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[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1383254928' post='2262334'] A huge amount! I wonder why he doesn't use it! [/quote] Maybe he uses guitar amps & cabs taht can't handle any bass?

I have a Markbass 2x10 & that knocks seven shades out of the Trace elliot 4x10 I used to have in every respect. Never tried their 4x10s though.

Don't beat yourself up about how to jam. Start off simple & things will progress. A simple root note can soon develop & become a riff or a walking bass line over time. The best way (& probably the only way) to learn how to jam & come up with things off the cuff is through experience & jamming with other musicians. I started on 12 bar blues too (some 30 or so years ago). Learn Rock, Pop & Jazz (which isn't far away from blues with a lot of the theories, scales & progressions). Colite's given you some good resources there & you'd be wise to look here if you haven't already... http://basschat.co.uk/forum/31-theory-and-technique/ & there might be something in here that you can jam to... http://basschat.co.uk/forum/41-groove-library/ The important bit... Have fun!

Have you got any music software on your computer? If you know/learn how to use it, you could make your own chord sequences & loop them infinitely (or until you get bored). Start by using some known songs' progressions. Though there's plenty of guitar/keys loops that you could use from Wikiloops.

I'd try both & use your ears. If you buy 2nd hand (e.g. for sale section on here), then you can try & if you buy & don't like it after a bit, sell it for @ what you bought it for.

How odd. I was just looking at the bass solo for "You can call me Al" not 1/2 an hour ago & found this very chap playing with Paul back in 1999.

There's nowt wrong with the full site, I like it on my mobile & iPad. If it opens in the mobile site I usually change it to Full after a few mins. Zooming in isn't hard to do.

You might want to keep a dirt pedal as multi units don't seem to be so good at them.

BTW, you can use your Zoom along with individual pedals. You're probably wisest to ge the dirt pedal first as multi units usually don't have anywhere as good a dirt as the boxes they emulate. So you could put a Muff/XBD between your bass & the Zoom & as you get more pedals use the Zoom with the other pedals just for the FX that you rarely use.

I moved to flats a few years back & doubt I'd ever go back to rounds. Got Chromes, which are good, but I preferred the Tomastik Infelds.

Going by what you've said you use on the Zoom, I'd look at getting an [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]OD/Fuzz/Distortion, Phaser, Chorus and maybe a Wah. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]What sort of dirt do you use on the Zoom? Get the actual pedal that you use the emulation of, same with the other pedals.[/font][/color] You'll struggle to get a good wah for £60 though.[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1382884422' post='2257526'] How much do you have to pay for a half decent kit, as my drummer mate has just bought a Yamaha electric kit for just under £2,000, would that do a good job? [/quote] The Yamaha DTX kit was @ £3-400 2nd hand. Through a decent PA, this sounded pretty good. But then he's a really good drummer & can even make the kitchen pans sound awesome.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1382966235' post='2258511'] Ha! I'm the only one qualified for that round here! And before you cite the other laydeez here on BC, let me point out they are all far too young. [/quote] Oh I don't know... I've got the moves & the moobs. Can I be your keys player then? He's having loads of fun in the choruses!

I had the TE 4x10 combo. It was a loud combo, but didn't have the sound I wanted & weighed more than the car it went in. I now have a Markbass 2x10 combo which is a lot louder, a lot lighter & most importantly, has the sound I want. Downside... it was a good bit more than £350 (but worth every penny).

I wanna join a Suzi Quattro tribute band!

A colleague at my work asked if I was walking home & I said yes, they said "I'm going the same way as you", to which I replied "What? Mad.". So I suppose the new term could be "Mad as a bassist".

Try your single 2x10 vertically & see if it's enough.

Why not get a valve pre pedal (maybe one of them there DHA thingybobs)? That way if you want some valve/warmth/whateverness, you can get it & then go back to clean at the press of a footswitch.

I'd get a 2nd Markbass 2x10 & stack em vertically. Though I'm not convinced that you'd need more than 1 2x10 for pubs & clubs unless your amp is a bit lacking.

My last band, the drummer had a great acoustic kit. He then got a Yamaha DTX kit & put it through the PA (which was only @ £1k). Sounded excellent at gigs & we could control the volume which was brilliant for practicing at home on a week night. I tried to talk my current drummer into getting one, but he spoke with a few other drummers that haven't played lekky kits & he ended up going for a Mapex set of pots n pans that he can't control the volume of. Gonna try & get him on the brushes/hotrods.

What about The Stolen Rones"?

[quote name='Who's Who' timestamp='1382765423' post='2256320'] Trust me, the LH1000 is one very, very loud amp! [/quote] I've no reason to doubt that. I was merely stating that a cab's rating in watts tells you nothing about how loud it can go. My wife had a 2000w surround sound system which wasn't anywhere near as loud as my 30w hifi. 4x10 cabs are a popular, but an outdated design. They're cumbersome & offer poor dispersion in comparison to a vertical array. a 2x12 cab surpasses it in every way, offering a lighter, taller cab with better dispersion & usually better spl ratings. I opted for 2x10 with the intention of adding a 2nd 2x10, but in the past 5 years I've never needed more than a 2x10 & my band are pretty loud.

There was a case a few years back with 7 different bands all called "Blue". The judge ruled that they could all be called Blue. I spent ages looking for a band name & finally found it in something at work & believe it or not, there's not another band called Z Field.

Why not the 15" combo & 115 cab?

1000 watts means the cab can dissapate a lot of heat. Doesn't say if it's loud or not. Decibels does that.