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Current bi amp rig for Rock/metal covers band... Laney takes care of the lows in a big way...rest runs fun stuff. Spark is a new addition simply to boost level for my P bass as its output is way lower than my Jazz and Dingwall. Would like to swap out Demon FX pedals for DG originals but simply don't have the cash...and from my research pretty much sound identical...maybe one day. Apollo 2 phaser is a staggering pedal on guitar or bass. Totally nails that Lizzy Alibi tone.... Chorus lands well for Sweet child of mine... B7k clone is set with low drive and really gets me the Harris clack along with p bass and flats. Octave used conservatively on Land of confusion ( disturbed) and lay down your love (Whitesnake) really thickens sound. Sheehan pedal ( my fav) for all the Mr Big/ winery dogs stuff... I am trialling the Joyo battery power supply with this. No issues with charge times..it runs this lot for 4 hours plus... But to reduce anxiety levels at gigs I charge it in the gap between sets... No cables ..no ground loops... No earthing issues.. and cheap...and if you don't like it use it as a battery charger for your phone..it has usb out! I ditched my George Ls to try Harley Benton solderless patch cables ..unbelievable value and am running 3 boards without a single issue ..the sockets are super compact as well. Have recommended to loads of people without issue...

He's a talented lad... But not sure he has realised......he used to front our Muse tribute so he can hit some pretty high notes... .. he breezes the Maiden/acdc stuff we do in this new band

Make no mistake it is an utter pain.. I generally just use my jazz with hipshot xtender ...it gets me through most stuff... I have a back up bass and an explorer purely for the Taking Dawn cover. If I'd known the guitarist was going to transpose GTFO I would have done the same thing...detuned...learnt it and then returned to standard with the band. It's what I did with the DC, Lizzy and Queen stuff they play that is either slowed down on the record or played in Eb. Never mind....

I've learnt the tune in Eb using standard tuning with drop D. I could shift everything up a semi tone but in my considerable experience I know that, having run through the track over 20/30 times, I will make mistakes live.... I have been down this road before. We play taking Dawn's version of The Chain.... I have played the chain so many times over the last 20 years that the muscle memory is so ingrained I really struggle to change finger positions so I have a bass tuned to G just for that track. Also I have about 15 songs to learn for our next gig and don't really have the time to re learn GTFO a fret higher.....if it was a simple AC/DC song it would be different but there are numerous parts to this bass line for me to mess up. 😁

Yes that's exactly it ... Which is a pain for me as learnt it as per record so my fingering is now going to be flat or more likely I will have to take another bass tuned up a half step.... And it with this bass that I will belt him over the head repeatedly until I feel justice is done. 😂😂

Nope...the confusion lies because he's old and senile and has too many strings on his guitar.... He deserves all the mocking I can throw at him as I have known him for years and he keeps suggesting songs to do in E flat and constantly forgets to tell me at practice that he is playing it in standard tuning....😂😂..... Git......

Ladies and gents thanks for the answers and making me smile. My assumption, with my admittedly limited theory knowledge was , of course. I believe it would transpose from E flat major to E major in this case. .... His arguement was that as the fingering hadn't altered it was considered detuning rather than transposing... I love the old boy and he can now keep his theory and focus on his solo in GTFO. ..... Which he will absolutely nail because he is a hell of a guitarist.... Thanks all for the ridiculously smug smile on my face ...bass players rule

Hi Hopefully just a quick one... If a guitarist learns a song with their guitar detuned to E flat to match a record (in this case Get the funk out by Extreme) and then re tunes to standard 440 to play live, and plays exactly the same chord shapes, have thy effectively altered the key? Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me can put this to rest for me. Thanks

Do you work for Google? All of my recent searches have been Crown xls1002 so I find your post slightly disturbing...😂😂😂😉 Wasn't sure if it would work well enough as I believe these are mainly hifi based but they do get great reviews. I did come across one guy who was using the crown to power his axe FX guitar rig.... The Axe took some tweaking but it sounded great into his 2 x12. Let me check the specs on your unit and I'll pm you.

Sound tweaking heaven right there. But like me the oh the weight...😂😂. I know my 4 10 split cab probably shouldn't work as well as separates but either by dumb luck or listening to the advice Celestion have me it sounds really good and I can lift it with one arm.. and it's footprint is ideal for smaller venues.

Thanks bolo.... I have an LS2 that I used to use to split an already split signal when doing the Muse tribute...it's a pedal no bassist should be without in my opinion..esp if you run multiple effects and need to blend.. But it still doesn't sound the same as 2 amps/ 2 cabs iny experience..Options I am looking at are standalone power amp... Or funnily enough I was thinking about the Ampegs/ little Mark route. ... Glad I am heading in the right direction. Thanks for your input...it's really appreciated.

Hi Bill Technically I guess I do dual amp and I need a dual amp solution... Sorry I was unclear...when I said happy for an alternative I meant it still had to retain 2 amps...so dual mono..or stereo amp. Or 2 individual amps..as this is the way I get my sounds..(think Billy Sheehan/ Chris Wolstenholme etc) I want to keep the cab the same...so one amp into the left 2 x 10s plus horn (4 ohms) side and the second amp into the other 2x10s (also 4 ohms) for deeper response. That way if I can't find what I am looking for then in the meantime I can still use my 2 DBS heads .... Which do sound fantastic through this modded cab. I just want newer, smaller and lighter solutions to the amps and as I said I have the preamps on my board. I have been researching dual channel power amps today and it has thrown up some cheaper solutions....like the Sub Zero stuff but I can't find enough reviews on their durability and sound. Do you have any suggestions on models or manufacturers that might be worth a look who do good quality dual mono or stereo bass amps that run each channel at 4 ohms? It could be I just need to grab a couple of decent class D 300w amps and ignore their preamp sections...maybe a decent bass specific dual mono amp isn't a thing but any more help Is always appreciated. Thanks.

Hi Bill the original cheaper speakers were swapped for Celestion bn10 200x Neos. Split in the cab ... One pair uses the horn.... The other pair on their own circuit. 2 separate speaking inputs on the back. Each side is 4 ohm rated as each pair is wired in parallel. One added bonus ...if I use both speakon outputs on one of the Marshall heads I get ato use the full 2 ohm 400w from the head and the cab is now 800w rated... Monster set up and the cab is lovely and compact. Happy if there is an alternative to dual amps but I always bi amped .. I did think about a stereo power amp but couldn't find new ones....stuff like the Marshall 9100 but I am trying to reduce size and weight and really want something new....my life has been using good quality SH gear and as good as it is there is always that niggling....will it go wrong tonight. ...doubt.

Hi Lozz..... I did think about this.. I have an ABM 300w head that used to match the cab somewhere but it gave me nothing but problems so I had to stop using it live. I was never a huge fan of the sound but as I have preamps on the board if they have send return I could avoid the preamps. I'll take a look. Thanks

I did think about this as i have the preamps on the board ..what dual channel/stereo power amps do you know of? I'm not familiar with just power amps. Thanks.