed Roqsolid prices creeping up.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1398503156' post='2434693'] Not a sales plug as I'm not hugely bothered about selling it, but, regards GK. In my ad you will see the condition of my GK MB 500 after about 50 Dog and Duck and a couple of festival gigs. Mind you, it has always been protected in transit, in a laptop bag . The thought of the 800 version scares me silly, and that's against kick drum, toms, snare, two loud guitarists, ALL through PA at every gig. Me through the PA at two festivals . [/quote] The GK amps are incredibly loud, and the Fusion 500/800 might get close to the GB Streamliner as they are both a little (I mean a little) mid shy when the amps are set to 12 on the dials of the EQ, but for both amps, bump it up, and you have more 'flat' mids, or bump a lot for a more middy tone.

[quote name='cliffyspliff' timestamp='1398511765' post='2434820'] I use this setup too .... But I add a DI box in the mix too .... As I thought if you were putting the sonic port into the fx return on your amp ... Anything coming out of the DI of that amp to the PA would be just clean guitar signal .... Totally unaffected ... Is this correct? My set up is Guitar > sonic port > DI box > fx return > the DI in the middle of the chain also goes into the PA ... I use a aguilar tonehammer for the DI and a TC Classic 450 for the power amp [/quote] Not sure....never tested that. I know most amps have pre/post EQ settings you can send to the PA, but Im guessing this isn't available if you use the power section only...

Tecamp! Yes, another option. I have the Tonehammer pre, and that is more low mid orientated, with less ability to have a very very sweet or modern high end. The TH is great but it does subdue the highs a little....like the RH450.

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1398491922' post='2434601'] Once you get to the quality of the NX2 and the Berg cabs you don't really get "better" just "different". So the rather un-useful advice is to play both and see which you like best. [/quote] This. It's all flavours of 'excellent'.

Until some bright spark realises Genz were really onto a brilliant product....nothing. The GK amps are very loud but I don't personally think they are as well made. Carvin amps are an option but not the same size/tone.

It probably needs more input from those who specialise in bass. It's great that Chapman are branching out, and I realise these are at a set pricepoint, but it needs some work.

I doubt there would be as much attention if it was another guitar/drum band. Then again, that is the point of the forum. His sound is decent, but the tone isn't for me. They are doing more than me as a band, so thats great, but I can't match those vocals up to the sound of the band. He can sing, no doubt, it just doesn't work for me.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1398378324' post='2433618'] Ummm, clever. But would any of you have given them much thought if you hadn't realised that was only a bassist? Would you have simply thought it was a mediocre song from a four piece band, switched your ears off and finished your New Scientist Sudoku Challenge? [/quote] Boom. Spot on.

Hahha! I'll probably bide my time and pick up one loaded with the blue back eventually We shall see.

I really want to try a PB 5, SB5000 and a few of their new amps.

The other thing I've been told to consider is that the latest Blues loaded in the C2X are made in China, to the specs of the British versions, and aren't quite as good. Who knows...they are probably just as good!

They are excellent value for money. Do they have a service centre in the UK? The BX1600 (correct model?) looks fantastic.

The CN212 is probably, from what I hear, one of the best overall designs Bergantino have come out with, in terms of output/tone/size/weight etc. It will however cost you more than twice what you paid for the NX2 212T, which has high quality Faital Neo's in it. The overall design for its size/weight has often been praised over on Talkbass. Completely up to you! You won't lose money on the NX2 (someone might want one so much that they will pay more). The NX2 wasn't cheap originally, (£750 approx). I was considering a lightweight 2x12 and as soon as the Genz offer was on, I struck. I will be leaving things as they are...it was a total bargain and I'm very happy with it.

I've spent some time around a few combos and realised the Vox AC30 tone is brilliant. It appears that there move to overseas production has actually been very positive, (reports that they have decreased failure rate from UK production massively!). Speaker specialists seem to promote the AC30 with the Alnico Blues, which is a more expensive setup. (AC30C2X). The standard model is the AC30C2, with Greebacks. Can anyone comment? I've noticed a few AC30C2's going for a good price but wasn't sure if I should wait for a C2X. Cheers

Just an active PA cab? They are quite cheap if I'm not mistaken.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1398255851' post='2432090'] ... and Jesse F Keeler from Death From Above 1979 [/quote] Aye it's been done before and I think initially I much prefer DFA 1979.