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Sounds like I might just stick with going for Logic. I've got Reaper on my mac, but I don't use it that much as the VSTs I use, I can use in Garageband & GB has a great drum section. I considered the option of buying the license for Reaper & buying some good VSTis for it, but I think that'd end up dearer than Logic. I'll have another wee play with Reaper over the next week or so. Consider my options there.

I've been going to get Logic & just have different things coming up & delaying my purchase. However, I see that Pro Tools can be had on a pay monthly basis fro £19.90 or bought outright from a shop for £299 with an audio interface & ilok. I'm mainly going to be using VSTis, but I do want to record instruments from time to time and also do the final mix. Are there any users who could advise if Pro Tools is worth the extra money? From what I've been reading, Logic is better for creating songs on, whereas PT is better for mixing & mastering. So maybe Logic would be better suited to me?

What about the Teenage Engineering PO-12 drum machine? Or for loops, there's http://www.wikiloops.com

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1328872641' post='1533993'] So Edens infamous inability to have accurate info on their website continues. [/quote] Should be a fitting match for the TC head then? Ooôh, just noticed it's a resurrected thread!

I used a Moog Bass Murf to split the frequencies (such an excellent pedal it was too). It has the frequencies split left & right. I'd have everything below 110hz going to one channel & everything above to the other. I didn't go to 2 separate amps, but sent them through different effects & then back together to the one rig.

It's not just the pre in an active bass, but the pickups too. I have an Ibanez which was an active bass for about 20 years, I then decided to rip out the electronics & make it passive. Tone wise, it's different, volume wise, it's about the same.

I was a MarkBass user, if I start gigging again, they'd be in the top of my list. I'd really be interested in trying a Barefaced cab with a MarkBass head.

Sitting in the mix only happens when the whole band work together. I've actually walked upto the guitard rigs & rolled the bass back, even offered to swap instruments. It'd be worth your band's while for you to all sit & have a chat just before rehearsal & then do some knob twiddling. If you know a sound engineer, ask if they'll sort out the sounds. Like Lozz says, that great tone you, the guitarist & the keys player get at home will most likely sound crap in a band context.

As I grew up playing instruments, I couldn't tell you when I've not listened to each instrument's part in the song. I do listen to the song as a whole, but my wife listens to songs very differently from me. She'll like a song just based on the overall sound & the vocal melody. I listen to it & even if the singer isn't an amazing vocalist, I listen to what they've put with the music, just like with the bass, it's not about how technically skilled they are there, it's about how they've come up with a great sounding part (Adam Clayton is a good example, many great basslines, most which a beginner could play). There's been many times I've said "Ohh, I like that wee synth sound that comes in here" & the Mrs says "What synth sound?". Sometimes I do wish I could hear songs like she does though.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1435666686' post='2811120'] If you are a proper professional rather than a paid amateur I'd agree, but as an amateur you don't need to volunteer "I play paid gigs" information unless they specifically ask. My insurance covers the instruments - that was confirmed. It covers them when they're out of the house - that's also confirmed. I'd suggest the very nature of the insured articles and their cover outside of the house would entail antisocial hours. In a similar way - as an amateur - I don't insure my car for travel to and from work to cover getting to the rehearsal studio or the odd gig I play even though the hours are antisocial. [/quote] It's nothing to do with the hours. If you leave something in an unoccupied motor vehicle, then there's most likely restrictions regarding the cover. If your bass is on the back seat & the rest of your gear in the boot, there's every chance that the bass isn't covered, even if the car is locked. If it's for amature purposes, then there probably wouldn't be any need for them to know whether it's a bass or a laptop, but if you're getting paid any monetary terms, the onus is most definitely on you to let them know. 2 of the insurers I work for don't charge any extra for putting them as business tools.

Theft from a motor vehicle is often restricted to something like £1000 - £1500 total & usually with terms that items must be in a concealed location & the vehicle locked.

Wear boxing gloves. Gets a good punchy tone.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1435411383' post='2808553'] Allianz-Cornhill are the biggest insurer in the world. [/quote] I'm afraid to say that they're not. They're big, but not the biggest. AXA & Zurich are both bigger globally, AIG & Aviva are the 2 biggest in the UK.

New Moon have been a choice of mine in the past. However, some home insurance companies can put your gigging gear down as "tools" & cover them for gigs (this being if it is not your main occupation). Like wateroftyne said, call your insurer. The ones that I deal with can do so.

well I suppose if everyone contributes their top bassists then you can build a list, then from that you can make a poll to see how that list gets arranged & then you'd have your results. Here's some contributions... Tina Weymouth Pete Trewavis Rob Amster Melvin Dunlap Ron Carter John Davis [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Terrance Palmer[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Les Claypool[/font][/color] Bond Janek Gwizdala Abraham Laboriel Marcus Miller Pino Palladino That bloke from the Beatles Geddy Lee Donald Duck Dunn

Are there as many as 50 great bass players?

Like the spec says, it runs at 2.66 ohm, so should be fine running an 8 ohm & 5.3 ohm cab. Taking a calculated guess, I'd say it'll be about 160 watts at 8 ohm (this is basing it on being like most other amps where an 8 ohm load = a max wattage of about 2/3 of the max at 4 ohms).

If you're loving the sound of the cab you have, but are needing more volume, get a 2nd B series 1x15. The 10 in the HK monitor will have a good dispersion as there isn't a driver right next to it. The smaller the driver, the better the dispersion. With the 4x10, it's gonna be louder than the single 15", but it's gonna sound different. It'll probably have more lows than the 15 but also likely to lose the mids upwards quicker when you go off axis due to there being 2 10s on the horizon (the dispersion of a 22"), which is why the 2x12 vertical cab has become a popular choice for those needing a cab to cover the audience. A decent 2x12 should be able to shift plenty air too. Another option is to get 2 2x10s & stack them vertically. This way you have the one cab for smaller gigs & add the 2nd when more volume is needed. Personally though, if you like your cab, I'd do the first option.

Maybe they were going for a muffled underwater sound to prevent them from sounding like every other acoustic duo?

I'd do the opposite. Instead of trying to heckle back, build a rapport with her. We had a lady who was being a bit irritating. Singer invited her onstage & gave her a dance, then handed her maracas to play for the rest of the song. We then took a short break (to make sure she didn't keep playing) & she enjoyed the rest of the set.

Post it on some Facebook pages. I'd suggest the Perth music gear for sale page https://www.facebook.com/groups/191636460897067/ And if there's similar ones around where you are too. Check your local pawn shops too (cash converters, etc).

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1434110145' post='2796787'] I think people are missing the original point (maybe I didn't explain properly) The band all know the songs and structure. Practice in this context is intended to get it really tight, and to be honest we can't do that without the stickman. Anyway, we cancelled last night and bonded over beers instead which was probably time well invested but its great to see everyone's views. [/quote] Might be worth discussing some new material & just meet up with instruments & no intentions?

[quote name='anaxcrosswords' timestamp='1433854053' post='2794554'] Aaargh - Dancing Queen! If you play it in the right key it's OK, but G (where we have to play it) is clumsy with 4-string. And a nightmare with BVs. [/quote] Anything is a good excuse not to play Dancing Queen.

[quote name='ChunkyMunky' timestamp='1433804384' post='2794208'] I got shown an excellent 16th note endurance challenge. I present to you... Donna Summer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2q2bis6eLE [/quote] Do you play that as semiquaver octaves? This was one of my fave songs as a teen & I played it as just the lower quavers from the bassline.

I've never had any issue playing Billie Jean, but I find repetititave octave stuff can be surprisingly uncomfortable on the fretting hand.