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Anyone know how the f1 compares to the sd800?

Thankyou ever so much gentlemen for all your advice, seems and f1 and vt will be the way to go

Oh, simple, I need simple controls because I'm a simple kinda guy

Right ladies and gentlemen, firstly, let me say a big thankyou to all of your advice and help, after far more reading than I'm used to and many many YouTube videos, I THINK I've made a decision but before I pull the trigger I want to put my final two contenders up for recommendation (basically, I want you lovely people to tell me which one to buy) in no particular order, Orange terror bass A markbass of sorts with a vt pedal Basically, I'm after more power than I need so I have plenty on tap I want clean, clear, (no muddy or wooliness but bassy, I quite like the duck Dunn kinda noise but I want to be able to dial in a bit of dirt/grunt if I need it Which, in all of your valued opinions, should I go for?! (If you say markbass I need help deciding which one) Is it true the markbass combos are basically a little mark head in a cab with a speaker?! Or, is there something else more suited? Many thanks in advance

If I had the spare money to, the Ashdown cabs would be gone quicker than a quick thing leaving somewhere very quickly hahaha but for now, I'm stuck with them :-s

Sorry if I seem to be so dismissive but I have owned three amped bass amps of varying styles, abm, mag, of various wattages 300 / 500 etc etc and all three crapped out on me, at first I put it down to human error but THREE times?! As you may understand, little bit sceptical about buying another but thankyou for the thoughts all the same

Some very interesting points and not the first time I have heard about my cabs being a bit pants, I am aware of this also but at the time they were cheap and at the time, so was I hahaha I don't play through the ash downs too much, just when gigging which at the moment is just a couple to three times a month but will hopefully pick up soon enough I'm wondering if I should be looking at combos, in theory, a combo will have a perfectly matched speaker for the amp and should be a good start?!

Who'd have thought that, thumpy, clear, warm, vintagey tone would be so hard to find?!

Already have a bh500 head and have been playing with it for as long as I have been playing bass, no matter how many questions I ask, how many people I speak to, I just can't find a satisfying tone in it, a few have agreed with me It's been suggested that I go for a tube amp, whether it be power stage or otherwise as that will get me closer to a warm, thumpy, clear tone Can't really afford new cabs at the moment so will be sticking with the ashdowns for now, they are the mag cabs, although I really only use them when gigging as the rehearsal space I use has, mostly, trace Elliot cabs that I use for practice but many thanks for suggestions so far, have been looking a lot at the mark bass little marks and streamliners on the inter web a lot today, liking what people are saying about them

If I was gonna go down the mark bass route, which head/combo would be the best for what I would be after?! Thumpy yet clean and clear with plenty of volume/power on tap What's the resale value on them like JUST IN CASE

Big fan of orange guitar amps by the way, are the bass amps in the same ballpark or completely different game

Had been looking at markbass stuff but it seems a little pricier than what I have to spend at the moment The fender role may be worth a look I've read that gk stuff has reliability issues, true? I'm looking for proper old school clean bluesy tone will the little mark get me there? I figure of I need a bit of grunt/dirt I could get a pedal but is there a head I'm overlooking? I'm not much of a tweaker so simple yet effective eq is most likely the call of the day hence why I stumbled upon the orange

Long story short........ Only been playing bass a little over a year so knowledge not too hot on gear as yet New amp needed (not fussed on new or used) £500 (ish) to spend Squier vintage modified precision with pickups upgraded to fender classic/62 reissue vintage thingies and cloth wiring with cts post and orange drop cap Playing blues and bluesy rock mostly through 1 1x15 and 1 2x10 Ashdown cabs mostly Exclusively play with fingers Looking for thumpy yet clear tone Heart is almost set on an orange terror bass 500 but is there anything else I should be looking at, something better for the money I'm about to spend........... Any suggestions greatly welcomed

What does anyone think of the gk heads, specifically 2001rb or the 700rb in Regards to what I might be looking for

It is certainly an oddity, played guitar for 16+ years with a pick and can't use one on a bass for 16+ minutes Have tries many different types and brand of round wound string and for some reason unbeknownst to me, seem to play better and easier with flatwounds but maybe I should reconsider my choices Not too many shops within a reasonable distance of me are well stocked in bass gear unfortunately so there's little opportunity to try a lot of amps/cabs/ combos

Jesus wept, I don't get a chance to get on here for a day or so and there's a myriad of overwhelming information from all of you lovely lovely people so thank you all for your efforts and suggestions so far From what I can tell, a cab change and/or a vt pedal may be a big solution to my self made problem, am I wrong?! The question is, what cabs hahaha Thankyiu all for suggestions of round wound strings and a pick but I have tried that with many different strings and it just makes for very uncomfortable playing for me, I just can't seem to be able to play with a pick at all, I found it all sounded a little too cutting for me also I'm now officially , REALLY confused as to which way to turn, someone suggested new tone caps in my guitar may help but I recently upgraded the pickups for what I believe to be near the best gear, fender original 62 ri pickups, cloth wiring, CTS pots and switchcraft jack and, if I remember rightly a 0.47 ?! Orange drop cap Could this setup be causing any I'll effects?

Japanaxe thank you for the offer but nowhere near swindon unfortunately I will definitely look into the genz Benz for sure, will also try the suggested settings for the tc Thank you for all your help so far has been a real insight, keep it coming

Not under the impression that 400w is twice as loud as 200w I'm an idiot but not that stupid hahaha Only plucked 400w as after a lot of reading, I have found a lot of gigging bass players amps seem to be this sort of rating or above, maybe I'm just reading the wrong articles maybe but I guessed that 400w would be a rating to which I could be prepared for anything

Please do excuse me gentlemen but this is where my stupidity comes into full force......... Some very good questions/points made Currently using my gear for rehearsals and the occasional gig of varying size rooms. When at rehearsal I tend to use the studios trace Elliot cabinets which are a 1x15 and 2x10 setup also Currently playing with d'darrio (sp?) Flatwounds, normally my tone knob is all the way down on my guitar as anything else seems too.......snappy It's hard to describe what I want as I'm not up on my terminology so to speak, but I just feel quite dissatisfied with my current tone, I hear players like Gerry macavoy, Donald dunn, and even a lot more "modern" players and they seem to have a very.......bassy :-s tone but it all sounds very clear and clean also, that's what I'm after, I have tinkered with my amp settings for hours at a time on all volume levels but I just can't seem to get bassy yet clear Have tried the tube tone control on my amp but it seems to get quite, growly, to my ears, if I roll off the volume with tube tone up its clean but too quiet I play with fingers exclusively Is it worth do you think changing my 2x10 for a 4x10 ?! Would that make much difference?! I feel quite stupid with these seemingly idiotic questions so please do excuse me Plus, playing the music I'm playing currently I figured if I get a more vintage sounding amp, it might seem a little more, authentic :-s Truth be told, no matter how much I tinker with my amp settings, I'm still just not doing it right so that's why I seek help and advice from the guys that know what their talking about, basschatters Many thanks so far and once again, apologies for my idiocy

Oh, and I'm UK based if that makes any difference

Thank you for your help and advice so far, I did look at the bassmans actually but was concerned by the apparent low wattage, I could tell you what wattage needed for what on guitar amps but need educating in bass counterparts, what cabs would be the best for a bassman in your opinion?

Basically, I THINK I'm after an amp and cab setup that will give me vintage-y tone, nice clean, clear bass thump that will work for old school blues / blues rock but have NO idea where to start, to the point where I don't even know which brands to start with

Thank you for your reply, some info definitely worth chewing over there If I can make it any clearer basically, I'm after an amp that will stay clean, still have plenty of power for most uses and will cover blues and/or blues rock well After reading up people basically just say valve amp for vintage tone so its a little ominous as you can see so I'm after suggestions of any kind, I'm lost with bass amps completely, ask me about guitar amps and I'll talk all day, Its just power/wattage that concerns me, as I say we play loud, very loud and my current head keeps up reasonably well hence my thinking of minimum 400w I'm just worried that I'll spend money on a new rig and have to dime it to be heard This getting confusing even for me now, I'm not sure what I want/need :-s I know I'm after vintage tone from my amp just don't know how to go about getting it and unsure of how much power I'd realistically need to be looking for Does ANY of that make any sense?!

Hey all, I am new to this forum and relatively new to the art of bass playing being primarily a guitar player, I needed to be able to enjoy playing again and six stringing has become a little stale for me, picked up the bass, never looking back Currently own a heavily modified squier VM precision (new bridge, pickups, wiring to name but a few) and a tc electronic bh500 head with a 2x10 and 1x15 ashdown cabinets I'm looking for advice on a new amp as I'm not too knowledgeable on bass amps I play in a blues / blues rock band ifluenced by the likes of Rory Gallagher, faces, taj mahal, etta james, early Fleetwood Mac, loads really, I'm looking for a new bass amp/cabinets, what I'm after is the following Vintage tone Minimum 400w (very loud guitarist and drummer and I'm concerned anything less just won't cut it, obviously advice is will be well heeded) Valve ideally but am open to suggestions of ANYTHING Something that will do blues and rock very well Any help/advice/suggestions GREATLY appreciated Answers on a postcard to..........