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The combos with the LMII head in them tend to be somewhere between £500-700. You can pick up an LMII for @ £300 & if you want it to sound like an Ashdown, you just turn the VLE filter to full & roll off some treble if needed. Soundslive are on Dean Street in Nookie. They stock Ashdown, Ampeg & Markbass, so maybe worth popping into there?

If you're willing to go 2nd hand, you'll get a good rig from this site. S/H Markbass combo would be in your budget, but before you buy anything, I'd go & try a few rigs.

It's here already....

Go & try a Dingwall. It might tick all your boxes. Have you tried an Ibanez SR? A few weeks round your local bass shoppes sounds like what's needed.

Are you really shocked that a rock band has recorded things like they'd play them live & not had the producer quantize everything to the grid?

I love the Yello/Art Of Noise esque that the drums have. Really good. Looks like there's another tough choice coming when voting starts!

Do you mean a 1x15 combo &a 2x10 cab or is it 2 combos your looking at? If combos, then whatever you like the sound of. If combo & cab, I'd go for either 2 1x15s or 2 2x10s.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1350110618' post='1834605'] It's worth changing the head for something that's right for you. If you like the ampeg go for it, but I wouldn't buy blind. [/quote] +1 Get yourself to a decent bass shoppe. I'm sure there's a few near London. Bass Gallery has a good selection of things (now called The Gallery - Bass Merchant).

The one that's getting on my thruppnies just now is "teh". I type it almost every time I type "the" & then go & correct it. Makes sentences take twice as long!

Silly Q, have you tried removing the compressor?

Looking forward to seeing it. Make a change from my loop & tangle wires.

3 pages on & no one's mentioned spoons! [url="http://soundcloud.com/bassg/r-we-having-fun"]http://soundcloud.com/bassg/r-we-having-fun[/url]

I took a chance & strung my only bass with flats. Wish I would have done it 20 years ago! They don't have the "zing" of rounds, but the Tomastic Infelds don't lack treble for getting a decent slap sound or percussive rock sound with a pick & I think they have a much better lower end (deeper sound) than the DR Strings that I was using previous. I like them because they lack the zing. Flats don't just do the Mowtown sound, they fit in with all styles (even slap).

I'm another for the iPhone as a jam recording device. A couple of friends have the Zoom H2 & they do a nice job too.

What's the difference? Isn't the T115 the same but with a different name?

I got mine from Flightcase Warehouse online. You get a case with a detachable lid & a bit of black painted wood (which I was going to bin, but is very useable) with some cheap velcro. You can then get some heavy duty velcro & put a couple of stoppers on the board to slope it, replace it with your own or do away with the board idea & just glue loop fabric directly in the case. Here's some pics... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/6711372259/][/url]

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1349899472' post='1832093'] Why do you think we're going! [/quote]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1349898269' post='1832059'] Great work man! Really synthy bass sound, love it! [/quote] Thanks Nige. I'd previously been considering selling all my gear (except the bass) due to lack of use, but making this was good fun & still undecided, but leaning towards "keep".

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1349896586' post='1832022'] Brilliant! Love the feedback at the start. The percussion is fantastic - really inventive and interesting. Great how it kicks in with the synth and kick/snare (nice clean synth btw)...switches from something ambient to very danceable! Reminds me a bit of Eat Static or Banco de Gaia in parts :-) Nice production too. Sounds great thru my cans and even over my poxy phone speaker! (even caught Mrs Skol nodding along - a rarity). Good job mate. [/quote] Cheers The synth is the Minimoog VSTi. It's a pretty good synth (I'd love a Moog Voyager). In a way, all the sounds are Moog (with the exception of the drums). I put my bass through a couple of moogerfoogers (I envy shep having 5! ) & the filter is one of the best pedals I've ever had.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1349884028' post='1831795'] Nov 1st. It's a monthly event they hold. Ill get some more details for you! [/quote] Sorry, but am I reading what it says on that ad correctly? ".....the last bj at the rigger for a while....."

Lids usually come off mixer cases. If not you could replace the bolts in the hinges with snap clips. You do realise you could squeeze a couple of Moogerfoogers in there too?

Got mine done. Had fun making the bass sounds & playing them (makes me want more pedals!). I think it's another tough month as this month's entries are a very high standard! Anyway, I saw the pic & thought of people setting the stage & everything else for an outdoor gig & thought of the trucks moving about & folk running around setting things up (hence the orange cardigan & other folk standing supervising). http://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/november-dirt

It is indeed. Technology is good when used creatively, not so good when just used to "cheat" & try to pass off as talent.

Q1: No, you're wrong. The RH450 is @ 240 watts at 4 ohm & @ 180 at 8. Best thing to do is forget everything you think you know about watts & just use your ears. The RH450 is a loud amp, but the MarkBass cabs are pretty loud too. Q2: I like the sound of MarkBass cabs (& amps too), but you might not. It's that personal preference thing Best advice is to go & play through both (& others too) to see what you prefer.

Put your donkey down & get to bed!