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Shuggi Otis, Ice Cold Daydream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQdrMN2LLb4

An edit of both players according to this, http://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread.php?690-The-Funk-Brothers-instrumental-of-the-1970-version-of-quot-Ain-t-No-Mountain-High-Enough-quot

LAPTOP BAG: LM LMlll/Power Cable Speaking cable Soundcard Laptop BASS GUITAR BAG Bass Instrument lead Tuner Ear plugs CAB (No cover as yet) Great as I but the bass bag on my bag, throw the laptop back over my shoulder and carry the cab in one hand.

Okay. So had rehearsal today again. To cut a long story short. Whatever the issue was last week, it was sorted...and then some. As far as I know, everything was hooked up properly last time and the only thing could have been position of the cab and/or eq. I put the cab on top of an unused one to begin with, turned gain up/volume down, played until clipping light came on, rolled gain back a bit. Kept eq flat with VLE & VPF off. Turned volume up to 9 o'clock (where it stayed for the whole practice!!!). Rolled off some lows and that was it. Perfection!!...and really loud. Thanks everyone for the tips and advice. The whole thing seems a bit bizarre as I can't really explain why I had to crank it up last time. The settings and positioning of the cab/amp this time shouldn't have accounted for the massive difference but that's just how it goes. Absolutely bowled over with the sound and extra headroom I have now. Awesome, powerful setup!

'Battles' in the Black Box, Belfast.

I totally agree that the cab and amp should be enough for my situation. Will be looking to tweak settings over the weekend. :-)

Thanks again all and cheers Frank for the testing offer! May avail of it although there may be another cab at the rehearsal studio I can try out. Glad to hear you got sorted barneyg42

Ha ha. Get it out o' ye Frank. It is a bit strange the whole thing but will see what happens this weekend :-)

Thanks again for all the tips. It did appear to be strange that everything was having to be turned up so loud. I think think the advice of taking out lows and turning up mids is great and I had done that...but it sort of defeats the purpose. The head and cab should be able to get the tone I want even at those volumes. To have to change the eq for volume reasons is a bit crazy. The cab can take up to 600W clean tone. Just wondering if there isn't enough power coming from the amp? The fact that the amp is clipping sometimes when slapping and the volume is already boosted up? I will give it another go this weekend and take all the advice on board. Will try tilting the cab and standing further away. Much appreciated!!!! I will also check out the iphone app to measure decibels. Thanks for that tip.

"[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]That's surprising! I'm currently playing my Mark Bass Big Bang through one single 300W cab (meaning my head is running with a max of 250W), and I don't even need to push the gain or master past halfway, and our drummer is the loudest guy on the planet."[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]There may be other frequencies interfering as it is quite synth lead and no guitars.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hmmmm. Maybe my ear drums are already shot :-) I will have to run through a few more settings at the next re[/font][/color]hearsal.

Regarding the frequencies I actually had to roll off the low bass frequencies and I tried all variations of eq settings. Got the ear protection sorted too :-) The reasoning behind the greater wattage was that I would get 200 more watts through the cab without having to fork out a lot of money on an extra cab. Not that I slap the bass that much but I think there was another thread on here stating that the amp cut out. Well there was a lot of clipping happening, so I just stopped slapping...prob best anyway ;-) It was only the first time in the rehearsal rooms so I may see what it is like the next time. Quite a large room too. Thanks folks.

Just my own woes here. Had a band practice on Sunday. Had my Markbass cranked. Full gain and master but had to roll off the gain because it was clipping. 300W through my 8Ohm Barefaced Super Compact. The cab could handle a lot more and I needed the extra volume. Can't return the amp now so will be out a bit of money if I do upgrade :-( Only had it a month so still under warranty. Hopefully someone will take it at near fill price. Fingers crossed.

Mastodon in the Limelight, Belfast. Going to be loud as fox.

[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I wish the pro steels were available in short scale 40-95![/font][/color][/quote] Absolutely!

I think with medium scales you may have to cut into the thicker part of the string which would not be good. Even with the D'Addario short scales I was pretty close to the thicker part of the string.