Jakester

As someone who plays both bass and drums (though not at the same time...yet!) I'd say...it depends. For example when I played drums in a big band, I always felt that the bass would lead with the walking/driving bassline, and I would hang back a bit. Same in a jazz trio. However playing drums in a blues band, I felt it was my job to keep it driving along. So, depends on the music?

I was going to get the self install one but I’m not much cop at soldering. Someone offered to do it for me on here but then the DMC Micro came up so I have one of those instead. .

Hmm, I didn't pay anywhere near that for the setup, but I hope my wife doesn't see your post! I suppose that perfectly encapsulates being a musician...

Well, I picked up the MS-60B for a steal, and even with the midi controller it’s less than the cost of a b1-4 (edit - actually, no scratch that - thought they were more expensive than they were. Ho hum) I use one of these, picked up from here second hand so cheaper: https://www.andertons.co.uk/disaster-area-dmcmicro-midi-controller-guitar-pedals-dmcmicro?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs4TC3OWS7AIVgRkGAB11DALHEAQYAyABEgJpAfD_BwE So minimal increase in size really.

I have one and use a external midi switcher pedal to cycle the patches, which works an absolute treat. It’s meant I can downsize my pedalboard completely as I only use a few effects - occasional drive on one tune, or chorus on another etc - so it’s perfect.

Great, thanks.

I'm in the process of acquiring a back-up head for the moments when my Markbass CMD121P combo head decides it doesn't want to play ball. It's not going to be at massive volumes at the mo, so the backup head isn't huge. The permanent speaker cable on the MB combo is a 1/4" jack plugged into the back of the combo head. The replacement head has a combo speakon/jack plug, so that's fine, but the cable from the speaker is really short, so I'd need the spare head wedged down the back of the cab - not ideal if a quick volume adjustment is needed! Anyone see a female speakon combo plug or female jack to male speakon lead? Or anyone know of somewhere I could get one made? Alternatively, would something like this work with a 1/4" to 1/4" speaker lead and one of these? Or could I just use something like a female 1/4" to female 1/4" adaptor and a jack to speakon lead? Finally, the backup amp only has one speakon out, so I would need a daisy chain to get the full output with a second cab - is there a daisy chain that does a speakon out to jack AND speakon? Or is this moon on a stick stuff?

T'aint fretless though?