Mudpup

He was the smart one from Star Wars....they wrote him out so he's looking for a new career in music

What sort of stuff are you playing? Its easier to dodge some incompatible suggestions if you give us an idea of what you're trying to achieve :-) and what do you think your TC is missing (or needs improving on?) I used a GK MB Fusion for a few years - probably did about 100 gigs with it - and eventually moved it on because i figured out i didn't like the class D lack of booty effect after trying most of the usual suspects. Its bloody loud though. I also use similar cabs to you. I looked at a TC BH as a potential replacement hoping it would be an improvement but it sounded too flat and sterile to my ears compared with the GK - is that what you're finding? I actually ended up with an Ashdown ABM600. Lovely bit of kit for a grindy rock gig and unusually for an Ashdown ABM had plenty of sparkle and a fixable pillowy bottom end. Great amp. Not massively heavy but not small like your TC either. BUT I've since discovered a Quilter Bass Block 800 - if you want tiny, massively loud capability with headroom and a class D that doesn't sound like a class D - i.e it doesn't get compressy and shouty as you crank it up, it just stays hefty, clean and gets physically louder then its worth a look. It doesnt sound or behave like a class D - its more like something with a bit of iron in the power amp. You have to learn the controls for 10 minutes to figure it out cos its a bit different to 'normal' amps. The downside is its a bit naturally treble shy but you can add that in easily and cheaply if you use a preamp pedal or graphic in front of it. The best thing about it is it does warm heft, pant shaking open valveylike booty with ease (if thats what you need....) They're about £480 new if you look around.... And i would totally agree with going secondhand on this forum. You'll find most users are great guys/gals that are easy to deal with and have a common interest. I've been using it for about 7 years and have had nothing but great experiences buying and selling. More importantly you wont lose your shirt if end up with something that doesn't quite do it for you - just turn it round and move it on...

I've never done that........honestly.......;-)

Excellent bits of kit imho - i have them on all my basses. We do a few specific songs and links that don't give me time to retune manually - i used to manage it but the detuner makes the whole process simple and fast. When set up and tuned correctly they are reliable - the only issue i've ever had was on a Spector Euro and now believe a snaggy nut (ooh missus...) was the culprit rather than the detuner. And the weight difference is miniscule - you're adding a thin plate, a little screw and a spring effectively. Try one - the best way to tell is to give it a go Oh and if anyone has a black GB7 one spare i'll have it off you for my new toy :-)

I agree - those 2 were my faves as well....

Stumbled over this little demo on YouTube - lovely to not have a slap fest for a change. Unusual (read interesting) choice of basses and some creative playing. The Peavey was my surprise favourite....

Yep, i seem to remember i bought an East MMSR from you a few years ago to turn a 3 band Stingray into a 2 band sounding one :-) And it worked to a point - it gets you 90% of the way there. Not quite but as good as you'll get i think. TBH it makes it a more versatile bass with the sweepable mids. I moved the East equipped Ray on and still have a normal 2 band one - they still have a certain something baked into them.

We use one of these Konig and Meyer ones - its made for 5 guitars but that includes acoustics so you can actually get a few more in safely if you want to. Nitro safe and because the guitars stand straight up vertically you can put it right next to the wall - its nice and narrow. Built like a tank too.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Konig-Meyer-17515-000-00-Guardian-Guitar/dp/B004W1YYZA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1546036641&sr=8-5&keywords=konig+meyer+guitar+stand

Christmas is always a dodgy time for gigs - we had one venue in early December ask us to play quietly in the corner and change our set with a weeks notice to "top 40 party songs as we have a couple of works Xmas dinners in". We're a rock band and they know damn well we are......It was just an unsubtle way to get us to drop the gig so they didn't have to pay a band while they were making money from food. And then a week later we played to a pub full of whizzed dickheads with no help from the landlord when they started invading the stage, throwing beer around and generally falling over everyone and everything. The landlord just laughed and kept serving them till we stopped playing at 11.30pm and refused to start until he had the situation under control. I might take next December off........

Gary bought my gigbag. Top bloke - transaction and collection smoother than a shaved sealion.

Not for one of these, thats way too cheap - its a Stingray Classic not a normal Stingray. Looks like its pretty mint with a nice flame neck too so easily £1200+

A Zon Sonus Standard 4 string bass and 6 Dunlop Ultex 2mm picks :-) I had a pair of lounge pyjama bottoms and a new scratchplate for my Precision on my list but it went a bit wonky........

Went to the local guitar shop to grab a little something - fatal mistake. They have a pretty standard bass selection in there, mainly Fenders and Ibanez's and rarely anything more unusual. And this was hanging on the wall.....i tried one of these years ago in a shop and was close to pushing the button then and have never seen one since. Mint condition and a good price i believe. I had a 10 minute go on it just to see what it was like - lovely sound and easy to play, just felt like a quality bass. Anyway i hadn't gone in there for a new bass so headed home. And you know when you start itching and the mind starts turning over..........and the missus is an enabler damn her!!!! So here is the new addition - A Zon Sonus Standard 4 :-)

The 3 band has a high pass filter built into the eq and it takes some of the booty out. The 2 band doesn't have it so sounds fatter, warmer and generally bigger. I've had both and prefer the 2 band personally.

Was it that Fortress in Bristol? I was thinking about that one but he had already sold it earlier this year apparently and something didn't quite stack up for me

3 band eq.....thats the issue Try a 2 band - it'll take your fillings out

If you've got everything flat out and its still not enough for home use then i would suspect somethings not right with the combo itself. Unless you live in isolation somewhere 😉

We had a problem at a gig last weekend - a pub local to me that we've done about 6 times without issues but suffered from Xmas p***head syndrome last week. Some old girl kept getting on stage and groping the guitarist (she did it on 3 separate occasions), 6 young blokes that could barely stand up throwing beer about at the front of the stage and we we were just waiting for one of them to trip over the monitors (and they knocked a few drinkers clean over a few times!) And all the time the landlord was just filling them up with more beer and laughing at the old girl. We tried slowing the pace of the set down to diffuse the situation but i got to the point at 11.40pm where i just said, thats it, i ain't doing anything else until its calmed down and we have a bit of protection at the front. It took 10 minutes of silence to reinforce the point and we eventually played 2 more songs then packed up. Never had to do that before and it really spoilt the night. The landlord was trying to be all matey after so he knew it had gone too far. We have 4 more booked next year and we're going to pull them if we can replace them. So FFWD to yesterday.....a gig we were looking forward to finishing the year up with thats always been a good one before. Again a lively pub that we always go down a storm at. And i get a message from a mate who played there last week saying to be careful as they changed the door staff, let a load of idiots in who were getting onstage and trying to grab instruments, the venue didn't manage the situation and the band ended up getting threatened by the punters. Fisticuffs were involved. Great...just what i needed to hear after last weekend! Its the first time i've ever been nervous about a gig...i could just smell a difficult night coming and i wasn't in the mood for a punch up. We came up with a plan - first sign of anything uncomfortable happening and we would stop playing until it settled down, breakables firmly away from the crowd and we used some low cases to build a stage edge. We told the manager when we arrived what we were doing and why (he denied there was any bother last week.....) and we cracked on with the show..... And had a blinder! Great crowd who danced and sang all night from the first song, the manager told a member of staff to stay at the stage all night to keep an eye but there was no trouble anyway, we played well and the sound was brilliant apparently (I even had a few bass players come up personally after to compliment my sound!) Balance has been restored. It just goes to show that it just takes one decent gig can lay a lot of ghosts to rest. Next weekend off and then get cracking on January :-)