Jack

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1354039733' post='1881306']if there are any north east based BC'rs with barefaced cabs who wouldn't mind me playing amateurishly through then that would be great (i can bring beer/biscuits!)[/quote] Sure.

FWIW I have been refunded my Bass EQ money.

The Peavey IPS stuff is great, but a lot of people are looking at far eastern brands and doing very well. There's some brand beginning with W that keeps getting recommended all over the place. Obviously not enough because I can't remember the name. If weight isn't an issue then there are bargains to be had on ebay with old lead sleds. Everybody is downsizing, reap the rewards! Crest, Crown, QSC, Peavey, Powersoft, Yamaha. They're the top-flight brands to various degrees.

Yeah, that 2001, it's all bark and no bite. I had to move from an Ashdown once, though admittedly in my case it was a MAG. After trying everything I could get my little paws on I ended up with a GK 1001. They're a really good antidote to the Ashdown sound. I love them both but like you I sometimes felt like I was fighting the Ashdown's inherent voice. Wish I could have both sometimes but hey ho.

FWIW I ordered a few days back and was almost immediately told that the bass eq was not in stock. Interestingly, this was still after I receieved the confirmation that my order had shipped. Not good.......

I have been after a volume boost and a mild overdrive for quite some time and eventually pulled the trigger. I got myself the green mile as the OD and after AGES debating the Pure Boost vs Flex Boost I got......the bass eq. Well, it's got a volume control and as I want to level out volume changes between basses or techniques the eq might actually be useful. EDIT- And after reading about the exploit where it works for all pedals I've gone back for a Pure Boost (to get the discount), a £10 volume pedal, that Biyang compressor that gets great reviews and a Sansamp clone. I'm a bad man.

[quote name='BasTractor' timestamp='1353064443' post='1871093'] Alternatively, how about if people post links to say YouTube vids when they come across something that really shows "that typical sound". Us noobs would be greatly helped, I'm sure. [/quote] Hi Bert, I know you think we're just being difficult but this is actually a really hard and subjective thing to do. On the other hand, most companies now produce product demo videos and put them on youtube. Maybe try looking through several from the same manufacturer?

My 5 string Ray hasn't really left it's case since I bought the 4. I'll come back to it.

It's nice to see a company doing something different. I've wanted a bass like that one for a while but I just don't like Fender. Now that another company with such a long pedigree of instrument manufacturing is making a similar bass at such a low price point I'm sure they get lots of business.

I find the Midget very middy, too much so actually but it can take a big bass boost. Two would be great. Alex is right when he says compact plus midget is special though, they're greater than the sum of their parts

[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1352060888' post='1858352'] Sounds like you are hitting the maximum excursion limits of the cabs. [/quote] +1. Too much amp, too little speaker.

I'm also a happy user of Tapatalk for Talkbass and a Land rover forum. I actually browse basschat less on my tablet and phone because I don't really like using the full site. Would love to see Basschat added to Tapatalk.

Yeah they say they're lacking but my Streamliner was crazy loud. Micro heads are the answer here, and ideally when you gig you just plug it into another cab. A mate's or the other band's, whatever. I'm a GK man, love the 200 and the MB fusion. Cheaply, I liked the Harley Benton head too.

Turn your amp up quite loud and turn each control until it sounds better than at any other position.

Which of these are suitable for bass use? There's no end roll off with the non-bass specific ones?

Oh that looks really good, I thought you were just going to mount the pedals straight in it though. Liking the raised idea. Do you reckon you could mount the pedals directly on the floor or would the raised lip on the front be too high?

I really don't fancy those Boss ones, appreciate the advice though. Thanks for all of the advice actually, even though I'm pretty much decided on a mixer case the same as Charic's.

Thanks Charic. what are you doing about mounting the pedals? Velcro? what's the bottom of the case made from. I want one, assuming I can sort pedal mounting and cable routing.

Hey guys. I'm trying to find a pedalboard to hold all my pedals (well, duh :-) ). I don't need much space, just a volume, a few drive pedals and a compressor. What I'd like, ideally is: Some neat cable tidying or routing methods. A bag or case of some sort. (Otherwise I'd just go with the planks of wood approach) Ideally, but this is pushing it, internal connectors. I don't know exactly what they're called but I'd like to plug the instrument and amp cables into the board itself rather than the first and last pedals. I haven't explained that well have I? Oh, and fairly cheap. Like not more than £100 for the board and the power supply. I was looking at those mixer cases from esr that Charic mentions in his thread. I think they're winning so far assuming the lid comes off completely. What's everyone using? Are those Gator case/pedalboard combos any good? The GTP-Pro? Thanks in advance. Pedals I'm pretty cool with, never owned the board before though! Jack