gazhowe

Ordered! 😎

I like the 2nd one too. I've never been a fan of top handle straps from an aesthetic and practical point of view so would prefer this with the side handle shown on the 1st amp if possible. If not I could certainly live with it, the amp sounds very good on the demos.

MXR analog chorus for me. I've previously had a Boss CEB3 and EHX Neo Clone. The MXR has the right combination of warmth and eq filtering that the other two didn't have IME. I'm very happy with the MXR and now looking for more opportunities on songs to use it. 😎

[quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1458476897' post='3007846'] MXR analog chorus (not the bass chorus), I think it sounds great, and very decent price. [/quote] Do you know how this compares with the Boss CEB-3? I have the Boss pedal and would be interested to know if the MXR analog chorus is worth the cost of changing.

Done

EHX Bass Soul Food for me.

Depends on how much I'm gigging. I like the sound of new strings so I may change any time between every 4-8 gigs.

Under the bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

First rehearsal with the Soul Food last night with encouraging results. I don't usually use OD but this sounded very useable with my Status, Momark head and (borrowed) Ampeg 4x10 so looking forward to gigging with it on Saturday. There's definitely more mid presence (which I like) and i think this will be ideal for the rock covers my band does. Well worth £60 IMO. 😎

I recommend that you go for LED lighting rather than traditional par can lighting. It's more flexible (a single light can provide multiple colours, unlike a traditional par can with a bulb and coloured filter), requires less power and produces significantly less heat. LED lights usually have built in programmes so you can run them without a controller in standalone or master/slave mode or they can be easily operated using a DMX controller. Different manufacturers produce lights that run in 4, 6 or 7 channel mode so if you want to invest in a DMX controller then get one that can that can cope with this. LEDJ Q Colours are great for providing a wash effect. Two of these will light up a decent size stage and you can add other lights as you wish to provide colour contrast. I specced and run the lights for my band and we use 2 LEDJ Q Colours plus 7 LEDJ Slimline 7Q5's for contrast. I run these all from a Transcension LED Master 64 controller. One thing that has worked well is that we have 3 white lights always on the vocals, guitar and bass. It makes it easy to see what you are doing, just as importantly, ensures that the audience can see the performers clearly regardless of the colour stage wash. Hope this helps but feel free to drop me a PM if you have any other questions Regards Gaz

That looks fantastic, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Funny you should post this because that happened to me also when someone in the audience 'borrowed' our singers tambourine. I usually can ignore out of time audience clapping but I found it really difficult to ignore the tambourine. I wonder if it's anything to do with the frequency of the sound making it harder to ignore, or just that the woman who had the tambourine had a 'talent' for being both irritating and off-putting at the same time???

I have a 4 string Streamline with standard string spacing. I find it more aggressive sounding than my S2 Classic but very enjoyable to play and the light weight is a real bonus. I actually found the light weight a bit of an issue at first as the bass can move about a bit when playing live, however it doesn't take too long to adjust to this. If you are thinking of buying new I would recommend buying the aluminium flight case as the gig bag supplied doesn't offer a lot of protection. Here's a link to the Streamline in action last weekend. The sound is from my backline only with EQ flat on the bass with a slight low mid boost on the amp. Recording was done straight into the camera mic. And please excuse the playing! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P44ilPInc5A"]https://www.youtube....h?v=P44ilPInc5A[/url] Regards Gaz

I haven't tried either amp mentioned in the original post, however I've owned and gigged extensively with a TC RH450 and a Markbass Momark with my Berg AE410. Based on my own experience, and the type of music the OP is playing, I would recommend Markbass for all of the reasons described above, regardless of whether buying new or second hand.

IN: Status Streamline OUT: Warwick Thumb NT, Spector Euro 4 I've finally learnt that there's little value in holding onto good basses if you aren't playing them. Consequently the above two basses were sold to free up funds for other stuff I wanted, including the inbound Status Streamline. I've also sold a TC Electronic RH450 and bought a second Mark Bass Momark amp having realised that a less complex amp EQ and no compression works best for me. Happy New Year to all! Regards, Gaz

I've done pubs and reasonability sized clubs comfortably using backline only with my 500w frame without ever needing to go past noon or one o clock on the master volume (input gain set at 10 o clock). For bigger gigs we've hired in a PA and I've DI'd into that. I would be surprised if you needed more than the 500w frame. Are you able to try them both out to see if you think there is any difference in tone or response between the 500w and 800w frames?

A 1989 Warwick Thumb NT. I bought it new in 1990 and it was my main gigging bass for 12 years but was relegated behind a Spector, Stingray and then two Status basses as serious GAS took hold of me. I've been considering selling it lately but keep putting it off due to the thought of how long I was skint after buying it and wanting to make sure I at least get my money back.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1414665246' post='2591929'] I wish I had got the 800w frame .. Do you notice a difference between the 500 & 800 ? [/quote] I had the 500w frame first and then bought the 800w via BC as a backup. I have the same modules in both of my Momark amp frames and have gigged both with the same eq settings on the amp and using the same bass (eq set flat). After gigging with the 800w frame for a half a dozen gigs I found that:[list=1] [*]I think that there is a subtle sound difference but it's hard to give a definitive answer on what it is. If anything I would say that the 500w frame amp feels like it has a slightly warmer sound. [*]I had the output volume on the 800w at almost the same level as on the 500w (I don't go through the PA). I'm sure someone has done a proper output comparison that would prove that the 800w output is louder and I was just turning up too much on these gigs! [*]The 800w frame amp didn't get as hot as the 500w frame amp, which seems logical given the different class A/B and class D amps. [/list] I've gone back to using the 500w frame for reason 1 alone although I would happily gig with and recommend either frame. I hope this info is useful.

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1414610450' post='2591366'] How are you liking the momark? I'm only at the looking phase, but I like the look of the LMT 800. [/quote] I like the Momark so much I've got two of them! Apart from having a sound I like, the modular design is great if you want to try a different feature set without the cost of buying a new amp. I replaced the solid state pre-amp with a valve one and also changed the EQ section but could easily swap them back in 10 minutes if I wanted to. And the mute button is separate from the volume knob unlike on some other heads referred to in this thread.