chris_b

You are trying to tick the boxes and are only considering the positives. Look at it from the other angle, what can go wrong, and what will you do when it does! Tick all the negative boxes and then decide if you want to risk your cash.

I can see that rule working in a hobby band, if someone treats playing bass as they would the occasional game of golf, but not if you are remotely serious about being a working musician. I've done the one band thing. We were gigging 3 nights a week which could be 4 or 5 on occasion and often twice on Sunday. You don't see many bands being that busy any more, so multiple bands it is.

Chinese factories selling on eBay. . . . what you see is not always what you get. There was an article about people buying clothes from Chinese companies and a totally different design turned up. Good luck returning the product and getting a refund!! You'll find the postage back to China prohibitive.

Make sure you're playing songs everyone wants to play, then get gigs. As I say, if everyone is in multiple bands then they'll be unable to do some of the gigs. That's when you call on the deps. The secret is to get your gigs in the diary first. The bands I play in usually don't rehearse. We turn up knowing the parts and songs. I did spend some time in a band which regularly rehearsed. Annoyingly the problems from one week could still be around the next week. . . . and the week after! They were good guys but too many rehearsals and not enough gigs killed it for me.

Are they good players? Then forget rehearsals and put gigs in the book. That'll focus their attention. You also need the numbers of a few deps.

I don't know the amp you're using but I'm running my One10 with an 800 watt Thunderfunk. Even at a whisper it sounds great. I've also gigged my 2 One10's with an Aguilar TH500. I loved that tone.

I use a One10 at home. Does the job perfectly.

You're not comparing like with like. I would always expect a Monaco to exceed the performance of several One10's.

Thanks for clearing that up. IMO having following switched off is the only sensible option.

Err. . . . you have to click on following, unless you have a different setting to me. I've commented several times in this thread and I'm not following..

During lock down, to keep match fit, I set myself a task, to learn and chart every song on every Stevie Wonder album. I did that, and then started on Bonnie Raitt and Keb Mo albums. That kept my brain and fingers going, but nothing really compares to the physical effort required to gig.

There are 10 people interested enough to be "Following" this thread. Many more can gain some knowledge or insight, even if they didn't ask the question in the first place.

Finding a 5 string P bass was a lightning bolt moment for me. You've got to kiss a lot of frogs. . . . but IMO when you find the right P5 it will be a keeper. I lucked into a Mike Lull PJ5 and it's been my main bass for the last 14 years. You might need to replace the pickups to get the best sound. A good set will be an investment. Also putting on a set of TI flats improved the sound of my Lull a thousand fold.

Peggy Lee. . . .

Excellent.

More cabs is not just about volume, it's about tone and being heard. A 212 might be fine, but I'd bring both 212's, cos you can never have enough tone.

There's an Aguilar AG700 in the Classifieds which will run at 2.67 ohms. Great sounding amp.

I'd be more worried about you bumping into things, than your sound!

I haven't enough grey cells to remember an arrangement like that!! Great playing and very melodic, which makes a change from the usual technical slap fest.

You invoice the gig, the rest of the band invoice you.

I also prefer not to have the new string sound. A set of D'Addario NYXL's have been on my Jazz bass for the last 6 years. Still sound pretty good to me, nice and mellow. I tried flats and that wasn't the right sound.

I've never heard Will Lee "disappear into the mix" and neither does my Sadowsky MV5 Jazz. IMO when basses don't cut through it's due to user error. When they haven't been EQ'd correctly or when the signal chain isn't working in harmony.

Most of the deps I do are for friends and friends of friends. On a dep gig I expect to get the same rate as the rest of the band. I always treat a new set list and playing with a new band as an opportunity to learn new songs, meet with different players and get my foot in the door for more gigs. I've come across some great songs over the years. I don't have a great memory, so I always chart the songs. Just in case. One annoying thing bands sometimes do, send me a set list with MP3's and videos and then play (on purpose or not) different arrangements!!

My Mike Lull PJ5 and Sadowsky Jazz make a great sound, but through the same amp and cab my Cort Jazz makes a much thinner sound. I got around this by using a Sadowsky pre amp. The sound of the Cort is now 90% there. Barefaced 12" cabs put the rest of your gear under a microscope. Any inconsistencies or shortcomings are magnified. But with the right bass and amp and they will make you sound great.

I use a PJ5 (flats) and a 5 string Jazz (very old rounds) through an Aguilar TH500 with my Super Compact and the sound is as deep, fat and as warm as you could want. I found that I get a sound I like out of Markbass amps with the VLE and VPF switched off, but I've never played your amp. This cab will only put out what you pit in, so IMO it's the amp and bass that's not getting your sound.