Conan

Any of the Little Mark heads are worth a try too - especially as they can be picked up used for around £300. Massive bargain and loads of tone control. Rich and clean sounding (IMO). "Grit" can always be added externally...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1456273849' post='2987386'] Pretty much anything gets heavy if you walk far enough carrying it. [/quote] Our work here is done.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1456242527' post='2986958'] I don't see why being 'less able' should preclude anyone from doing gigs. [/quote] I'm assuming he meant "less able-bodied" - but maybe not...

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1456157938' post='2986040'] They've also been happy mediums, with ceramic drivers :-) [/quote] Touche! Although I'm not sure I'd describe the S112s (at 10kg each) any kind of "medium"

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1456157665' post='2986036'] I prefer the happy medium - Walkabout / AG500. Car radio amps just don't float me boat. [/quote] Ah, but your last few cabs have been pretty low-mass! To me that's the easy part of the "compromise". A heavy amp is still pretty light compared to a heavy cab And I would have agreed with you on the amps until I tried the LM2... It sounds a lot "bigger" than it is somehow.

Life is all about compromise. A small reduction in tone (completely unnoticeable by everyone but yourself) versus a massive reduction in effort and backache. If you're young and can afford it (and roadies) - go heavyweight. If not, for most gigging bassists Lightweight is a no-brainer.

Is that the really expensive one? The S2126 I mean...

[quote name='AREA' timestamp='1455198603' post='2976944']The 6" Speaker is adjustable from the Side (wich I like) and on the Backside [/quote] Nice cab! And it's always useful to have an adjustable backside

Stop it!

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1454601294' post='2971250'] All that does is confirm to me that most boutique Fender style basses are ludicrously overpriced. [/quote] Well, yes - there is that!

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1454600091' post='2971237'] This. they're just the latest flavour of the month on here. 12 months time the marketplace will be full of them while people all rush to get the next best thing ever. [/quote] Yes, there is a lot of history of this type of thing on here... but unless you've tried one of these basses you wouldn't understand what the "hype" is about. I borrowed WoT's PJ for a while and used it in a band situation as well as plenty of home noodling. It is a fantastic bass and I would have bought it like a shot - but the pickup placing and colours weren't quite right for me, and I can get one made to my own preferences for only a couple of hundred quid more! It's a total no-brainer! People who own and play Fenders (right up to and including Custom Shop models), Seis, Sadowskys and other top-quality "boutique" basses are raving about the quality of the Maruszczyk range, and marvelling at the prices. Of course, it's helped by a very favourable Sterling-Euro conversion rate, but still - the quality of a boutique handmade bass for the price of a MIM Fender?? Crazy.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1454455965' post='2970029'] I feel reluctant to let my BB2 go... [/quote] Well, I'll be passing through Edinburgh in about ten days time if you change your mind...

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1454582510' post='2970958'] Damn, the LM3 sounds sweet through a pair of these S112s! It seems that the LM3 is better suited to the S112 than the Streamliner was. It even seems louder somehow! [/quote] My LM2 is certainly very "rich" in its midrange - and it would seem that mids are what the S112s specialise in. I guess they just work well together

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1453979811' post='2964829'] Jamaican music is a very important part of 1960s UK youth culture and it is seen by many as in total opposition to rock. Skinhead versus hippy. [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Bjl2x1ZMw

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1454372268' post='2969189'] [/quote] I have seen the future... BTW Jose, how have you connected the cabs to get a total load of 8 ohms? I would have thought it would have been 2?!

Edward just bought a pair of Bergantino cabs from me. He put up with a lot of my dithering, whilst maintaining excellent communications. Cash on delivery and a mutually convenient meet-up in York. An excellent deal with a top bloke - highly recommended

Not that he needs it, but some more positive feedback for Jose. Just bought his Barefaced Compact (after some very complex three-way communications and a number of other possibilities!). Cab exactly as described, at a very fair price, and delivered very locally to me. Excellent deal, great comms and highly recommended

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1454063884' post='2965891'] Four of these are still a very compact solution, [/quote] Especially if stacked vertically