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I wouldn't stress to much over the bass itself, surely everyone has room for a Fender? If not then I have owned (and liked) a Cort Curbow and a Hohner Jack, both of which are a little smaller than average despite being full scale. If there's no room for an amp then what about a headphone amp? Or something like a little mixer that he could plug his bass and headphones into for practice and then into whatever the girlfriend uses to amplify her keys if he needed. I've got a Behringer Xenyx that sounds just fine with the bass into a 1/4" input and then out to headphones.

Looks great and the video online it does sound good. I'm a real lightweight when it comes to gear but I still love big amps and the 19" format, very jealous. Just as a minor point, a fully-parametric eq has width or q controls to control the width of the curve that is being boosted or cut. So there are three controls per band. With no q control, that's a semi-parametric eq.

[quote name='Shambo' timestamp='1482668819' post='3202153'] I'd definitely consider a Warmoth body, but I'd like to think there's a UK luthier who'd be happy to supply something comparable. [/quote] I'm sure [url="http://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/limelight-custom-gallery/"]Limelight[/url] would make you an exceptional one, probably around £800-£900 so a little over your budget but hey, if it's perfect it may be worth it.

Well then tell her thank you! I'll test it out asap and then I've got gigs the 27th and 1st. The same to you two (and any mini Smoothhounds that there may be).

Mine was ordered yesterday afternoon and arrived this morning (Christmas eve!). I haven't had the chance to test it yet but based on this alone Chris is the man.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1482309156' post='3199316'] Genuine question. Why are big old speakers more efficient? [/quote] They're not really. Speakers are the one analog holdout in an increasingly digital world and whilst they are getting marginally better they haven't had a revolution on anywhere near the scale of other parts of a signal chain. Neodymium helped, meaning magnets were stronger and therefore could be made lighter but really they're much of a muchness. In short, they are getting slightly more efficient not less, but really they're not moving a great deal. I have a pet theory that older speakers seemed louder because we never expected big bass from them. So maybe they were more efficient in the upper registers at the expense on the boomy bass. I dunno.

I bought a GK MBE150-III head from Colin and it was a great deal. It was about 3 days from payment to arrival (the best you can expect 4 days before xmas) and it was the best packaging I've ever seen. Head in bubblewrap a laptop bag in more bubble wrap in packing peanuts in a really sturdy cardboard box. He's a really pleasant guy, you can buy or sell with confidence in my experience.

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1482231819' post='3198600'] Orange Terror if you don't have to DI. Proper old school fat rock sound. I miss mine a lot. [/quote] ASIDE: Does the OTB not have a DI? That seems odd these days.

In theory it would be possible to drill into your combo, connect some wires, install a jack socket and then run a second cab in series rather than parallel. But this is one of those questions where the answer is Can you? Yes! Should you? No. As most everyone else has said it's too much hassle for not really any gain, especially as in series you'd actually be reducing the power output from your amp. If you're not yet weight-adverse when it comes to gear then Ebay and the classifieds here are full of heavyweight gear that people are selling for a song as they move to lightweight gear. It wold be a great way to pick up a rig for cheap until you get more invested in the hobby.

I always think buying an amp based on the power rating is like buying a car on the same basis. Yes, in the broadest, most general sense a car that has more horsepower will probably go faster. Most of the time. Maybe. But there are just too many factors for it to really make any difference. A Caterham 7 is faster than a Range Rover, despite the much higher horsepower of the latter. Similarly the power rating of an amp is probably a little bit important, but it doesn't really tell you a great deal about how loud the amp really is.

[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1482102919' post='3197718']As it is I'll give the GK Fusion I've got on the way a go, if it's not up to it I think you've all given me some good options. Thanks all for your input and time! [/quote] I'm sure you'll love it, they're great amps.

A lot of the gigs we do are outdoor or marquees, biker rallies, birthday parties, that kind of stuff. There's nearly always a backline IME, either from the sound company or just from one of the bands that's playing. Shame about pubs though! Although as I understand it, originals bands often play multi-band bills and they have shared backline. It might be time to join one...... :-)

Me too, but the difference is that a tank is suitable for war and feather duster is not. For your analogy to stand lightweight gear would have to be unsuitable for a gig. Not directed at you SH73 but I could see the appeal someone might have if one were to gig very rarely. It might be a nice treat to lug the old tube head down the stairs and clean out the car boot to fit the 8x10. I think once you hit twice a month or so though people seem to see the gig itself as the treat and the surrounding load in, travel etc as just a necessary pita. When I know a gig has supplied backline the 'artiste' part of me will whinge about not having 'my sound' or whatever but the rest of me is really, really happy for the 5 minute tear down!

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1481478737' post='3192578'] If I ever gig I won't care about having a heavy rig. [/quote] So does that mean you haven't? Try it and you might change your mind! My amp rig peaked with an Ashdown lead sled amp, 4x10 and 1x15 stack. The down to GK 1001 and neo cabs, then now to Gk class D and barefaced. Trust me, the smaller and lighter the better!

[quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1480897291' post='3187980'] No website at the moment but we're on Facebook as dirtysouthrock Next gig for us is a big one, headline slot at the Newcastle O2 Academy on 27th December. Full nine piece Skynyrd tribute show, with four other quality local tributes. [/quote] No can do from me, we're in the slightly less prestigious Stone Trough that night! Good luck with the show though!

That's really cool. You guys got a website? Be great to come out and see you.

Weren't the MiBass ones the ones that connected external speakers in series?

Yeah like Danny said, it appears that any dual loop pedal will do it, as long as you can blend the loops.

Subbed for info. I'm trying to work out if I need to spend more than Thomann's £25 Lead Foot. I want all the jacks on the top....