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Ignore the watts, use your ears. That goes for any amp into any cab.

I think I need to have a talk with the guys & give them all clarification on what we're doing & make sure everyone's in agreement. We did have a meet up & a talk about what the band was to be, but that was before we got the 2nd guitarist & the singer we have now. It was me, the drummer, the 1st guitarist & a turntablist/keys player. We was all in agreement then, but the keys moved away & left the band & the guitarist seems to have forgotten what the plan was with only me & the drummer being the ones not wanting to play a covers set. I think it's gonna be a "let's get the originals back on track or we're gonna be a function band".

From what I've seen of Ampeg cabs, it's very hit & miss on build quality (do they use Gibson's QC dept?).

I take it by "Amp" you mean "Amp & Cab or Combo" & not just an amp with no speakers? I'd be trying out the Genz Benz stuff if it's new you're after. As for speaker config, that's up to you. I'd suggest going to a good bass shop or 2 & trying out a few different things. Lozz makes sense.

It depends on what I'm trying to play. Most of the time I'm happy with my playing & enjoy learning & getting better, but then occasionally I'll try to play something that's in my head & find I can't quite nail it. I'm usually less happy with other musician's playing skills than my own.

I voted no. When I got my Markbass combo there wasn't a power lead with it. I have plenty of computer power leads from my kettle collection, so it's never an issue.

Bieber's an awesome bassist. (apparently he almost plays it too)

I was hoping to get the entire band to write as a collective, but I'm starting to wonder if that'll work? I've done a good bit of songwriting over the years, but as I'm not a singer, I don't do much in the way of lyrics. It's usually been me & the vocalist that have written all the songs. I think the drummer's the only other band member who's ever written a song. The singer is new to the band & bands in general, but he can sing & is willing to pull his weight.

When you first started your originals band, & you had your first few jams, what did you do from there? Did you start writing your own stuff straight away & do your first gig with the majority being your band's own stuff? Or did you learn a bunch of covers & throw in one or 2 of your own songs in the hope that the audience might like them? I've always been from the former type of bands, but both the guitarists are strictly from the latter. I told them that I can get us gigs & they're both giving it "we should learn this & that to cover" etc, which me nor the drummer agrees with. All of my past originals bands have had 1 or 2 songs to start us off when jamming & they sometimes make it onto the set list, but that's about it.

You'll get a 2nd hand Markbass 2x10 Std & probably have change. I'd say get to a music shop & try as many different brands as you can.

Doesn't neccessaraly have to be a cover band. My past few bands have been originals bands that chuck in 1 or 2 covers that aren't played like the original.

Though if someone's got something that they want to sell, they could put it in the "For Sale" section.

What's your budget? Could make the difference between 2 2x10s & 1 2x10. I find my Markbass 2x10 does all I need (& it's not a quote band when there's 2 guits & a guy with hammers on the drums). I like my low end too. There's a couple of chaps on here with the Markbass 1x12 combo & a 1x12 ext cab. Barefaced are light & loud for cabs & like Chris says, there's the Bergs.

Pretty much that. Whenever you cover a song, even if it's totally redone, what one gives you & the band the most fun & enjoyment? In my last band, we always had fun messing about with Use Me (Bill Withers). Also had fun playing Sir Duke & in a previous band we did Shy Boy (Talas) which has one of the most fun solos to play (though easy to mess up too). What's yours?

[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1385678977' post='2291183'] the very, very, deepest Bill Laswell dub that i know of lies herein, and it sounds to me like a mix of octave down and an LPF (like the IE Xerograph or Moog LPF) the octaver sounds like it's glitching, but still, frickin' awesome. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hE6JJxuvHM[/media] [/quote] I've not heard the Xerograph, but it does sound like the Moog with the cutoff pretty low, the envelope follower amount about 1/2 way & maybe even taking a patch from the "env out" to the "resonance in" with the resonance being set down about 2 to start with (so you get a very bassy sound when played lightly & the resonance opening with the filter on the harder notes).

If he's busted it, I'd be asking him to pay for the repairs as my first port of call. He borrowed, he broke, he pays. If you decide to let someone borrow your gear again, I would make them aware that they're physically & financially responsible for it being in the same condition that it was when they borrowed it.

What Ω is the driver in the Rumble? I'd go with the same Ω.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1385972376' post='2294105'] Could be a long wait, given the circumstances ... [/quote] Well it would be cease & desist.

Unless Ally Mcbeal has a famous shop called Mcbeals, I'd have ignored it completely. McDonalds tried to trademark the name Ronald Mcdonald & failed when a real Ronald Mcdonald pulled them up. You can't trademark an everyday name & tell folk that they can't use it! I'm waiting for Malcolm Mclaren hearing from Mclaren motors.

I use a laptop case too. Leads go in the main compartment, the rest arranged in to the zippy bits to suit.

Or get your drummer to play with chop sticks

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1385659850' post='2290848'] Is this what you're looking for in the bub sound? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_nbYWMZRXU[/media] ... but I may be wrong [/quote] Sounds like filter & chorus (moderately fast to give that wobble)

I wouldn't entertain the TE 4x10 combo. I had one & it struggles to sound good, let alone get loud. Like Pete says, the Genz Benz combos are a steal at the mo.

Music sounds a bit like Bjork or Jo Hamilton, but with a guy singing. I like that. If this is still running after Xmas, I'll be having a blast. I've just read that the deadline is 31/01... I'll be having a good blast!