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Not really, the LG amps are quiet for their specified wattage and with 2 cabs you'd get volume without cranking the head, certainly more than one equivalent 600w cab @ 4ohms. More headroom too Wattage ratings have little bearing on exactly how much a cab can handle and how loud it can go. I guess the only way to evaluate them is to try em, they seem to have a good rep as gigging cabs I have the 500w Superfly (same power section as the LG500 i think), it's nowhere near as loud as my 500w LMII.

These are going cheap: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=83334"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=83334[/url] Both 4ohm so would be great for the Ashdown you have, only 300w each but that shouldn't be a problem, you'll still be able to get enough volume i think

That looks ace! Don't usually like that sort of thing but i'm impressed You should really get a black bridge and tuners on that bass though, the chrome bridge spoils the stealth!

Some have been going for well over a grand recently so financially it'd be a good deal. I got much less (under £500) for mine a few years ago though. It's not a bass for everyone, they weigh a ton and the necks are clumsy compared to a Fender IMO. The electrics can be finnicky, even the switches are quirky - they physically push a metal plate onto different contacts! I had to do some work on mine to get it giggable Despite the huge circuit board and on-board effects there's not too many usable tones, they do an excellent Ric impression though and are great for clanky Entwhitsltle lines. Don't expect a modern active sound and go easy on the bass and treble controls, they can be very harsh. I got rid of mine because my Warwick was a much better bass for me, the RD looked great but the Warwick owned it in every department The sunburst and black ones are more sought after than the maple

[quote name='discreet' post='797703' date='Apr 6 2010, 04:12 PM']This! Like hearing your voice on tape for the first time... it's not the same.[/quote] Yep, that's it! I did a gig with my old Hartke rig ages ago and couldn't get a sound i liked on stage, did the gig regardless and got compliments off 2 good bass players in the audience. Apparently it sounded huge 20ft away yet was muffled on stage, there's me trying about 500 eq settings and looking like a fussy idiot!

RE Looking after it, i use these boxes from B&Q: [url="http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9676728&fh_view_size=10&fh_eds=%3f&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3C{9392071}&fh_search=case&fh_refview=search&ts=1270508965181&isSearch=false"]http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?acti...;isSearch=false[/url] The black one fits a LMII in and the blue one houses my Superfly (same size as the LG under all the casing), both with a bit of room for foam Always a bit worried about carrying it in a laptop bag, those knobs are quite flimsy.

There's an Ashdown MAG 300w head with matching 4x10 cab available from the Bass Merchant, think that includes postage for £300 the pair: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=82660&pid=790533&st=0&#entry790533"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry790533[/url] You'd struggle to better that for your price range.

There's a Zoot Neo in the Affiliates section for £200 posted, probably 8ohms though. Would still be pretty loud though Ashdown did a Superfly cab with 2 x 4ohm outputs to get the full power from the head. Don't see any reason why you couldn't rewire a 2x10 or a 2x12 like this, provided the drivers were 4ohms each

Sounds like an ideal situation to me, you can now get the good male vocalist in! Guitarists are easy to find, good singers aren't. Lucky fella!

[quote name='martinbass7750' post='792123' date='Mar 31 2010, 04:35 PM']I suggest you try another shop![/quote] +1 They're talking absolute rubbish. How many pro players use 10s or 12s in their rig? Avoid that shop like the plague. Chances are the "assistant" is just a guitarist who thinks bigger speaker=more bass (just like bass players do until they do a bit of research).

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='791261' date='Mar 30 2010, 10:34 PM']Thanks everyone Looks like I've got the amp sorted Will update once I have it Now to start looking for a cab... [/quote] Have you seen the Zoot Neo 1x15 in the Affiliates forum? £200 for a light, high quality cab: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=82660&st=0&#entry790410"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry790410[/url] EDITed because my keyboad is playing up and missing out letters!

I got the Trace ones in the end, they're 100-40 so should be ok. The Olympia ones looked too cheapy and you can get the Adagios for £17 for 2 sets, probably the same strings. The Trace ones are USA made so should be a bit better, my housemate bought some cheap 6 string acoustic sets off eBay and they were awful, literally not worth the £1.69 they cost him! I tried normal steels a while ago and didn't like them as much, same with the black nylon-coated ones i tried.

It's time to re-string my acoustic bass (an old Ozark cheapy), usually i go for D'addario phosphor bronze but money is a bit tight. I was wondering if there's anything cheaper knocking about? Can't afford to stick £25 strings on a knock-about bass but would like a similar sound to the sound D'adarrios give. Anybody used these? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acoustic-Bass-Strings-Phosphor-Bronze-Medium-Light_W0QQitemZ290403483520QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item439d657f80"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acoustic-Bass-String...=item439d657f80[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-string-Acoustic-bass-guitar-strings-040-95-by-Olympia_W0QQitemZ130350564278QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item1e597fc3b6"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-string-Acoustic-ba...=item1e597fc3b6[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-Strings-by-Adagio-RRP-15-99_W0QQitemZ330303747759QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item4ce7a336af"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acoustic-Bass-Guitar...=item4ce7a336af[/url] Cheers! Steve

400w will do pretty much any bass player with a decent cab, as previously said it's best not to judge a book by it's cover. A nice and loud 400w amp with an efficient cab or two is quite a big rig I've found my LMII to be louder that any other SS amp i've used, i can't think of a gig where it's powerful eq wouldn't do the job. If in doubt get a LMII! They're dirt cheap 2nd hand (approx £350)

[quote name='William James Easton' post='787902' date='Mar 27 2010, 02:52 PM']how much are little marks and little giants going for nowadays. may eventually give into the mark band wave budgets and all that, reckon i'll be able to spend 250 max on an amp. cab could be sorted very soon![/quote] Soundslive have an ex-demo LG1000 for £219: [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Ashdown-Little-Giant-1000,-Ex-Display~ID~12596.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~A...ay~ID~12596.asp[/url] There's also one for sale here with gigbag and shipping @ £250: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=80121&hl=lg1000"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...1&hl=lg1000[/url] I'd avoid the lower Little Giants as you'll need 2 x 4ohm cabs to get 350w/500w out of them, the LG1000 is 2 x 500w outputs @ 4ohms each For a LMII you'll be looking at about £100 more than that, worth it though

Some Aguilar gear here within your price range: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=64176"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=64176[/url] You're also in 2nd hand Schroeder 1212l territory too

Obbm cables will be fine, save yourself some money by ignoring all the techy hyperbole and going with the pro-quality, no nonsense option

The kickback i linked to ended at roughly the same price as this with no bids, that would have been a good bet

Good amps but that one looked a little overpriced to me, they're only around £70 more new. For £200 you'll probably be able to get a 2nd hand Kickback I have the A70 and it sounds great, not as well built as the old USA Hartke stuff though EDIT: Keep an eye on this one: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hartke-Kickback-15-Bass-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ260571650228QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item3cab47d8b4"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hartke-Kickback-15-B...=item3cab47d8b4[/url]