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[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1508522042' post='3392784'] NOOOOOOO. I have really struggled for inspiration on this fairy topic and put in an entry that's just about fairy nuff, and mow I find it's a picture of an ELF !! Oh my days ! [/quote] I thought it was a pixie.

I'll give a shout to the Markbass LMII/III. Just because I had one & it was a great amp. My current amp has no DI. It's not little either, but it does sound good.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1508417644' post='3392052'] Do you have no appreciation at all of how good Rutger Gunnarsson's playing is in this song? [/quote] Quite the contrary, my good man. Musically, I love ABBA & most of their songs are superb. But the intro to Dancing Queen & the vocals on it just grate on my nerves. The individual instruments are superb, but all together, it's horrible.

I absolutely hate dancing queen, so IMO you can only improve it. If I could have my way, a metal cover would be ideal. Get every copy of the f***ing song that exists, including digital, bury them as deep as you can & pour molten metal into the hole, covering every copy there is.

It really depends on what string you're coming from. It makes sense to bend the strings nearest the fretboard edge away from the edge, but for the other strings, the only thing you need to take into account is what string you're coming from, what string you'll be going to & the bend hits the right note. For example, if you're playing the A string & want to bend a note on the D string, then it makes sense to bend the string away from the A string. Then if you're playing the G string & want to bend a note on the D string, it makes sense to bend the string towards the A string. Though this depends on where your next note is going to be.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1508251807' post='3390862'] Watching various youtube clips it does seem that the accepted method is to push up... [/quote] Don't you mean there's lots of videos of people doing it wrong? If someone told me I was bending the string the wrong way, I'd tell them that their fx pedals are in the wrong order.

Do you play in a band? If so, it might be time to have a change of songs & style. If you don't play in a band, get a DAW & get using your instruments for their intended purposes & write some tunes. There's a monthly comp on here that could get your juices flowing. I try to enter a song every month.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1507972014' post='3389039'] They supply blank 'slabs' as well, so you can pick any shape you like. Here's one I made earlier: [/quote] I've seen your finished guitar...

Or stolen?

I've had to google what "Post Punk" is. Turns out it's just about anything from U2 to The Cure (they were classed as Goth back in the 80s) to the Human League. I suppose technically, anything you play from 1977 onwards is Post Punk.

True enough. I find Windows based devices are good for making you frustrated & then taking frustration out on them, then replacing them with something that works.

I use an iPad to run Korg Gadget (which is now on my phone). It's a great bit of kit. I also use it for just storing music related things, like chords, score & lyrics.

I've still got my first bass, a Vox Standard, which I bought in 1985. So that's 32 years, but it is in bits. My main keeper that's still played to this day, is my Ibanez SR1000e. Bought it new in May 1990.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1507578737' post='3386545'] No [/quote]

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1507574248' post='3386466'] You can if you know what you're doing. You can buy RAM off Amazon, there are plenty of how to videos on Youtube. [/quote] But would you want to go into a brand new £2k MacBook with a soldering iron?

It's pretty ridiculous that you can't upgrade the RAM or SSD yourself.

My cab weighs 34 kg & it’s on casters, so I can wheel that to my car. My amp also weighs 34kg, but it’s not on casters & carrying it to the car isn’t easy, especially as my car is at least 150 feet from my door & over mixed terrain down hill & uphill (that bit depends on how close I get parked). I’m in need of a sack trolley! This is where I miss my Markbass combo. I could carry that with one hand. I’d happily have a lightweight head & a heavy cab, as you can put casters on the cab.

Well as Bilbo wanted Rock & Funk, I thought I'd give it a go. This is no calm rocking back & forth, it's giving it yeehaah! Ends up a bit more fusion, but I've tried to keep it rocking & funky. Wasn't easy to play, but I enjoyed it. https://soundcloud.com/gxmix/rockin-yo-funky-swing The Mrs hates it.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1507203163' post='3383868'] I don't know about any other Fender cabs, but the current Fender Rumble 410 is (surprisingly) 8 ohms. That's good because if you want to get louder you can just add another cab, but usually 410's are 4 ohms. Your 250 watt amp will only be putting out 125 watts into 8 ohms so I reckon you 'll need to be looking at a 500watt D class amp to get what you need out of this cab, whatever it is. Most modern D class amps will go into protect mode if you plug the wrong number of cabs in. I would expect that to prevent any damage to the amp if you get it wrong. [/quote] I don't fully agree. You might find that the BG250 will do all you need. Watts don't let you know how loud the thing is going to go. The more drivers, the more volume. The BG250 would put out a max of 2/3 of the 250 watts, not 1/2 and it's not going to constantly be putting out the max wattage either. Use your ears, not numbers. I've no experience of the Fender 4x10 cabs, but DO NOT take 2 leads from the amp to the cab. It's more likely to be to link a 2nd cab. It shouldn't matter which socket you plug in to.

[quote name='nicsim' timestamp='1507146335' post='3383632'] Thanks for all the input on the question I started with (and the follow up!). Going forward, it's given me something to think about, but in the meantime - that Ashdown ABM EVo II 1x15 Combo dropped just nicely earlier this week! - A tad under £130 on ebay - tested and it's absolutely fine for now. Maybe a 2x10 will be added if things get more serious. [/quote] You'll find the 1x15 will be more than ample for most gigs. If you need more of the same & like the sound of the combo, get the matching 1x15 cab. You'll get more of the same. Adding a 2x12 will give you a different and unpredictable sound. Some venues it could sound great, other's it could sound awful. As for your query about driver size earlier, the driver diameter has no bearing on the sound characteristics.

I'm gonna chuck Lowden in there. When my dad in law was looking for a new electro acoustic, we went round tonnes of shops & played hundreds of guitars. He took me as he wanted to hear how it sounded from an audience viewpoint & have someone who'll play the same parts every time. We went through a lot of guitars from the big players such as Taylor, Martin & Gibson, many of them are very beautiful instruments. But we kept coming back to Lowden, an O35. The thing with guitars, like any instrument, You have to go & play it. I really liked the Martin D28, but my dad in law didn't get on with it like he did with the Taylor guitars. We both loved the sound, feel & playability of the Lowden. It's down to personal preference.

He might know his pedals & they do come in at a similar price as other preamp pedals and they do get respect from many bassists. But from watching a Youtube vid from NAMM 16, I'd say he doesn't know much about cabs or actual power amps. He has a MT 700 amp plugged in to a 4Ω 2x10 & says "Now you're going to hear 700 watts with a 210". When asked about them being ceramic drivers he also says "They sound nasty & nice, they sound heavy... We'll worry about the lightweight stuff later on".

I’ve got something started already. Got a bass part last night & worked on some drums & keys at lunch. I’ve got better inspiration than I did from my own choice last mont!

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1506880245' post='3381743'] Let's see you Rockers and Funksters make something out of that!! [/quote] I'm seeing her rocking on that funky swing.

I'd just go for Logic. It's worth the extra money. You get a great customisable acoustic drummer and a superb drum machine in the form of Ultradrum, which can play samples or create synthetic sounds & you can do a whole host of tweaking in it. The effects & amp sims are worth the extra £50 & considering if you look at just about any other DAW, you'd need to spend at least twice as much to get anywhere near as much in the way of VSTs. I took a bit of time before switching from GarageBand to Logic & once I did, I wished I'd done it earlier.