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I really like the sound of the Kramer 4000 & 4001 series basses.

Here's his early collection

Yep that's it. Nice one. Thanks for that. Wonder what the pick-ups are ? Dave

Watched it again and managed to freeze it on the bass and it does have a scratchplate like a P bass but doesn't look like a normal P pick up. Dave

He used to borrow an Alembic bass especially in early Whitesnake from what i've read but not sure if that was for studio work. Dave

Different bass. The original was like twin humbuckers towards the bridge end and no scratchplate. I heard a rumour it was an Alembic of some sort but i can't say i've ever seen one like that. Dave

Can anyone tell me what bass Neil is using on this. Been curious since buying the album when it came out but can't seem to find anything on the bass.

Amazing John Wetton. Brilliant bassist. @Bass Culture

I always thought the LMIII was a class D amp as they were very lightweight. Pretty sure mine was the LMIII head in my combo but its been a while since i owned it. Dave

I played that combo and ext cab in some loud bands and it was nowhere near its max capabilities. Don't think i ever had the master anymore than about 40-50% and i was really giving it some to keep up with loud guitarist / drummer. There was plenty more to go. 500W should be more than ample for most bands i would think. Dave

That was impressive. Enjoyed that.

Not heard that before. Quite enjoyed it.

That makes sense as it brings it closer to your ear level and should help to hear yourself better.

I turned the tweeter off on my ext cab. Not a fan of tweeters. Is the tweeter something you feel is important to your sound. ? If not i'd go for the matching New York cab. Not heard of the D2 version ? Dave

I had that combo with ext cab. More than loud enough for most situations. Used in Prog band, 70's covers band and rock band and it seemed to work well in all of them. Don't think the issue is the amp. I tried the amp thru my Berg HT322 cab and it was far beefier and more depth than the two single 12" MB cabs. I always found the MB rig seemed to sit really well in any mix but on its own it seemed a bit thin. If anything i'd add the 2nd cab as it does seem to thicken the sound a bit. Have you considered adding the MB 15 cab instead Dave

I've been listening to our very own @AndyTravis with his new P bass on another thread. Lovely sounding bass. Put me right in the mood for a P bass now. Dave

If you know someone near you that you could try theirs (once the lock down has passed of course)

Ordinary 3 pin plug no adaptor

Yes its a small transformer unit plugs into mains socket with a low voltage cable and connector that fits into socket at back of receiver.. Dave

Nice basses. Good seeing the full thing.

Great song. We cover that in our 70's Glam covers band. This might help you with the bass part Schools Out Bass by Alice Coopertabs @ Ultimate Guitar Archive.pdf

Post a couple of full bass pics. Curious to see the full effect. They look so good. 👍 Dave

What is it. ? Never heard of it before.

I can understand why both your wives are carers now. Makes sense. Dave

Smooth Hound here as well. Only issue i had was when doing a support gig on a busy stage with their sound desk behind the bass amp ? Their vocal mic receiver was next to desk and bass amp where my Smooth Hound receiver was sitting. It didn't affect the sound a great deal but it did jump about a few frequencies at the start of sound check and then eventually settled down. I could hear a very fast millisecond drop out on occasion but as i said it settled down. Wouldn't normally have 2 receivers sitting that close to each other. They were approx 1-2 feet apart and almost in line with each other if that makes a difference. Other than that its been absolutely perfect. Dave