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I'm also very happy with my Streamliner 900 but can't comment on the Shuttle. I echo the suggestion of a trip to Bass Direct - Mark will give you the time you need to try both and decide. Also, search out the various threads on these amps on Talkbass.com - there's a huge amount of helpful info on there. There was some stuff about the Streamliners being better with cabs with 10s rather than 12s IIRC which may be relevant depending on the cabs you own.

That looks cool. I do like happy endings.

I used to have a TNT. 20 years ago, they were too heavy & underpowered. Have a look in the Amps for sale section of the site. I'd be surprised if you couldn't do better for the money.

Hmmm.... I was going to suggest the MTD Z's too. In that case, I suggest a visit to Bass Direct. He has a Ken Smith in and this should therefore enable you to use it as a yardstick to try out others & find something that suits.

[quote name='FlatEric' timestamp='1334002357' post='1609552'] 25th to 29th July? [/quote] Before that would be best for me please. I go on hols for 2 weeks just then.

Happy birthday Rev. What a thoughtful missus you have.

....and a welcome from Croydon too. What styles of music do you play? Are you in a band? Paul

Day Tripper gets my vote too. Familiar but not over-done. In fact, I played it last night in a pub & can vouch that it went down well.

+1 My Sadowsky & Reverend sound great with my new Streamliner 900. I'm still working on getting the MTD to sound how I think it should. Hopefully, I'll get there soon....its early days and its fun trying!

My Mark Bass 121p combo (a LM2 amp in a 1x12 + tweeter cab) does all my upright gigs & smaller bass gtr ones too. All my basses sound good through it. Definately a keeper. My bigger rig is an old Mark Bass 3x10 cab which sounds ok & is light enough for me to carry short distances. It's probably my weak link. This is powered by an old G-K 700RB or a newly acquired G-B Streamliner 900. Both are keepers. I can see cabs being next on the shopping list although I would like a Mark Bass F1 amp too. PS - just spent the evening playing through an Ashdown ABM 4x10 combo which was awful. I just don't like em!

Well done Clarky. I'm looking forward to having a listen this evening.

I wasn't as well sorted as you seem to be before my first DB gig so I'm sure you'll have a great time. Enjoy it and +1 for pacing yourself.

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Just left the show & overall, I enjoyed it. Remembering my ear plugs helped. Enjoyed the Yolanda Charles gig. Neil Murray tackled his masterclass with typical English modesty. I think he needed a host to get the best from him. Great to here him play some of his classic lines though. Gear wise, I played a nice ash/maple GMR and a Dingwall Super P 5 which was really impressive. I'd like to try it somewhere I could hear it though - perhaps phones should be mandatory next year.

I will be a Random Wanderer on Sun pm. Look forward to meeting some of you there.

I recommend you read "in search of La Bomba" by Richard Neill. He went to Cuba to learn bass in 2001 and wrote about his time there. I'd also suggest you rent or buy a bass there but take some packs of your favourite strings with you. Neill says that Cuban strings were rare & hard to play.

I got a 900 from Mark just after Christmas but haven't been able to gig it yet - very frustrating! The big day is 23 March - can't wait!

Great to see you're moooovin up in the world!

I've played 5 string bass guitars for 25 years but only ever had a fretless 4 so always been swopping between the two. Now, most of my gigs are on upright. I think its just like the doubling issue, you just have to do enough time on both to be comfortable. I voted for the "occasional but worth having" category. If there was one that said "essential in certain musical situations but not all", that would have got my vote.

Go for one with wheels, makes life much easier. I use one from Tom & Will.

I did this show many years ago for zero pay. I was probably not their first choice but I was young & up for a challenge. When I got there, there was a big problem. I don't read & the bass pad was all notation. I noticed the guitar pad had chords above the notation so introduced myself to the guitarist & sat down next to him very close, much to his surprise. I then did the rehearsals & a weeks shows reading the chords from the guitar pad and looking at the bass pad to see if the notes ascended, descended, etc. I got away with it but I'm sure you'll do a far better job of it than I did.

I agree it would be great if Bass Direct handled them. I also agree that the pre-amp is key which means that the passive mode is flat in comparison. Consequently, I never use it but it's good to know it's there if the battery dies mid-song.

MM20, I hear what you're saying & I agree that current new Metro prices are too steep. However, I've also had/played many MMs over the years & prefer the Metros I've played to them all. The only MM I've kept is my fretless which is the best of the bunch by far, the rest have all passed through because of weight or tone issues. The argument about making their own pickups etc doesn't matter to me, nor where it's made. Only the end result is important to me. That's why we all need to play a bass to be able to tell whether it works for us, just knowing about its components isn't enough.