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I think i remember the Lidl one being mentioned on BC somewhere. Dave

Tried searching for Trolleys, sack barrows, gear transport but no luck. I know Screwfix do one that our guitarist has and it looks pretty good but its similar to @Happy Jack one but his is about a 3rd of the price of screwfix. Dave

Had a search but cant find anything. Does anyone use a portable trolley to move their gear and what are you using. Was thinking something sturdy, lightweight and easy to store in car. Dave

A lot of advice was provided from guys on the TB site who have their own Subway forum. @agedhorse is very involved in the forum and provides an outstanding level of support and advice. It has taken me a long time to finally commit to another set of lightweight cabs after the failures i've had over the years however i have found that between BC & TB the overall consensus is that tonally they are as good as the heavier range. My big problem in UK was i could never get to test the "rigs" that i thought might work for me. UK shops simply dont stock the range and i suspect the cost means they dont sell too many of them. Many many reviews and youtube clips listened to of the various combinations available. Historically i always preferred the 15 with 210 cabs and altho i've tried so many other combinations i found that falling back to this combination looked like the ideal set up for me. Having tried the cabs individually i believe i could get a great sound from any combination of the cabs. The 410 cab i reckon must be a monstrous sounding cab. The 210 cab has so much depth i was honestly taken aback. A special thanks to our very own @Steve Browning who has been a huge help on my Mesa journey over past few years and given me lots of advice on how to get the best from Mesa amps along with sharing his own conversion from the heavy Powerhouse range to the lightweight Subway range. Dave

I'm really looking forward to hearing it within the band but i guess that needs to wait another month. Dave

I'm like a kid in a sweet shop Steve. I'm totally stunned by the tone from these cabs. My experience with lightweight cabs always left me wanting for something that was never quite there. These Subway cabs sound as full as the Powerhouse cab. Totally gobsmacked and i can lift one-handed. The 210 gives me that little bit more mid punch. I reckon i could gig with either one of these cabs on their own. Looks like your advice paid off for me again. Cheers mate and i owe you another beer. Dave

I'm hoping it picks up for Xmas. Being a 70's Glam Rock covers band its our best time of year. Certainly our singer who does a solo act of same said he's getting quite a few clubs contacting him already. We have Ivory Blacks booked ourselves on 23rd Oct but if it falls thru its not the end of the world. Since arranging that we've had several people contact us from across Central belt and even up to Dundee but that's not been confirmed. Hopefully the originals scene picks up soon for you as well. Dave

I've been looking at the Subway cabs for a good few yrs now but they were always too expensive and couldn't really justify to myself that i needed them. Having recently sold my old Porsche i took advantage of the available cash and just went for it. Had to make sure my wife gets something for the house too but i'll leave that up to her to decide. I'm also selling off some other bass gear to help offset the cost. 😂 We are starting to see bookings come in now for Sept / Oct and rehearsals expected to resume in May. You are only here once so make the most of it. Dave

My Mesa Subway 210 & 115 cabs just arrived today within an hour of each other from 2 different shops. 210 from Andertons and the 115 from Guitar Guitar. Using my Mesa Mpulse 600 amp. Played them individually first to see how they sounded on their own. The 210 is deep, warm and crystal clear mids and Hi's. The 115 again is deep but a bit more Lo & Hi sounding whereas the 210 has that mid punch. Put the 2 together and this is one heck of a bass rig. It has the same warm depth of tone that my PH212 cab has. I'd say the 115 cab sounds a lot like my PH212. Both a one hand lift altho you can feel the extra weight in the 210 cab. The 115 is unbelievably light. I was very surprised. So far i think i've made the right choice of cabs for what i'm looking for. I think the 215 cab might have lacked a bit of that mid punch for me. Only playing in the house at moment but its a detached house in countryside so its reasonable volume without things falling off the walls. Just the TT800 amp to arrive in June and i'm back to fully lightweight again. Have to say that these cabs are tonally night and day compared to the Bergantino AE112 lightweight cabs i had few yrs ago and same with Markbass rig. These cabs dont appear to have anything "lacking" in them. Compared to my PH212 i would never have guessed they were lightweight based on the sound alone. Anyway i'm so excited and looking forward to rehearsing in May hopefully. Dave

Sadly NO. You shall forever be known as Bassasin the Dabbler. It shall live with you all your days and haunt you in the life after bass, if in fact such a place can exist in this world or any other. You have my sympathy Dave

Rush were never everyone's taste and that's fine. Bit like Led Zep for me. I just couldn't take to them. Mainly because i didn't like Jimmy Page's guitar style or sound. Move on 30 yrs and all of a sudden i quite enjoyed them altho it was probably down to a mate putting me on his guest list at a major venue for his Led Zep tribute band. Once i saw them live it got me interested in the original Led Zep. Still not a huge fan of JP but it suits that particular band. Dave

I'd agree that all 3 are phenomenal and something that is often missed when discussing them is that they each trigger different effects and sequences themselves. According to interviews i've seen over the years they dont use automatic sequencers or effects and its the band who triggers them in some way. That's just another task they are completing along with the rest of what they do. I have no idea how they are triggering these things. Dave

I think that's where you've let yourself down. Dabbling can seriously affect your health and attractiveness to the opposite sex. Stop dabbling with drums and you should see you attractiveness improve even with age its a step up from being a drummer 😂 Dave

Checked pricing in Bass Direct and pretty much like for like pricing so its really down to personal choice i would have thought. Having tried around 4-5 Sandbergs and only one Maruszcyk and they felt and sounded pretty similar. For me the Berg neck feels better but with regards build quality i'd say pretty close and i'd have no issue buying from either manufacturer. Dave

I was opening the OP might have come back with some more info on bass and what exactly is happening. Appreciate he/she is a newbie. Dave

Absolutely no apology necessary. I think you are right that it is a VVT by the way he has described it. I've no experience of a passive PJ. Dave

Now that's funny 😂 I seriously didn't know what IHNA meant. I've now got to point where i cant even be bothered googling them any more. Life is too short 😀 Dave

Pan control is definitely an improvement but i find with active basses the minute you move from dead centre it has quite a dramatic tone change probably the reverse of what the OP has mentioned. I tend to keep my basses on equal settings. My Jazz i usually have both volumes full on. With my Thumb, Fender PJ and Sandberg VM4 i tend to keep pan in centre position. If i move the Fender or Sandberg just slightly towards the rear pickups it does give a very "jazz focused" tone. (good for jazz type songs) and going the other way the bass becomes very much more P sounding. I dont find that much change between just off centre and full on P position to be honest. With my Warwick i think i need to check that out as the bridge pick up is a lot more quiet than the neck pick up since fitting the MEC pre-amp from warwick few yrs back. It didn't sound that way with the original EMG preamp that failed. The MEC was the only option i had at the time if i wanted to keep standard Warwick. Think there's a Gain adj on each pick up or maybe its just pick up height. If not it will be taken to an expert. Dave

That joke is just wasted on me.😂

Think i was buying it around 74. I specifically bought it for Queen Seven Seas of Rhye by Queen. Dave

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Forgot about Kerrang. Great stuff. There used to be a small magazine that came out with song lyrics. Cant remember the name of it tho. ? Dave

Yep the anticipation of whether your purchase was a success or a flop. Had many a flop too right enough. I used to visit the import sections and see what i liked the look off and just go for it. That's how i came across Meatloaf and even Ultravox first albums too. Dave

I wish people would just spell the words like normal people. What's thepoint of schooling ? Dave

I read reviews of new album releases from relatively unknown bands 1976 in one of the music papers like Sounds or NME and there was Rush with 2112, The Police, Blondie were the ones that stuck out for me. It was down to either Rush or Police for me but something about the album cover stood out and i went for 2112. I have never been disappointed with that choice and they have entertained me ever since. Dave