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Being a "Bart" fan I would be looking for a Cort with Barts.

[quote name='spaz91' timestamp='1394853085' post='2396045'] I'm really grateful for all these replies but something has just caught my eye, the TC Electronic BG250 combos. They have a 250w 15" combo that's only a few kg heavier than this Markbass [i]and it's only £300.[/i] So is there are catch or something? :S [/quote] Try before you buy. I tried the 12" version and 2x12 version in PMT in Bristol and they were very transparent and modern. Too much so for my taste but the 15" may be more bassy. Then again the Markbass tone isn't my favourite either.

people are bidding on it.........that must mean that someone likes it! Maybe he was covering up a small chip!

It's been like that for ages, and this seems to be the new norm. For a while ebay and BC have been flooded with nice gear used at decent prices and the quality of cheap new basses is now excellent. I expect that it will recover a bit at some point but it may never be the same as most people are now stocked up on the basses they want.

Brilliant, thanks for that, Thats the sort of overview I needed. Although I have to admit that I'm going to have to look up some of those terms as I go

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1394192859' post='2388947'] Another type 1, just plug in the P bass and play. Adjust amp eq to suit venue,adjust tone control on bass for some numbers. Never felt the need for effects pedals, and as I watch one of guitarists continually try to gt his to work, I am glad I don't use them. [/quote] hah your all right I would be better off working on improving my playing rather than tone, pedals etc

[quote name='whynot' timestamp='1394187870' post='2388837'] I had a couple of Streamliners. Sounded great at home but on a gig (full band function type) I found it to lacked a little mid punch/presence which I couldn't dial in. Lows and highs were lovely. [/quote] I like more lows and highs but I can see the problem as I struggled with my Jazzers to get a tone that I liked. With my Sandberg TM4. I loved playing them at home but found myself tone searching with the band. That was with both my Ashdown and GB systems. I didn't blame the basses its just horses for courses.

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1394187864' post='2388836'] Aye, I'm very happy with my tone, although I wasn't for many many years. It took me a lot of research, experimentation with different equipment, and honing of technique, but I'm there. In terms of sound gripes, it's other things which cause me to be unsettled these days (like finding the right octaver, grrrrrr). There's always something.[/quote] This is the road I'm on and I'm getting there. There are always more refinements to make. For me its experimenting with pedals.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1394184172' post='2388745'] I bought a used 600 and sold it within days. I found it lacking in volume and punch compared to the Orange Terror - I could max the volume on the Genz in my bedroom, bang an open E and the built in power management would just clamp right down on the note. With the Orange Terror, I have feared to turn the master past 10 o'clock (and that's with the gain nearly all the way down), and it just thumps you in the chest. Also I didn't like the big hole in the midrange and found myself fighting the EQ. I know the Orange EQ is pants as well, but at least I don't have a problem getting a good sound out of it. I might have got on better with the 900 and different cabs though (tried it with a sealed Matamp 2x12 at the time). [/quote] Wow I certainly wouldn't like to try and max the volume on my Streamliner in my house as it has plenty of beans for me.. Re: the mids, The bass sound is a chain of bass, leads, pedals, amp cabs. Changing an element like and amp can throw everything else out if its much different from the original. You certainly did the right thing in getting rid rather than changing other elements that you were happy with. Having said that its not the amps fault, its just that its different and doesn't fit your sound chain. I struggled when changed from my Ashdown to a GB system. The Ashdown system sounded nice and warm, was very forgiving. I could change other elements in the chain like pedals and basses without drastic changes in sound. The GB system is much more critical but when I get it dialed in I much prefer the results. I also get many more complements on the sound. I know exactly what I'm doing with it now and like I say I'm really happy with it

There isn't a right answer as playing style and personal preference are a big part of the equation. That means finding the action that suits you. Also do your setting up at a decent volume. You may find that although the frets seem to rattle a before you plug in that doesn't effect the amplified sound. This seems to vary a bit with different pups, my EMG's pick up more fret and finger noise than the others-which is part of their character.

OMG! Not again! Altered lol

Very good and you know what? I have a Faith Acoustic guitar made with Ebony with beautiful brown streaks through it and its gorgous.

Nothing wrong here, am happy

Hi, I have a GB NX2 212T and the tweeter doesn't seem to function. The story goes that when I got it a few months back I put my electro acoustic guitar through it, rather than dig our another amp/cab and damaged it somehow. I usually have the tweeters turned down to zero but turned them up to about half and played for a few minutes. Then all of a sudden I got some high pitched feedback. Since then no noticeable tweeter adjustment !!! Like I said I don't use the tweeters normally anyway but I keep thinking that I really should get it functioning as the makers intended. Any advice on what procedure to follow?