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Depending on the bass & the effects used, I find the following when using a complete rig from the following manufacturers... Ampegs have that Ampeg sound, they just sound Ampeg. unless you spend less than £2k on one, then they sound a bit like Ashdown. Ashdowns sound like Trace Elliots but more Welsh friendly. Markbass sound very much like whatever you put in them. Phil Jones sound similar to Markbass but slightly different. Gallien Krueger sound a bit like SWR. Trace Elliot sounds like a private investigator from the 80s. SWR have fallen away a little & trying to be Genz Benz. Genz Benz aren't made by AMG or Brabus. Krampera sound expensive & look interesting. Aguilar has a nice retro look & sound pretty much like all the rest to the punters, but no one knows how to pronounce Aguilar. These are some of the rigs that I tried before getting my Markbass combo. Hope it helps.

To the punter, it doesn't make a difference whether it's a J or a P. I used to play in an acoustic trio with my Ibanez SR1000 strung with flats & even used effects, the punters only saw it as an acoustic band.

Cover it with vinyl. Get a piece of sticky backed vinyl the colour you want (it comes in just about any you wan, patterns too), sit the naked body on it face up, grab a hairdryer & get pulling the vinyl round the body & up so the join is behind the scratchplate. There's a good vinyl supplier near you too.

Looking forward to hearing the 2nd lot of stems, but that first lot are glorious! Hopefully I'll get to squeeze a little time to start on mixing next week.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1376378872' post='2172898'] Velcro just doesn't hack it for me so any suggestions that are significantly more robust would be very interesting! [/quote] Have you tried the Heavy Duty Velcro? You'd need to be giving the pedals a serious kick-in to get them to budge.

Yes. But make sure there's no short where you cut. Leave a couple of inches & slit the wire so you can isolate one from t'other.

If you like his sound, try a Markbass combo. I've been very happy with mine.

There's a lot of great combos that come within your budget that fit your "oomph & reliable" requirements & also include lightweight & sound good too. I'd have a look at MarkBass, Genz Benz & SWR (Super Redhead) for combos. Another option is a small amp from someone such as MarkBass or TC Electronic that you can pop in a shoulder bag & get a good light 2x10 or 2x12 cab. Best getting to a bas shop & ay through some gear to see what you like.

Superglue. Just make sure you get them in the order you want or have long patch leads. For Chorus, I use an old Boss CE-2. For dirt, it really depends on what sort of sound you're looking for as there's that many different types.

I think anyone whom dismisses a method for playing is only limiting themselves & being a bit uncreative. I like to mix styles of playing. Whether that be fingering, slapping, picking, tapping or whatever else, I won't write it off as there'll be a bassline that sounds better played X way. .73mm for me too. The yellow ones.

I tried the PJB briefcase about 5 years ago. Nice at low volume, farted when I turned it up a bit. Might have been a dodgy one, but it put me off.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1376229411' post='2171026'] Brilliant [/quote] Thank you. I thought it had went like the giraffe's gonads.

The best thing to do is use your ears when looking for & using an amp. The amp that matches your cab is the one you like the sound of the most. How loud it's gonna be is determined by the sensitivity of your cabs. If you're running out of volume, back off on the lower frequencies & you'll be able to increase the overall volume. Have fun trying out amps, I did.

It's up to you. I went for a 2x10 combo as I can easily carry it from the car in one hand, pedal board in't other & bass over my shoulder & don't have to worry if the house cab has blown drivers & if the house cab is fine, I can plug it into my combo if needed. But you could just as easily pop a small head in the pocket on your bass case & carry a cab in the back of the car for emergencies/having a decent sound.

The best places I've found for info are on Bill's website & also on the Barefaced website, they both explain a lot & make things a little easier to understand.

I'd like to say well done to all who attempted to make a song out of the stems & working with those drums. It's a hard choice to say who's is the best mix, there's a couple of excellent mixes that had a little too much reverb for my liking (though I was guilty of that last month). I like what Ironside's done with the track & the horns are a nice touch, so a worthy winner. Like Skol said at the start, it's the sort of stems most bands on a budget would end up with, though getting a soundy that knows how to record drums properly would be my priority for any future recordings as the other instruments can be redone at home. We tested all the drum mics were putting a signal out to the desk, but we only got the overheads & the kick. The snare & toms all had individual mics, but we never got those tracks. Bring on the xilddx/51m0n track & give us the luxury of working with good stems again!

The Jap SR800 has Ibanez AFR pickups. The SR1000 has EMGs labelled IBZ USA C2 (pre 90 was Ibanez). The EMG pickups are pretty good, so may be worth looking at popping EMGs in your SR800.

Diesel is the best thing for getting rid of rust. I used to use it for rusty tools or rusted bolts. Soak your items overnight & then rub with a scouring pad (or a wire brush for bigger things).

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1375827586' post='2166318'] I will - but it will upset the wife. [/quote] Get your wife to help, maybe even get her playing a bit of bass.

Try it in a different room 1st just in case it is a floorboard.

You've given the wrong amount of watts as an indication to what you need. It's the power consumption watts of each component that you need to add up to decide how many kW you need for the generator to be. Going on what I've run, 3 kVA should be more than ample, though if you're wanting a silent runner you're not gonna get much smaller than @ 5kVA (@ 4 kW).) Looking at your list I'd be very surprised if it draws more than 2kW.

[quote name='CalJock' timestamp='1375738640' post='2165101'] At least I'd definitely get a seat on the train! Just gotta wait for some cash to come through but If I do go for it (or anything else that i have to travel for) I'll be sure to photograph the return journey so we can all laugh at the ridiculous lengths we go to for gear. [/quote] Defo gotta get pics. I'm liking the idea of driving the rig to gigs though.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1375740252' post='2165139'] ha! Oops!! But then again - if some eijit with a shed can make a settee that hits 70mph... [/quote] Motorised bass cab... I like your thinking!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1375714917' post='2164631'] You can get Marshall VBC412 pretty cheap used 4ohms and fekking loud too. It's a great cab for rock & metal. Still my favourite cab in the universe. It's 110lb though.... [/quote] Remember he doesn't drive. Could provide some laughs for the public though!

[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1375660657' post='2164076'] I wouldn't rely on one of the MBs, but the DBSeseses I'm rocking right now seem pretty much bullet-proof [/quote] When I was looking at rigs, the DBS was a serious contender.