aldude

Line6 G50 here - veeerrrrrrrrrrrrry good. I use disposable batteries, Duracell Ultra AA's, one pair is good for a few practices and a couple of gigs at least so the battery cost is not high. EDIT: the receiver fits on a pedal board and has a Boss-style standard 9V power requirement, so it's pretty handy too

I used to have a Marcus Miller jazz. I thought the stock pickups and preamp were cack, but I don't know if they were just cheap or intentional for a Marcus Miller sound. Anyway the build quality was great and the neck was fantastic, so I stuck in Bartolini 9J1 pickup set and Sadowsky on-board preamp, and the result was a bloody great bass. Not a big fan of the pickguard but it was such a great playing and sounding bass I didn't care.

+1 for Ibanez SR - fantastic. The Prestige range is top notch. I'm selling one, though it's a 34" scale.

Or try tuning the 12th fret harmonic!

The G50 has more channels - 12, instead of the 6 for the G30. Also, the G50's transmitter is made of metal, while for the G30 it's plastic. They use a different connector too for the short cable to the bass, don't know what difference that would make though. I'm a G50 user - and I think it's the best bit of kit I've ever bought. Bonus is it happily takes a Boss-type power supply so it's ideal for my pedal board. Edit: the G90 has a much bigger receiver - could be for rackmount, but I'm not sure.

If he doesn't like it, then sell it. I doubt it will become a collectors item or get much of a premium over models that aren't limited edition, and I doubt it will increase in value over the years.

[quote name='alhbass' timestamp='1331241375' post='1570297'] More tension, surely? [/quote] Agreed, heavier strings have more tension, so a tighter truss rod seems needed. This is balanced by downtuning and in fact I have loosened my truss rod a bit because even though the strings are as fat as I can get, we detune 2 semitones which reduces the tension a lot.

[quote name='Alec 'Aleb' Mills' timestamp='1331131943' post='1568153'] have you tried any ibanez basses? They generally have quite slim necks. [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Ibanez-GSR205-Soundgear-5-String-Bass-Guitar-Black/667"]http://www.gear4musi...uitar-Black/667[/url] [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/ibanez-sr505-5-string-bass-guitar-brown-mahogany--50256"]http://www.dv247.com...mahogany--50256[/url] These have 16.5 mm spacing, but I can't vouch for the accuracy as I don't own one. [/quote] My Ibanez 5 string, which is for sale (shameless plug! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/118050-ibanez-prestige-sr4005e-5-string-now-l800/) has fairly narrow spacing, which I like. The neck depth i.e. distance from the front of the fingerboard to the back of the neck is quite shallow too, which I like. Still too much for my tiny hands though!

I think you might well be able to hear the difference, perhaps not in volume but certainly in tone. I used to have a Trace Elliot 2x10 combo, it never really had a great bottom end. I suspect they reduced the size of the thing both to save weight and also ensure they had space to fit the amp section in. As a result the tuning was probably a bit off. I got a 15" extension cabinet and the bottom end was back! So I say go for it.

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1329922620' post='1549806'] Oh lord, this isn't helping my cab GAS at all, you know - I've been considering another Schroeder (8 ohm) cab to go with my 4 ohm 1515L, but I've been held back by the 4+8=2.67 load on the RH450. Aldude, do you have a link to the TC specs released on the quiet, by any chance? The hi-fi highs don't bother me, luckily - hence the tweeterless 2x15 [/quote] There was a thread on BC a while back, I will have a look for it now... EDIT: here it is: [url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/tc-electronic-power-rating-and-active-power-management.pdf"]http://www.tcelectro...-management.pdf[/url] It's a document released by TC to explain their magic APM tech. Look for the table at the bottom. The "Min. load" for each TC amp is given. Looks like I was slightly mistaken in thinking that the RH450 was rated to down to 2 ohm, but TC seem to suggest it's ok for 2.66 ohm at least, i.e. 4+8 ohm cabs or 8+8+8 (three cabs). TC probably did this so they could sell three cabs per head rather than two

[quote name='CyberBass' timestamp='1329860546' post='1548811'] Down to individual taste. Pro's and Con's to all set ups. And plenty of Gas exchanges in the for sale section of variety of amp makes and models. Am more than happy with my RH Head and Barefaced Cab set up. [/quote] I also am happy with my RH450/Barefaced... though I am running a two Barefaced cabs, 4+8 ohms remember these heads can go down to at least 2.67 ohms (tested by me), so more cabs for greater sensitivity is possible. I would also not hesitate to run it at 2 ohms either, TC's specs released on the quiet seem to suggest this is possible. As for volume, I find there is too much, and I have set the "preset level" for each preset at less than 50% so that the volume control becomes a bit more useable. Still, I never run the volume control over about 1/3 before it becomes too loud ... I am in a loud rock band. Mind you, those Barefaced cabs are sensitive. (I use Compact + S12T.) The only thing I don't like about the head is the distinct lack of hifi type high frequencies, as I believe there is a roll off at about 6kHz. This is why I would trade up for the RH750 when the cash becomes available - I definitely don't need more power, but the tweetertone control seems to be what I need.

I didn't ask anyone else to try so it could be the crappy headphones. I did find the frequency while not looking at the frequency display. Also, I found it much easier to start at a high frequency and turn it down until I could hear something, instead of turning it up until the sound went away. FWIW I constantly have a high pitched noise in my ears that never goes away...