gazhowe

[quote name='BassTool' post='657569' date='Nov 17 2009, 10:33 PM']Get yersel some IEM's man Gaz, I keep tellin' ya but yer not listening..... [/quote] Lol. That's because I've got half size ears! Rgds, Gaz

[quote name='urban Bassman' post='656658' date='Nov 17 2009, 08:29 AM']I've posted stuff about TC in the past. But since the topic is specific, I thought I'd add my bit. Been using a RH450, RS210 and RS212 plus the foot controller for some time now and I'm totally happy with, I play mostly rock covers and it seems to handle this music with ease. It has oodles of power and the three switchable presets are very useful. The built in tuner is great and the footswitch, which also has the tuner makes everything very easy to control. It's true that the cabs are a bit prone to damage but I now have some covers for them so there shouldn't be any more. All in all the best rig I have had so far. Prior to this I've owned Trace, Mark Bass, Gallien Krueger and Peavey rigs and the TC set up beats them all IMO. Hope that helps.[/quote] That's good to hear. I'm currently playing through a Trace AH400SMX with Mesa Boogie 1x15 & 2x10 cabs but I'm heading down to Bass Direct on Friday to try this rig out along with some other, more compact, stuff. It's always reassurring to hear positive feedback from someone who has actually gigged a potential new purchase for a while. Cheers Gaz

[quote name='whynot' post='648609' date='Nov 8 2009, 10:52 AM']I've been gigging an RH450 for several months now and very pleased with it. Can't really add much more to whats been said. It certainly has been designed with the gigging player in mind and once you know your way round the amp it is so easy to use on the fly. One thing a lot of people don't realise is you can change the centre frequencies of the eq, bit like a parametric thing going on for each eq control. Only just started playing with this but opens up more possibilities from what is already a great little amp.[/quote] Are you using the TC cabs as well? If so, how is the finish on the cabs standing up? I saw some in GuitarGuitar (Newcastle) and they were pretty scuffed just through being in the shop.

I have a AH400SMX which has two pre-shapes and a 12 band graphic eq. Up until recently I had been using pre-shape 2 with a bit of bass and mid boosted on my 3 band eq Stingray. I've justed started playing a Status Series2 and have been using the eq on the bass with the Trace pre-shape and graphic turned off.

I'll be getting along to this as well.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='634964' date='Oct 23 2009, 11:30 PM']I'm giving mine a good polish just over those photos. [/quote]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='631941' date='Oct 20 2009, 11:18 PM']Congrats both to Peter (GreeneKing) & Gaz. Two lovely basses you have there. Is the top of the Empathy 5 what they call "Burr Madrone" or something like that, Peter? I'm always going to be a sucker for a maple topped S2 - One of my pupils has a 5-string and the sound is just immense! Glad you're enjoying this one, Gaz! Rich [/quote] Cheers Rich, I haven't figured out the best use of the mid control yet in a live situation (playing rock and pop covers) and I guess these things just take time. Any tips you could share would be gratefully received. Regards Gaz

I took delivery of my Series 2 in August. I've done 7 or 8 gigs with it so far and I'm chuffed to bits with it. The only trouble is that it's giving me GAS to upgrade my rig!

Here's mine... 1. Laney 150w head, custom 4x10 cab 2. Laney 150w head, Mesa Boogie 1x15 cab 3. SWR Workingman's 180 head, Mesa Boogie 1x15 cab. 4. SWR Workingman's 180 head, Mesa Boogie 1x15 & 2x10 cabs. 5. Warwick 400w head (can't remember name but lost a load of cash when I traded it after a month), Mesa Boogie 1x15 & 2x10 cabs. 6. Added Peavey Microbass practice amp. 7. Trace Elliot AH400SMX, Mesa Boogie 1x15 & 2x10 cabs (current rig)

I've been using a Trace AH400SMX with Mesa Boogie 1x15 and 2x10 for some time now and it's the happiest I have been with my sound (I've been playing a MM Stingray through it). The odd thing for me about this amp is that it's built to be rack mounted but the air intake fan is on the side of the amp, making it necessary to cut a hole in the side of my rack case to allow the fan to work as efficiently as possible. Anyone know why they were built like this?

Let's face it - being in a band takes up loads of time when you add up all of the hours spent learning new material, practising, rehearsing, gigging etc. You're better off spending it with people you share a mutual respect with, not people who would rather take the gutless option of sacking you via email insteading of actually speaking to you.