dannybuoy

100W is the sweet spot for me for an all valve amp, where you can easily driver the thing but still be able to play medium size venues. I look forward to the Little Bastard's big brother making an appearance!

Every day? :brow:

The FX loop will be pre-power amp so won't sound as tasty as the DI which is tapped off of the output transformer after the power tubes work their magic.

It says in your signature that you have a Bass Pod XT Pro - doesn't that have a headphone output? If you just want a simple headphone amp with pure sound there is the sfx H1 and EA Earwig, or the Vox Amplug if you want a more amp-like sound, or the Tascam Bass Trainer if you want to play along to tracks and slow them down or loop them.

[quote name='YouMa' post='894023' date='Jul 13 2010, 06:28 PM']Loads,its the reason i started playing slap bass.[/quote] The best way to attract a slapper is to become one yourself!

So what options are there for a dummy load? A 4-ohm lightbulb?!

That LMII looks like it will fall over when you turn the volume up!

For a power amp, I would get a Peavey IPR 1600 (tiny size, £350) or a used Markbass LMII (£350 used, has an XLR input, has a fairly flat response and makes a great standalone backup amp).

One thing is though - the tube amp will still have to be hooked up to another cab or dummy load.

It kills on guitar, but not so hot on bass IMHO. Sounds good when you set it up for a really scooped tone, which works for Om but not if you have to compete with distorted guitars! That said, I would love to try one again through a dirty tube amp...

Looks like a goer. I didn't think of this, definitely interested in one now!

For that money you can get a used Trace Elliot combo, or even separates. The 1153 cab is great and can be found for around £100, and there's a number of heads I've seen going for the £150 mark on eBay.

Only 14kg too. I'd like to try this out with the LB head, or at least find a demo of it somewhere - come on Ashdown, what are you playing at, make a Youtube vid!

This combines my two favourite things, of course I'll have one!

The Phil Jones Briefcase can be powered by battery, you can pick em up used for around £350 but that might be out of your budget!

Sounds pretty scooped and grindy, I say Sansamp BDDI or VT Bass, or Behringer BDI21 if you're on a budget.

I think you need to do your back a favour Clarky and trade your AD200B for my Terror. :brow:

GK MB-200 or MB2-500 are the smallest/lightest I know of: [url="http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_mb.html"]http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_mb.html[/url] The MB-200 only weighs 1kg if 200w is enough power! The Orange Terror does come with a carry bag though an has the same preamp as the AD200 so I'd still consider it!

This might not be the answer you're looking for, but the sound you are describing sounds like a P-Bass to a tee - which also happens to be what the bassist is My Morning Jacket plays - is this the Two-Tone Tommy of which you speak? Maybe a different pickup or adding a bridge jazz pickup would give you the sound you're looking for? Or even a change of strings/amp/pedals might change how you feel about your current bass.

Yes, yes you should! Check out the Status Hotwire half rounds from here: [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html"]http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html[/url] They are the dog's danglies for fretless and only £16.99. They are way smoother than most other half-rounds, and feel just like flats but are a bit more flexible and lively with bags of 'mwah'. GHS Brite Flats are great half rounds also but hard to get hold of in this country (stringsdirect can get them on special order). Thomastik Infeld (TI) flats are another good choice.