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The Markbass combos weigh in @ the same as a MB head & cab of the same. If I was in the market just now, I'd be snapping up one of the current GB deals & probably a Barefaced cab.

That's not what I meant. I know that an amp that runs 500w at 4 ohm is about 350w at 8 ohm. The difference in volume is near enough sod all. Say I had a 2x10 8 ohm cab & an identical 2x10 4 ohm cab. If I used one at a time, would it affect the power stage enough to make the amp sound different?

Someone said that their bass amp sounds better through a single 4 ohm 4x10 than it does through an 8 ohm of the same cab. Does running an amp at it's maximum ohms affect the sound that it produces? I've never noticed any difference when I've tried it.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1383651701' post='2266963'] [size=4]It makes me laugh when people have their car stereos way too loud. Their attitude is, 'check out what I'm into, isn't it great?'[/size] [size=4]But it's never Mozart, is it?? [/size] [/quote] Mozart? Pah!!! Everyone knows that the classical bassist was Bach! I have neighbours up & down from me. I play in the day & get no complaints. I don't play in the evening unless arranging it with them. The first thing I did when I moved here was to say hello to the neighbours & when the upstairs family moved in, I took a cake up & welcomed them. Downstairs have complained a couple of times in the past, but only because it was 9:30pm & the whole band was playing (happened more than once too, but I did let him know & to tell me if it got too late). Talk to your neebs. Apologise for the noise & empathise with them. They may well return the empathy & you could arrange to play during the day.

Driver diameter makes no difference to the sound. A 2x12 has a good surface covering (the potential to move a good amount of air) & has good dispersion (unless you lay it vertically).

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1383326474' post='2263278'] Simple Answer... Your Cab should be OK with any amp that will output less than 600 Watts at 8 Ohms. OK As in it won't catch fire or damage the speakers even at full volume. BUT... If you crank the Low Frequencies up high enough, you can still do damage. [/quote] It should also be ok with an amp that outputs more than 600 watts at 8 ohm as long as you use your ears. Though whereas you say it should be ok at full volume in theory, in reality an amp rated with a much lower wattage could damage the speakers.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1383305165' post='2262842'] All EBS amps will run at 8 Ohm. You won't get the full beans out of them at 8Ohm though. Fafner, TD and HD want 2 Ohm to deliver their full load, the others want 4. [/quote] I didn't know that. Cheers.

Try the amps through the cab & get whichever you like the sound of most. Ignore the watts, it means little in respect of what you're looking at. You've got an 8Ω cab, most amps will run at 8Ω (Some EBS & some valve amps won't run at 8Ω). There's a lot of good lightweight amps out there from the likes of Markbass, TC Electronic, Genz Benz & also from Ampeg & GK. The 2nd hand section on this forum is a great place to get an amp & if you don't like it, you can sell it for very little loss & try another.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1383300173' post='2262723'] I owned the RH450 for a few years, then upgraded to the 750 and I still own it. Here are a few myth busters on this amp: - 1. The RH450 is louder than a Markbass 500W amp. You can CRANK the gain and master and it will not, repeat not, clip. The Markbass amps will simply clip and sound horrible once you push them past a certain point. At 1 o'clock on the master on a Markbass LM3, you are reaching its max volume. I'm also tempted to say it was louder than the Genz Shuttle 9.0 I tried. - 2. There is an inbuilt HPF and LPF on the RH450. This means it will sound quite a lot like a modern version of an Ampeg SVT through a sealed 8x10. Eg, lots of low mid push, great for the mix. The RH450 does have slightly muted treble, but thats the sound of that amp. This was then changed in the RH750, which still has the HPF, but the treble is much more extended to sparkly and bright, and you can adjust it properly. As BOTH amps have a HPF, the bass is basically not as extended as some amps. Genz do a very similar thing. - 3. They both have the relevant poweramp module, but the module is essentially 'limited'. This is difficult to explain. The TC website has a document on this. TC have a history of innovation, (Toneprint, Polytune) so to them, this is their interpretation of a warm 'tube like' clear bass amp, with everything you need in one package. - 4. The 'featues' work properly. The tuner is great, the EQ is great, the presets are great, the form factor is great. The tone is fabulous, and the volume on both amps is nothing to ever worry about. At all. - 5. The tone is basically a fairly warm/clear take on a vintage tone. The RH750 will get you into modern territory with the treble. TC wanted an amp that emulates a big tube amp pushed, and this will do that....it has the compression of the tube amp being pushed built into the sound. I've played a lot of the modern amps, and a fair few full tube amps, and this one does it very well. It isn't for everyone, but then again what is? For example, the Aguilar TH500 has much more bass, very similar thick chewy mids, and again, muted highs, but you cannot dial those highs in on the TH500...whereas you can on the RH750. To finish on the volume/wattage, the amusing thing is, when the RH450 came out, everyone raved and said they thought it sounded and pushed better than their Markbass 500W amps or Genz 600W amps. This went on for some years. Then the amp got reviewed and TC's 'Bass Gear Mag rated wattage' came out, and everyone suddenly believed it would be a quiet amp. This is in essence advice saying use your ears. It is loud, but tone is subjective. [/quote] Could I ask a question. You say in point 2 that the amp sounds "quite a lot like a modern version of an Ampeg SVT through a sealed 8x10". Is that when you're putting the TC amp through a sealed 8x10 or a ported 8x10 (or something else)? I'm not knocking the TC amps, as I've never owned one. I've heard mixed things about how they sound, with some folk loving them & other's not. Most users say that they're plenty loud enough too & they do look pretty cool with plenty of features.

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1383294352' post='2262598'] Eh? I don't get that at all. When did they increase the wattage? [/quote] It's that filter. They got another 4 watts out of it!

Try it out. See if they'll let you try it for a gig/rehearsal. I think the high pass filter might help get the most from the 240 watts.

[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).