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[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.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1375688787' post='2164161'] That must have been a pretty poor 410! Define "good" and "average". To be any help to the OP we should be assuming we are comparing apples and apples. The point is that more speakers move more air and create more volume and more tone as a result. In my opinion speakers make a better sound when they're working comfortably, not when they're working flat out. I don't know the gear but the TC deal sounds good on the face of it. 2 212's would do the job, IMO. I'm assuming the OP has a combo? If so, a better option might be to add an extension cab. [/quote] I had a Trace Elliot 4x10, so not a poor cab, but certainly not a great cab. I replaced it with a Markbass 2x10. So a mix of better cab design & better quality drivers with a much longer excursion makes all the difference.

I've found a good 2x10 to easily beat an average 4x10 in both volume & sound quality. My new band has a drummer who sounds like he uses maces for sticks & 2 guitarists, one whom likes to try & drown out the drummer & I have had no troubles being heard. Those cabs that Lozz linked to could be worth checking out.

I'd be looking at a better 2x12 (or 2x10 or 1x15) that is lighter. Maybe a TC RS cab, or have a look at the 2nd hand section on here, you could pick up a pretty decent single lightweight cab that could cover all you need.

What's the 2x15? I'd take it over the 4x10 or 8x10 myself, depending on what it is of course.

I've always said get a multi fx until you know what you want, but if you've got 3 spaces & £300, then why not go for 3 pedals similar to the Zoom MS60b? That way you get 3 pedals that cover everything. Or 2 of them and a decent dirt pedal/octaver/wah depending on what you want to do.

That's quite a list of endorsees Tom, I'd be proud to have done 1/2 of what you've done when it comes to music. & you play bass with just an index & pinky finger? Must be a Country bassist. Dood, congrats on becoming a dad.

I used to have a Marshall 2x15 rig back in the 80s. I think the main reason they get dismissed for bass kit is because they stick the stuff together with Pritt stick.

+1 for the Hercules stand. I use mine for bass & electro acoustic guitar (one at a time of course).

The problem with written word over spoken is that the written word can be read multiple ways. Because we don't actually know each other in person, how a person talks etc, reading something can easily come across with a different undertone from what the poster would when they speak. I'm relating this not to just one person here, but to multiple. I don't know how Tom speaks, but there's every chance being from the US that Tom may be quite a loud & flamboyant character. & I'm not putting that as a negitave. But I don't know how any of you guys speak & where I think you all sound like good folk, you each may well be totally different from what comes across on here. Anyway, carry on.

Only one way to find out as it depends how loud your guitarist is (most seem to be like grown up kids with a hammer). If it isn't, then add another cab or get a louder rig.

+1 to all the above. You might already be doing this, but put the combo in a corner of the room. The 2 walls will help reinforce the sound. If there's an ext speaker out, add another cab if you can. If it's the BT220, then adding a cab draws more power.