gazhowe

if you bought the bass new I suggest you contact the manufacturer direct as it should be covered under warranty, and even if it isn't they may be willing to help. I had a similar problem with my Spector Euro 4 that was due to incorrect wiring during assembly. Spector got in touch with the retailer who arranged for it to be repaired free of charge.

Owned one for a year then moved it on to help pay for something else. These are well made, look great and great value for money but unfortunately mine just wasn't getting used enough.

I take it that there aren't any rehearsal rooms nearby that supply backline (for a small charge)? If not, I would save the expense of buying another amp and keep on taking the TE plus the one cab, however I suppose it also depends on how often you rehearse?

Great stuff. Fantastic to get that recorded and such good quality too.

I bought a Geddy Lee sig Jazz approx 18 months ago. I've sold it since but the same shop was selling them for £100 more last week. Possibly the current value of Sterling pushing up the cost of imported instruments?

[quote name='uzzell' post='705490' date='Jan 8 2010, 02:08 PM']I realise that these threads pop up every so often but I'm just trying to make a decision on what 4x10 to purchase next month. I currently use the Markbass LMII and I absolutely love it for its 'see through' sound nature allowing my Sandberg JJ5 to really show its true sound and I suppose I am after something similar in terms of which 4x10 to hook it up with. I play in a mildly progressive rock band and [u]the sound I am after is that tight, focused and direct sound that really hits you in the chest. [/u]Something that can provide me with sufficent amounts of high end sizzle but without losing the fundemenal thump that the bass is all about. I hope all that make sense. I am currenly looking at the choice or 4x10's offered by Markbass and EBS, maybe neo, maybe not. Is there anything that I should really consider before I bite the bullet and go for it. Price isnt a serious issue but I do have an upper limit so nothing wildly over 1K please. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.[/quote] The Berg AE410 is a great cab and I would highly recommend it however, to be fair, I haven't tried much of the other stuff that's been recommended so can't tell you how it compares. Suggest you try Bass Direct or another good quality retailer where you can A/B test before deciding.

I'm playing through a 500w Markbass MoMark & Berg AE410 with my pub covers band. We also use a 4k pa. Our drummer and guitarist are loud onstage and, at their request, I recently switched from low backline and through the pa to 'backline only'. It's not how I would normally go but it's worked well so far for us and there is always the option to change if needed. The pa is being worked less hard and the 4k provides headroom should it be needed. You wouldn't play your car stereo on maximum volume just because it's available.

[quote name='mrcrow' post='692439' date='Dec 23 2009, 04:51 PM']i used to fancy one...for size mainly...d i dont know how the idea came about but its still a nut to bridge tensioned piece of bass string with pups to catch the signal i think they look a bit strange and dont have any protection for bashing the 'headstock' against peoples heads... ^_^[/quote] But when you do ´accidentally´ bash them against someone´s head (usually the singer) they [u]always[/u] stay in tune.

I´d agree with all of the above comments on balance, playability and the stable tuning on Status headless basses. I´ve played headed basses for years and had no problems (other than my duff playing ) in switching to a Status headless.

[quote name='Conan' post='688492' date='Dec 18 2009, 04:07 PM']I'm confused too! So what does it all mean? How can I judge which amps and cabs will suit me? Do I simply pay as much as I can afford? Or do I spend the rest of my allotted three score years and ten trying out amp/cab combinations to the point of madness? A labour of love maybe, but I generally don't like music shops! Dammit - I'm not even sure which size of speakers I prefer! 8, 10, 12, 15 or 18 or any feasible combination of them... [/quote] I know what you mean. I´ve recently downsized after years of playing through a rig consisting of a Trace Elliot amp with Mesa Boogie cabs. Although it´s useful to do a bit of research on here, the only way I could be sure of buying new gear that was right for me was to take my main gigging bass to a shop that stocked a good variety of amps and cabs that I was interested in and then doing A/B comparisons and mixing and matching. Unfortunately that meant having to travel a fair distance as my local music shops don´t stock the gear I was interested in. I ended up liking, and bought (from Bass Direct), a different amp and size of speakers to the ones I thought I would so it was definitely worth the journey. Although what I bought wasn´t cheap there were other, more expensive, options available but I bought what sounded best to me when playing with a flat EQ on my bass and the amp and then needed as little EQ adjustment as possible to get the sound I like. There isn´t a ´correct´ way to make your decision but I would recommend trying to find somewhere (shop or Basschat meetings) where you can do a A/B comparison of gear using your own bass and then letting your ears decide. Good luck Gaz

+1 for Comfort straps and Schallers. Got the Planet Waves strap mentioned earlier for use at home but only use it for short periods otherwise I find it tends to dig into my shoulder.

[quote name='chrisba' post='687531' date='Dec 17 2009, 05:24 PM']I went past a place called Air Guitars in a taxi earlier today. Couldn't tell you where, as I don't know Newcastle well, but I was going from Jury's Inn to the Airport. Didn't stop to have a look though.[/quote] Air Guitars is the former Sound Control, and before that Rock City, shop. There wasn't much decent bass gear in the last time I visited.

Good stuff. Nice vids too!

Barry did a great job fixing my Trace Elliot AH400SMX a while back. Mind, that was before I got a new amp to play the goldfish-ladder through!

Looks, and I'm sure sounds, great. Up until last week I've been using a Boogie 1x15 and 2x10 and have only changed to get something more compact. Never tried the heads though but I know they weigh a tonne.

Great afternoon spent trying out and listening to great gear and some tasty players. Also really nice to meet fellow BC members. The variety of gear on display was fantastic - I was really taken by those Aguilar 1x12's in Chocolate Thunder! A big 'thanks' to WoT for organising a great event. Well done sir! Gaz

Putting 5 new songs in at the same gig is brave stuff. I'm never sure whether I prefer to put new stuff into the first set to get it out of the way while band members are all still fresh or leave it to the second set when maybe any mistakes will be overlooked when the punters have had more to drink. At the end of the day, our new numbers usually go in where they best fit rather than the above consideration however I hope it goes well for you whatever order you tackle them in.

I've just bought a MoMark amp and Bergantino AE410 cab from Bass Direct. I went there on Friday with the intention of comparing the LittleMark LMIII against the TC Electronic Rebelhead 450 but couldn't believe how good the MoMark sounded with a variety of cabs with the EQ on my bass and the amp set flat. I've gone for the 'no EQ' option as the VPF and VLE knobs give me all of the options I need. I must mention the great advice and service I received from Mark at Bass Direct who put up with my duff playing for a couple of hours and made the whole buying experience very enjoyable. I bought none of the gear that I thought I would before I arrived but left feeling 100% convinced that this amp and cab is the perfect combination for me and am really looking forward to it's first gig on Friday. Gaz

[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.