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[quote name='Salotti' timestamp='1468942909' post='3094550'] Fantastic but 3500 pounds will mean somerhing more for me... [/quote] Out of curiosity, more of what?

Oh dear. Good luck. So glad I bought the cover for my newest cab. Not for load ins and outs through crowds of punters, up and down narrow staircases, or slinging in the van at 2am... No, to protect it from my two little wolverines.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1468575992' post='3091853'] Seeing as becoming a bass player/musician ruined my life as i should have done Sciences at Uni instead of music and gotten a proper jobs. I'd say my first bass, an Encore P Bass copy, is the most expensive! [/quote] Yep, same! Should have done medicine... Who am I kidding, they wouldn't have taken me.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1468563732' post='3091728'] Well if you've bought it at any time in the last eight years it could be the same one.... [/quote] I lol'd. Quality thread resurrection. I wasn't about for the first round so have enjoyed reading through it all actually.

I know volume isn't a problem, but Twins are outrageously loud and cutting. Probably better to over spec than under, just in case. I've never tried a BF 2 or 4x10, but they do seem an obvious choice from what you've written. Would 2x210 be an option with your amp?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1468388073' post='3090542'] I am disappointed that you used the word 'someone' instead of 'NE-1' in the thread title. A missed opportunity. [/quote] I'm disappointed that, although clever, it was just a play on words in the title. I thought the OP was bringing back 90s text speak. Gd 1 m8.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1468702814' post='3092807'] I'd say you'd pick up an OC-2 for sub £80?! Certainly the Taiwan models Si [/quote] That's what I was gonna say. Mine was £65 posted, from France! Bought here on BC about 2 weeks ago.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1468699909' post='3092792'] I'm guessing American Vintage Re-Issue? [/quote] What he said.

That blue suits them so well. Lovely!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1468679111' post='3092609'] And Vanderkley too, great minds! [/quote] They make a good couple, don't they?! The Vanderkley have such a clear deep voice which seems to pair so well with the Puma. I feel like I've struck gold with them.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1468673953' post='3092553'] If anyone is interested, "flat" on a Puma is everything at noon apart from bass cut to nearly 11, and hi mids boosted to nearly 1. [/quote] Thats interesting. Cutting bass to 11 is about the only EQing i do with this amp!

I'd agree with all of that 😎 [URL=http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/mattdigweed/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160507_104036_zpsohtevf0v.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg488/mattdigweed/Mobile%20Uploads/20160507_104036_zpsohtevf0v.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Wow, that's lovely. What I'd really like is that fitted case, at a sensible price!

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1468661041' post='3092425'] Ah ok gotcha. Wow that's a hungry compressor! Si [/quote] It was one of those will run at 9v, but higher is ideal jobbies. Being compulsive I'd have gone 18v! As it happens, I'm really liking the Keeley. As an always on 4:1 compressor it just works. Very quiet, transparent and simple. I've got a Boss SD1 and CE5 somewhere too, might revisit those.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1468631884' post='3092319'] Nice! But you don't even really need the fuel tank! Put the three pedals on a Nano, and just daisy chain the power to the other two from the TU-2. Si [/quote] Yeah that was the original plan but the Fueltank came up 2nd hand for £60 with the Pedaltrain and the compressor I was eyeing up before the Keeley needed 18v.

Great to hear!

I find them good looking in a weird kind of way too, like with MM Bongos. Unconventionaly pretty. Even prettier when held by Nik West!

The money you spend does get you 'more'. Better woods, master craftsmen and their staff, hours and hours of time from those highly skilled people, higher productions costs and overheads etc. Whether or not that translates to a 'better' instrument is personal. Probably anything over £1500 is going to be pretty bloody good and should play very well. I've had some really great instruments that didn't cost so much and my current squeeze, which was very expensive, but is just perfect and I appreciate the fact that all the things I mentioned earlier on apply.

[URL=http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/mattdigweed/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160714_175957_zps2ql7jyye.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg488/mattdigweed/Mobile%20Uploads/20160714_175957_zps2ql7jyye.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Finally acquired all the parts to my simple board. Boss OC2 Keely Bassist Compressor TU2 Pedaltrain Nano+ All powered by a Fueltank Jr. My gigs don't really call for much more than some synthy OC2 stuff. Otherwise, just the compressor which I only got today, which will be an always on job. Very impressed with it so far, incredibly easy to dial in. Just got to get some velcro and mount the Fueltank underneath and then patch it all in. I've played the last two years with only a clip on tuner, but I'm really looking forward to having a simple but effective board again 😁

Yeah, I think the BF, great as it probably is isn't going for the same vibe, sound wise, as the others? All of your options are quality. The only one I'd personally rule out without even trying is the EBS as it's quite weighty.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1468349431' post='3090373'] I'd go with this. All my current basses are 34" and bolt-on. The B's are great..wouldn't buy then otherwise and the build is the key element here. [/quote] Me too. All 34" low B's are not equal! Even if they're made from the same materials.

[quote name='IanA' timestamp='1468254325' post='3089610'] It is always nice to have more cab than you need. I don't need my 410LNT but it produces depth and punch that smaller cabs cannot. Previously I always played through p/a using my rig purely for monitoring, but now I have some gigs without p/a and the extra beef really comes in handy. Having gone through £££££ of gear I have drawn the conclusion that with cabs bigger is better (for me anyway). [/quote] I've had the same experience. But the bigger cab I've gone to is a 212MNT. It's about as big as I could go whilst still being able to move fairly easily on my own. I've loved some of the smaller cabs I've had up to a point, but don't like the sound when pushed. I don't really do acoustic/quiet gigs and the 212MNT is effortlessly powerful and it's amps up incredibly. I'd really like one of these BF 1x10s for home and rehearsals, they look seriously cool too.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1467786511' post='3086148'] You need to get used to have intervals. Play major and minor scales over and over so you get used to the sound. Then play the intervals to get used to the sound. I.e root to second, root to third, root to fourth etc. when you get used to these you should be able to hear what distance notes move when listening to something. [/quote] Too advice. That's how I learnt too. Even when I'm away from my bass, I'll try listen out for this. Before that, listen to if it's major/minor and then try find the root note and work from there, if it's a fairly simple line.

There are so many flavours of great for 1x12 bass cabs now. I've no extensive experience of either, but there are plenty of other options out there too. Pays your money and takes your choice! Do you already have the BF? Get another if you like it but want 'more', move it on if you want something different, is the general consensus.