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It really depends on how your guitarists and drummer sound. Getting a good sound at home rarely ever cuts it in a band setting. Spend time as a band getting the guitarists to sit in their relative audio spaces & you can then sort yours out. This usually requires getting the guitarist to admit he doesn't need "depth & body" in the lower frequencies & turning back the bass.4

Only you can answer this. Do you like how it sounds? If so, then the answer is No, you're good to go.

It's nothing to do with the diamiter of the drivers, but their xmax. If they're farting, they're not very good drivers for bass. I'd go with flogging it & get something with better drivers. I don't know how loud you play, but I don't get any farting with my Markbass 2x10 combo & I'm certainly not a quiet player (I play DnB & Dubstep basslines).

The venue & the rest of the band's gear make a difference to your sound too. It's a case of play about with your settings at rehearsal (get the band to do the same).

If you're running a few amps, then you'd be safer running 2 4gang cables taped together as you might overheat a single 13a cable or plug.

That's a cleverer idea than my marking with a CD pen.

Try both & see which you prefer. I've got the MarkBass CMD 2x10 combo & rate it highly.

Pedals are usually made to be stood on. If you or another stage person accidentally stands on your amp, then the amp might not be strong enough to cope with the weight & could cause damage to your board, amp & person standing on it. If you build a board with a slot to protect the amp, that would reduce the risks.

The OC2 & OC3 generate a synth sound that plays an octave down, some others process the bass sound & just transpose it down an octave. It's best to have a listen to some youtube vids of different ones & see what you like. I went with the OC3 as I wanted a synth sound.

What sort of sound do you want? Is it just your bass sound 1 octave down or are you looking for a synth sound?

Are you saying the bassist in Roy Buchanan's version isn't a natural player? He does a few variations on the bassline.

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There's some on here that say Orange bass cabs are just guitar cabs in disguise.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1390611785' post='2347674'] Never found a compressor I liked (in pedal form at least) and things like delay, octave and synths are non-essentials in my opinion. Great for buggering about with, but wouldn't a keyboard be more useful and less hassle? Truckstop [/quote] A synth is a good option & I've considered it, but it's no different to you replacing your bass with one. Playing elecronica on bass has a very different sound & feel to keys.

Here's mine (it's been cleaned since)...

It depends on what you want to sound like. If you play electronica, dubstep or similar, then you'll most likely want a few effects. Basics for a synth sound are usually octaver, dirt & filter (with an expression pedal or similar) & then add whatever you like to make "Your" sound. There's no right answer to your question though.

I think Fenders vary from bass to bass & are totally random. I played a Mex Jazz next to a Squier & the Squire was a better instrument in build quality & they both sounded similar. I really didn't rate the MIM at all, especially considering it's about 3 times as much as the Squier (you could get a good set of pickups & better strings & still have loads left to put towards another amp/cab).

The thing with 8x10s is that they can be picked up for very little. Downside is they usually weigh a ton & the speaker configuration is not the best for dispersion (though no worse than a 4x10 box). I wouldn't consider getting an 8x10 a move up (maybe sideways ). If you were looking at other configurations, then a 2x10 + 4x10 isn't a good choice as you have 2 drivers dealing with twice as much as the other 4 & they're 2 different sounding cabs (& the 4x10 has the same narrow dispersion). If you want a killer rig, I'd look at a couple of decent 2x12s (or 2x10s). But then you're not gonna get that for as cheap as a s/h 8x10.

I wouldn't really class AC as a plodder as there's some simple yet brilliant basslines in there. But even if he was a plodder, he earns decent money for it.

If your fx loop is fully wet, then the advantage is it would suit a rack compressor as they're designed for the lower out from the fx send. But not all loops are 100% wet.

A good filter pedal with a controller should be on your list for getting good synth sounds. My choice is the Moog MF-101, but there's a few good pedals out there.

Have you tried adjusting the drive & output dials & have you checked that the patterns are playing/sliders not pulled right down?

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1390345660' post='2344466'] You don't think he writes his own lines? That's what I would call plodding but then the drummer and guitarist are plodding too. The whole song is a standard rock song. [/quote] He probably does write his own lines & yes, I think the guitarist & drummer must get bored too after a while. I do when I play guitar & the set is strumming chords constantly. I'd long for a song where it stays in the one chord & I have to make it work with the strumming technique.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1390344902' post='2344453'] I've played REM's Losing My Religion that's not particularly 'ploddy', it moves quite a bit. The problem is the more instruments you add the simpler the arrangement tends to be to avoid treading on each other's lines. If the bass is going to wander off and do something interesting it has to fit wig what others are playing (harmony, counter part, unison etc) and some other instrument needs to be solid if the bass isn't taking a traditional approach. We've all heard bands where everyone seems to be playing a different song. Duck Dunn will more often than not have strong rhythm guitar somewhere. [/quote] I agree with you. It's about fitting in, but there's plenty of songs you & I could name that have an interesting bassline & several instruments. Listen to almost any album by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, RHCP, Frank Sinatra, Jamiroquai or Bill Withers to hear a great variety of basslines, from simple grooves to "I need more practice" basslines all on the one disc.

See, he can play. Why not have more good basslines? Adam Clayton has more good basslines than he does!