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Anyone care to point out the difference between this and the Spyder 550? I'm presuming it's the same power stage, tho the Spyder has (I think) the Drophead pre. Is there much difference? I loved the sound, but it didn't beat my RH450 as an overall package (size and weight had a lot to do with it) so it went. Gotta say I quite like the styling (if they did it right - those labels are cack for an amp on the north side of £700), tho the 'bastard' thing got old very quickly some time ago, and is embarassing now.

Nice wood, but it's yet another version of the most-versioned bass shape in the world. If basses were cars, people would still be making Model Ts out of carbon fibre and composites. The Dingwall's much nicer.

Very nice, unfortunately that stonking great switch on the upper horn ruins it...

Easy Freebird is easy, but there's a YouTube isolated bass track which made me raise an eyebrow - there's a lot more in it than I'd suspected in the 30+years I've been listening to it. Break a leg at the audition, mate...

Sacrilege! Whatever next? Non-red ferraris? Jaco J's in purple flake? Actually, he did use a mythical greenburst P (I think there's a pic on here somewhere), but IMO it's a particularly bilious combination. It's your dosh, though, so you're paying the piper on this one... just don't do it pink.

Yep, there's a jumper, (helpfully marked 110/240) on the board. Well, you can on a LMIII, anyway - I've done it on that one. Takes about 5 mins, and most of that is getting the cover on and off. Don't forget to change the fuse, too. It's a bum-clenching moment switching it on for the first time, tho...

Just had a very pleasant sales experience with Andrew - a gent from start to finish. Deal with confidence...

OooooooowishIhad1500quidspareooooooooo...

[quote name='LowdownRumble' timestamp='1317141187' post='1387298'] Sorry to high jack this thread a bit, but im having a similar dilemma. Got a Hartke VX215 cab, but no head to run through it. Ive checked out a few heads and narrowed it down to these: -GK MB500 -Hartke LH500 -Peavey Tour 450 -Ashdown MiBass -Markbass F1 at a push ...and obviously any used head thats under £450. I play metal music in a band, but most other genres outside that so am looking for a pretty versatile head. Unfortunately, im not in a position to go and try out different heads as i live in the back corner of norfolk a.k.a miles from anything remotely related to bass. I love a bit of grit when needed, but mostly look for a warm, punchy tone with plenty of lows. Any other suggestions apart from those would be welcome. Max I'd pay is £500 [/quote] There's a LM Tube and a LMII on here for way under £500. The Tube'll do grit and is warm, I'd say the LMII is more refined. At the prices they're going for you could resell without losing much - got to be worth a punt in your position.

[quote name='Spaced' timestamp='1317056959' post='1386143'] Finally, someone who understands! People tend to think I'm strange when I go round sniffing all the basses in the store. I have no idea why that is, though [/quote] You [i]are[/i] strange, it's just there's two of you now...

That body looks fantastic - you're not helping my must-buy-a-body-from-Warmoth GAS here, you know...

[quote name='lobematt' timestamp='1317046243' post='1385887'] I've never done it so don't take my advice to seriously, but I was trying to find a thread on talkbass to link you to (but I couldn't!) but basically he had a normal bass and recorded a few samples and then using the same electronics gaffa'd onto a plank of wood made a few recordings and asked people to guess which was which. The results came back pretty much 50/50, so based on that I'd say the tone's pretty much 90% electronics so I wouldn't worry about it [/quote] This. I've got a FrankenP-Bass with ash body, maple neck and board, corian nut, Schaller bridge, and I've got a Warwick Fortress with a maple body, wenge neck and board, brass nut and Warwick bridge. They feel and play very very differently. They both have Wizard Big pickups. Amplified, they sound 90% the same. Once the band starts up at a gig, they sound 99% the same.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1316859889' post='1383724'] You really should try the Markbass LMII before you spend. You won`t find a bad word about it on this forum. [/quote] Yep, this is also true, tho it depends on the sound you're after - I ended up changing my LMIII for the TC, but I was after a specific type of sound: Sansamp/Ampeggy valvey old school. The LMIII is very very good.

Schroeder 1515L with my RH450. 2x15, 800w, 104db - very loud. Absolutely love it, and it weighs bugger all. It's (relatively) tiny, so you have to be a fan of low mids, but dial in some bass and it'll thump like a good 'un. I'm in a rock band with a loud drummer, and it's more than capable of drowning him out if absolutely necessary. Having said all that, I'd like to try a S12...

No question about it, nothing to touch this one [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2kis6lWRg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2kis6lWRg[/media]

Oh, dear Lord, that's fantastic. Schaller 463 bridge, Hipshot detuner, that's just what I'd do to it. But then I'd put a Wizard P/J set in, and that'd slaughter the resale value. I very much doubt I'd care, tho... Lovely.

If you don't need a ton of volume, the Roland Microcube is very versatile - several presets, half a dozen effects to play with (the Chorus is great and the T-Wah's a right lark). And a drum machine. And a tuner. And a compressor. And the obligatory MP3 in, phones out, etc. And it'll run on batteries for those Al Fresco* moments. * Possibly Kool And The Gang's bassist circa 83, possibly not.

Tried a lot (GB Shuttles, LM Tube, LM Rocker, PF500, Orange Bass Terror) had a LMIII, had a Classic 450, now settled with a RH450, which is going nowhere. It all really, really depends on what sound or type of sound you're after. Trying them out is the best way, really. And it's a lark, too. Have a think about cabs and what you want from them, too (lightweight? small? doom?, etc)- try and test them together.

Alternatively, if you like a Fender neck...the Fenderbird - I've just got one sorted out for very little money, and I love it! There's a thread with pics somewhere around here. I don't think it's all that much like a Gibson, though - there's no mahogany in mine, anyway.