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Joyo make a 30 watt bass amp that can be powered from a power bank. I couldn't tell you how good they are for your requirements though! Joyo bass amp.

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Hi, thanks for that, much appreciated. Lightweight is definitely a priority as I have external stairs to manage with gear. My current setup is just too much for me to be constantly trying to lug up and down stairs, with too much risk of injuring my back which I can't afford to do. Any potential future musical scenario I'm likely to involve myself in simply won't require big 2x10 cabs and wall destroying amp! Having said that, a setup capable of doing everything from practice /rehearsal levels up to at least medium size gigs would be good!

Thanks. Yes I was having a look at the Markbass cabs. They are a bit out of my current bass gear budget sadly, though will still keep them in mind if I can find the extra ££. I will certainly take another look at the Fender Rumble gear. 😎

Thanks for that. I guess that if they knew there was an issue with the old tweeters then the replacements would be in the new cabs!

Hello, I've been having a look around for potential lightweight bass cabs to use with my acoustic bass. I haven't decided on amplifier as of yet, but most likely I would be looking at around 500watts. Anyway, I discovered these Ashdown 112T cabs which I think may be a good option. They seem well priced, decent handling power and above all lightweight which has now become a priority. I would be looking to get 2 cabs so I would have a versatile, compact but capable rig to also use with electric bass if needed. Ashdown has never really been on my bass gear radar, so any user experience / opinions would be great. Is there anything else out there in the same price range as these worth having a look at ? I'm not interested in buying used cabs btw. Cheers 😎

Front and rear of my Aria FEB.

I added a strip to my new pedal board setup the other day. It cost me about £6 off Amazon and has a usb connection to plug straight into the power supply. It also has a remote to change colours, or flash/ fade them. It now looks like a mobile disco! They don't stick too well to the board so I just used bits of sellotape. It's underneath so not like anyone will notice! Edit to add led light fades vid: Pedal board leds

Mine is like the Aldi version of yours! 😆 I'll consider some posh upgrades if/when I get involved in some live playing. I'm hoping something may come to fruition next year. I do really like the Boss AD-5 though to be fair. The Aria really is a lovely sounding and looking bass for the money. Tightened the truss rod, a little nut filing and it now plays amazingly well. If you do get one, be prepared to upgrade the tuners as that is where they have skimped a bit. I'm just waiting on some new ones to arrive.

It's for an Aria FEB electro-acoustic.

Here is my new, *nearly* finished acoustic bass board. I just need a better power supply and a couple of nicer quality leads, but it is fine for now. I have room for another pedal if needed. I was thinking of getting a Zoom MS-60B, though not sure if there would be much requirement for effects in any potential acoustic setup.

It's through gaining more of an interest in the acoustic side of things that I was recently looking at Uke basses also. I wouldn't have even looked if I was sticking firmly to playing electric bass. It may be something I will invest in at a future time. It would be good to have a resource of info here though.

That's very kind of you and much appreciated. I have my bass and an acoustic preamp DI box sorted. I'm sure I'll have more stuff to wonder about and look into in due course though!

The inclusion of an ABG section or a mixed Uke/ ABG would be nice. I'm currently switcing over to an acoustic setup and apart from some good suggestions and info on a recent post I made to point me in the right direction, there seems to be a general lack of useful information around the internet.

Ahh right ok thanks for clarifying. I guessed it would be along those lines!

Picked up another Boss LMB-3. Just sits there doing exactly what it needs to do. It's the compressor we all hear in our head but most are in denial about it. Apparently Tina Turner wrote a song about these.

For what it's worth, I've been looking at various bass chorus pedal reviews a lot recently as I'm after one at the moment. Though I can't advise based on personal user experience, I would reccommend the EHX Bass Clone for whatever shoegaze is? (I guess it's some sort of Indie or grunge style music?) The EHX just sounds the best to my ears, and seems to be quite adjustable in terms of keeping low end. It's the one I keep listening to and just has a certain something that the others don't seem to have. It's what I'm going for when funds allow it. As much as I like Boss pedals, the bass chorus just sounds a bit 80's and maybe would be too subtle? I did have a look at the MXR but can't remember a thing about it. I guess if money is no object, a boutique pedal with a cool name and graphics will be fine. 😆

A song called Drift Away by Dobie Gray. A friend it was their favourite song so I had to look it up. I thought it might be some modern pop song but was surprised to find that it's an old one. Not my usual thing, but it has a nice bass part so I learned it and added to my repertoire of songs. 😎

As it is pretty much brand new, I haven't really had the chance to test it at high volume as of yet. I am playing it into my audio interface wearing headphones so no feedback issues! It does have a notch filter in the preamp which is a nice addition. I will give it a test run through my big bass rig to see what happens! I am downsizing that to a mini rig so may have another best (or worst) purchase to follow. 😎

Well In my current pursuit of going in a more acoustic based direction, this Aria acoustic is easily the best new purchase so far this year. After tightening the rather loose truss rod and filing the nut slots down a bit, it now plays as well as my Washburn electric which I use as a benchmark for doing setups on other instruments. It's a beautiful looking and playing bass for the money. The 32" scale length is a dream to play. I do need to get used to no dot markers on the fretboard even though I mostly only ever look at the side dot markers. It also has a nice, well featured preamp, with an ok built in tuner. The machine heads are functional but will be upgraded in due course. Comes with a very basic gigbag which I wasn't expecting but better than nothing I guess. Overall I'm more than happy with the latest bass purchase.

Should the JHS guy get hold of one and tells everyone how great it is, they will suddenly be selling for £900 on ebay. A bit like what happened with the cheap and cheerful Bad Monkey pedals a while ago. I would hang onto it just in case.

I went through a few years of buying, trying, and selling basses in attempt to find "the one" that would stick I've most certainly had some great basses that I really genuinly regret selling on, but very few that I've been a bit dissapointed with. One that does stand out that came very near to hatred just short of "I totally despise this bit of wood" as I got rid of it before that point was a Retrovibe something or other. Looked like a load of generic bits out of the Chinese factory parts bin thrown together. The body felt like it was made of some light balsa wood, with a neck made from Kryptonite. It looked a bit like a Stingray. Sounded like shite, played like shite.

Some further good suggestions and info, thanks! It's certainly giving me plenty to think about and consider.

My previous cabs were 18kg and just manageable for me. I didn't think the extra 3kg in the current ones would be too bad but actually feels like quite a difference. The thought of me, now into my 50's potentially lugging this lot up and downstairs on a weekly basis to then do a 50 mile round trip to a rehearsal space after doing a week of physical work (I'm self employed so I can't afford to do my back in) then to be lugging around to gigs which the band has been doing a lot of has really started to lose its appeal, hence partly the decision to go acoustic and downsized in the amp department.