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We used this a few times. We're four big longhaired Dutchmen playing thrash metal ofcourse.

That is an odd choice as that's where a lot of sound signature of the amp is made. You'd want to adjust the output volume to keep the tone or timbre alike as much as possible. That said, the bottom three all have a humm or crackle and certainly the last two are quite a bit louder that the first two. I wouldn't dar venture a guess as I'm not familiar with any of the cabs.

I only know these brands from the 90s. Back then they were considered functional. Not particularly easy to play, nothing interesting tone-wise. Dependable starter kit that could last you a while. It's a surprise to me that they are still in production!

Thomann do a wide range of cases. A year or so ago I got one for a bc rich beast bass I had to ship and found it there. It was adequate.

I've recently bought a set of Verum 1 headphones and they sound .. well I was perplexed at how you can move your attention from instrument to instrument and examine it, walk around it as it were. I've never experienced so much space in a recording! Overall still very very clear sounding, a bit too clear even. Using various sources I listened through phone jack, Audioquest dragonfly Cobalt DAC, a simple headphone splitter from the Tele.. it's all a bit too much, causing some listening fatigue. Then it dawned on me: the cans offer only 8Ohm resistance. Also they haven't been playing for even 10 hours so a little breaking in may still happen. However I was thinking of getting a tube headphone amp to warm up the sound a bit but most I've found start at 32Ohm with only a few at 16 and none at 8Ohm! I know for many hifi and bass/guitar amps that you shouldn't run them at less resistance than indicated or they can burn up. How do I proceed from here? Are there 8Ohm, warm sounding headphone amps? Can I just run a higher specced amp on this low a load?

"Thanks." Perhaps with a nod or a smile.

I change my strings annually, wether they need it or not. But then I don't gig every weekend. If I did I'd change them every six months. Dr Strings DDT because I like a higher tension, playing thrash metal. Moving back to amps, Frank Bello always used a Hartke rig, famous for a clear and well defined sound. Most metal so far has been played before the advent of Darkglass so I don't see why one would go there for a great 80s/90s heavy metal tone. Modern styles sure! Any dirt pedal will work for a bit of crunch or fuzz or hair on the teeth if blended with the clean signal that retains the bottom end. Just a matter of taste beyond that point.

What is the amp? Ellefson had a pretty clean sound while Cliff used cranked tube amps, so Jason did likewise. Jo Bench of Bolt thrower used a clean peavey head with a tube screamer pedal in the effects loop I think. It's what I do too. One line into the amp, valve pedal in the effects return, my amp let's me mix them as I please.

Those are fine, although they come free with each bottle of Grolsch beer : Slightly fancier are metal ones from Schaller, Dunlop, loxx etc. Always nice to have the colour match the tuners on the bass.

.73mm on the main bass, but I seem to prefer the .88mm on the Spector.

Was it much different in the late 70s-early 80s?

Thomann will make a Thon case for it, just mail them.

Many changes over the years, now in a 19inch sized Thon case. Bass > Gate (decimator) > Compressor > Tuner splits bypass into the amp (Aguilar db750) and output channel to the Verellen preamp that runs to the effect return of the amp.

I was convinced this was going to be spam, based on the title.

I have a Death Metal project where we play Tori Amos songs! We're called Torn Anus.

I'm sorry for your loss. Whoever left you these must've been a person of great passion and dealt with his interests with intelligence. Regarding the Arnold Hoyer: apparently a German company that produced around the early 80s. There's a bit more info on them on German sites, like this ad: https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/arnold-hoyer-sg-bass-shortscale/2629935523-74-7700 And a search on the German version of Bass Chat: https://www.bassic.de/search/1556726/?q=Hoyer&o=relevance

Bring a sound engineer you trust and treat them like a member of the band. Or, make good friends with whoever the venue provided.

From your link: "Every time you double the power output, you are increasing the level by 3dB." But also: "The established reference is 10dB for twice as loud in perception" among other claims. Quite the mess, and shows why it's better to use either only subjective terms or only objective but accurate terms.

Loudness isn't measured in Watt. What do you mean by "twice as loud" ? From 80dB to 160dB or 83dB? Through what class of amp? To respond to the OP, try a better cab would be step one. See what gear people around you have that you can test, swapping one thing out at a time.

You may be of that opinion ofcourse. Just odd that when you are presented with a few soundbites and are asked which you prefer, you launch in to debate rather than listen. The question is not which bass is best.

Oh then how would this fare? Rather fun piece to play!

Reading the description of the course, this song has some neat components that are mentioned: And was a big hit in the metal scene

Never needed a backup so I won't bring a spare. Discuss with the band if, when and why you want to switch basses.

In Metal I stumbled upon Tribulation this year, Swedish metal but very catchy! In Non-Metal I realised that many awesome tracks in cool movies were credit to The Heavy, catchy soul kinda stuff!