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[quote name='henry norton' post='405235' date='Feb 10 2009, 12:06 PM']That's exactly my point - how many basses does a player actually need, short of the fretted/fretless issues. Does anyone remember that weird bass from the late 70s/early 80s that had a knob to wind the frets down into the fingerboard, thus giving you a fretless/fretted option? I think I saw it on Tomorrows World....[/quote] Interesting point raised there. I read the review of the new Vbass unit and it starts by saying there are two types of bassist - those that have one 'trusty' bass which they use for everything, and those who have one of each type for various sounds. I am definitely the former, having found the one which feels best to me, but I do like having the typical jazz/pbass sounds in my arsenal. Problem was that I could never feel happy playing a P or Jazz because compared to my Vigier they just didn't play as nicely. As a result the Vbass was the complete solution for me. It gives me all those sounds (or extremely close approximations thereof, mostly because I have tweaked them to how I prefer them to sound, you can get whatever you want out of the unit believe me) plus every effect I need, often with far more in the way of parameters than the usual single boxes. For example on my fretless the chorus affect is applied above 1khz. only.. plus it gives me polyphonic stereo synths which I am sure could only be made on a keyboard otherwise. All in all it does everything, but most of the time it just works as a superb clean pre-amp for my bass with the magnetic pickups, just like any other pre. So without labouring the point any further, these two are my 'ultimate bass' for certain because they have a completely individual sound which I can call 'mine' but are very usable and versatile. They cut through perfectly, are 100% stable construction wise and I can knock them about a bit without worrying about picking up dents and so on. Here they are, once again: Cheers ped

[quote name='Shire' post='405335' date='Feb 10 2009, 01:36 PM']Good idea Andy. I was thinking of doing something similar but buying a large, deep piece of foam and cutting it to fit the bass exactly I have something similar to yours at the moment for my Jazz bass which makes the most of used jiffy bags from play.com lol [/quote] These boys down the road in Witney will make you a case pretty cheap. The owner assures me he doesn't wear shorts like that any more, too: [url="http://www.grcases.co.uk/"]http://www.grcases.co.uk/[/url] I nearly had a couple of custom foam/poly cases made for my basses but realised I was just being stupid as I have two cases for each already! ped

Oxford bass meet anyone? :0)

I don't think there is anything wrong with the amp, I tried it at my place the other day and it sounded great and very loud, but obviously not cutting it live. Let us know what you decide Matt, btw sorry I didn't get to the gig, I went to meet that bloke to pick up a watch in the end but hope you had a good'un Cheers

I took her for her usual Macdonald's the other day (we go once a week) and she had a kids meal and a flurry which fit perfectly on her lil snout lol

People should have to ask for a permit to make any modifications from Basschat which will be reviewed and undersigned by Nellie She'll get to them eventually

My 1516 was easy actually, superb wheels on the cab and the right kind of height so I could crash it into the back of my Volvo and tip it over into the boot. Didn't do much for the paintwork but then the car was a complete heap anyway, I loved it. Wouldn't fancy carrying it up stairs or anything though (the cab, but not the Volvo either)

Christ, how ridiculous.

Shaggy I see you have a 1516BE too! Good stuff :0)

I used to have a Diesel 1516BE (15, 10, 2x8 and horn). Amazing cab. I think the earlier ones had Eden speakers or something? No idea why they changed the design, I much preferred the look of the Diesels and can't imagine the extra weight of the powerhouses and new specs did much to improve the sound. Could be wrong though... Cheers ped

Weather the bass is active or not shouldn't make much difference as the input level wants to be consistent with the VU meter on the amp anyway so you just need to turn the input gain up more than an active bass - that said many passive basses are louder than actives. Hmm indeed. I did read somewhere that the VU meter isn't actually that accurate and you might get away with cranking the gain a bit more. To be honest if you take it back you might be able to get a 4x10 cab and head second hand for your budget which would move more air... Cheers!

Hm that's strange. Round my place it sounded very muscular and loud. Having said that my bass did sound a lot louder than yours, but if your input level is near the red then it shouldn't matter... I gigged for a ling time with a Hartke 210 cab and 350w head (pushed 280w or something into the 210) and it was never too quiet. I think the band need to tun down :0) P.s hopefully coming to the gig tonight because the snow has threatened my travel plans. We will see. It might sound a lot louder from a few feet away in the audience. Cheers

Spot on Simon. I haven't gone custom myself and don't think I ever will (only because I have found a bass I am very happy with) but that all makes perfect sense. Makes me wonder why everyone doesn't do it! Cheers ped

I am with you Ben, well put. As regards to location, if the seller doesn't want to reply or neglects to let the buyer know then they won't get a sale, simple as that! Like on eBay, a crap listing is rarely successful. ped

four threads not enough??

Best wishes from me too matey

Sounds awesome Shaggy. Nice work. Cheers ped

Wouldn't mind chekkin' it too please!

P.s I hope nobody minds me taking this thread off at a tangent - apologies!!

Well I just powered it up and I am delighted to say I still have my eyebrows and my hands intact. The poweramp is completely silent and says the power source is 'high quality' which endears me to it even more. The school I was in today had a couple of decent looking wedge monitors lying about that I was really tempted to nick but ah well I will wait until I get mine I suppose!! Cheers Chuffed ped

Looks good. I am a fan of simple 'all in one' solutions so will be interesting to check these out. Feel free to send me a prototype for a review when you have one available! ped

Excellent, cheers Alex. It seems like it will be safe to power up at home even though I don't have any speakers yet... who dares me? Anyone willing to stake £90 and their reputation on it?? lol ped

I will give it a try at Kiwi's on Sunday. I might as well try it in stereo first though... I will be using it this way 99% of the time anyway so just wondered if there was an easy answer to my quandary - it seems like there sort of is... And Chrisb is right, you can pick up some bargains, especially if your poweramp is just a no name jobbie which internally is probably the same as a branded one but without the sensationalist hype I see a lot nowadays! I am on the lookout for cabs now but I anticipate having an 800w stereo rig which weighs next to nothing for under £300. ped

Hi mate, The chaps on Talkbass seem to think the same. I guess the only way to know is to try it.... Here is the TB thread: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511590"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511590[/url] So it should DEFINITELY be OK then eh? I'm scared :-0

Oh quick Q... I have asked the seller (who seems a cool chap) but thought I might ask here too.. When I want to use this in stereo I hook up a speaker to each output of the amp, but for mono is it OK to just plug in one speaker and nothing into the other, or do both have to be plugged into something before I power up? Cheers ped