Jack

I have the Artec in mine and it sound great. I bought mine broken though, so I cant compare it tot the stock sound.

Hey folks. I'm very clumsy and I keep hitting my DOD 250 accidentally when going for my tuner. Because there's no led, the only way to tell if it's on is to play, not ideal at a gig. I'd like a light putting in so that I can tell when it's on the same as any other pedal. Can you recommend anyone to do this in the UK please? Just in case there are any problems violating the commercial user's policy: if [u]you[/u] are able to do it for me, by all means please put your own name forward. Thanks, Jack

In 9 years of GK ownership I once blew a fuse on my 1001-II. Mr Gallien sent me a box of new fuses from the states. All running well here.

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1391970721' post='2363146'] Phil jones bass does some headphones , I have no experience of them but going off the quality of their amps and cabs I'd definitely want to try a pair if I was looking to replace my headphones. [/quote] They're bloody brilliant. They're what I came in here to recommend but for stage use I'd go in-ear.

I've had the Neo series, a 1x12" and a 2x12", they were both really good cabs and if I did it all again I'd just have 2 1x12"s. Moved to Barefaced the same time that I swapped the 1001-II for a MBF.

I'd go from the Ampeg in to the Hartke's effects return.

Ease of reach to the buttons?

Would be an awfully nice box for those of us who wonder why there aren't many more cheap HPF. You get the thumpinator, the fdeck and ...... well what else? Thanks for posting the graphs

There are several companies offering takes on the 'angled up' baffles. LDS has done exactly what's been discussed here on a few custom builds that I've seen.A few cabs have tiltback handles, my Laney combo is wedge-shaped and you can use an ampwedge with pretty much any amp. The only design that's ever really taken off is Marshall's guitar 4x12", it seems there just isn't the market in the bass world. Having said that, a bar along the back to support a head or cab on top whilst the cab is angled would be a great feature, you'd just need to incorporate a matching recess into the bottom of your cabinets to facilitate stacking. That way you don't have an awkward look like EAD.

Gallien-Krueger MB Fusion! I'm incredibly well-served by the barefaced Midget and Compact set-up but something a little more old school would compliment nicely.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1389451486' post='2334299'] [size=4][size=4]Edit: Barefaced '69er is the closest so far - if you can make something that sounds the same but is half the size and weight, not only will you make a fortune but you will have rewritten the laws of physics! [/quote] Not necessarily. I don't need that much volume, but one would assume that a lighter bottom end would allow a higher sensitivity.

There are so many good combos out there these days that combo+extension cab is becoming quite a good idea. A Genz 2x10" plus either 2x10" or 4x10" (or commit a cardinal sin and mix it up with the 1x15") would be a great rig for little money.

The marketed is blanketed with super loud cabs and super full range cabs. Carve a niche by offering 'old-cab' sound in a tiny, lightweight package. Something midget-sized but 810e/nv610/k140 sounding please.

If you're always going to have PA but not monitors then check our a little powered wedge. If you want to play it safe then have a look a decent, neutralish sounding 4x10" or similar. 500W or so and a 4x10" or 2x12" will get you through most situations. Genze Benz stuff was cheap new not so long ago. Failing that our very own forum has a great classifieds section. An amp will always be more versatile than a monitor or IEMs.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that, objectively, the EBMMs are better made than the Fenders. Now, some people such as Shuker, Valenti, Sadowsky et all will build you a P that will blow any Ray out of the water, but I'm assuming you mean a Fender P and generally speaking Fender's quality can be hit or miss. But you didn't ask that, you asked what I preferred. Well I own 4 basses, 2 Rays and 2 Ps and they're different but brilliant. If I could only own one bass though it'd be my '03 MIA Precision. The Stingrays may technically be better instruments, but 'better' doesn't necessarily mean 'BETTER' now does it?

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1387125504' post='2308429']You can't eat a Midget!![/quote] I have a photo from my uni [s]days[/s] drunken nights that proves otherwise.

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1386530591' post='2301135'] Leaning toward the GK range [/quote] You should. The 1001-II I owned was an absolute beast in terms of sheer output. Kinda miss it, but I love the MBF.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1385915138' post='2293553'] I can't think of a bass cab I'd take on a scooter though! [/quote] Barefaced Midget, EA Wizzy, pretty much any 1x10" and lots of 1x12"s would all pretty easily fit on either the pillion strapped down or in a large backpack surely? Then there's the floor for the effect pedals! :-) [quote name='nottswarwick' timestamp='1385917216' post='2293591'] Yep. We are on 2 cars at the mo but when the older one dies, we won't replace it. I work at home anyway. Costs of one car are £400 insurance, £260 tax ish, and say £200 upwards per year on maintenance, minimum. Obviously this exclude fuel and depreciation, but I won't included depreciation as the cars in question are 11 and 7 years old, so most of that cost is gone already. I used my car once last week, for a 2 mile journey to my luthier and back. It's a luxury we don't need. For my 2 gigs in the last week I've got lifts in vans both times (city centre so easier). To be honest I can always get a lift to any gig due to where we all live and now I don't carry the PA it is easier. Only becomes a bit of an issue if I am on drums, due to size of gear. In any case, we would always have one car in the household, or I could hire one. There, I'm sold. Think I'll get rid while it's still worth a bit. [/quote] Fair enough, to be honest I'd quite like to be in that position. Unfortunately I live 15 miles away from work which would be a 15 min walk, a bus, a train and then another bus. Or £20 in a taxi. I couldn't live without my Navara, even if I only used it to commute then once or so a week I actually have to drive to work. Never mind that it makes shopping easier, road trips, holidays, gigs.

I wonder how many taxi rides you'd get for the price of running a 125cc scooter on a CBT? Personal freedom and mobility is a fantastic thing. I live in the countryside and drive a truck but even if I lived somewhere where I couldn't have a car I'd have a scooter.

New? Yes. And I have one that I bought new. Used, just wait for a good one at a good price and it'll be worth every penny.

I'm at the point now where I wouldn't own a cab without one.

Yes, but it's an MXR M80 preamp pedal. I have used the dry out to feed either a tuner or another band's rig on several occasions.

Mixer. Get a decent one and you'll find a whole host of uses.

+1 for brightonion, though I do find their jacks a little big. Cables fit loose but there's never dropout.

There's probably nothing in it in terms of the signal at those power levels, but your safety and convenience points are just as valid at any power level. Friends don't let friends use jacks.