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I'd stick with 8 ohm cabs. 4 ohm cabs leaves no expansion unless the amp will run at 2 ohms & you'll be hard pressed to hear the difference between the 4 or 8 ohm cab (wattage ain't gonna make that much difference into the same cab regardless of ohms. Mixing cabs/drivers (10s, 15s etc) will give you unpredictable results. Sometimes good, sometimes not.

If you're willing to go 2nd hand, you'll get a decent amp & a couple of 2x10s for just under your max budget. You'll get away with 1 2x10 & add another if needed at a later date.

The problem with cheap Chinese mics are handling noise & dodgy XLR sockets. I've got 3 KAM mics that was @ £30 each & wouldn't give em to someone I didn't like, let alone suggest buying them. I'm looking for some decent mics & see that Shure make a few around the £50 mark, such as the SM48, PG48 & PG58. Anyone got experience of these?

It depends on the type of music you're playing. I've played with no pa support to audiences of @150 thru a Vox 30 watt combo & been ok (it was a folk gig tho). I wouldn't be heard in my rock band with it. If you're not gonna get 2x8x10s then I'd go with Bill's advice & get 2x10 cabs. What's your budget?

[quote name='JTUK' post='1185543' date='Apr 2 2011, 08:31 AM']Really rate this combo but on its own it is not enough if using my mates one the other day in anger was anything to go by. I didn't feel I could really push it ( not being mine ) and I am sure it would cope with most things with a cab underneath though. On it own..?? hmmm.[/quote] I suppose it depends on the size of the venue. Most of ours have been village halls & pubs & it's much louder & bassier than the Trace 4x10 combo I used. I've been toying with building a BFM sub to stick under it just for height & to make women orgasm when playing the low G Other idea is another MB 2x10 cab & stack em vertically. But I've got too much to spend my pennies on before then

You'll be surprised at how well heard these poxy wee lightwieght gadgets are. I have a Markbass 2x10 combo & play with a loud drummer & 2 noisy guitarists & have no problem being heard.

Some of my pedals (Such as the Moog MF-101) are not true bypass & I prefer the sound I get when the bass is going thru them as opposed to the bass' unaffected tone. I won't suggest any individual effects to buy without knowing what sound & type of music you're playing. I started with a Zoom BFX 708 to find out what fx I was gonna use & what I wasn't as what sounds good at home doesn't always fit in a band situation (tho it's hard to go wrong with a chorus, flanger or phaser). If you're after a synthy sound, then Have a look in the Dnb/Dubstep topic for loads of samples & advice. That's where my sound is heading.

I was watching a bit of YouTube this morning & ended up watching some double thumb excersizes & was getting pretty quick (for a new technique), but now I've got a blister next to the quick. any tips on how to get rid of it? I'm enjoying the new technique.

Get a multi FX pedal to start with. This way you'll get to know what fx you're gonna use & what you ain't & not end up buying a pretty brick. Depending on how much you want to spend, have a look at Zoom, Line 6 & Roland. THere's some in the For Sale section.

[quote name='4 candles' post='1183990' date='Mar 31 2011, 09:55 PM']I thought the kelly woz inside 4 touchin up de-minerz?[/quote] What, like the Chileans?

There's a chap getting his mates bro to make an exp pedal based on the mf-101 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=289&st=2420&start=2420"]here.[/url] The sinewave is hard to replicate because it's a pure fundamental sound that is smooth over the timeline whereas the bass reproduces several harmonics & sounds that fluctuate along the timeline. The hard part is removing the unwanted frequencies but retain the basics to make the sound over all the fretboard. A triangle wave is another hard sound to replicate. It's similar to the sine but has a higher harmonic content & not as much sub, it's better for cheap stereos that don't reproduce bass sounds so well.

The moogerfooger?

I'm trying to get my core sound similar to that of a sinewave. So far I've put flatwounds on my bass & play between the neck pu & bridge & panned 80%ish to the neck pu. The LPF helps get a very sub like sound & the Bass Murf also helps to get rid of frequencies I don't want (I mainly just use it as a graphic overdrive & some light lfo on it). Some chorus to add wobble. A good octaver & a signal mixer is all I really need to be happy (& then I'll get more gas!).

I use all the strings & could do with more to make some basslines a bit easier. Why not try buying a low B & restringing BEAD? Might suit your style better.

[quote name='charic' post='1183068' date='Mar 31 2011, 10:32 AM']Sell the cab and get a 2 x 10 guitar and a 2 x 10 bass cab seperately?[/quote] Nooo! Too sensible!

You could seal the bottom section & basically make it like a cab within a cab. You might have to turn it into a 1x10 & close off the other 10" hole, but there's no reason it can't be done.

You could always buy a 1/2 sheet of plywood & seal the cab For the price of a couple of drivers to stick in your 4x10, you could buy a cheap bass cab off of here (Ashdown MAG, Hartke, etc).

Sounds like the OC-2 is gonna be a good tool to getting towards the sound I'm trying to get. I tried an OC-3 a few years back & wasn't too keen on it but I've read on here a few times that the OC-2 is the better pedal. I've been gassing for a nice fretless 5 for some time now. I don't want the "mwah" sound tho (eg: Jaco).

I like this one: He looks wasted algmusic posted this (&the Hip Hop drumming one) in the amps & cabs section about a month ago, so thanks to him for this one.

So are you getting a DJ & Vocalist involved with Our Helical Mind? That would bring everything up a level again if the DJ was working along with your metronome (be it adding beats, sounds, scratching or whatever) & having some vocals on there would sit in lovely. Love the bass sounds on Face 4 Radio. What did you use for that?

[quote name='blackeyedgirl' post='1182339' date='Mar 30 2011, 03:21 PM']I take that as good then? [/quote] Ya

It seems about average pricewise. Ashdown stuff usually gets the thumbs up from those who like their stuff. There's a MAG 300r & 1x15 cab in the For Sale section for £200. If you're willing to go 2nd hand, you'll get a better rig for your money. Just noticed it's the MAG 600, makes a better price.

As far as I understand from the OP, he wants to be able to run 2 cabs from his amp to shift a bit more air. Unfortunately he's bought a 4Ω cab & the amp's min load is 4Ω. The idea of an attenuator isn't ridiculous, but there's better options as other's have said. 1, get a series cable or 2, sell/swap the cab for an 8Ω jobbie.

[quote name='Albi' post='1181978' date='Mar 30 2011, 11:05 AM']Brother of a friend mine is making it. Hasn't got any website, but it's basicly based on the Moog LPF.[/quote] Sounds interesting. Is he making it so that you can assign the pedal to different parameters? If not, then ask him if he can.

Well it's well known that you'll get 10 different answers from 3 bassists when asking a question. At least the answers are of a similar ilk to the question.