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[quote name='cytania' post='478548' date='May 3 2009, 09:12 PM']Classic rock bass sound is 'pumpin eigths', you know 'ba-ba-ba-ba-ba'. Sixteenths is double that, a real fast rocker or punk type song. Playing these is actually harder than it sounds, your fingers sort of get bored and deviate. When I started bass I quickly latched onto boogie-lines and other classic rock'n'roll stuff but rock eigths seemed obvious, easy. How wrong I was. Getting that rock style consistent and on-the-beat has taken alot of the last year...[/quote] Glad I'm not the only one who knows this. A lot of people slag Adam Clayton off for his bass player. Yet, a lot of producers say that his timing is spot on. Not many bass players can play as tight on the beat and as consistant as he can.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='479174' date='May 4 2009, 06:03 PM']So how did you manage to decide without trying it? Alex[/quote] HAHA rumbled :) It was more a case of sticking with what I know best. After trying in Andertons The Markbass Little Mark II, Warwick Profet, Ashdown ABM and Ashdown MAG back to back, I found the MAG (which I already own) sounded great and suited my tone but the ABM range was just so much more tonally and much more adjustable. So it is the perfect upgrade from the MAG. The Markbass just sounded horrible and very limiting tonally. The Warwick actually sounded pretty good but worse than my MAG. I think the Ashdown tone just really suits me. I am very fussy and struggle to get a nice tone out of the Stingray and so far the Ashdown tone has been the best. Saying that, I borrowed an Ashdown Little Giant and despite sounding very good, did not sound better than my MAG. It had less scope tonally. So, yes I could try the Hartke but I thought it would be better to try some of the others out first rather than waste Paul's time. If the Ashdown ABM sounded no better or worse than my MAG then I would be trying the Hartke for sure. As it sounded better, then like I say, just sticking with what I know.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='479086' date='May 4 2009, 04:23 PM']Did you check out Pete's LH500 then? Alex[/quote] No, I didn't in the end. I did not want to waste his time in the end as I was still trying to decide what to go for.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='478465' date='May 3 2009, 07:46 PM']Brilliant response, "I will go with the 4x10" 4 ohm I hope?[/quote] I think the Ashdown ABM 4 x 10 only comes as 8 ohms.

[quote name='ashevans09' post='478466' date='May 3 2009, 07:47 PM']Nice cabs they are, had one for a while They weigh a ton though, watch your back! [/quote] Yeah, thats my only concern. 36kg for the Ashdown ABM 4 x 10. Still, if its going to be the best sound then I will have to put up with it. I think casters or a trolly may be required.

Thanks guys, appreciate the help. looks liek a fair few are turning 2 x 10's on their side. If only Ashdown made a 2 x 12 or a 3 x 10 Anyway, I think I will go with the 4 x 10.

Pretty much made up my mind to buy an Ashdown ABM 500 EVO II head but still not sure on what speaker to buy. The ABM 4 x 10 sounded really nice but the ABM 2 x 10 would be great due to the smaller size and weight. My concern with the 2 x 10 is as its so much lower to the ground, I'm worried the sound would be a little lost when onstage. Just wondering if anyone gigs with a 2 x 10 and how they get on with it? Do they find the sound gets a little lost with the speaker being so low to the ground? Is it ok to turn the speaker 90 degrees so its taller. I own a MAG 300H head and MAG 2 x 10 cab but have never gigged them so I don't even know myself

I went to our local shop today with Stingray in hand to try out the Markbass Little Mark II. I ran it through the Markbass 4 x 10 as I wanted to hear this also. At first I thought it sounded pretty good. However, I quickly found that it only sounded good on one setting which was with the VLE turned on and everything else flat. Any other setting just made it sound horrible. I then tried tried the Ashdown ABM 500 EVO II head through the ABM 4 x 10 and it sounded so much better. Clearer, sharper, with so much more adjustment. So for me and my sound, the Ashdown wins handsdown. I just wish it weighed less as I had high hopes for the Markbass stuff and hoped it would be good enough.

Just going to bump this as we have had new people join and someone may have missed it before. Hope that ok.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='477943' date='May 2 2009, 08:15 PM']Batteries in a bass guitar?? This Chief is not for turning.[/quote] hehehe I know what your saying. Next it will be standby buttons, 3 amp fuses and fairy lights :)

As a rule I prefer passive basses. I just don't get the whole active thing. Saying that, thr Musicman Stingray is one of my favourite basses but thats for it feel and playability. It just happens to be passive also.

So what did you buy in the end?

I have a similar experience with Ampeg. I did a gig supporting Carrie which was the band the late bass player from EMF was in. He had a big Ampeg rig which I was able to use. I was so excited but it sounded pants with my bass. Really dissapointed.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='477103' date='May 1 2009, 03:27 PM']I'm far too stingy for that - I like my brakes and tyres to last and I begrudge paying for petrol! After the fuel prices shot up I tried to get in the habit of sticking between 70-75 on the motorway instead of 75-80 and I got another 4 mpg or so, so I now have an overspeed alert on the satnav set at 75mph to slow me down. The car's a lot quieter at 70 than 80 too, a lot of airflow must shift from laminar to turbulent at that speed hence the big leap in fuel consumption. Alex[/quote] Alex, thats far to sensible. Drive it like you stole it ok. :):)

[quote name='Lifer' post='476907' date='May 1 2009, 12:19 PM']If you're on a public road then you can't be sure there's no-one around. You could be the drifting champion of the world but if someone less 'skilled' than you pulls out (maybe because they can't judge speed) in front while you're 'learning your limits' you're gonna be in trouble. Similarly you could meet someone learning their limits coming the other way. I love driving, I love speed, and there are plenty of places where you can find your limits in a controlled environment (run what you brung) or have a blast in something you'll never be able to drive normally (track days). Anything else is just stupid in my opinion.[/quote] I can see the point your making and understand what your saying, but I think we have gone way to far to the extreme these days. Driving standards at the moment have dropped so much that some people are more of a danger to themselves and others simply for fear or prosecution by the nanny state and money grabbing goverment. How many times have you come up behind people in the middle lane on the motorway with the inside lane empty because they think they are safe because they are doing 60mph and don't need to overtake. How many times have you followed a car through a country lane doing 40mph but they remain doing 40mph in the 50mph zones, 30mph zone and national speed limit zone because they have been told 40mph is the safe speed. I do track days in my Lotus Elise and yet drive responisbily on the road but I rarely stick to the speed limits. I do however, drive within my limits, the cars limits and the road conditions. I'll get the rear to step out a little on the road, where I feel it is no danger yet I have a clean licence and have since 1988. I very much doubt Alexclaber is sliding and throwing his car into every corner and speeding everywhere. He's just enjoying his driving within the limits of the road and his abilities. I very much doubt he is anywhere near dangerous, over the limit or out of control. Driving is all about risk assesment, not about doing the speed that it says on the road sign.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='475034' date='Apr 29 2009, 01:17 PM']There was a time when one could enjoy driving on the road without being told that the only place for such driving in on a race track. And on an empty road with good visibility the risk is only one's own, not anyone else's. I'd agree that driving anywhere near the limits on an unfamiliar road is very risky, where there may be hidden entrances, strange camber changes etc. But on a road you know intimately it's a different matter altogether. And the patch of oil argument is very weak when you're in a vehicle with four contact patches many feet apart. The styling driven penchant for ultra-low profile tyres on extra large wheels may be what's leading you to think any degree of sliding is dangerous and out of control - the wider and lower profile the tyre the less progressively the tyre lets go, and the faster the car will be going when it does. On a car with more sensibly sized tyres you have a much more progressive and controllable transition from grip to slip - I don't think I'd ever dare trying to slide a monster tyred X5 or suchlike, one moment you're going quickly round a bend, the next moment you're going quickly through a hedge. Very different on 195/65s. I'd be far happier if the world was full of drivers that actively enjoyed driving and thus gave it their full attention - better car control in the event of an accident but more importantly a much reduced risk of accident due to better observation, forward planning and driving correctly for the conditions. I'm sure RoSPA would agree. An engaged driver is a safer driver. Alex[/quote] + 10000 to this. Plus, I very much doubt you are driving anywhere near the limit of your car or your ability. It's very easy to get a front wheel drive car to understeer at low speed. In fact, all you have to do is to steer hard and lift off the throttle at the correct time to induce understeer at very low speed. Speed does not kill, its inapproprite (sp?) speed for the road conditions thats the problem and this is where people fail to understand or get right. Just because the road has a 40mph speed limit does not mean its safe to do 40mph on it. You should be looking at the road conditions and adjusting accordingly, not speedo watching. Likewise, if a road has a 50mph speed limit on it, does not mean its not safe to do 60mph.

U2 were first called Feedback when they formed in 1976. They then renamed themselves to The Hype in 1977 when Dik Evans (The Edge's brother left) and then later in 1977 renamed themselves U2 which was one of the six named suggested to them that they disliked the least. Simple Minds were originally called Johnny and the Self Abusers.

Just interested in what you all drive to lug your bass gear around to and from gigs or practises etc. I drive a 2000 Scooby Impreza Sportwagon. Pretty good really although the boot is fairly small. With the back seats up, I can get the two Ashdown cabs in the back (2 x 10 and 1 x 15) plus the Ashdown head, flight case and stand. Have to then put the bass on the back seat. With the back seats down then everything can go in the back with no problem.

Well, I tried the Little Giant 1000 and I have decided against it. A lovely peice of kit, and sounds very good but not a patch on my MAG300H head. The MAG just sounded so much more alive, punchier with a much better scope of sound. The Little Giant was too limited. Both heads were tested back to back through my MAG 1 x 15 cab. So this has left me back at square one. I am half tempted to just go for the MAG 600H EVO II Head and the MAG 410T. Maybe even go for the ABM range but I understand that has a different sound to the MAG range which may be a bad move if I like the MAG sound. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

[quote name='bassbloke' post='473469' date='Apr 27 2009, 04:30 PM']I may be to help. I selling a Tech ND212s. 4 Ohms. 600 Watts. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47028"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47028[/url] Let me know if you're interested.[/quote] Yes I might well be. I am testing the Little Giant tonight to see if its a goer or not. I have never heard of Techamp before. Saying that, half of the bass cab manufacturers I have never heard off either What sort of sound do they give?

I might need to get a 4 ohms cab to run with a Little Giant 1000. Only going to be using one of the two 500 watts so I need a 4 ohms cab that can cope with this. Idealy I would like a 2 x 12 to keep things small and simple but open to other options like a 3 x 10 or a 4 x 10. So far, this is all I have come up with. Epifani UL 212 EBS Neo 212 Peavy 412 TVX Any other 4 ohms cabs I can add to my list? They also all seem to be rather expensive.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='472349' date='Apr 25 2009, 07:42 PM']I was impressed by how clear everything was. The size has always amazed me. My girlf picked up a 2x10 MB cab and couldnt believe how light it was....and the LMII head...less than a laptop! Its definitely a contender for my new lightweight touring head...an LM 3, an LMTube or genz Shuttlemax. I was thinking Gallien 1001RB II, but I really need to keep the head as small as possible! It was with a standard mex Jazz from the shopfloor as well. Soooo loud! And that was with 1 8Ohm 4x10 cab![/quote] Was this a Markbass 4 x 10? If so, how did you find the sound it produced? Bassy, thin, twangy, fat, clean, balanced??? Suitable for rock??

Still looking at ideas for a new rig. Looking at getting the Hartke LH500 and saw you can get a Hartke VX215 which is 2 x 15 paper coned speakers running at 4 ohms. This would allow me to get the most out of the LH500. However, not really seen much about the Hartke VX215 on here. Has anyone tried one? Is 2 x 15 speakers a good idea or would an 8 ohms 4 x 10 be a wiser buy?