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Whilst I don't fully agree with combos being heavier than separates, in your situation amp & cab would maybe be the better option. If you can stretch another £200 or so, then a Markbass combo is both light & loud & should you need more, then you just add another cab & job's done. I'd probably try & get as good an amp as poss with your money as decent non neo cabs can be picked up for not a lot of £s. You can get a Markbass LMII for @ £3-350. 2x10 cab would be my choice & add another 2x10 if needed at a later date.

I've never really looked at one of these until now. From what I can see the 8B has 8 ins & 8 outs (numbered 1-8) & the GL has 16 so I'd suspect that pedal 1 would have it's out & in go to the input 1 & output 1 on the switchblade. Adding in a loop would be your decision on where to put it & experimenting with one would let you know where suits you. As for your other Qs, I've no idea

Try a Soundgear & then if it's not what you want, fret a GWB35.

The Beatles? Didn't Macca use a Hofner? I had a wee Youchoob at 4003 & after hearing them, I guess the vid above is using the bridge pick up? The neck pick up doesn't lack bass.

I'd say keep it fretless. Get an SR???? with frets.

Do Rics usually lack any actual "bass" to their sound, or is it just that video? Nice looking basses though.

That's why I like my Markbass combo, it's very light. My drummer often asks if he can carry it for me as he'll pick it up in one hand & have some of his gear in the other (he says it makes him look strong ).

Can you take the neck off the thing or is it a set jobby? You can get cheapo necks off ebay if you can.

I like the looks of the Super J a lot, just a shame it only has 22 frets I have a few songs that requires that high G (could actually do with the A too for 1 song).

[quote name='stevie' post='1320974' date='Jul 29 2011, 11:57 PM']I think you always have to try to compare like with like. Yes, you can get hi-tech 10s that will do wonders, and 12s that will outperform many 15s. Interesting that you bring up the question of driver quality though, because the total cost of the drivers in a 4x10 is about three times that of the equivalent 1x15. Anyone trying to buy a half decent set of 10s is going to be spending over £200. Spend £200, or even £300, on a 15" driver, and your 15" cab becomes a completely different animal.[/quote] I was comparing just single drivers & not 4 10"s to a 15". In the OPs case, if he likes the sound of his 4x10 & wants more of the same, then an Ashdown 4x10 would be as close to getting that. Adding a 15" to it alters the sound (as you know, with varying results). The debate of will a 15 go lower than a 10, it depends on how the cab is tuned. Taking out the equation of how loud you're wanting it to go for a mo, if you managed to perfectly tune a cab for the 10 & a cab for the 15 & both drivers was of a high spec, then both should be able to produce the same frequencies. Adding in how loud you want it is how much air you can move. So a 15 can move more air, therefore in theory, be louder. You add more than one 10 & you're moving more air, hence more capable of moving more of those lower frequencies. 4 10" drivers covers more area than a single 15, so should move more air & if the cab is tuned appropriately, should move more lower frequencies also.

Sorry Bill, Alex's definitions win.

[quote name='stevie' post='1320884' date='Jul 29 2011, 09:49 PM']Yes, I've heard that too. You really would expect the opposite to be the case though. You'd expect the average 15" driver to go lower than your average 10" driver because of its lower resonant frequency and greater excursion.[/quote] Agreed, you would expect that but it does depend on what make of driver it is though. A cheap 15 will most likely go lower than a cheap 10 as it would most likely have a greater excursion, but with a well built driver a 10 could have as much excursion as any other size & then it's down to all the other parameters & how well the cab has been designed to accommodate the drivers.

I was tempted to buy one of these about 10 or so years ago, it was one of the few small combos that the local "music" shop had. I decided not to though.

Most manufacturers 4x10s produce more lows than their 1x15s.

Go & try Reaper for yourself & see if you like it. [url="http://www.reaper.fm/"]Here's the link.[/url] Click "Download" at the top of the screen & it'll take you to the downloads page, choose what OS you want it for & that's you for 30 days, no restrictions. I got the price wrong, unless you're using it commercially, it's $40! If you look at any of the topics about DAWs on here, Reaper regularly pops up into the topic. I haven't bought it (yet), but it's been on my mac for over 2 years now. Unfortunately I don't get much time to use it (damned Basschat keeps me away from it ).

Ahh, but what if you set the EQ to a sad face? Would you get the mids back or would you just have a sad face???

Fancy going this weekend & giving it a blast? You could do a vid for YouTube as there's nowt on there for it (that I can find).

I've heard the octaver in the SS is a bit pants, but this is a dedicated analogue pedal, not the digital effort that's in the SS (or is it the same unit?).

Looks like a new contender. [url="http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=194"]http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=194[/url] Not cheap at £155, but if it's good...

I think (and I mean I think, but don't know) that your latter thoughts would be the most likely. It does depend on if your loop is pre or post & if it merges with the original signal. The LMII has an internal jumper to have it so that the loop is or isn't merged with the original signal.

I know were you are with the cables 3"s too short situation! As you use Cubase, why not download Reaper? It's free to use as long as you want & if you like it & use it a lot, you donate $99. I used to use Cubase & Reaper is easy to move to.

I'm unashamedly gonna recommend Ibanez (Having been an owner of a SR-1000 for 20+ years & still being my main instrument). It has a Huge range of sounds, a very slim neck, doesn't look like a Fender, wasn't designed by Fender & has a great build quality to boot. New one's don't hold their value all that well, but 2nd hand they do & there's some excellent bargains to be had. You could have a £1000+ instrument for well within your budget. Best idea is to get to a shop & have a play about. GuitarGuitar usually have a couple of Warwicks, Ibbys & G&Ls in & Kenny's in Dundee usually has a couple of Warwicks.

Just had a wee look online at it & sounds very suited to bass. Why would Boss market this as a guitar pedal though! I mean.... [quote]The BOSS MD2 Mega distortion captures the bottom-heavy distortion sounds heard in today's new-school metal and pushes it to the extreme. The secret is a special dual-stage distortion circuit with an added gain boost-plus new Bottom and Tone controls--for crushing distortion with massive low end. Take your distortion into the future with the MD-2.[/quote] Good for the bedroom guitard, but doesn't sound like it would be any good for a guitarist in a band to me.

I'd go with Lozz's advice & grab a 2nd hand Ashdown 4x10 off of here. They can be had for £1-200 & would be a match for what you have.

From the sound of your OP, I'd say get a try of the Orange & see if it gives the sound you're after. I like the Markbass amps as it does clean very well & when I want dirty I use pedals (which is a good amount of the time). Cab wise, I'd say go for 2 2x10s or 2 2x12s. You can stack these vertically to get the height of the 8x10 & your back will thank you for it (so will your ears). See if you can find a shop with a good selection of gear & get testing (or you could buy 2nd hand on here & sell/swap if you don't like things).