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Most of he effects that bassists use are not dedicated bass fx. Effects like EQ & dirt can be of benefit if they're bass specific, but it depends on what you want to sound like. The only thing on my board that's a dedicated bass effect is the Moog Bass Murf.

I think you can get Basschat.co.uk in Germany too.

As BFM pointed out to me, think of it like redlining your car. What happens if you run into the red for a sustained period? Some cars can handle it for a period, most blow the head gasket.

It's a mix of both. If either sound rubbish, then there's no way of making that part sound better. So a lame amp through a good cab will still sound lame, just not as lame as it would be through a crap cab.

Why not just use both outs on the back of the LM3? One to each cab.

+1 Get another 2x10. You wouldn't put 1 roundwound on your bass if it was strung with a set of flatwounds.

A lot of my last band's songs had simple basslines where it could be straight 8s or just holding a root note, but then there was some songs that the bass was playing something more melodic or required a good bit of practice to get to tempo. It's one thing to play less & make the song groove, but for me to play straight 8 basslines in every song I think plodding is the right word. Variety is what's required. BTW, I'd also hate to be in an AC/DC tribute band, but I enjoy playing a couple of their songs. [quote name='matski' timestamp='1389973013' post='2340186'] These type of basslines have their advantages: if you also use open strings while playing them, your fretting hand is left free to use for a multitude of other tasks. For instance: taking a quick swig of your beverage of choice, picking your nose, flicking bogeys at the drummer, scratching your nads, waving to members of the audience, fiddling with the knobs on your amp, fiddling with your own knob, adjusting your coiffure, throwing gang signs to your homies.... The list is almost endless! [/quote] Now I like your thinking!

I've seen that bass in Bandwagon & had it been a 5 string, I might have bought it (there was a 5 in a shop in Dundee a few years back). When I first moved to Perth, the 1st shop I found was Bandwagon, went in & had a blether with Tes & came out with a fridge. Not an 8x10, but something to keep things cool in my new house.

It really depends on the music & what you're practicing. Try playing Dubstep/Electronica without effects. At home, I'll practice just general playing techniques with just bass & maybe plugged into the amp. If I'm practicing an idea for a song, then I use my normal set up with effects. At band practice I always use what effects I'm needing for the sound. It's hard to make the bass go wub acoustically.

I mainly use sound cloud too, but it's worth having a couple of others too. I use MySpace & Reverbnation as well.

Get yourself to some good bass shops & try some gear out (take your amp). I like Markbass, but not everyone does.

I can't hear videos at work, but at first I thought that was Chubby Brown on bass!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1389775610' post='2337669'] What about Status Quo and ZZ Top? I love playing that stuff. Add me to the list of plodders, I'd be happy to be mentioned in the same breath as these guys.. [/quote] That's part of what I was trying to find out. How many of us enjoy playing a simple dum dum dum dum for every song & not having anything melodic to play? I don't, but I don't expect everyone to be the same. I have a lot of songs in my repertoire that are simple straight 8, no frills bass parts & I enjoy playing them, but it would bore me to do it in every song. Now I know I mentioned U2 as one of the bands, but Adam does have some very melodic simple basslines that are fun to play too.

I'm in agreemen. As I've said, I'm a musician & know a bassist is contributing to the end sound that the punter hears. I wasn't talking about putting twiddly bits at the ends of verses etc. I'm talking about how it might be to be in a band where every song has an uber simple bassline. Yes, there's a lot of good songs that only need that, a Hysteria by Muse could have had that sort of bassline if it was by Stereophonics, but it doesn't & it's driving the song. I appreciate a less is more approach & knowing when not to play.

That's true. But could you play Stereophonics songs constantly without thinking "could we drop in a spot of Muse"?

Don't get me wrong, it has it's place. My starting point as a bassist was U2, Van Halen, AC/DC & The Cult, but there's a lot of great rock bands that have great bass lines (that could have easily been replaced with plodding). Like 4000, I take the baseline as part of the song & consider myself a musician first, playing what fits with the song, but surely if you're plodding every single song on the set, it must get mind numbing unless you get paid like Adam Clayton does.

& here's me thinking Bi amping was when it swings both ways!

Something got me wondering about a lot of bands that my fellow guitars seem to like & the bass lines that are in them. I'm talking about the middle of the road rock bands, like Kings of Leon, Stereophonics, U2 & so on. You know, mostly straight 8s. I like a lot of this sort of music to listen to on occasion & from a singer's point of view, they're great for the audience to sing along with, but surely even the guitarists must find playing it almost as mundane as us bassists do? Or maybe it's the way forward if you want to earn money? I saw this advert & thought to myself, the only reason a bassist would take that job is for the money or if they haven't been playing too long. I couldn't think of a worse curse for a creative bassist... http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/bass-player-for-stereophonics-tribute-band-t587173.html

I get those sort of looks when I turn up with a 2x10 combo to a gig, but you should see the old folkies faces when I pull out the Moog pedals at an acoustic gig! Priceless.

It doesn't say on their tintersite that MB is made in Italy (well not that I could see). It is a bit disappointing though, but then my Salomon boots are made in china & they wern't cheap either.

It's my favourite genre. Jazz covers a huge range of genres like Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Kurt Elling & EST, but can then go to drum n' bass & the more experimental electronica sounding stuff like 4Hero, Skalpel & one of my faves, Nerve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4tk_7td7M

If you're playing to 5 drunks in a pub, I'd try the Hartke 2x10 combo on it's own.

I changed the original bridge on my Ibby to a cheap tin thing & there's no difference other than how it looks. If your bass is lacking something, try the strings, then if that doesn't fix it, try the pre, pick ups, amp & cab (not necessarily all at once ).

In my spaces between bands I write songs. I plug my bass in to the mac & load up a DAW & use the software instruments for the instruments that I haven't got (so that's everything except bass, guitar, ukulele & tin whistle). Putting a drum pattern & chord sequence down & then playing (noodling) over it is great fun & then you find a bassline from it & a song then starts. It's a lot harder in this band to write songs though!

Now that's a good idea. My ideal cab would be something that can handle low frequencies from an octaver, like when you stand next to a PA sub in a good nightclub & feel your insides moving. It would also need to have a good mid sound to help the filter sweeps come through when there's 2 guitars playing.