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Voted for you. Not just for being a fellow BCer, but also because it's a cracking tune!

That's 2/3 of the weight of mine. You're almost class D!

I think my track's gonna be "War" inspired.

My Radiovox amp is 33.4 kg. How does this compare to other valve amps?

Just noticed that I came 3rd! Chuffed to bits that 9 people actually liked my tune.

Well done Looking forward to this month's inspiration pic, so choose wisely.

Some truly amazing entries this month. I'm keen to see what next month's pic is gonna be.

At church, we normally all use IEM & play through the PA. Last night was team night, where all the musicians turn up to learn one or two new songs. There's 4 bassists (we work on a rota) & I was asked if I could bring a rig so that 2 bassists could practice playing at the same time. I had intended on taking the wee 1x12 Vox combo, but decided to take the Radiovox/EBS rig & glad I did, as I was competing with the rest of the band going through PA. Got nothing but compliments on the sound & the other bassists & a few other musicians all asked for a play. One bassist has a rather nice Sandberg & when he played my bass his first words were "Ooooh, that's a very comfortable bass. I love these flat wound strings too". The downside (which I can live with)... The amp weighs an absolute ton!

So is there a new genre?... Melodic Country Rock? Who'd have thought, "melodic" & "country" in the same sentence!

Some great mentions. D'Angelo's Chicken Grease. Pino on bass making a couple of notes sound funky.

Same here. Air are superb.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1490175450' post='3262779'] The Ampeg website lists all the current PF cabs as 8 ohms, hence the assumption. [/quote] Fairy muff.

What Ω are your cabs each? You never said in the post & everyone's assuming that they're both 8Ω. If one is 8Ω & the other is 4Ω, then that makes 2.66Ω, which could damage your amp. If they're both 4Ω cabs, then that's gonna be a 2Ω load Given the choice & if I liked the sound of the 1x15, I'd have went for a 2nd 1x15 & made a 2x15 rig (better dispersion than the 4x10). If you prefer the sound of the 4x10, then get a 2nd 4x10 if you need more. A 2x10 in your set up means that 2 drivers are gonna be running twice as hard as the other 4 (this is if all cabs are 8Ω). Your way around it is if you have a 4Ω 4x10 & an 8Ω 2x10, but your amp may not handle this.

[quote name='briansbrew' timestamp='1490046038' post='3261794'] Nice work xgxgs, looks like you put in a lot of work on the sanding, I found the inner horns quite difficult but it pays to take your time. The water idea is good and I will bear that in mind the next time I do a project like this. Your finished bass looks awesome and much better than the painted job, hard to beat natural wood. [/quote] It took a good few weeks from start to finish. My original intention was to dye the wood blue & silver leaf part of the body, but when I saw the wood, I changed my mind. Though it still might happen at a later date.

Nice work. I found that spraying the wood with water & leaving it to soak between sanding helped to enhance the grain. Then several coats of Danish, followed by a few coats of wax. This was mine. https://flic.kr/s/aHsjuw23Lc

If it's a studio recording & he did use an amp, then the chances are the sound will have been tailored further & sound nothing like what the amp did. Could it be the bass that makes that blissful sound that you like? Maybe you're in the market for a fretless PJ & a transparent rig or straight to PA with IEM.

I've got mine. Possibly the shortest song I've ever composed, but I think it says exactly what it needs to. Starts off with the bounce of the crowd, then they egg on the stage diver. After a minute, he leaps & floats through the air with this euphoric feeling, trusting that the crowd will catch him. They do & he's then bounced up & down to the beat, before landing on his feet to enjoy bouncing to the rest of the groove. [url="https://soundcloud.com/gxmix/crowdsurfing"]https://soundcloud.com/gxmix/crowdsurfing[/url] Enjoy. Edit: Updated the bass sound.

[quote name='Naetharu' timestamp='1489494958' post='3257369'] I don't think that is quite right. The effects loop is just a way of putting pedals between the pre-amp and the power-amp stage. It's most important when you're getting some clipping/distortion from the pre-amp. The best way to think about it is to imagine your amp is actually two units. The pre-amp is just like having a Sans Amp or other DI pre-amp pedal. And then you have the power amp section that gives you the grunt you need to push the speakers. By having an effects loop you separate these two parts and thereby allow yourself to place effects where you choose in the signal chain. If you place modulation effects (chorus/phaser etc.) before the pre-amp you'll generally get a more radical effect, especially in cases where you have a distorted tone. This is the same as if you were going into a clean amp, and you used a modulation pedal before an overdrive pedal. The OD pedal exaggerates your modulation effects and gives you a very distinct and vibrant effect. If you place the modulation effects in the effects loop section of the amp, you'll be running any gain sections first and then modulating which gives a subtler effect overall. Which is right really just comes down to the sound you are looking for. The effects loop is just a means of allowing you to wire your signal chain as you choose, just as if you had purchased a separate pre-amp pedal and a power-amp unit. It's a good idea to try out different ways of doing it and see what gives you the sound you are after. [/quote] From experience of the amps that I've used, I've never had it work how you describe. Though I do agree that amps can vary on how the loop works. I've never gotten an auto wah pedal to get any response on a loop, but the best thing to do is try it (you could always put a boost pedal first in the line. If it works, good, if not, then try something else.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1489313658' post='3255874'] Effects loops normally run at line level voltage and are intended for studio rack effects. This is a lot higher than the instrument level voltage that most pedals are designed for. Some pedals cope with this, others don't. Unless you know the pedal can handle line level voltage, the best place for it is in the signal chain. [/quote] This. At least for SS amps. If you're using rack fx, then use the loop. If you're using pedals, then don't use the loop. Some pedals are fine in the loop, but usually dirt & modulation don't work so well on the loop Some amps have switchable fx loops to be pre/post EQ and series/parallel (Markbass are one).

+1 for d'Angelo. This track is great fun to play too. http://youtu.be/m4XI6LXCsH8 & as you're just getting into Hip Hop, Go & have a listen to some Trip Hop. Massive Attack & Morcheeba are 2 good bands to start with.

Being in an "originals" band, my fave is one that has a particularly groovy bassline which starts with a wee incidental slide from A to B & runs up the scale & part way down in a rather funky fashion. The other band I'm in is a worship band, where the set list changes every week.

I immediately got EDM too. But I've got an idea that might fit the pic.

Here's a wee Q... In a 4x10, if you were to put a low pass filter on the 2 drivers at one side, say maybe @ 300hz, would that improve the dispersion? I'm thinking along the lines of what Alex does with his 6x10, though not sure what his filter is set at or if he uses different drivers left & right.

Mine's probably the shortest rig list thus far. Band rig: Bass: Ibanez SR1000e Pedals: Korg Pitchblack Poly, PSK SDS3 & Boss CE-2 Rig: Radiovox Valve amp > EBS CL410 Church rig: Ibanez SR1000e Pedals: Korg Pitchblack Poly Rig: Apple earbuds. To think, a couple of years back that list was much different.