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I have used the excellent Monaco cab as a 112 but I like the 212 better as a cab ideally two vertically spaced or diagonally spaced in a cab

Well I mostly work from home but you’re right it’s not ideal if you have made other plans

Ampeg amps do sound great and nearly got the V7

Well in fairness they use DPD as a standard next day delivery so I couldn’t expect a refund and in fairness on the delivery day they emailed to say things were running late

Just ordered one from EBay for quiet home practice cost me £38 as EBay have a discount code dropping the price ! Result

As a comparison I ordered my XVIVE A58 from Andertons and paid next day delivery DPD based on I would be home to receive it. Order placed early enough but they didn’t ship and after calling them they said they were very busy and not all next day shipments were processed. Not a major thing as they are normally slick. As mentioned ordered on Bass Direct Friday, it was shipped Friday to arrive Monday which is fantastic. Yep they get my vote 👍

Placed an order Friday am and it’s already been shipped, excellent service

Well I’ve decided to stay with MarkBass and ordered in the sales a MB58R122 Pure Rated 800w 8 ohms ( in case I wish to add another cab. I hoping this will suffice as a single cab option with my TE1200 and if I like it maybe consider selling my MB58R 102 Energy cabs x 2 !!

Arrived today and very nice and no difference in sound quality to a decent cable 👍

Nope sadly that’s too heavy, ideally circa 20kg is my aim or less

There is the MarkBass MB58R 122 P 4 ohm 600w cab at around £600 new Not sure if it’s any good ? Im using two MB58R 102 Energy cabs but fancy a standalone single 212 cab

Collection only Telford but again I don’t want to spend circa £900 Target price ( secondhand ) £450 ish

It would be perfect but at 35kg it’s just too much for me these days I saw the Darkglass DG212 is 19kg but I’m not paying £900 !

I think it’s around 35kg weight ? Thats heavier than my SVT212AV cab which was 30kg

Looking for recommendations for a good 212 4ohm cab that’s not Barefaced kind of price Ideally not heavy and it would be used as a single gigged cab In the past I’ve owned Ampeg SVT212AV which ok but so heavy Vanderkley 212 was lovely ( should of kept it ) Any suggestions ??

Trace Elliot 500w Head Trace Elliot affordable 210 or 212 bass cabs light weight

Yep I’ve got one from my old Stagg headphones !

Yep I think this is the answer and just found a pair new for £16 !

Indeed mids are your friend or a curse depending what you do with them 😂😉

Ok looking at it more closely I guess I need a Bluetooth dongle to plug into my amp phones socket as I can pick up mid priced headphones from numerous places. any suggestions for the dongle bit ?

I’m looking for a set of mid priced headphones for home use that will plug into my amp phones socket and transmit to the headset without wires Does such a thing exist ?

My typical settings playing with a pick with Pre Shape ON and compressor ON post EQ I add back low mids just to bring the tone out a bit and the combination of Pre Shape and pick works well Pre Shape adds 50hz boost which you cannot achieve from the bass control EQ as it’s 70hz

Yes you’re right although for playing with a pick it does give an instant preferred EQ curve that isn’t too mid heavy. I think for finger style bassists Pre Shape does mask your tone too much in a band situation as it pulls down the mids but pick playing a PBass you need to get those mids turned down and boost the bass. Pre shape does that nicely with a one button press or Footswitch. Of course in my case I’m playing rock which a pick, a PBass and Pre Shape seems to match well

Thanks Bill, you make a point that is very true. We all think you must have mids boosted in your EQ to be heard in a band mix but this is mostly for those playing finger style. Playing with a pick ( my preference) changes the note attack, increases mids by a huge amount and makes the tone less full. Reducing the mids ie Pre Shape seems to suit pick players as it drops mids, boosts bass too. As I prefer playing with a pick I try to get a full tone as close to finger tone as I can get ( near impossible) but with the benefit of note attack and speed plus palm muting etc etc