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It's not how difficult a bassline is, but how much fun it is. Plodding on the root note is only fun if the guitarist snaps a string mid solo.

Singles are the best option if you know which effects do what, which ones you want & don't have a need for patches.

Have fun experimenting.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1413232777' post='2576255'] I'd recommend reviewing your audition policy. Ask them if they can play Johnny B Goode; if they launch into an accomplished, highly polished version of The Riff give them my contact details then ask them to leave. Once you meet someone who [i]doesn't[/i] know how to play it, hire them on the spot. That way, everything comes up roses. [/quote] That was another issue. Whereas he could play it, he played it like most other guitarists do... Confidently, but not polished. If I find a guitarist who can, I'll send him your way. The last band I was in, the guitarist never played it. But in an Electronica band, I wouldn't have expected him to.

OK he's not a bassist, but LFO had some excellent basslines in their songs. He passed away last week after a medical complication.

Octave (or something that will convert your note to a triangle wave) & a low pass filter that can close with the note envelope along with a percussive pick technique should get you close. The Moog LPF can take a patch from the Env out & back into the Cut Off to do that effect.

Though it's not always a loss with non- true-bypass. The Moog LPF actually adds low end if the resonance is below 2.

I absolutely hate playing JBG! Overrated pile of 3 chord guff that bores me to tears. I didn't mind listening to the song, but the final straw of that song was a year & a bit ago, when I was trying to start up an Acid Jazz/ Funk/ Breakbeat band & the guitard insisted on playing this piffle at every meet up! Sorry if you like the old RnR stuff, I don't (with the exception of a couple of tracks). The majority used the same chord progression & even more used the same music, just different melody & lyrics. It's the 60s version of Jim Steinman or stock aching waterman.

One thing to watch for. If another instrument is using chorus (or other modulation effects) at the same time as you, listen to the overall song to check that things aren't getting muddy or lost. It'd be great if modulation fx could be synced.

I know a DB player who uses an AER, sounds superb. Put his DB through my MarkBass 2x10 combo & sounded equally as good. Just so happens my combo is back up for sale too.

I had a couple of guitarists like that. Should suggest they consider becoming musicians if they are serious about the band. Another problem is they tend to either stand beside their cabs or over the top of them, either way, they can't hear themselves. I found that moving them back on the axis of their speakers made them turn down, then turning the bass down on the guitars improved the band's sound tremendously. They could get their sound by increasing the input gain & keeping the output lower or even by adding a valve or dirt pedal. The [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"I need to drive the amp to get the tone" spiel is overdone by ego driven shredders. Good guitarists know how to make the band sound good (which in turn makes them sound great), just like a good bassist does.[/font][/color] The 4x10 or 8x10 will give you plenty of sound, but bare in mind that having 2 10" drivers horizontally doesn't have as wide a spread of sound as a single line of drivers (unless you have 22" drivers).

I didn't hear any modulation fx. Overdrive, yes. Then it's either been EQ'd a bit or has a static filter on it.

Do you have PA or is your rig covering everything Bass related? If you have PA get whatever you feel comfortable with & like the sound of. If you don't have PA, get 2x10s or 2x12s stacked vertically, as they'll cover more of the audience & they rest of the band.

For a mini synth, try the MicroKorg. For apps, moog Animoog is impressive, but just search for synth apps on Google/YouTube & youll get a whole load to hear.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1412894466' post='2573193'] Def try adding a second cab, sometimes it's not wattage but speaker area I think I rem somewhere seeing the actual db raise between an amp at 250w compared to 500w isn't double the volume. Not wanting to confuse tho, try an extra cab of similar size (speaker) to yours and see how that goes? Or just by an 810 all your volume worries gone! ;-) Andy [/quote] You need 10 times the watts to get double the volume (given that you're using the same cab). More speaker area or more efficient speakers are the best way to increase DB.

If you know little about what effects do, get a decent multi unit. Then once you learn what's each do, you know what you're gonna need as individual pedals & not buy a load of light up bricks.

Stopping playing. It's a hard decision to make, isn't it. I did the same a few months back. Spent months contemplating, but nothing was getting used. Keep a bass though, I have. You never know when in the future you might want to play again. Oh, and look after your health.

Don't get so caught up on the wattage. That's not where volume comes from. If you get a 4Ω & an 8Ω version of the same cab, the difference between the 300 & 500 watts is 3db. If you run a single 8Ω cab & then add another the same, you get a 6db increase. To get double the volume you need 10 times the wattage into the one cab. The best move is to get the most efficient cabs that you can that have a sound that you like.

I think this section of the forum is an amp/cab/combo buying advice place. You say what sort of criteria & folk pitch with what they've used or tried, meaning that your quest is easier. All you have to do is try out all the options given (& any others that you find) & see which you prefer.

Trying to measure how loud your amp goes using watts is like trying to measure how fast your car goes by using RPM on it's own. Volume is measured in decibels, which is measured as SPL. Watts are heat. To answer your wattage question, the amp with an 8Ω load will average about 300-350 watts (this depends on the instrument, where the amp's dials are set & also which note is being played). If you like your cab & require more volume, then adding another identical cab makes more air but keeps the same sound, which in turn more air makes more volume as it increases the overall SPL.

Overdrive & some EQ. I could get a similar sound with the Moog Bass Murf.

I say push it. Use your ears & if it starts to sound like the cab is struggling, then back off a touch either on the low end or the volume.

Ignore the watts, use your ears. Read up on cabs on here then go try them oh until you find what you like.