Bigwan

[quote name='Alec' timestamp='1450191635' post='2930413'] Bet your back was relieved, though! [/quote] Yeah, probably weighed about the same as the Peavey 8x10 I used to have... Still have the odd twinge in my lower back over that one!

This is all making me very nostalgic... doesn't help that I missed a 300w 4x10 SMX combo about 5 miles away last week by 20 minutes... for £150...

Yeah mismatch is probably too strong a description I know, but they're not an [i]ideal[/i] pairing like the identical TKS cabs (but for the tweeter!). Interesting to hear the differences in the 2 cabs and I know what you mean about hard to describe - it's like telling people how 2 different brands of chocolate differ in taste!

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1450168251' post='2930114'] Do they have a standard Fender-sized bell plate? [/quote] No idea. I'll have to measure and see. Enjoying playing it too much to be too bothered by it at the minute!

When I left my first band the guy that replaced me used one and it was loud enough at full tilt to keep up with a reasonably animalistic drummer and 2 50w guitar combos, no lie. It was the 80 watt version. I really liked the sound of it actually. More focused and punchy than whatever I was using at the time. Would like to get hold of one myself! If I remember correctly the 130 watt version had a horn pasted on as an afterthought...

Not really an ideal comparison as your Barefaced stack is a mismatch. On that basis alone I'd keep the TKS stuff if I were you (or sell everything except the BB2 and buy another BB2). I'd be interested to hear your thoughts of how the BB2 stacks up against the 1126 (i.e. single cab comparison, not the stack).

I wish they'd do a passive only version - I don't use the preamp, and have no plans to!

The M7 looks like it could be interesting too. Nice candy apple red coming to the V7 in February as well. I had queried whether they would ever make a p-bass via pm on Facebook and they confirmed they planned to, but they had no idea of when it would happen. Still loving my Sire v7 5 string... I'm a little worried that my incoming ACG custom is going to be so totally different that I'll have some trouble adapting!

Sly Stone at a time too. Bobby Vega is proof, if proof was needed, that pick playing can be awesome!

Yup... missed the 50s P again, even with a notification that the site had changed...

Down to £20 at the minute! Great wee bit of kit.

I think Bassman Steve has it about right. If it's for playing you don't need to spend big money. Best P I've played (and in my estimation the best bass I've ever had in my grubby mitts) was a refinished '64 that belongs to a friend (lets say roughly £3k, £3.5k conservatively). 2nd best was a used/abused '83 Squier SQ I bought locally for £100...

One word... Maruszczyk!

The Rascal bass looks really good. Would love to take one for a spin!

Wow, that is stunning!

Took a notion to set up a wee home studio so bought a 2011 mac mini on the cheap. Nowt wrong with it as standard for what I'm likely to be doing, but come black Friday I got 16gb ram, 240gb ssd and ezmix2... Already have ez drummer with drum kit from he'll from my last attempt at a home studio. Probably should have got the rock kit in the sale too...

Wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the same things!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1449000241' post='2920007'] I had a Streamliner and thought the low end was severely anaemic when compared to the heft of the Orange. [/quote] My feelings too. Tried a mate's Streamliner 600 a few years ago A/B fashion with my Terror 500 and the Terror ate it for breakfast - same cab, same room, same bass, etc.

Seen some woeful excrement in my time, but easily the worst was Cubinate. Dance beats with metal guitar and a "singer" who had nothing to say to the booing crowd except "We are the future c**ksuckers"... Where are they now i wonder... Said nobody ever!

Both fantastic looking instruments WoT! Health to enjoy!

[quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1448494826' post='2915981'] These look like the real deal! What are your guys opinions on cataldo basses and how do they stack up? www.cataldobasses.com/jaebird I'm not throwing anyone's previous ACG feedback back in their face at all! I'm pretty set on the ACG Just wondering what your guys opinions were on the jaebird [/quote] That's an apples and oranges comparison you're asking for. ACG are entirely hand build with custom pickups, electronics and hardware... Cataldo look interesting for what they are but I'd lump them in with Limelight in that, to an extent, they're bitsas. Not that there is ANYTHING wrong with that (I've considered a JAEbird, a Limelight and ACG in the recent past - the ACG won and the wait is getting tougher!) just not the same craft involved. Just my humble opinion...

I have nothing to add except I like the look of this one! http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Arrival-Custom-20-Vintage-Sunburst-Electric-Bass-Guitar-4-Strings-Thunderbird-Bass-Guitar-from-Chinese/2031320100.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.1.uu2NiJ&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2_79_78_77_80,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_8

Interested in hearing responses to this too!