Skybone

Them Bones - Alice in Chains

Tempting. 👍

Enjoy your new bass. 👍

Ball of Molten Lead - Yob

Too Late Too Late - Motorhead

Just had a look at the Glasgow date, and it says that you get a copy of the book with the ticket price.

Obviously have copies of the recorded music, though there are a couple of missing items (early band demo's & gig tapes), got a few magazines with interviews & promotion stuff and pics.

1 hour ago, snorkie635 said:

Then you need one of these, based on your avatar:

 

 

Absolutely. 👍

9 minutes ago, msb said:

I still like four string basses.

 

 

Yup, me too.

Though I am GAS-ing a little for an 8 string (octave course, of course).

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Never Again - Discharge

Seven by Seven - Hawkwind

Not enough. We made the singer responsible for it, and he's a bit too enthusiastic...

And there was me thinking I was free of GAS and responding to this thread...

Lo and behold, I have a new obsession with 8 string (octave course) basses...

And the D-Roc...

And...

Like everyone else has said, give Ashdown a call, and they'll sort something out.

I'm happy with the gear I have, but it doesn't stop me from looking.

Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy

On 08/09/2023 at 08:07, uk_lefty said:

There's loads of bass amps where you can switch off the onboard EQ and bypass it but whether there's still some colouring of the sound I couldn't say. I used to do this on my Ashdown Rootmaster sometimes when running a Boss GT-10B or Helix Stomp in front. I'd guess if the way you want to go is using effects modelling then getting a PA monitor speaker would do the job? As for bass amp companies catching up with PA brands... Peavey?

 

Personally, while I've gone ampless a few times recently out of necessity I will be karting my ABM600 and 2x 15"s to my gig tonight, even though we've got sound and soundman on hand. I just feel I have more control with the Ashdown. And yes, I like having a big amp behind me even though I know that really I don't need it.

And is exactly this quandary that lead me to start the post in the first place. 

99% of the places we play, the on-stage monitoring is either pitiful or non-existent, we don't own our own PA and so the "in-ear" option is out of the window (due to hearing issues, I'd rather wear earplugs than in-ears anyway).

Though I think we all agree, that most manufacturer's of Bass amps/cabs will not be producing powered cabs in any great volume any time soon.

Was listening to a lot of mainstream stuff, and only just starting to dip my proverbial toe into the heavier stuff.

Rush, Black Sabbath, Dio, Hawkwind, Marillion, The Cult/Death Cult/Southern Death Cult, Toyah, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Status Quo, The Damned, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Saxon, Tygers oPT, etc, etc.

Was only just starting to hear about bands like Metallica, Slayer & Anthrax, Discharge, Crass & Subhumans.

Born in the USA - Springsteen

2 hours ago, sandy_r said:

There's also the market-driven inertia caused in part from "if i'm not standing in front of some serious audio weaponry, it's not Rock&Roll" and also in part from the comparatively large audience-base who want live music entertainment still, in venues too small/traditional to justify serious investment of PA technology & support

Indeed, being in a band that plays smaller venues with reasonable PA's, but the monitoring isn't great, mixed with a loud drummist and a guitarist that is usually not loud enough to complete with the drummer (yes! they do exist!), having a backline is important. We're not a "pro" band, that owns a PA, we're reliant on our backline.

58 minutes ago, jrixn1 said:

Barefaced did have such a product: https://barefacedaudio.com/products/fr800, which was a Big Baby 2 with a built-in 800W power amp.  It was discontinued in 2019.  Very expensive for what you got vs if you'd gone for RCF or QSC (even more so if £1,279 was the 2019 price).

I remember looking at that, didn't realise that they'd dropped it from the range.

Bass Direct have those GR's in, £1,145 for the 350w & £1,325 for the 800w. There's a 1x10 for £795.

I guess I'll just carry on using the "Effects Return" on my trusty old Ashdown combo.

Just a thought...

With the prevalence of "out-board" pre-amp pedals / amp modelling gadgets, etc. I was wondering why amp manufacturer's haven't cottoned on to this and brought out a range of "power amp only amps / combo amps"? Especially ones with a choice of speaker sizes. Blackstar do the 1x15 Unity 250ACT, but no-one else does anything similar, especially one with 10" speakers/

Especially now we have lightweight and powerful neodymium magnet speakers, and Class D power amps, surely it's not too big an issue for them?

There's plenty of FRFR amps out there, but they seem more geared towards our skinny-stringed brethren, and not to the low-end lothario's.

@Ashdown Engineering Barefaced?

53 minutes ago, gafbass02 said:

Another vote for muse here. Great player, cool lines, but just don’t ‘get’ the final product. 

Likewise, just don't get Muse, so haven't listened to any of the bass lines.  

Best amp for metal?

Someone elses.

Whatever deals I can find for D'Addario Pro Steels, usually about £22, but they seem to have gone up quite a bit recently. Good job I have a few sets "in stock".