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I think EBS make 4 ohm cabs because their amps will run fine at 2 ohm. But yes to the above, getting "full whack" from your amp usually means a 3 db increase in volume (which is barely noticeable) & having a cab that takes everything from your amp means you can't add another cab unless you run it parallel, & then you're gonna be running the amp at 8 ohm & getting less watts going to each cab.

Gimme a year or 2 & I'll be looking at stacked board ideas too!

Aah, now that's a question! I assumes that the MB was Markbass & JB for Jeff Berlend & this being the combo... [url="http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=75"]http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=75[/url]

I believe all the MB cabs & combos use B&C drivers.

Interesting, but does it apply to the UK?

+1 for the ME50b. It's an easy bit of kit to use & very useable live. Depending how you are with "techy" stuff, Line 6 & Zoom are also worth looking at, though these tend to be a bit more in line with simple synth programming for going beyond presets (nothing hard, just changing parameters on a LCD display & the manual will explain it).

I'd come & see ya, but I'm working 'til 7:30 & I have no car & according to Google Maps, the quickest way to get to Nottingham is via Belgium! [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/6050164169/"][/url]

[quote name='sprocketflup' post='1342273' date='Aug 16 2011, 07:00 PM']Im amazed by the way you have seven copies of every book you own and have arranged them in an identical fashion on that enormous book shelf of yours [/quote] That's exactly what I was thinking! Funny patchwork carpet you have there.

The Bass Merchant pricematched my MB combo & it was a few hundred quid different AND he threw in free delivery. So it's worth checking with Bass Direct to see what they can do.

Just thought. If you all play to a metronome, then that would probably work.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1341669' date='Aug 16 2011, 11:18 AM']If this combo is designed to be run with an extention cab...if will very likely be 8 ohms for the exisiting connection, so therefore you'll need another 8 ohm cab. Check the manual...but I believe this amp is rated 200..and that will be at 4 ohms...so if you run the combo as is...you probably only get 130 watts or so.. adding anothe 8ohm can makes a potential 200w. This is why combo's aren't as convenient as they would make you believe..as you need another cab underneath anyway to get the full makers ratings..typically[/quote] ? MB combo's usually have the LMII which is @ 350 watt at 8 ohm & 500 at 4 ohm. An ext cab would be 8 ohm. I don't understand the comment about why combos aren't as convenient as you'd need two 8 ohm cabs to get the most from the LMII anyway (NOT one 4 ohm cab).

I find that you need to have a tight drummer & use tap tempo to get the same BPM as him, but if he deviates it can sound awful. I use a Bass Murf with tap tempo & if he goes out of time, it takes a couple of bars to get back in sync as it's 3 taps for bpm.

I bought my Ibanez SR1000 new 20 odd years ago and there was a few "Pro" players using them (Matt Bissonette being the advertising name for them back then when he was with Dave Lee Roth). It was less than £1k new & can now be found on occasion for much less than £500 s/h, but if I could afford it I'd happily spend £10k on a Ritter or one of those other cool basses that BigRedX has shown us. I haven't voted as I don't think there is a price range.

That's a good sound you've got for getting started on. I like the synth still going down whilst you change notes. I've been looking at the M13 too & seriously toying with the idea of selling/trading the Bass Murf for one. Thing is, I like the fact that the murf gives me a pretty unique sound & there's possibilities with it that I'm just starting to explore (I'll record some soon). What's the octave section like on the M13?

You guys must play some pretty big venues! I use a Markbass 2x10 combo & play in a loud rock band with a loud drummer, 1 guitarist plays either a Les Paul or a Strat thru an AC30 (& many fx) & the singer plays a Godin synth access guitar through some Marshall gear & I have no probs being heard. My biggest non PA venue was @ 350 folk & I had spare headroom. +1 to adding another 2x10 & stacking vertically rather than mixing drivers up.

An updated pic of my current board. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/6039938614/"][/url] Looking to add an OC-2 or similar & maybe another EP-2. I also want an octave up pedal to use on a separate channel from the OC-2.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1339018' date='Aug 13 2011, 07:27 PM']On a broader note..when we have decided on how we present the song, who gets what and when etc... it f***s me right off if/when the gtr decides he will widdle over clearly defined spaces....a dn leave no room for the keys or dynamics. The gtr is just a band member playing out the song..we aren't there to back his show. His part is to make the song good... not him..!![/quote] We got rid of a guitarist for this reason. Just constant noodling throughout the song, even over the top of the lyrics & never played the same thing twice!

One song we have has a rather melodic bassline played on the dusty end of the D string with the open A being played as a drone. The Guitarist has tried to play it many times but just can't get the timing right (he doesn't notice that I actually slide most of the notes) so now plays something similar but different when I play a different part. Last gig I played at, the singer plays a Godin with a synth attached. 1/2 way through one of our songs he starts playing the same bassline as me, so I took a solo up the dusty end. That I did enjoy

& one for the "Lady" rioters in Leeds... Love goes to building on fire - Talking Heads.

Different paints/stains have different reactions with one another. Some are fine, some crack (which could look cool), some peel off after a time & some just don't take at all. If you're using oil or an oil based stain, then to be on the safe side when painting you would want something like linseed oil paint. I'm not sure how other oil based paints would react. Ou7shined, I like that vintage white & also the hardware you've used is brilliant. Just something a bit different.

My Ibby has a similar level of sheen but I didn't stain it, just Danish Oil (@ 20 coats) & then a couple of waxes. After I stripped the bass, I took some 40 grit to the body & also had a spray bottle of water to give it a misting all over. That opened the grain right up. Then I used 70g, then 110, & finally some P240. I then applied the oil with a cloth & sanded it in with the 240 many times over a period of @ 10 days & left the whole thing to dry until it didn't smell anymore. Then finished with a couple of coats of beeswax & voala! [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840966188/"][/url] I had toyed with the idea of staining it, but decided on natural after seeing the grain in the ash.

I've never tried the MB 121, but muddy is not something I would have thought could be associated with MB gear? I do like a very bassy sound (it is a bass after all ) & if it's too bassy, I can turn the bass down a bit. The only complaint I've really heard before is that the MB heads are too HiFi (the opposite from what your experience has been). I know some basses don't suit some amps though, so this might have been one of those situations?

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' post='1337352' date='Aug 12 2011, 10:40 AM']I'm using a Shuttle 9.0 with a Shuttle 12T. I've tried the Markbass CMD121P at a local store and i can say for sure that my rig has more bite and is punchier than the MB. The MB sound was too compressed, i had to roll back a bit of lows so i could percieve what i was playing and the general tone didn´t sound natural to my ears. It realy had put me off MB gear... Back to the topic, if i was to recommend a small combo the it would be Promethean! A friend of mine has one, one day i took my rig to his home and we A/B'ed them - WOW!!! I couldn't believe the sound coming from that tiny thing! It had almost the same bite that my shuttle (c'mon we all know that class-D watts are very overated, there's no way i can ever get 900W RMS out of my shuttle without melting it...) and it went lower!!! That 10" cab was putting out more lows than my 12" - due to the porting system, obviously - and it was holding on very well with a B string. I ended up ordering a Promethean cab [/quote] I've never experienced the "compressed" sound you mention. Though I suppose it also depends on what kind of bass you're putting through it. Unless you can really give it some welly, most music store volumes are not gonna really let you hear what an amp sounds like for gigging purposes. I'm now wanting to try one of these wee Ibby combos!

I've never met either of them, so couldn't say.

Most multi fx have a pitch shift (even the cheapo zoom 708 that I gave away had one). If you're not sure on what fx you want (or are going to use), then a multi fx is a good way to work out what individual pedals you want/need. If you know for def what fx you want, then get the individual ones.