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  1. gazhowe
    I’m 50 and starting to feel it after gigs and the next day, but the above comment sums up how I feel about it perfectly. As long as I’m happy with my band I’ll put up with aches, pains and tiredness for as long as physically possible as I know how much I’ll miss it when I stop gigging.
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    Best purchase for me has been my Musicman Stingray Special. It’s been my only major purchase this year so I’ve luckily not had a ‘worst’.
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    I do the lights for my 4 piece band and have found the following approach work well. All lights are LED. - 3 par cans with white light on stands at side/front of stage, one for each band member except drums. These are permanently on and are pointed at chest height to avoid shining in our eyes. We found this to work better than having these lights on the floor pointing upwards. Colour and effect lighting is then to the rear and side as follows; - Colour stage washes on stands at sides. - Contrasting colour lights on floor to sides and on drums. - Moving head lights to sides on floor and on stand behind drums. Gaz
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    That’s a MarkBass MoMark amp. It’s a modular system where you can change the pre-amp, EQ and output modules. They come with four different powered amp frames. I recently owned two of these and still have a 500w one as my spare amp. Very underrated IMO but you don’t see many about and now discontinued.
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    Cheers for the comments. It was fair outlay but well worth doing and I'm really pleased with it. In fact I now prefer this finish to the standard unfinished neck. As much as I'm really enjoying playing this I'm trying to be sensible with a 'one in one out' approach since I bought my 2018 Special.
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    Price reduced to £925.
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    I’ve got a 2005 3EQ, a Classic and one of the new Stingray Specials. All are great basses and build quality is top notch on each one. I tend to use them all without boosting or cutting the on board EQ but occasionally slightly boost the bass and/or treble on the Classic and Special. I haven’t had an issue with G string volume and think that’s probably due to not excessively boosting bass and treble. I agree with previous comments that the Low end is very focussed (in a good way). If you are able to I suggest trying both a Classic and Stingray Special, particularly if you are considering buying new. They are both great but different in many ways (eq, neck profile, body shape, weight). I’m gigging with both and at the moment am using the Special more.
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    The LEDJ Q Colour is a good light if you just want one per side to provide a stage wash. They are too heavy to velcro to PA cabs but you could get a bracket to fix them to PA speaker stands/poles.
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    I’ve just received a 25ft Ernie Ball cable too following registration of my new Stingray Special. Even though I don’t need another cable and the cost to Strings and Things is probably very little it’s a really nice touch and I really appreciate the gesture.
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    Pretty much like for like replacement for me: Aguilar AG700 amp, Bergantino 410 cab. I'd replace my Stingray's (Special and Classic) but would consider upgrading my Status S2 Classic to an S3.
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    My Charcoal Sparkle 4H is very comfortable with a very smooth and fast neck. Build quality is excellent as you would expect for a bass costing £2k+. I've just done the first two gigs with mine this weekend and it just sounded fabulous. So far, and probably with a bit of bias because its new, I prefer the sound of this to my other Ray's (a 3EQ and a Classic). The bass control isn't at all boomy when boosted and it is easy to dial in a variety of great tones. The biggest difference IMO is that it doesn't have the top end raspy quality of the 3EQ which was a planned approach according to the Musicman promo video. I've been using my Ray's as backups to my Status S2 for years but this is so good I think I'll be using this as my main bass for a while. 😎
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    The last item that made a real positive difference to my sound was the Aguilar AG700 I bought last year. The last item I bought was a Stingray Special in Charcoal Sparkle on Saturday. I’m gigging with it this weekend so don’t know yet if it will make a positive difference to my sound but it will make me look more sparkly. 😎
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    Markbass MoMark 800w Class D modular amplifier for sale. Price: £390. I'm not interested in trades thanks. I can ship within the UK at buyers expense or meet locally if preferred. I'm based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear if you wish to inspect or try this out. Please PM me if interested. The price includes rack mount ears and I'll also include a Boshma 3u shallow rack case for free (rubber feet are missing from case). Spec as follows: Power: 800w Class D (800w @ 4 ohm, 450w @ 8 ohm) Height: 2 rack units: Weight: 7.7lbs / 3.5kgs Front panel: Solid state preamp, Mute switch, 4 band equalizer with 2 semi-parametric EQ controls, Master level out, VLE (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator), VPF (Variable Pre-shape Filter) Rear panel: 2 x Speaker outputs (Speakon / quarter inch jack), Effects loop (parallel), XLR DI out with pre/post EQ switch and ground lift, Tuner out.
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    Musicman Stingray 3EQ in black with a maple neck. Price reduced to £850 including shipping within the UK. I'm not interested in trades thanks. The bass was manufactured in June 2005 and I've owned this from new. The serial number is E47241. This model was built with a plain (unlaquered) neck and I had this professionally cleaned and lacquered by DWilson guitars last year. The bass is in very good condition (there is one very small paint chip on top edge that isn't visible from the front). Weight is 9.6lbs / 4.35kgs The bass with be shipped in a Gator case (see pics). The pics show the bass with the original black pick guard and also a mirror pick guard. Both are included in the price. I've also recently put on a set of D'Addario NYXL's (45-100). The bass is located in South Shields, Tyne and Wear if you are local and wish to inspect and try before buying. I can meet locally for a sale if preferred. If you have any questions please PM me.
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    My Charcoal Sparkle 4H arrived today and...wow! The neck is fantastic and the bass looks and feels great overall. When I first lifted it out of the case I was very (pleasantly) surprised at how light it felt. I've just weighed this in at 8.2lbs, against 9.6lbs for my Classic Ray. 😎
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    Likewise, I’ve just ordered the same from Andertons. My need for shiny and sparkly new things is killing my wallet. Damn you Basschat! 😂
  17. gazhowe
    Thanks for the clarification.
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    I’ve got two MoMark modular Markbass amps (500w and 800w). I’d always thought that the 500w was Class A/B and the 800w was Class D. I recently took the 500w to an amp tech to have it checked over and was surprised when he told me it was also a Class D. 😳 Both amps sound great, as does my Class D Aguilar AG700. If you try an amp and it sounds good to you then I don’t think it matters what’s under the bonnet. 😎
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    I've got an AG700 plus 2 Markbass Momark amps (500w and 800w). The Momark is a modular design and I've used these with a tube and solid state pre-amp. There's plenty of headroom in the above for pub and larger gigs and they've worked well for me doing rock and pop covers paired with a Berg AE410. Both the AG700 and Momarks are clean sounding amps and I've spent a bit of time trying different dirt pedals to provide drive (eventually settling on a Darkglass VMT). The tone controls are intuitive and make it easy to dial in a good sound with either amp. As with anything, it's your ears and opinion that count so I would try them all before deciding if possible. Alternatively you could possibly look for a used one that you can move on without losing much if you need to.
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    I’ve been using their double ball roundwounds (40-100) for years and can’t fault them. Good value too, especially if you go for the bulk buying option.
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    I think these are all reasonable points to consider, and I'm sure that a gigging band would be asking themselves some of these questions about any potential new member. While there are no guarantees, asking these questions could potentially save both sides unwanted hassle, frustration and wasted effort. I've always found that a degree of compromise is needed on all sides as it's not often that everyone in the band is doing it to earn a living, or purely as a hobby. Not everyone will contribute in the same way but as long as everyone is contributing something and can play the material to a decent enough standard I'm happy. If I'd joined the band and then discovered that other members can't be bothered to learn the material or are unreliable then I wouldn't hang around for long. "You decide what's important to you" is key IMHO.
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    That is tremendous!
  23. gazhowe
    Best purchase: Darkglass Vintage Microtubes Best purchase runner up: Stingray Classic Worst purchase: EHX Neo Clone (bought 2nd hand). I gave it away soon after rather than bother trying to sell it.
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    Check out the Transcension Commander 384 DMX controller. It's not expensive (£140) and allows you to operate LED fixed and moving head lights of different makes. I've been using one to operate the following and it's very good. LEDJ Q Colour x 2 LEDJ 7Q5 x 7 ADJ Inno Pocket spots x 2 Equinox Slender Beam Bar Quad
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    Still a work in progress, but currently: Bass > Darkglass Vintage Microtubes > MoMark (slight lo-mid boost on EQ) > Bergantino AE410. Gaz
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