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50 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

I think I’d be tempted to get the Rumble 210 combo. For rehearsals & small/medium sized venues it would be enough on its own, then add in the 115 cab for the big venues. 
 

Re the Hartke, a band I joined some years back had one of these and it went completely dead on the Tube control, and was very thin sounding when not on it.

Hmmmm. That’s interesting. Hadn’t really considered adding a combo. Must admit storage space at home could be an issue so I’d prefer a one cab solution (even if that means changing cab) but that’s definitely worth considering 👍

Following a recent thread asking about cab choice -

I’ve been mulling over the responses and thinking about my current rig situation. 

Ive just joined a new band. We’re doing 80’s to present rock and pop covers. It’s a five piece with two guitars. We e had one rehearsal so far with one guitar only. I was playing my Ray34 with Delano hybrid system and added neck J pickup. It was in passive (J) mode throughout. We were playing in a small hard floored room with an acoustic drum kit. I really struggled to hear myself. I had the cab kicked back and propped up on the front of my rack case. We’d not played together before and i was pretty embarrassed about how cr@p I sounded!  I tried upping the mids on my amp but it didn’t really seem to help. I also cut the bass slightly as the sound was a toneless pitchless mush. When I opened the amp up the next day I was shocked to see the master volume at half and both preamps up at about 3/4. 

My amp is a Hartke HA3500 I bought from another member on here quite a few years ago. I’ve never been that thrilled with the tone but it’s always worked until a year or so ago when a pair of caps gave out and it kept blowing fuses. I replaced the caps myself and made a right pigs ear of desoldering them from the board. I wrecked the track and had to solder some wire onto it to bridge the gap.

Ive been playing around with the eq on it today and found that there’s no noticeable effect from any of the sliders until they’re almost at the extent of their travel (either all the way up or down). Maybe it’s just due to playing at house volume but the eq didn’t seem right. I’m not sure I’ll be able to trust this amp again!

my cab is a fender rumble 115. I bought it from Mansons about 7 years ago having tried it against some others. I’ve done a few gigs with it but always been mic’d and through the PA as the DI is noisy on the amp.

i also have a Fender Rumble 150 head (150watts @ 4 Ohms). As my cab is 8Ohm I’m guessing it’s likely to be something like 90-100 watt combined.

I’m a bit stuck as to where to go from here. I think ultimately I need a new head first and see what happens. I can’t see myself trusting the Hartke again and the fact that I had it up so loud in such a small room makes me wonder if it has issues. 

In a previous band that rehearsed in a proper studio my current rig seemed ok but that was about 5 years ago and before the caps went.

would be good to hear others opinions on this. I think I’m good for a rehearsal or two. I’m going to try my Ibanez SR1820 next practice as I can bump the mids on it and see if that has any effect.

ive spent a bit of time doing some research and wondering if a Magellan 800 could be a good option.

edit - might try both amps together at next rehearsal - bass into rumble, rumble fx send to Hartke fx return, Hartke to cab. Use the preamp of the rumble and power amp of the Hartke.

2 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

 

that was my best next bet. It's BassChat live and local.

 

Basschatters meeting up in Somerset bringing along loads of gear and sharing ideas, experience and GAS. Oh and the food is fantastic Sept 19th if you can wait that long The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash - Now Sunday 19th September 2021 - Events - Basschat

 

Sounds good. Might see if I can make that.

3 hours ago, okusman said:

What ever you buy, don’t be scared of buying 2nd hand off BassChat.

Even ‘new’ kit will be cheaper and older/heavier stuff goes for Peanuts.

What head and bass are you using?

Currently using a Hartke HA3500 and Ibanez SR1820

I reckon that’s asking for a de-fret!

21 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

Why not go to the South West Bass bash. LOts of stuff to try there.

What’s that?

Thanks for the input. I’ve currently got a fender rumble 115 I bought from  Mansons in Exeter about 5 years ago. I was able to try it in their demo room and there’s wasn’t really much else to try except the ampeg 115 and some Markbass combos (as far as I can recall). Anyway it suited my previous bands quite well but my new band is a bit more towards the pop end of the rock spectrum and I wondering if I’d be better off with something more like a 212. It’s probably boredom fuelled gas but I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up in a purchase.

Out of interest - how do you go about choosing a cab? I live in the south west and the options for demoing anything at volume are zero. I guess it’s the same for most. So how do you choose?

WITHDRAWN- I’m back in a band! Woohoo!

Final bump. Make me an offer, I can only say no etc. If it doesn’t go in the next week or so it’ll be withdrawn.

I’ve always loved this for some reason. Great album too

Nobody in the south west interested in this beauty? Seems a fair price. If it doesn’t sell I might consider having a fretless board fitted 😀

Mine was a marlin sidewinder bought secondhand for £20. I hated it and in the end fitted the neck to a Hondo PJ I borrowed from school with a broken neck. I never gave that back. The neck was shimmed with washers! I used that bass for several gigs in the 90’s, lent it to someone about 20 years ago and never seen it since.

Roger that flippyfloop

Lovely bass - congrats!

Now sold.

I’ve found  the transition from lined fretless to unlined pretty straightforwards so far. Might be a different story playing live!

1 hour ago, Crawford13 said:

That's how a fret less neck is meant to be. 

Glad you are enjoying it. Let the joy of fret less begin. 

Yep, sure is. I believe there are some that are between frets!

The top on my l’arrivee bugged when I first bought it (second hand). It’s such a fantastic guitar that I’ve grown to like it - it’s unique and mine!

We’ll no replies but I ordered one anyway. Still need to fit the string retainer and tweak the nut slots (the nuts not included) but it’s currently playable and I cant put it down for long enough to finish it. Custom decal needed too.

Seems to be a good quality neck. The side dots are at the fret positions - not between and they’re only at the 3,5,7,9 etc positions.

i had to shim the front of the pocket to get the action right but that’s fine.

Provisionally sold!

As I’m no longer in a band or doing any home recording I’m thinning out the gear. I bought this SR from Bass Direct in September 2019 for £799. It’s a stunning looking bass, with a fantastic neck and a huge sound. The preamp when flat sounds indentical to the bypassed/passive mode. Just after I bought it the blend pot packed up. I fitted a temporary replacement whilst a genuine Ibanez one was on order and it’s still in there. The taper isn’t perfect so blending near the centre isn’t as good as the original. The genuine Ibanez one (in a kit with volume) is included and the price adjusted accordingly.

collection only from mid cornwall (or meet part way depending on distance etc).

Ive changed to an unlined neck so up for sale is my fender standard fretless Jazz neck. I bought this new from DV247 in January 2020 for £166. They seem to have shot up in price like a lot of things recently -

https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Fender-Standard-Series-Jazz-Bass-Neck-Fretless-Pau-Ferro/art-BAS0009622-000

It has some marking from the fact I've only used it with round wounds but nothing serious (can’t seem to get a decent picture of the marks) and also some small indents in the end of the fingerboard from clumsy slapping.

the truss rod has been slackened off for storage shipping etc but is perfectly functional. 

£100 including postage 

a great way to try fretless if you have a MIM fender!

Looks great! What’s the neck?

Just fitted my new Kiogon loom. Jazz loom VBT with selector switch to choose between the jazz bridge pickup or the MM pickup I have fitted between the j pickups. Works a treat.

Awesome service - was made and in the post the same day we finalised the details! Great communication, quality gear, well designed and beautifully assembled and packed!