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[quote name='john_the_bass' post='561718' date='Aug 6 2009, 09:24 AM']I'll take a look at the other suggestions.[/quote] Take a look at the [url="http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=JTSNX8&browsemode=category"]JTS NX8[/url]. They get very good reviews. We use the cheaper version (JTS929) in our band and those work a treat.

That's cool - I like it.

[url="http://www.stevesamps.co.uk"]Steve Rowse[/url] is very good - based Godalming. Has fixed all my Trace stuff in the past.

+1 for Raggy. Bought his LH500. Really nice guy to deal with.

The Mark Bass stuff is nice - but it is very clean sounding. Lots of people like that - but for me, it was too clean and clinical. Defo worth trying before you buy. If you're not bothered about lightweight, would defo recommend looking at the new [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/hartke/hydrive"]Hartke HyDrive[/url] range. I've just started using the LH500 head in a cover band and would say it's perfect for that kind of stuff.* *would save you a few quid too!

Used mine in anger for the first time at a gig last weekend. Great tone and power through my 4x10. Best bass sound I've had in a long while, actually. Didn't have to do much tweaking to get it either - just boosted the treble a bit. Made the floor rumble and my trousers flap, which is all good.

Would anyone like me to bring my Westone Thunder 1A for a bit of nostalgia?

Oh no, I'm getting GAS again for a 1100s. Aargh! Can anyone tell me how the 80s ones compare to the current reissues? Heavier? Different sound? I love my new BB614 so interested to know the difference. Anyone bringing an old BB to the South East bash?

Used mine in anger for the first time at a gig last night. Great tone and power through my 4x10. Best bass sound I've had in a long while, actually. Didn't have to do much tweaking to get it either - just boosted the treble a bit. Made the floor rumble and my trousers flap, which is all good. Only downside is that in a rack, it is a heavy bugger.

It would be rude not to.... 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig 02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage 03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else. 04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB 05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby. 06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time. 07. Happy Jack: Lightwave Sabre VL, Hofner 500/1 (1964), Hofner 500/5 (1959), PJB Bass Buddy + headphones. 08. MacDaddy. Custom Shuker (hopefully!) and possibly Hamer Blitz or Iceni Zoot. 09. Stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Hartke LH500, Warwick 4x10 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. [quote][b]To make this event pay for itself and to be able to donate something to charity, we need a minimum of 30 people... So, come on folks; sign up!! [/b] Thanks and look forward to seeing you there..[/quote]

Still got my Thunder 1A - great for home recording. Built like a tank.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='554211' date='Jul 28 2009, 05:38 PM']I would kill for a live sound that fat (or is it 'phat' these days?)[/quote] Great active bass sound. It's the sound I have stuck in my head. Damn the 80s!

[quote name='Waldo' post='534284' date='Jul 6 2009, 11:18 PM']For just sheer, uncoloured boost go with an Aguilar.[/quote] Don't you get a pre-amp to [i]add[/i] colour? Confused.

[quote name='butlerk02' post='553981' date='Jul 28 2009, 02:28 PM']My humble home studio [size=4][/size][/quote] It's very small... ...well the picture is, at least!

The magazine's improved ten-fold in the last couple of issues. Whole editorial needs more edge though and needs to feel much more newsy. They need to be more circumspect about stuff (esp, reviews), rather than just treat everything equally. It sometimes reads like a brochure; whereas it needs to have an identity and sense of humour. Simply being Britain's only bass mag is not enough. On the plus, layout and art direction is big improvement.

It's a great price - only slightly more than an LH500. Things to be aware of; the power's split into two feeds - unless you use the speakon bridge out which then delivers so much power, you'll prob blow the cones out of your single cab. The LH500 is a single feed. Apparently they LH1000s a fair bit heavier too. Reverb doing the LH500 for £299 at the mo. If you're running a couple of cabs though, this would prob sound HUGE. Edit: first impressions of the LH500 (at low level) is that it is very warm sounding; creamy almost. Mert will prob be along in a minute to back that up!

[quote name='budget bassist' post='552957' date='Jul 27 2009, 06:00 PM']sweet, how does that rig sound? thinking about one of those heads myself.[/quote] First impressions are that it is very warm sounding; creamy almost. Haven't used it in anger yet though - will report back after a gig on Sat.

Cheers Nik!

Just acquired a s/h Hartke LH500 head (cheers, Raggy) so here's my updated gig rig: Hartke LH500 ...with my Warwick 411 4-ohm 4x10 (600w). ...and with the G&L L2000 Tribute I use at most gigs. It's a great sounding bass, that's light and easy to play. Not really found anything to better it. Also have a 1x15 Trace combo that I use for the smaller gigs. It's like this one (will take a proper photo, next time I wheel it out...)

Watch the right foot - and make eye contact. Not like at a candle-lit meal - more 'what you going to play next?' glance.

[quote name='Merton' post='547498' date='Jul 22 2009, 12:57 PM']nor here it goes up and down and i can put it where I want it. [/quote]