Beerbelly

So it seems to be the cabinet. I plugged my amp into another cabinet (Peavy), and the Peavy didn't create any noise, while my Ampeg-cab still does.

There's not really much to say here: my amp creates a lot of white noise. It's really loud and annoying and can be heard very clearly even when playing. It's not my bass or anything, because there's just as much noise when there's no cable or instrument plugged in at all. Does anyone have any advice? The amp is an Ampeg SVT-350 head and an Ampeg B-410HE cab.

I'm not a genius in improvising as well, but I do think I can give some advice. At first, pentatonics [i]are[/i] a good start. You can play a lot of really great stuff with only pentatonics. The best tip I can think off: try to learn several different styles. Take a few weeks to focus on one genre, like blues, for example, and learn all about it. Do some research and look for interesting bassplayers (wikipedia, deezer and youtube are great resources) and don't forget the basic stuff. After a while, you'll start implementing stuff you've learned into your playing [i]and[/i] your improvising. Learning different scales is great stuff too. The dorian mode (minor scale with a major sixth), for example, is a great alternative scale for improvising when playing in minor. There is one thing, or at least so I think, that you shouldn't forget: don't show off (too much) with technical skills. 'Cause sometimes less is more.

Hi, I've been playing bass for about 5 years now and, off course, am new to this forum. I don't really know what to say here, but I guess I could tell you guys what equipment I'm using: 1 handmade 4-string bass and a 5-string OLP Stingray (a MusicMan clone) An Ashdown EB MAG 180 with a 15 inch speaker (I guess that's the correct name) Line 6 Bass POD xt Live And I'm awaiting a new amp: a second hand Ampeg SVT350 (with a cheap Peavy cabinet, because I'm out of budget xD ) Greets =)