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Met up with Paul today,great guy to deal with,Cheers,Julian.

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[quote name='igloobuilding' post='635446' date='Oct 24 2009, 05:47 PM']Hi there, I wanting to buy a really good practice amp and wondered if any people here can recommend some good ones or possibly have one for sale? Im after a good quality practice amp, im interested in the ampeg combos such as the BA115, can anyone offer their thoughts on good quality practice amps? I dont wannt spend more than £250 Cheers Ian[/quote]I use a Line6 studio 110,it's very good imo,handles 5/6 string bass fine,and i use it for small jazz gigs with my EUB,check it out.

[quote name='henry norton' post='625860' date='Oct 14 2009, 11:51 AM']"Doh Beleev Da Hype!!!!!!" Fair enough, it's always subjective I 'spose but what didn't you like about them???[/quote] Didn't sound any better then Barts or EMG's,but hey!you may love em!!if you want to pay silly prices to try them!.

[quote name='henry norton' post='625195' date='Oct 13 2009, 04:41 PM']I've heard allot of good things about Lane Poor pickups. Apparently the man himself went awol a few years ago never to be seen since. It looks like a bit of a WAL thing going on with the new pickups being made by someone else who was affiliated with him. Let's hope they got the 'magic' they put in the originals. I'd like to try them just to see if they're as good as people said they were.[/quote] I bought a pair of original soapbars i fitted in a MTD,IMHO they ain't all that!!in fact i liked the original pickups better!!

What is the difference in the height between the 2,as i have one sagging buttock and this may be the way to go

[quote name='davidmpires' post='618710' date='Oct 6 2009, 04:04 PM']no i'm not tech savvy I'm the plug and play type, but for that I need a good tone. The markbass does not have a active/passive switch, would it help if I turn the gain right down instead of having it before clipping?[/quote]you should A/B with your other bass and see the point at which the other bass starts to clip your amps preamp(if it does)plug in the spector and try and get the same level,don't turn down the spector,use it as you have been doing,just turn down the gain on your amp and see what happens.

[quote name='davidmpires' post='618694' date='Oct 6 2009, 03:49 PM']Not on this model. 2006 models don't have that but I can ask Spector, will email them now.[/quote]Sounds like it's just too much for your amp,does your amp have a "active/passive" switch?failing that,and if your sure the bass is ok,you can install a 10db pad inside the bass,but if your not into electronics you will have to get a luthier to sort it for you,you may even be able to get a outboard limiter that will solve your problem,don't mess with the eq circuit in the bass unless you know what your doing.

[quote name='davidmpires' post='618668' date='Oct 6 2009, 03:30 PM']Hi all This will be a long one. I have two lovely basses one Spector Euro 5lx with the tonepump as a preamp and a T-bass 98’ by status. I use a Markbass F1 plugged into a Barefaced Compact. Since I got the barefaced compact that I’ve been having problems with my Spector, I just can’t get a usable sound. I spoke to Alex and he mentioned that the tonepump has a boost of 18db and that’s overkill, and I was happy to roll both knobs back and not use the EQ on the bass if I could get a decent enough sound to play with, unfortunately the A, E and B string distort when I’m playing even at house volumes. I played a couple gigs outdoors and I guess that it wasn’t so noticeable but last Friday at the pub I was really struggling to get something I could use. Then yesterday at home I plugged in and A/B with the T-bass and I can boost the lows as much as I want without distorting. Ok so I’ve realised that the problem is with my Spector. I plugged into my Warwick Blue Cab and it was fine even when boosting the lows. Checked the battery and for any loose cables. Alex mentioned that it might be the stage input clipping on my amp. So how can I fix it? Thanks David[/quote] Can you turn the preamp down inside the control cavity?perhaps it's just too much output.

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