Lozz196

I’ve had both, the only downside to the pedal is that engaging the AGS comes with a huge volume increase, so it can’t be used mid-song to add in some gain. Other than that both are great, depends on your needs really but having the pedal means you can get your sound from it then be able to plug it into any other set up and always have your sound. But if you’re always going to be using your own rig then that’s not a factor to bother with. Re the amp, well depending on how loud your band is a consideration as to get very loud the amp has to be run with gain/drive.

And very luckily I now have a pair of RM210s, in fact the very same ones I moved on, thanks to our own @bassix seeing this thread and contacting me. Cheers Liam!

Possible different sound so you’ll always have to use both cabs to get your sound rather than just being able to use the combo for rehearsals & smaller gigs?

I think you need one of these Rog, be a great look in TCs.

Good point, the current range are all light aside from the 610, the rest all very easy to manage, even the 410 which has the inbuilt handles, think it’s around 50lbs or so.

To my ears they seem sharper, greater clarity and more responsive. They do also seem to be voiced with a fair bit of low-end so on big stages you’re not left with a thin weedy sound.

The ABM cabs - especially the EVO IVs - are superb cabs. I have the 410 & 210 and they really do perform well. Yes a bit heavy but great cabs. RM cabs - very light, great sound, I’m looking at getting a couple of the 210s (again) as the weight and portability make sense to my aging frame.

I never liked the look of Markbass amps but that didn’t stop me using them for a good few years as I liked the sound.

Apparently dates have much higher potassium levels than bananas so worth a try - a helpful tip from Djokovic at Wimbledon last week. Additionally a pack of ready salted crisps every day has done wonders for the cramp in my calves that I used to get.

Great looking bass @Friskydingo

I was once sacked for not having the right look and direction that the band wanted. It actually boiled down to the fact that I wasn’t willing to hand over £6000 to help set up a rehearsal studio. The band in question got their studio, haven’t ever gigged and never released any material. Bovvered?????

Now that just screams 70s

I’ve found that I’ve been gigging my RM more and more recently. As well as the convenience it just sounds so good and has bags of power as well. Ok I use a preamp pedal for my eq/FOH sound but I still need to adjust eq for stage/whatever cab I’m going through and the RM just seems to have all the eq settings in the right place, makes it a doddle.

Looks like it was great

You can get an Ashdown RM-500 within that budget, worth checking out. I have one as my practice & backup amp and it’s a very good, powerful amp, with a great sound and very flexible eq. Probably the fullest sounding small Class D amp that I’ve used, and I’ve had many (Aguilar, Markbass, Ampeg, GK, TC Electronic). They were all good but the RM just had a depth to the sound that I found the others didn’t.

Yes. I can take or leave the rest of it but the gig is where it’s at for me.

I’ve no idea of what techniques I use or don’t use, but I can play what I need to and more importantly imo, keep good time with whatever drummer I’m playing with. If I were pro I’d have looked into all of this a lot more and learned what each was but st my level I’ll settle for the ham-fisted technique.

I’ve always gone for Hiscox cases, super strong, not too big/bulky, and reasonably priced.

Same with Ashdown

And not to forget that some companies also pay artists to endorse their product.

I recently bought a Squier Vintage Modified 77 Jazz Bass. I’ve had many Jazzes over the years, ranging from budget Squier Affinities to Fender US Deluxes and in between Mex Fenders. The VM77 is the only one I’ve gelled with playability wise. All of the others were fine basses but this one, well it’s one of those basses you just don’t want to put down. Def worth trying out imo. I’m also a pick player btw.

Lovely pair of basses

The way I play golf you’d think I was using my bass instead of a club anyway

It’s not been that much of an increase, the MIM Standards were around £560 at the change the Players can be got for £615.

We’re being a bit more selective now and not accepting everything we’re offered. For one we are all getting older and our gigs are countrywide, secondly now that we’re a bit more established we should leave some space for the up & coming bands to have a chance. We get the opportunity for the bigger gigs, it would be selfish to take all the smaller ones as well.