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My point was more to do with volume isn't measured in watts, but you do make a good point.

I'd do that 200 mile round trip. Make a day of it. I've been an Ibby player since 1990 & though I've had a few other basses over the years, the Ibby is My go to instrument. But... There's a lot of great options out there & what's good for me might not suit you. That's why I say try loads. £700 is a decent budget too.

Because valve watts are louder than those solid ones. Over the past while, I've gigged with a 100w Carlsberg amp into 2 1x15s, a 200w Trace Elliot 4x10 combo, a 350w Markbass 2x10 combo, a 30w Vox 1x12 combo & a 200w Radiovox valve amp into a 4x10. Any can be used for gigging, though the 30w Vox only got used for the more intimate gigs (less than 50 people & it wasn't a noisy venue). It's not about how many watts your rig can make, but how many decibels. So the real answer is, an 8x10 stack should be ample, though you might need 2 for the bigger gigs.

You can get close with a good filter pedal (I used to have the Moog & now have the Source Audio BEF Pro, both get decent results) & you’ll need a dirt pedal to get a bit more of that sort of tone. If you've got funds, the Roli Seaboard gets it spot on & you can control the filters on the fly, but it’s a separate instrument.

On keys. She likes her synths. & slapping together 2 bits of wood.

Got mine finished. Roli Equator for the double bass & one of the violins, FExpansion Strobe 2 for the other violin & trumpet, Logic EXS24 for the piano & the drummer in the box that the guy's sitting on is Logic's very own drummer. Apart from the drums, all was played on the Seaboard.

I've got some score/tablature if you want it PMd?

That white Welsh bloke can groove with very few notes.

Now that's tidy idea.

Having been in one of those types of bands where it's just really the guitarist wanting to solo & play riffs in between the solos, I had no intention of ever playing in a band that played 60s - 80s rock ever again. But then I have musical frustrations & can't commit to a band, so we jam the out of songs that I'd pay never to hear played again. The singist in the following video never came back ( I think he was number 6). We auditioned a new singist last week & he seems like he may come back on Wednesday, but then previous singists said they would & didn't, so I shan't hold my breath. I try to wreck these songs as much as I can. We played Gloria by Van Morrison 2 weeks ago, I found the bassline for Ghostbusters fitted it perfectly. The guitarist has tried to get us to play Hey Hey My My several times & I can have a great time with octave & filter on that one. Anytime I play, I just try to enjoy myself, even if the song is crap.

If the guitarist made the same comment to me re "Something funky in A minor", I'd have responded with "Paedo?". As for Jamming with widdling guitarist, it's fun. I can be a widdling bassist when I need to & will play off the guitar & then go back to my main job of laying a solid groove for him to widdle on.

Nice one

That couldn't ring truer with me. We spend a bloody fortune on cheese! The Mrs probably spends more a month on cheese than I've ever spent in a year on music!

I've got an SR. Like above, get or make a decent lead. Any worth it's salt has the jacks gripping the cable so you an pull the cable without it leaving the jack in the socket. Also the Neutrik jacks are long enough to grab hold of.

Well spotted!

2 years ago I was gonna get a Rise 25. Had a couple of plays on it & everyone, from the dad in law to the guys in music shops all said "You don't want that as your main keyboard", so I got the S88. As great as the S88 was, the Rise is much better for me. It can be used like a keyboard, but it just opens up expression much more & screams to be played. I wish I wouldn't have listened to anyone back then & just got the Rise.

I know someone called buttons. From my trumpet playing days, I know them as valves.

it could well be.

I swapped my NI S88 for a Roli Rise last week. I've been sitting here for the past hour & a bit just going through sounds that match what's in the pic. I've got a great double bass sound, a good solo violin & other strings & a great selection of brass instruments (though there's a pretty good brassy reed instrument that might get the place). I'm toying with going for a lekky piano, though the acoustic pianos that I have are pretty good.

I'm liking the pic.

I use a Vox Venue Bass 30 for in the home (& even for smaller gigs). It's a 1x12 combo. Weighs about the same as a Markbass 2x10 combo. The thing is, it does sound really good especially for something that, when you can find one for sale, is less than £50.

So you're obviously referring to me. Not a very nice comment from you that, is it. I Speak from experience of having used a 2x10 with a 1x15 & finding that some venues it could sound great at one part of the audience & not so good at another. It varied. I wasn't having a go at you in any way, I had already stated that some combinations of 2x10 & 1x15 work well for some people, just that 2 of the same cab is a more secure option.

You’re one of the ones that got on with a 2x10 & 1x15.

2x12 is a good option. 2 2x12 is fine for big gigs where you need volume & have no PA. 2x10 or 2x12 and a 1x15 is going to give you random sound. Not a good idea, though some get on with it. Even in the one room you'll find you can stand at different parts of the room & it'll sound different. 2 1x15 is another good option, so is 2 2x10.

I'm looking to see what the wife has that I can sell.