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I`ve a Marshall Valvestate 100 watt combo that is surplus to requirements @SteveXFR, if interested PM me (fully paid up on my selling dues on here). Not fully valve of course but does have a lovely sound, and can be used at home a tad easier than a full valve amp.

Nice Precision type tone from the 2 pickups together/pick playing part.

They look really nice, may well end up with one of these

Definitely, what I`ve found over my years of playing, be it on bass or guitar, is that if you have a set-up that you like the sound of, adding in another of the same cab is just silly-grin inducing, it takes the sound you liked and just makes it immense.

Yep I’ve done that, good call.

Assuming it’s a 4ohm at full power with an 8ohm speaker in it, if you connect an 8ohm 2x12 to it you’ll get equal power to each cab, so each speaker in the 2x12 will get half of what the one in the combo gets. So 400 watts, 1x12 in combo gets 200 watts, each 12 in the 2x12 gets 100 watts.

This was happening when I was in my last band. The others used to whine a bit at having to carry guitars etc into hotels at 1 or 2am but to me anyone watching the vans getting loaded then parking up would see this and not bother breaking in for bags of merch. And given the numbers of bands that lost gear compared to us that lost none I`d say it worked. As you say Pete, be careful out there.

The JMJ Mustang is great, however has a Precision width neck. If needing slimmer then the Japanese Mustangs are Jazz width neck, and a bonus is that the Squiers are also Jazz width, so a test purchase of a Squier to see if you gel is doable at around £300.

I’d do that Steve, first headline show with her new bass to make it even more special.

Fender do make one but they’re rather pricey. I recently bought a Gator guitar one as below which fits fine: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Gator-GW-JAG-Deluxe-Offset-Electric-Guitar-Case/GIM?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=order-confirmation&utm_source=txn-email&utm_content=ord-line

I’ve done this a fair bit and never any problems.

For years I had practice amps with 8” speakers, Fender Rumble 15, Marshall MB15, Ampeg BA108, Ashdown After Eight, all perfectly good enough for home use, I’d happily have any of those amps again. And all of them would have been too loud to use at home if on full volume.

I’ve had one amp sort of stop working. A Marshall MB450 two-channel head, Modern solid state channel and a valve in the preamp Classic channel. I always used the Classic and at a gig it stopped working, switched over to Modern to get through the gig, turned out to be the valve had worked its way loose so an easy fix.

I’d be looking at a Precision with a 50 type voicing pickup as the starting base

Yeah that drop C# needs separate guitars/basses imo. We did a few of their songs for a while but just not doable by tuning down/up on same instrument. And the songs just don’t have the same feel if played in standard tuning.

Which Black Stone Cherry songs do you do @redbandit599, they’re a great band

My only difference is nickel rounds on my Mustang basses, steel rounds on the Precision. Brand & gauge - Elixir 50-105s.

Yep, when you know you know, hope all works out for you Martin

Now that’s the Basschat attitude, well done Steve 👏🏻

I`ve tried flats many times, never got what I wanted from them, though as the material I play now is different I might well try them again.

I’ve heard one (the 500 combo) in a pretty loud band where it was very impressive, and I have one myself, the 800 combo, but have been - to my shame - too lazy to actually use it yet. Maybe this week’s rehearsal if not raining.

Yes, happened twice with me, both a good few years back. Was originals in both cases as well, so I couldn’t practice in advance. In both cases I ended up joining the bands.

Gotta be a Fender Rumble

Just got back from a Spacewasters gig at The New Cross Inn, SE London. Was a three day psychobilly event, we are on that scene but really aren’t psychobilly at all, more like a rock n roll/garage punk type band. Great crowd for a Sunday afternoon, place was heaving when we got there at 5:30. We were on at 6:30 for a 40min set and it went great. No soundcheck, just linecheck but that’s fine with us. The venue provide full backline aside from snare & cymbals which makes things nice and easy, my CIJ Fender Mustang going into an Orange 4-Stroke amp & 410 cab. We played really well, great audience reaction, excellent on stage sound. Gigs like this really make being in a band all that more fun.

Nice one, I bet you’re really pleased, there’s one particular bass I’d like to get back but it went mid-90s so doubt I’d stand any chance at all.