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A good contents insurance policy will cover lock ups, garages, sheds & any other outbuildings that come with the house & usually within @ 1/4 - 1/2 mile radius (as long as it's locked) without any additional add ons. Personal belongings/possessions will cover everyday things that you carry on you out & about worldwide (laptops, Mobiles, ipods, cameras, jewellery, etc) & often will cover musical instruments, but you might need to pay an extra premium to have them covered for gigging (some insurance companies won't offer cover if it's for paid gigs). Quite often the PB will only cover theft from a locked vehicle when the items are either concealed in the boot or the glove compartment. Always read your schedule & call your insurance company if you want to know for sure (calling them usually results in the call being recorded, meaning if they say you're covered for something then there's recorded evidence that you asked). No points for guessing what my day job is! Yup, I'm an undertaker.

No Tayside bassists out there?

Sacked again! Man, it must suck being that bad? Maybe you're no Geddy Lee, but at the worst you're gonna be on a par with Adam Clayton & he's managed to hold down a bass players role with a band. My take on the situation is that one of them has a mate who plays bass & they wanted him in, so they got rid of you. Take a wee break from bass, even if it's just for a month or two & then come back to it. Then start your own band musician by musician. Find a Guitarist or a drummer & practice just as a duo, this will build up a relationship with you both & get to gel. Then go & find another musician (or all you need for a band if you wish). My band BigRoom, started off just me & a singer/guitarist & then we added a multi instrumentalist (who also plays bodhran ) & we've remained a 3 piece for yonks but getting guest musicians in. We've now added a drummer (who plays keys too) & I haven't been in the band for about 10 months! They keep asking for me, but lack of transport means I can't get down. They might replace me soon if I don't get sorted out soon & I'll be joining you to get lessons off Mr Clayton! Basically what I'm trying to say is "if you enjoy playing bass, why give up? Start your own originals band".

Ibanez have very thin fast necks & a great range of tones. I would try before buying tho incase the neck doesn't suit you.

Funny, Roni Size was what first came to my mind too. Brown Paper Bag to start with?

It'll be interesting to hear that popped thru your pedalboard!

I think the Markbass amps are the dogs, but those TC jobs look impressive too! Choices choices??? Sounds like you need to get to a shop that has both!

I went & had a wee look at their website t'other day. Looks promising, but they do appear to be budget looking IMO (tho they're probably not). Couldn't find a price for them tho.

[quote name='nipplebass' post='1148334' date='Mar 3 2011, 01:28 PM']and why would i want to do that?[/quote] You asked for a recommendation, that's what I would do. You'll find 2 decent quality 2x10s stacked vertically will do all that you need. Plenty of depth & the Markbass cabs have tweeters too & my back likes the light wight. Doesn't have to be Markbass cabs tho, there's many good brands & barefaced (Alex Claber on here) are highly rated too. Or if you want to self build, then BFM (Bill Fitzmaurice on here) are also highly rated. I didn't mean to sound cheeky about selling the 4x12, just a suggestion. Oh, & welcome to BassChat.

I'd recommend flogging the 4x12 & getting 2 Markbass 2x10s.

Maybe an idea would be to say to each person who's about to plug in something along the lines of "Mute or unplug at the amp before disconnecting your bass, if not, you can use your own gear next time." (could even be a note on top of your amp). The silent leads usually auto mute the minute it gets pulled from the bass & do the job nicely until they stop working. Not sure if they've improved on them as I bought mine about 3 years ago.

[quote name='chrismuzz' post='1147851' date='Mar 2 2011, 11:09 PM']I've got a digital 4-track filling out the space at the moment, but it HAS been crying out for more pedals... I'm thinking either an octaver, a wah, or if i don't succeed in getting a nice fuzz from the sansamp ill be getting a metal muff. As long as I can get them without the missus finding out![/quote] Yup, I'd agree on getting an octaver & a wah (or better still, an envelope filter).

As those above do, I'll always suggest going for a multi fx unit if you're not sure what you want. You can spend anything from £20 upwards on one. A good starting point is the zoom pedals, but have a look at Roland, Line 6 & any others you spy if you're planning on using it live.

I had one of those Neutrik leads with the pop out bit to silence the cable. Great idea, but only lasted about 3 months & had to take the red pop out jack off & put a normal one on I'd get a cheap crappy combo for the bass holders.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1147554' date='Mar 2 2011, 07:27 PM']Neo...what...ium? Nothing wrong with big, "old-school" cabs. Just screw some reasonable-sized castors into the side and [i]wheel[/i] it/them around! On stage, just flip it onto its feet and stack'em up. Iquite fancy another cab. Either another 4x10 (1048h) so I can run 2 4x10s or maybe a bigger 1x15 than my current one (1153). Wouldn't mind a try of a Trace 1818 either. Good thing about the trend in lightweight gear is that older cabs like these can be had for as little as £100.. I wonder what'll come next in terms of cabinet design/construction?[/quote] Neodiyuminum! Problem with casters, they don't like steps. But if you don't mind the weight, then there is some great bargains to be had. I've hurt my back a few times (despite being careful & learning how to lift properly) so prefer light gear. Next design for speakers? What about those NXT speakers? It was called distributed mode & had very little fade & was a flat panel speaker. Downside was they had a crap bass response. I'm sure I also heard somewhere that these are directional in respect of "if you step ouside where it's aimed at, you hear nothing"? I don't believe that tho!

One of my freinds has a couple of big cabs that look like giant black chest freezers with a couple of 18s in each, but I'm pretty sure if you made a cab the same size & filled it with the equvalent amount of any other diamiter of driver, it would put out the same level of sub frequencies. I'd rather pit 8 10" neo drivers than 2 18" ceramic lumps.

Welcome to the low end. If you're looking to learn Blues, then you cant go wrong learning some 12 bar patterns. YouTube is a good place to find lessons & some have tab written on them. +1 for the sites above, tho I've heard the PC owners can have jip with Bassmasta.

That CE-5 looks like it has potential. Wouldn't mind trying one myself when I get funds to replace the CE-2 (& give it back to my guitarist). The problem with putting a compressor at the start of your chain is that it will kill your plans on using the dynamics of your playing to control any filter effects (such as the AW-3) as it levels out all your notes to the same volume. If you're planning on using a comp, then I'd stick it after any filters. If you stick it at the end then you run the chance of raising the noise floor up to irritating (one of the reasons I've not bothered adding a compressor).

[quote name='Wally' post='1146335' date='Mar 1 2011, 08:11 PM']xgsjx is right in stating the amp has a single jack loop on the front but also on the back has a power amp in jack. I guess on this amp a new question has arisen. Does it make any odds which of the two inputs is used for the pedal?[/quote] From the sounds of it, one is an input & the other is an output. thing is, what way round??? They're called "Pre Amp In" & "PWR Amp Out" (from what I can see on web pics) & would suggest that you take the lead from your Sansamp & put it into the "Pre Amp In", but I'd check that it is an input & not an out for it's pre amp.

I'm trying to work out if they're taking the mick or if they should have their vids submitted to FailBlog. The Mrs was saying that their cooking & baking videos are equally as laughable, with folk who clearly don't know what a kitchen actually is.

But is the fx send not on the front of those amps? I'm sure there's pre out & power in sockets round the back.

I'm another who sets the amp to flat & then adjusts things to suit the venue. My sound is made up with the VLE being set at @10:30 o'clock & the VPF @ 9 o'clock. The MF-105b then cuts out certain frequencies (a couple of certaim mids & then anything above 1.2k). It's a bit more complex than Bass 6, Mid 4, Treble 5.

Silly question time. If you're using the Sansamp as a pre & the Peavey as a power, then why not plug the bass into the samsamp & then a cable straight frm the out of that & into the "power amp in" socket on the rear, or is that not how that works?

It would need to be a ring mod with a level of CV control & something like the MP-201 or a couple of exp pedals. I'd just been looking at vids for the CP-251 module & wondering if it's something that I could use. I really need to find a good shop with a selection of moogs & similar. I just have a love for making weird sounds & used to make some weird & wonderful sounds with some old analogue Korgs & Jems back in the 80s & 90s. Not sure if the audience always like them tho.

[quote name='DanOwens' post='1145351' date='Mar 1 2011, 07:54 AM']How about a Ring Modulator? Mental as a polydactyl cat! [/quote] Dan, why did you have to go & post that video? Just when I thought I'd decided the final 3 pedals for my board, I now want a ring mod as well!!!! Must............................Resist!