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[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1416108832' post='2606983'] That Bob from Gumtree is a time-wasting tyre kicker and smells of cheap after-shave. Avoid. [/quote] At least he's not as bad as Tim. I haven't sold much on here (only because I haven't had much to sell), but I see £20 as a very small amount back for all the knowledge & help I've had over the years from the members on this site. Without this site, I wouldnt have gotten these people's knowledge & had to resort to Talkbass, where I would need to work to identify the knowledgable people in a sea of spotty (& unspotty) teenagers.

I used to be play the first two albums all the time & he was probably one of my influences (without realising it at the time). Never bought any of their stuff after SFTBC for some strange reason. I've been listening to those albums a bit recently too.

If you know how to use a screwdriver without slipping & scratching your bass, it's simple enough. Just make sure that the screwdriver is a snug fit to avoid slipping or damaging the screwhead.

I used to get a very double bassesque sound using the Moog LPF with a patch lead from the env out & back to the cutoff in & had the cutoff dial at about 9 o'clock. This meant that the note came on with a full sound & a slight delay on the attack & then the note was filtered quickish but kept the low end. That was with a fretted bass too, fretless would have been better still.

Or you could use YouTube & Google & do it yourself.

My first thought was the first few replies... Get a small mixer. As for headphones, make sure the mixer you get has a headphone out (or two). As for portable combos that you can gig with, I've had bass & lekky drums doing exactly what you want. A mixer into a Markbass combo. Did it at a beer festival & regularly at church.

changing your pickups can make a huge difference, as can the height of them. Changing the height alters the tone too.

The cab was the limiting factor. It can only produce as many decibels as the drivers will allow. It doesn't matter how many watts are thrown at a cab, watts don't make decibels. There's many factors to take into account. Like other posts, it may be where you was standing in relation to the cab. Too close or off axis & it can have quite an impact on how you hear yourself.

Have you tried a MarkBass cab? I say try, as some folk love them & some don't. They're certaintly light & loud & I think they sound fantastic.

When you get down to the lower notes (as in E string 5th fret) the octave down note is going to sound more like a large rubber band & the chances of your cab dealing with the note & holding the bottom end are most likely very little. Though you do say that the octave on its own sounds fine, which makes me think the LS2 or similar would be a solution.

& all this can change depending on what sort of music you want to play. I ended up playing electronica & the effects became more expensive than my bass! Great fun though.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1415659926' post='2602553'] As i said there are obvious times to use it. [/quote] Good point. But if everyone chose not to use to sell & only to buy, then you wouldn't be able to use it.

2 Qs. How is the octave set? Is it -1 (or -2) octave only or is there the original note with it? How far down is the "lower register"? Is it below Bb? Can your rig produce these lower notes an octave (or two) down? Other thing. The overdrive could be cutting out low end below a given note (many dirt pedals do). If so, you can split the signal after the octave, keep 1 clean & put the other through the dirt & then sum them back together, that will fix that scenario. A Boss LS2 would do.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1415648702' post='2602410'] ....and there are obvious reasons at times to use it. [/quote] In most cases it seems only to favour the buyer.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1415642666' post='2602315'] Their fees alone are pretty crazy. Something like 30p per transaction + 3.4% of the final sale, plus a monthly subscription. [/quote] They're neqrly as greedy as the government!

I've never used paypal for years. Don't agree with their fees, their terms & I don't trust them, especially in instances where if the buyer claims its a fake, they refund the buyer & the buyer destroys/keeps the item (even if their claim is false). Leaving the seller out of pocket. I'd rather use WUMT!

MarkBass 2x10 combo. Excellent sound, very loud & a 1 handed carry. Only reason I'm selling mine is because I don't gig anymore & it's not getting used.

I didn't use a compressor live. Couldn't get on with them. Only time I used compression was on recordings.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1415434937' post='2600223'] I found a test report that stated the 500w frame produced 534 watts continues & 659 watts peak , The 600w digital frame 488 continues & 497 peak , The 800watt 635 continues & 817 peak . I'll probably stick to the 500w frame as it has the same power sectiom as in my Little rocker & all the other similar heads . [/quote] You'd be best to try each out & hear which one you prefer. ignore how many watts it says, it's pretty much an irrelevant figure.

So 2 pages on & have you got what the essential basic kit is yet? Patience & deeeep pockets!

I'd say try it & use your ears to check how it sounds. I've put the IPad running Animoog throught my Markbass & it sounded awesome. My old bass setup was using effects to make my bass sound like a synth, getting synth like lows & that sounded awesome too.

Could be one of the patch leads with the jack wired backwards, or maybe that's the solution?

Get yourself to Guitarguitar in Corstorphine, take the aggy & your bass with you & try out some cabs. There's plenty decent shops around Edinburgh & Glasgow that stock a variety of stuff. One man's awesome is another's awful.

Good leads. Nowt worse than a buzzy cheapo lead.