PatrickJ

Reviving this old thread as I'm looking to swap the pre-amp on my Mayones J Bass. The stock mayo one is quite hissy and causes a slight and intermittent pop when adjusting the bass control, not to mention a noticable volume change when switching between active and passive modes I've heard good things about the East pre-amps but since this thread is almost 4 years old I figured I'd check to see if the new offerings from Aguilar, Markbass etc have moved things on at all. The East looks relatively easy to install, given you can buy a preloaded plate which is a big plus. The other pre I was looking at as a Glockenklang - I think these are stock on some Jabba's but not heard much about them so thoughts welcome .

I'd love an update on if the so called captain (Mr Lee Anderton) responded to you and was able to resolve things for you? That would be helpful to the minority like myself who have had a number of issues with company and have not had success with customer services in resolving issues.

Yes you are. You are selling us you, and your ideas on Funk Theory to drive YouTube views, subscriptions and the associated revenue this brings in. That's not a criticism BTW. If I had the ability to do something like this I would . If some dude can earn a million dollars from playing Fortnite and having kids like mine watch him then why can't you from Bass Playing. I'm sure YouTube hits heavily contrubutes to the likes of Scott Devine, Stuart Clayton's income . Anyway, I will tune in to the first episode to see where this goes - I'm intrigued.

Do it!

Another Zombie thread revival .. though I wish I'd seen it sooner as I'm guilty of more than one of these! especially the aforementioned social media comments 😣

I hope it helps, I've not used it so I can't validate it works and is monitored by Lee or one of his representatives. I used to be a real supporter of Anderton's but in the last 18 months I've had many problems with orders so I've stopped using them.

There's an email address for Lee Anderton (current MD) listed on this site http://www.mia.org.uk/members/andertons-music-company/

^^ this ^^

Sounds like you've been through some real stinky poo over the past few years. I've not been there so I can't imagine what it has been like for you but you seem like a good dude so I hope 2019 picks up for you! Good luck with the job hunt, just think what gear you'll be able to acquire with that first pay cheque!

It looks like Amazon has stopped taking orders for the book. Hopefully this doesn't mean existing orders will be cancelled The £110 price is offers for second hand copies available through 3rd parties on the Amazon Market Place.

I was in the Bass Gallery (Camden) last week, they had a pretty decent selection on Amps, including the Trickfish .5k and a bunch of Markbass stuff.

Thanks for the replies so far guys, The Markbass NY121 and Eden EX112 on the short list. I'll look into the TKS cabs too, I don't know much about TKS as yet.

Morning Bass Chatters, I find myself cab-less after recently parting with my two 4x10 cabinets as part of my 2018 gear reduction strategy. The 4x10's were overkill for the sorts of venues I was playing and were taking up way to much space in the house. I'm looking for recommendations for a more compact rig suitable for pub / small private party events. My current head is a Markbass Little Mark Tube (500w @4 Ohm). As for style, the band I play with is moving towards Indie Rock covers though I'd really like to be playing more funk based music (Motet, Electro Deluxe, ToP etc.) - I'm not sure they are too far apart sound wise. All advice and suggestions welcome. ~PJ

Last year I purchased a new amp head, I was after a Valve Pre / Class D hybrid with 500w Output. I settled on the Mark Bass Little Mark Tube; I've not gigged it yet so can't comment too much on it's performance (but if it's good enough for the likes of Michael League and Joe Dart I'm sure it will satisfy the likes of me). My short list of heads which may be helpful to you was: - Little Mark Tube (a 800w version exists) - Ampeg SVT-7 Pro - Eden World Tour Pro 600 (a 900 version exists) - Genzler Magellan 800 (wasn't Hybrid but loads of great feedback) - Aguilar AG700 I went for the Markbass ultimately because it was cheaper than some of the other options and I'd been to see a bunch of live bands recently and the bassists were all using Markbass rigs of some kind across a variety of music style. If I was looking now I'd be waiting to try the Mesa WD-800 as per @Al Krow and the new Markbass Little Mark Vintage.

I'd argue every bassist needs an SVT rig in their life

Just looked it up, F Bass VF4-PJ http://www.fbass.com/instock/stock/600518

This popped up on my Instagram feed... Can't say I'm a fan!

Trickfish had passed me by somewhat , but I was at the bass gallery yesterday ( not good for GAS) and I really liked the look of the 4*8 cab.

I don't think it's an unreasonable ask for a venue to request that a band they've booked have the appropriate coverage; assuming it's a paid gig. But I agree they should be able to demonstrate they meet the required standards too.

No repeat bookings?

Two venues we played last year required us to have it - they weren't proper venues, sports clubs etc and needed it for their insurance purposes. Fortunately, as an amatuer with a full time job I was able to get a colleague in our facilities team do the testing for me. Quotes I got ran at about £75 to have all the equipment for the full band tested (suspect I could have got it cheaper if I kept looking).

How on earth do you have time for five bands??!!!! 😱

# in Band - 5 # Friends - 0.5 # Colleagues - 1 # Dislike - 0.5 The last 3, may or may not all relate to the same band member