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Well this is "Vol:1", so you know what that means.....

It might be worth having at look at Laney Amps shop on ebay to see what is currently available. They have had a fair bit of bass gear on there recently, mostly new old stock. I recently got hold of these brand new 2x10 Atom/Nexus cabs for about £200 each. La Voce speakers, 400 watt rms each, lightweight at 17kg, very well made. Can do landscape or portrait.

I so very nearly put up a picture of Starsky and Hutch, but opted for Jazz Club instead. 😄

Does this mean the thread is now correctly intonated?

There are some T-Rex Tone Trunk 56 boards including hard case for £49 + £10 postage on Reverb at the moment. Not sure if that is suitable for what you are looking for? I don't even have any pedals at the moment but very tempted to buy one anyway! Edit to add it can be used in or out of the case.

.... and 2 FREE sets of Laney stickers! 😍

I've just taken delivery of 2 very nice brand new Laney 2x10's. 17kg, 400 watts each, neodymium LaVoce drivers. Cost me £400 so pretty much everything these Ampeg cabs are for a fraction of the price, and a lot nicer looking.

My totally uninspiring Encore P-bass in incredibly tedious sunburst finish with not very complimentary nasty faux tort scratch plate that I decided would maybe look better with some fab and groovy flower stickers attached. I thought it would maybe encourage me to pick it up and play it... it doesn't and it didn't...I hate it and probably couldn't give it away.

Overrated: Trace Elliot: Every tone you could want as long as it's mid scooped. Ampeg cabs: Awful tone in a box. Underrated: Marshall and Laney bass amps/ cabs: Never had a Marshall or Laney that I didn't like the sound of.

Audio Technica ATH-M50X. Tons of bassy goodness 😎

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It's a Stagg bass fitted with their unique "Ermmmm?... Bucker"

I lost interest at "bassist".

Marshall MB30, and the older B25. Both loud, great sounding little practice amps. B25 no frills volume, the MB 30 being very versatile tone wise. I was also quite impressed with the small Blackstar Fly bass stereo speakers I had for a while.

Naming instruments? C'mon man Grow up! They are just pieces of wood with strings. In fact I was talking to my bass Gladys about how ridiculous it all is just the other day when I was putting her to bed.

I use Swing Bass 30-85 and have done for quite a while. Not the usual thing for a "rock" bass player but then I'm a rebel very much do what I want 😎. The light gauge and low action allows me to play more lightly and faster if I need to. I also have a bass Xtender with a double stop lever so can drop D and Low B. The D is fine and sounds great, though low B is a tad floppy.

SWR T/O/P + Goliath III. Also posted in the SWR section. I like the punchy hi-fi quality to it, reminds me of my old Trace gear. Not had chance to play with it much so far, though I think it has the potential to knock walls down.

SWR setup.

My only bass at the moment, and the one I could never part with.

Another Gibson Les Paul bass that I can look at lovingly and moan about being too damn heavy.

These are called the Solfeggio frequencies. While I can't claim how effective they are, it's interesting that we all have favourite music which we "resonate" with. It's is nothing more than combinations of frequencies and waveforms all of which can be measured. One's personal, emotional reaction to it can't... I would call music a true metaphysical phenomena.

I was careful not to use the phrase "talent knob" as I generally use that when referring to guitarists, however I do think guitars should come fitted with some sort of "knob bypass circuit".

It's already been mentioned, but I think the Boss LMB3 is a great pedal. Does exactly what you want it to.

I sound barely average on pretty much every bass that's ever been in my hands regardless of cost. I would pay extra for a talent control though.