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I think TC amps sound great on ther own and TC cabs sound great with their amps, they were designed to go together, but I don't kow why you don't see many people with the cabs and a different amp. Thinking about it, the same seems to go for Markbass.

If your PF500 is new take it back. These amps have a history of failures and you'll need something better if you're going to gig.

Get the best cabs you can. A good amp through OK cabs will only sound OK, but a good amp through great cabs will sound fantastic.

Apparently the PF800 has a better tone and doesn't have the 500's problems. Do you really need more than an S12?

There are too many reports of PF500's failing. Don't take a replacement, get a different amp instead.

The cover band have played songs I love, which have died a death and songs I hate, which go down well. So I'm not sure what I know anymore! The songs I prefer to play are not played by the cover band but, in my view, the whole point of a cover band is the audience reaction, so (avoiding the question) my favourite cover, and the one I enjoy playing the most, is the one that gets the best reaction from the audience.

Genz are good value because Fender just closed the company and all GB gear is being sold off. Genz have a very good reputation. I had Bergantino cabs, 2 AE210's and 2 AE112's. I slightly preferred the sound of the 10's but mainly used the 112's (they still sound great) because my back isn't good and the 12's are much lighter. Additionally, Aguilar DB cabs sound great but are heavier and Barefaced cabs need to be heard to be believed.

Look at the Bergantino AE210's in the FS section. Fantastic cabs, light, great tone and loud.

John Hiatt wrote Perfectly Good Guitar when he saw Nirvana's bass player smash up a bass on stage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5begHSoQ1s Says it all really.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1386071557' post='2295214'] ....That's maybe a bit unfair. The OP has presumably bought his set-up based on how [i]he[/i] uses it. If he wants to have only a small cab, but wants plenty of headroom by running a big amp, surely that's his prerogative? For him, it clearly [i]is[/i] enough.... [/quote] But the OP lent his gear, so what's "enough" for him doesn't come into it! In my experience, no one treats other peoples gear as well as they treat their own, and many players don't even treat their own gear well. If you're lending gear then you have to have to have a "bomb proof" rig, and IMO that rig wasn't. I'm sorry for the OP but I think he's got to chalk this up to experience, and either get a more robust rig or never lend his gear.

Nearly all the guitarists I've played with in the last 20 years have used valve Fender combos, but I haven't seen a bass player using Fender amps since I gave my Dual Showman rig to the keyboard player in 1973. He gave me his Hiwatt stack, so I reckon I got the best end of the deal.

Come on..... there's no court case! I never lend my gear. End of! It does get used as the backline in a jam, but I regulate the volume and tone. I have got up and turned the volume down mid number before now. Some jammers just have their ears painted on! The other part of the OP that stands out to me.... I would never gig with just 1 210! That's not enough, and my rule of thumb is to have more watts in the speakers than I have in the amp.

In my cover band I have charts for over 100 numbers. We've done more if you include the rock and roll 12 bar type stuff. We put about 12 numbers in each regular 45 min set and add on at the end if we need to. Last Saturday we ran over by about 15 mins but we're seeing more gigs with a curfew (11 o'clock mostly) for the music. I guess that's down to complaints about late night noise.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1385985762' post='2294275'] ....I play in a five piece band and always use Ashdown amps, mostly my ABM500 into a Barefaced Super Twin.Never had to turn up beyond about 1/3 volume no mater where we play.... [/quote] That's what a great cab will do for you.

Easy answer, number 1 is always the current bass. At the moment a Lull PJ5. I've only gigged 4 basses in the last 20 years. The aim is always to buy something better so the last bass (Lakland 55-94) becomes the backup and the one before that (Wal Mk3 Custom) get's sold. Same philosophy with amps and cabs.

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In the 70's I played a Marshall Super Lead 100 for a few years. I bought it from the Marshall shop and after trying a few amps I chose it over the bass version. I thought it sounded livelier and punchier.

If we know the number we'll play it, or we might do a number from the same artist. It's a cover band after all. The other bands might dedicate a number but probably won't do requests. The one thing that I really, really HATE, and won't play, is Happy Birthday. Dedicate a song to birthday boy/girl but don't play that bloody number! If the band does it they're on their own. They know they're playing it without bass.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1385834254' post='2292707'] ....Too harsh on drummers guys.... [/quote] Not so. Too many players here seem to believe that a drummer can't vary his volume. If the drummers they play with can't do this they should be encouraging them to. If the OP has played with a 350 watt (about 200w without extension?) combo then that is the least he should be aiming for now. A 180 watt combo (about 100w without the extension) won't be a good replacement in my book.

What do you mean by underpowering? You can't hurt cabs by putting[i] less [/i]volume into them. You have 300 watt cabs so putting 250 watts into each is ok, but are you running your amps flat out? If you're playing at "normal" semi-pro band levels you're probably putting 60-100 watts into each cab. If you change amps you'll probably be playing at the same overall volume level, so your amp might be working slightly harder (going from 600w to 500w) but the cabs won't see any difference.

As a bass player you have to lock with the drums (and they have to lock with you) but, sorry, all this "we have to play to the level of the drums" is rubbish. If your band has a drummer who can't vary his volume fire him and get a drummer who can play properly.

For the last few years I've bought next year's diary in August.

Ah. I missed that, sorry. GAS is good if you're looking for something you need. I think you [i]need[/i] a second cab.

[quote name='1970' timestamp='1385718158' post='2291393'] ...This question is unfair.... [/quote] How? The question was do you [i]want[/i] to do this or[i] need[/i] to do this, i.e. do you have a need for more volume out of your rig. We've given you a lot of opinions, but no one has asked why you want to do this. You might get better advice if we knew.

Next week I have an inner London gig which supplies backline so I'm going on the train, but I can count on one hand the number of times I've gone to a gig on public transport. I don't know how anyone gigs without access to a car or van.