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And The Chain sounds at least as good as the original recording!

I remember reading that in their early days, Van Halen went out under 2 different names, one for solely 'Top 40' material, the other performing their original songs. The covers helped them to hone their skills as a working unit, and cross-funded the originals project. Although that was the late 70s (i.e. somewhat different times), I don't see why the approach couldn't still work today.

True, you can't tell anything about the performance of a bass/amp/pedal unless some dude is slapping the living sh!t out of their instrument.

Hang on - the Shuttle has a Class D power amp and switched mode power supply - how can it claim to bestow heft? Heft is the sole preserve of conventional power amps supplied by big iron(TM) as any fule kno.

When I am depping I typically have one or two (at most) rehearsals with the band before the gig. I record the rehearsals on my phone, upload to Dropbox, and download to my computer. The main benefit to me is identifying: (1) sections that the band play differently - it's not my job to force them to play the right chords etc; (2) the overall structure of numbers; and (3) how any segues work.

I bought the Hot Tubes for guitar use, became disenchanted with it, decided to sell it, then didn't because I discovered how well it worked for bass!

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1505675496' post='3373514'] Well... seeing as you've asked, I reverted to my EBS Proline 410, then that morphed into two EBS Proline 210's just 'cos they were more manageable (getting old y'see) and as I stack them on their ends, they're actually more audible too. That was the other thing the BF lacked - that trademark EBS glassy top end, but I see you don't care for tweeters, so that won't be an issue for you! On the top of the cabs has variously been an EBS TD650, a Glockenklang Heart Rock II, a TC Electronic BH800, a GK MB800 Fusion, and now an Eich T1000. I have tried other Neo cabs in the past (MarkBass, EBS) but I found they just couldn't handle the bottom end... not my kind of bottom end, anyway. [/quote] Thanks for that, nothing if not thorough!

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1505663952' post='3373423'] Had a Big Twin T. It was very light and much louder than you'd expect, just like they said it would be, but the sound had a big hole in the midrange that I couldn't seem to EQ back in, and then the horn blew on the second gig. Returned it and got a refund. [/quote] What are you using now? No hole in my midrange btw!

Just come back from a gig with the same rig as a fortnight ago and it did not disappoint

Regarding KiOgon - what they all said ^^^

I don't really care for QOTSA, but Josh Homme [i]et al[/i] did a cracking job with Iggy Pop on the [i]Post Pop Depression[/i] album and live DVD.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1505315777' post='3370989'] If needs be I can plug straight into my TC BH250 thru the two10 and to my ears, it sounds bloody marvellous. [/quote] Looking back, there have been many occasions on which my BF cabs, alone or together, have sounded 'bloody marvellous' as you put it. I'm keeping them for now!

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1505061425' post='3369232'] Had a Retro Two10 and felt it was too deep and lacking definition. Got a BB2 and found it was too deep and lacked the sort of mid range i wanted. Both sold and i moved on to a Vanderkley 1x15. Nice cabs, both very light and good looking (the BB2 especialy) but just not my cup of tea. Even though the website made it seem like the BB2 was the best choice for me, it turned out it wasnt, by a long shot. I'd happily use a BB2 again if i had to though, i do miss the size and weight, but I'm much more comfortable with what i have now. [/quote] It's fair to say they don't all sound the same. I tried a BF 2x12 (can't remember which) belonging to another BC-er, with my Demeter head, and it seemed remarkably un-punchy to me!

I'm beginning to think: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJynXu6eNFk[/media]

That pre-amp would severely limit you choice of rack processors - think of the potential colour clashes!

Listened through Roland Quad Capture and a pair of KRK Rokit 6 speakers. Might be a difference, might be imagining it. What matters more is the response you perceive from the amps when you are doing the playing.

Except that Fender refer to the Precision pickup as 'middle'!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1504956271' post='3368539'] I call that upgrading. Buying some gear that you [i]know[/i] is better in some way to what you are currently using. GAS just seems to be buying something new for the sake of it! [/quote] So basically you have found a way to justify a large portion of your GAS!