dannybuoy

Westone Thunder - they are well made and you can pick up some right bargains on eBay. Hamfist has modded a few, here's an example:

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1395838238' post='2406873'] Add £9 to your budget [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/line-6-lowdown-studio-110/23607?gclid=CImZ88iesL0CFY_HtAodJhwAKw"]http://www.gak.co.uk...CFY_HtAodJhwAKw[/url] [/quote] Good suggestion, but you'll have to look for a used one: [size=3][color=#80A0C0][font=Tahoma][b]Sorry, this product has been discontinued[/b][/font][/color][/size] Quite easy to find on eBay / Gumtree / BC though!

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1395838280' post='2406874'] I was all ready to buy a couple of these when I noticed the horn is always on. [/quote] I guess you could always unplug it?! If you want cheap, light, portable, and no horn, you could always give the sealed Ampeg SVT210AV cabs a whirl. They are like one quarter of an Ampeg 8x10 fridge, and two of em stacked up high sounds great!

The curves of number 1 fit best with that body shape I reckon. A nice dark red tort would look cool!

The opposite usually happens to me whenever I take a pedal apart!

Just looked it up in the manual, the graphs show that the MiBass 2.0 is 400W RMS at 4ohms, 250W RMS at 8ohms. Therefore you should be fine, but my advice about listening for the cab being over stressed still applies!

I have tried all of those. Brite Flats and the D'Addarios are similar in that they are not a true flatwound, they are rounds ground down to be smooth. D'Addarios are a bit rougher and brighter than the GHS. I like Brite Flats on fretless, but now using Status half rounds on there as they are cheaper and easier to get hold of... and perhaps even better. I LOVE Pyramid flats though. Those and TI's are my favourite flatwounds ever. Pyramids feel a bit more solid, slippery, and have a mellower sound than the TIs. I've not tried them on a shortie, but I would be tempted go Pyramid. They are expensive though, similar price to TIs, but they will last forever(ish)!

Fingers crossed they make a TTE500 without any yellow in it, and I might be tempted to get one!

You might be ok if your band isn't very loud, but you could knacker the cab if you run it at full volume. Listen carefully and you can tell when the cab is distorting, then don't turn up beyond that point! If you want small and light, but able to take a lot of punishment, I'd be looking at a Barefaced super compact, or a pair of those Ashdown cabs instead of one. Perhaps try it with one cab and add a second if you feel it's not giving you enough?

You might even find the LB30 to be loud enough for gigging with two of those cabs! Going 4 ohms will squeeze a bit more power from the Trace. Swapping an 8ohm 2x12 for a 4ohm 2x12 would only give you a very small increase in output... but adding another 8ohm cab as discussed WILL give a big volume bump, because as well as having extra power from the amp, you are doubling the surface area of the cones.

Combining what's been on my board for ages now with a few choice upgrades:[list] [*][b]Polytune[/b] (need - currently got a Pitchblack) [*][b]G-Lab Wowee Bass Wa[/b]h (need) [*][b]Team Awesome Fuzz Machine[/b] (got) [*][b]Catalinbread SFT / Solidgold FX Beta[/b] (got - undecided which I like best, maybe use both ) [*][b]COG Grand Tarkin[/b] (need - currently using a BBM) [*][b]Boss ODB-3[/b] (got - not got the greatest rep, but all the haters have obviously never tried it with a BB or Stingray into a valve amp and sealed cab ) [*][b]Earthquaker Devices Speaker Cranker[/b] (got - nice dirty boost, replaced my Phat Phuk B ) [*][b]MXR Carbon Copy[/b] (got - just used for oscillation , so could substitute with a Malekko delay or something else wild sounding) [*][b]Blackout Effectors Whetstone Phaser[/b] (need - to replace my Small Stone) [/list] Oh, and a VT Bass if I have to go direct!

From what I hear they're all rather old school when it comes to this sort of thing, best to give them a ring!

Yeah, picked it up in their 21% off sale last weekend! Only ended up costing me £90 delivered. And Sibob already has first dibs - I was about to sell it to him before changing my mind! I'm looking out for a Heil PR-40 mic, if/when I get one I shall record some clips.

I finally got mine. The verdict, comparing it to the first version SFT which is it's nearest competitor: - The Beta has deeper lows and a slight built in bass boost that you can't dial out. This makes even the G string on my P-Bass thump, which it hasn't done before even with the SFT. - The Beta can take hot basses without farting out no problem. The SFT needs (IMHO) to be run at 18V to give it a bit more headroom, but the Beta is happy at 9V. - Running the Beta at 18V doesn't change the volume or tone very much, I thought it did increase the clarity though in the upper mids / treble. - The Beta still keeps it lows and is useable at high gain settings, where the SFT turns to mush. - The SFT has a lot more midrange presence, the Beta sounds a bit scooped in comparison. Overall I think I prefer the SFT, but after playing the Beta again today I'm undecided, it depends on the amp/bass/desired tone which I prefer at any particular moment!

They do more than Jazz basses too: For those prices, I assume they are just hand assembling off the shelf parts rather than crafting the bodies and necks themselves.

If it's that punk style played with a pick you're after, the VT is a great choice.

Did you catch sight of this one in the classifieds? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/232491-sandberg-vm-custom-zebrano [Img]http://www.bridgeworksuk.com/basschat/VM01.jpg" class="ipsImage" />