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  1. All these are excellent suggestions and I have got a good list of options to try to audition. I am lucky to live within spitting distance of Bass Direct, although as always auditioning gear is a little daunting as I am very definitely a 'workman' bassist. However, I do know the sound I like and am looking for, although with my slim budget it might be second hand I need to go for. I definitely get the point about putting all my resources into getting a really good cab then upgrading the amp when I can. The reason I initially was thinking about having two 1x12s was because we do fairly regularly do 'acoustic' nights where I have gone through our PA - but felt maybe I could use a single 12 on those occassions. At the other end of the scale I like to feel I have got plenty of oomph to spare if necessary, which was one of the reasons I liked the TC stuff. When I played through the RH750, 2x12 and 1x12 I couldn't believe how big and clear and tight the sound was with my active bass compared with the woolly thump of my Hartke cab. I have to be grateful for the Hartke gear though - I have without a doubt got my 150 quid's worth out of it and I am not knocking it. I just heard the TC sound and thought WOW, I NEED to hear my bass through that. I maybe need to listen to the sound of something like the Markbass or Bareface and see what I think. The other rig I have experience of is EBS Neoline 112's and a Reidmar head which was a reasonably small rig but sounded punchy to me. The trouble with playing in a shop is I didn't feel I could go to 'gig volume' obviously and I couldn't hear myself alongside drums etc. I'm going to go through all the suggestions here and try to see what might fit into my budget. Thank you!
  2. Hi, I have been using my dirt cheap rig for a long time but advancing years means I really do need to get something lighter and easier to take to gigs. I play in a pub/club covers band - mainly rock/pop and some new wave and punk. Up to now I have been using a second hand Hartke 2500 head and 4x10 and 1x15 XL cabs. I stopped hauling two cabs a while ago because I never put the volume above 1 with the gain set middling and just didn't need that many speakers. Now I am using the 4x10 only which is plenty loud enough. I use an active Fender Jazz Deluxe. I have been wondering what to do for a long time, all the while lugging the big old cab to gigs. The sound I get is good enough for my cloth ears, but I have played through a TC Electronic Rs 210, 112 and RH750 and the sound was VERY loud but very punchy - I liked it a lot. I have toyed with getting Hartke Hidrive 1x12s but I'm not sure what I should do. My budget is around £1000 for a new rig including amp. What might I get that is nice and light and will give me enough sound to contend with the rest of the band? Would two RS112's and a RH450 or Classic 450 go loud enough? The reduction in size and weight is very appealing. I also considered two Eden 12 inch cabs because they were nice and small (and pretty cheap). I would really appreciate any pointers...how small could I go and still get a nice tight and reasonably loud bass sound?
  3. Hi, This is my first post on Bass Chat and I am hoping to get some advice about what I should look for in a new rig. I play in a covers band, mostly doing punk, rock and pop covers - some modern and some oldies thrown in too. I've been using a Mexican jazz as my main instrument but have recently upgraded to an American Deluxe Jazz, so have been left a little short of funds to upgrade my amp. At the moment I use a Hartke 2500 and have a Hartke 4 x 10 xl and 1 x 15 xl. I also have a 4 x 10 vx which I actually like better than the xl cabinets. I am not an expert bass player and I think my meagre investment in a Hartke rig has been WELL worth the money I paid - I think the sound I get is pretty reasonable, however, in would like to upgrade to something that would be easier to carry around and would hopefully be more flexible - as we often play open mic nights, where a hulking 4 x 10 is too much. At the moment I play those gigs with a TC Electronic BG250-208 but I find it too boxy, weedy and not really what I want. I would like to have a budget of about £1500 but I don't. I could probably stretch to around £600 at the moment. I think I would like to look at getting two 1 x 12s - I've played through some EBSs that sounded like they would be able to cope with the small pub gigs we play....but I'm not really sure what would be best. I would ideally like a rig where I could take one cab to a small open mic and two to a full gig. I thought maybe that my Hartke head would be worth keeping and upgrade bit by bit, first buying new cabs. Is this a good idea? I had seen some Gallien Kruger 1 x 12s at around £300 each. Mainly, I'm wondering whether to upgrade now, trying to find something around £600 as a step up from my Hartke gear (which cost me £120 for the head and £50 for each cab) or just keep going with my current set up until I can stash away enough money to get a better rig. Any thoughts would be very greatly appreciated. Thanks
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