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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1337537595' post='1661608'] ...Taking this to it's logical conclusion, the ideal bass rig for purity of sound would be a single driver mounted at head height and placed on stage so that it was at least as far from the side walls as it was from the floor. How am I doing? [/quote] If it's just for your own monitoring, yes. Though the larger the driver's diameter, the narrower the dispersion.

If you play on stage through a decent PA with stage monitors & the backline is just for you (like most pro bands), then get whatever you fancy, it's only wallpaper. The audience or the rest of the band won't hear it.

Oh, another option if you have funds. Moog Little Phatty or MiniMoog.

If you like the sounds you get out of a microkorg, why not just get a larger remote keyboard & plug the microkorg in to it? DV247 are doing some good deals on [url="http://www.dv247.com/news/Alto%20Controller%20Keyboards%20for%20Crazy%20Prices/133181"]these![/url]

Copydex (or any other latex glue). Stick it back down.

[quote name='topo morto' timestamp='1337437923' post='1660005'] Drive effects sound can bad with bass because a single, hard clipping gain stage causes a buzzy sound on bass frequencies, and the perception of loss of low end. Modulation effects can sound bad as the phasing can cause loss of low end. Reverb and delay can sound bad on low frequencies as the mix can end up sounding muddy. Synth and other pitch tracking effects can sound bad as low frequencies and percussive playing techniques are harder to track. Compression effects can sound bad on bass as.... well this guy says it better than me: [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/guitar.shtml"]http://www.ovnilab.c...ws/guitar.shtml[/url] Of course there are solutions to these problems... but the bass sounds so cool on its own that there are challenges to making and using effects in a way that enhances rather that trashes! [/quote] You need to use better pedals. Drive can sound bad on bass in a full band situation if you're fighting with other instruments for space. So having some blend & setting the band's EQs gets rid of those problems. I find the modulation effects I use seem to thicken the bottom end (those being a Boss Chorus & a Moog Bass Murf). I haven't got any reverb or delay effects just now, but a few folk on here seem to use them to good effect (as do a few well know bassists). Pitch tracking effects usually have no more or less trouble tracking bass than they do a guitar (I play guitar too). Octaver sounds immense at lower frequencies, you need a better amp & cab too! I don't use a compressor either. It really is subject to the type of music you're playing though. Some stuff suits a clean bass, some suit a good use of effects.

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1337433918' post='1659894'] Yeah man FOXDIE = Nerdiest band ever. We have songs about call of duty, mass effect and a local beer, among other geeky stuff. Miss our old intro track. Was a snake codec convo. [/quote] I loved MGS. Never played the next gen version though. I'm still waiting for a song about how sparkly granite is in the sun, but it always rains. Which makes Aberdeen invisible 99% of the time!

I can see 3 advantages. 1- The dispersion across the stage/audience is more even in volume & tone (horizontal drivers have a narrower dispersion). 2- A smaller stage footprint. 3- There are drivers higher up that allow you to hear your playing & your sound better than they would on the floor (though some might see that as a disadvantage ).

[url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/components/switches/knobs"]Maplin[/url]

[quote name='HADGE' timestamp='1337369517' post='1659025'] I play in a rock band with a guitarist using a big marshall stack and a drummer who thinks hes building a shed and use a markbass 2x10 combo and have no problems making there ears bleed so try a markbass iv got other amps ampeg stack ashdown combos peavey combos ect but love the markbass try all the others out but markbass in my opinion are great amps and i carry mine in one hand and my guitar in the other.Hope this helps. [/quote] +1 I used to play in a loud rock band. Guitarists didn't know how to turn dials anti clockwise & the drummer could build a very large shed with a corrugated iron roof in the space of a song. Trace Elliot 4x10 combo struggled, Markbass 2x10 combo never had any trouble at all. I actually had one guitarist ask me to turn down. I know one or two folk on here have said that they've needed an extra cab, but I wonder if it was either poor EQing, the guitarists overdoing it with the lower frequencies (you know the wazzicks that think it's "bluesy") or poor placement of the combo? As for Markbass not being any good for Rock, PAH! if you want it to sound like an Ashdown, turn up the VLE & back the treble off a bit (& if you're not happy with that, put a duvet over the cab ). I've found the LMII a very versatile little amp with those 2 filters on it. I still use it in my Alt Dot band. If you're going for a BF cab, get it first & then take it around & try some amps. There's a few BCers up your way with different heads & I dare say a few would let you try their head for a try of your cab, maybe an excuse to have a Doric Bass Bash?

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1337359964' post='1658863'] im just selling my board so i can enjoy building it up again! and dammit shep i really have no money and now i want your lpf!!!!! andy [/quote] The Moog LPF is worth every penny. I've fitted to my bass a pot that's wired to a stereo jack & plugs into the LPF (or any other pedal with expression jacks). So now if I want to control the amount for the auto wah on the fly, then I can (or whatever parameter I decide to plug it in to). I'll get a wee video of it later.

Talk to Alex. See if you need a tweeter. If you do go for a tweeter, there's always the treble control on the amp. You can back it off.

Yay! No work today.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1337238623' post='1657434'] i want about 3 of the moog pedals even tho i do need them! [/quote] Corrected!

The bassists who got me into bass are..... Tina Weymouth Adam Clayton Simon Gallup Flea Nathan Watts (or maybe actually Stevie Wonder just for Masterblaster) There's loads others & my bass influence actually comes from the likes of Depeche Mode, J M Jarre, Howard Jones, Human League & several other 80s synth musicians.

If you play in a trad rock, indie or similar type of band then you might find that a little chorus is the only effect needed (as any other effects might stop you sounding like a trad rock or indie band ). If you're wanting your band to sound different or if you play another type of music (such as House, HipHop, Dubstep, Electro or Folk), then effects are a great starting point to tailor your band's sound. I went for decades with just Bass > Amp, then @ 6 years ago I got a multi fx unit (a good starting point to find out what fx you'll use). Now have a small pedal board that gives me "My" sound. No synth pedals on it, but I can sound very synth like. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/6711372259/"][/url] Edited to tidy up the gobbledygook that appeared.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1337177513' post='1656709'] We obviously play different pubs. At the two pubs I have played most often in the last three years: #1 Back resting against my cab, wall brushing my left shoulder (try not to bang head on the wall-lamp), hi-hat brushing my right shoulder, mic-stand directly in front of me. #2 Back resting against my cab, left hip jammed against pub piano (No Drinks Allowed!), hi-hat brushing my right shoulder, mic-stand directly in front of me. I suppose I could do a static pogo ... [/quote] Only if you want to play Hi Hat for your drummer!

I've got a 'Roadworn" carpet if anyone wants it? Tea & coffee stains, door treads & a couple of other period features. Let's start offers at £3k

& here's me trying to introduce barstools to the band!

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1337113659' post='1655795'] So, if the Roadworn thing is still going strong with guitars and basses do you think it will start to move to other things? Will that tatty but new Hiwatt or Marshall sound better having had the transformers 'soaked' for 100 hours at the factory? Actually, its possible it might, that's not fair as only the tolex needs to be torn for a comparison. Of course none of the knobs will be missing or replaced by unmatched types, neither will the strap handle be broken or fag paper be around the fuse. How about drums? Pre-worn skins? Who wants pristine white telling the world you don't really play much? Surely only a matter of time? [/quote] I thought Ampeg already did [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/128749-ampeg-oh-dear/page__view__findpost__p__1174995"]Roadworn[/url]?

[quote name='longtimefred' timestamp='1337154836' post='1656169'] Thanks lefty, this was probably my first post that actually made any sense to anyone haha. More importantly, with the amount of different cakes coming to this debate, we will need an 8x10 on its side to act as a cake table to fit em on! so they still have some use Lol. [/quote] Should it now be changed to a cakex10? Sorry, coat gotten.

I'm one for learning the songs & if it's a song that you have difficulty with, then write the chords down & you might find it ample.

Bass? Whassat then? How about Toffee & Coffee cake? Surely you can't have tea with this... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanefy/6364485321/][/url]

'tis chocolate orange cake (with bits of the segments), so surely coffee?

Is it called the "Bad Cab" because of the design?