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Black nylons are worth a try if you haven't already, wouldn't put anything else on my acoustic.

8ohm on the Ashdown site: http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/5/MiBass/44/Mi-10-/

Would it not be better to keep the variables down to the bare minimum? It would be better as a test if you were actually testing for specific things rather than having a million different P basses all with different components, setups and strings, might not be as much fun as an event though! At the moment every bass is different so nothing is really comparable, the results might not mean a whole much if there is no control.

I would still be interested, the price and styling are bang on and I already have a little cab to use. Just wondering how loud those 5 solid state watts are, if it's just a nice toy then it's of no use to me.

Common problem on the plastic Just-a-Nut, mine did this not long after I bought it. Just be careful when you change strings! Thomann also sell them and you can also get the brass ones IIRC.

If you just need a small rig and have the budget for PJ gear then the world (or at least the bass amp one) is your oyster really. I would spend a day at a well stocked shop and just try loads of amps out, see which ones you like and then get the credit card out! You said portability is important so make sure you pick them up and try and get through a doorway - not the front door obviously Apart from the really small combos the PJ stuff isn't that light IIRC so that may be a factor. Have a look at the FS section here, you'll save a ton of money and won't take a hit if you decide to move it on.

If you buy seperates then you could have a smaller cab for practice and rehearsals then a larger cab (or a second small one) for gigging. The Ashdown MiBass cabs (1x10 and 1x12) are about £200 each.

I'm bidding on that Aria!

Can we still call you a Scot?

Cricket holdall? http://www.huntscountybats.co.uk/cricket-equipment-holdalls-almighty.php Loads of styles and you can pick up basic ones really cheaply, usually less than 1m long too.

Although I never actually heard it with the original driver I would recommend using the Deltalite if that's an option purely down to the weight saving. I was quite lucky as Interparcel paid out the £50 insurance (once I had emailed them John Dong's advice and the receipt for the replacement speaker) so it only cost me around £20 get it working and shave most of the weight off. The first thing I thought when I picked up the little cab was that it was much heavier than it looked, now it weighs a fraction of that and is still more than enough for rehearsals with a full band. It's been in regular use with the Deltalite for well over 3 years now and is still performing well, lovely little cab IMO.

Who knew laughably bad 80s special effects would be so disturbing eh?

Yes.

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Err, every passive bass I've owned sounded better with quite dead strings to my ears! With the Zoot and my old Warwick (both active) I liked nice new zingy strings but I hate them on my passive basses - Jazzes and the two Arias (P/J and MM). In fact a while ago I bought a cheap bass to gig with and it arrived with pretty dead old strings. Plugged it in and it sounded lovely so I just kept them on, used it last night and it sounded great!

I always take a backup, haven't broken a string in years but I like to choose which bass I play on the night. Both are lightweight and are easy to carry in a double gigbag along with all my other gig junk, they are also both cheapys (but nice ones!) so I don't take stands or have to keep an eye on them. I needed a backup quite recently after replacing a barrel jack with what turned out to be a faulty new part which seemed fine at home, would have been screwed if I hadn't had a second bass with me.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1400775863' post='2456918'] Kate Moss might buy it to wear on a chain round her neck as a piece of jewellery. [/quote] I think the BA1 actually weighs more than Kate Moss. [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1400799601' post='2457208'] I sincerely hope so. I'll put it back on the rockery now for a few more months. [/quote] Keep those to yourself, you're flooding the market!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1400773918' post='2456885'] There will be. Try and find someone in an indie band with a beard and sell it to them for twice the price of a new one. Tell then it's got plenty of mojo and it helps your bass get that Pete Docherty sound like they used to have on records in the 1960's when music was good and everybody was cool and looked like Brian Jones and Twiggy . Technically speaking though, that bridge isn't distressed, it vandalized. [/quote] Ah, indie band and beards, got it! And yeah it isn't in the best of shape, I think whoever had it used the same technique to cut the slots as they did to remove the finish - namely bashing it with a screwdriver.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1400768493' post='2456812'] I've never seen a "distressed" Badass. ( Or even one that was mildly upset , for that matter ). [/quote] I have one! Picked up a job lot of parts a while ago which included an original gold BA1 that someone had tried to remove the finish from, it's kinda half gold half metal now. Dunno what to do with it really, is there a market for relic'd Badass bridges?

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1400738676' post='2456465'] It's just the CS team doing an accurate interpretation of a lot of the basses from that period [/quote] It's [i]mojo[/i] you fools!

A proper USA Cirrus has been on my dream bass list for a while now, I remember drooling over these in magazine adverts many years ago. Couldn't afford one then and can't now, well not without making her indoors very angry anyway! Absolutely top end basses though, comparable to anything else in that price range and beyond.

I actually really like that one with the matching pickup, prefer it to the other one!

I had a fretless Jazz with Seymour Duncan Lightning Rod pickups in, they are active pickups which were wired straight to a standard vol/vol/tone setup. Sounded just like a beefed up version of a Jazz bass, could still do the usual sounds but also had a bit more thump. Don't know if that's what you're after but I regret selling it!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1399972003' post='2449391'] I do know what altruism means and you may be correct on the second point; but he was extremely effective in reminding me that I have no interest whatsoever in so-called metal. [/quote] Check the basses in the background of the vid with the ones in the poster's sig....

Was looking at the purple one when your weird metalwork bass was flagged on here a while ago, looks ace!