xgsjx

I've been thru that phase (no, not the ampeg one!) & you'll come back to bass later. I did when I was asked to join a band after having a short break from playing anything (was writing music on computer tho). Just now I am playing more guitar than bass, but that's only because the church asks it of me. I'm not getting as much playing as I want to tho!

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='948435' date='Sep 7 2010, 04:10 PM']B5R head runs at 300watts 4ohmes, 500watt 2ohmes. my cab runs at 400watts 4ohmes. adding a 2nd 4 ohme cab takes the head to 2ohmes and gives 500watts. Im not sure where your getting your numbers from.[/quote] Sorry, I misread an earlier post where you said the 4x10 was 400w @ 4ohm & mistook it for the head (problem with trying to read at work! lol). You're quite right with your figures (I didn't know that your amp went to 2 ohms).

Erm, I'm not getting this. If your B5r runs 400w at 4 ohm & you have a 4 ohm, 500w cab, you're only gonna get 400w into it. Adding a 2nd 4ohm cab won't give you 1000w, but is more likely to blow your amp up.

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='947917' date='Sep 7 2010, 08:15 AM']I just think it may save my time in telling me if an ext. cab would be required for maximum output of an amp,,,,,,simple[/quote] I think the safest option would be to treat a combo as if it was an amp capable of running at 4 ohms & comes with an 8 ohm cab as there are only a handful that put out full power without an ext cab.

I get where you're coming from, but I always do a little research into anything that I'm interested in. I knew before buying my combo that it ran at @ 300w on it's own or 500w if I add an 8 ohm cab. I also knew that the speakers have 21mm of travel, I'm not sure if this would move any more air than a driver that moves 18mm but I do think it greatly reduce the chances of me popping it. Most combos (not all tho, such as Vox & other cheapo ones) will require an ext cab to get the full wattage unless you decided to rewire or replace the drivers, but I don't see the point in this as running 500w @4 ohm into 2 10's is not gonna increase in volume compared to the 300w @ 8ohm into 2 10s & running an extra 2x10 (having a 4x10) would move more air (more air = more volume/noisiness). I know most manufacturers tend to put the 8 ohm & 4 ohm wattage ratings on their websites for their amps, sometimes it's under tech specs.

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='946812' date='Sep 6 2010, 12:10 AM'] Om nom nom nom.[/quote] Looks like a bummer for bar chords tho!

[quote name='Beedster' post='944742' date='Sep 3 2010, 05:17 PM']Sorry guys, but this thread has lost something since Dave stopped posting ):[/quote] Well get logged back in as him & we'll get this to page 30! TBH I like the sound of Ampeg valve gear, it just doesn't have the sort of sound that I want for my bass & wouldn't suit my band's sound. Same reason I don't have a Fender, it just doesn't have the sound that I want (tho I'm still tempted to get a Jazz).

If I could afford £10-£15k or more for a bass I'd be getting one of those Ritter Roya Royal concepts with the infinite fretboard. Or maybe even the Zephyr

Sounds Very Tempting? Nope... Serious Vertebrae Trouble (from lifting perhaps).

[quote name='Beedster' post='942965' date='Sep 2 2010, 07:59 AM']Jeez, what a thread, I'll never get those 15 minutes back! Did I miss something? Is Dave a legitimate member having a bad day, or a clown who came on to wind everyone up? Did he have an angle I completely missed? Confused of Canterbury[/quote] I actually think it was you using a different log in to wind folk up & give us a laugh. Especially as you've not been logged on the same time as "Dave", Dave Beedster!

I know a drummer who has a belter of a Roland kit & has one of those Bose portable PA systems. Sounds immense. A drum player (not a drummer) that I sometimes have to play with bought a cheapo e kit for £200 off eBay (despite being told not to) & it's gantin. Plays it thru a wee fender practice combo! [quote name='dood' post='942865' date='Sep 2 2010, 12:00 AM']I'd liken having an electronic kit behind me to playing with in-ear-monitoring. Something 'feels' lost without the amps roaring behind you if you see what I mean?[/quote] I hope that's an Ampeg rig behind you now!

I've been reading this all day & it's been excellent! I'm just in from putting a silver cloth grill on my combo & painting the head black with some silver lettering. I've also fitted a smoke machine inside it & bolted the whole lot to my house (to make it weighty of course). I really just wanted to get a post in before the day's out!

I'm taking up guitar!

As I read thru your post my thoughts was and are the same as many of the answers. Start your own band with your preferred singer. Guitarists are 10 a penny & the minimum you're gonna get is a trio (could do rock acoustic style but with electrics & no drums).

I moved to flats 7 months ago & wish I'd done so sooner. I went with the TI Jazz flats & had no trouble switching from the DR Strings rounds that I was used to & the tension differences that people note from rounds appear to be very minimal (doesn't affect my playing). So yeah, go for it. I'll be sticking with rounds & may try the La Bella Deep Talkings on my next bass (or if for some strange reason I snap a few of the TIs!).

Power wise, over here in the uk you're best with 240 volts. I've practiced with a 30 watt combo, a loud drummer & 2 guitarists (I've played gigs with this too).

After listening to some of the demos on here it proves that a £100 guitar doesn't sound much different to a £600 guitar (basses are different, of course :snob: ). I have judged bands before (in actual competition) & paid no notice of what their tools was, but listened to the sound they produced with them. As the saying goes, a poor workman blames his tools.

I have everything flat, the VLE at @ 10 o'clock & the VPF at @ 9 o'clock. Gets a sound that suits my bass lovely.

I always liked the bass line to Sugar Daddy by Tori Amos, simple but very groovy. Tina Weymouth is a poptastic bassist too so my shout goes for Talking Heads - Slippery People (I know, they have tons of great basslines. but everyone knows this one).

Hello & welcome (belated ) GAS = Gear Acquisition Syndrome. You'll get it bigtime!

My rock band always practiced on a Monday & BigRoom on a Thursday. However, my church band usually practices on a Saturday (tho I forgot that before I hit vote!).

Never played one, but this looks like a serious contender to me... Ritter Roya

MF-101 & an ep2 pedal. Not the cheapest option tho & you still need something to make the synth sound.

My dream team would be: Vocals - David Phelps Vocals & programming - Bjork Guitar - Eddie Van Halen Keys & fx - Jean Michel Jarre Piano - Jamie Cullum Drums - JoJo Mayer (or maybe Cobus) Bass - xgsjx (oh, that's me that is) Now to email them

I'm on here all the time and I've just noticed this! What a sad loss this is. I never met Si, but shared a couple of PMs & a few blabs just on the forum. I was looking forwards to having someone I recognised to talk to on Rock til you drop. Seems a bit ironic that forum now. Well God now has an excellent chap up there (taken from how he appeared on this forum anyway) & my thoughts & prayers are with him & his family.