dave_bass5

Mine are ordered and im hoping this will do the trick.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' post='1331864' date='Aug 8 2011, 11:30 AM']They look ideal. Think I'll give them a try. Thanks for the tip! Sam[/quote] Same here. Ive been struggling a bit recently on dark stages, these look ideal and i guess they can be taken off if selling the bass.

We had a long weekend but most of it was enjoyable. We did about 1000 miles since Friday morning. Friday night was a gig in Edinburgh. I was looking forward to seeing some of the Fringe but due to the M6 being a bit or a nightmare we got there a bit later than expected (although not actually late). Most wedding over run so we weren't panicking untill we called the venue and was told the couple had moved everything forward by an hour. Still, it wasn't a problem. The hotel was nice (gear in up a fire escape but it wasn't too bad) and the guests and staff were fantastic. There was a very embarrassing, classic moment when my drummer came over to where i was talking to the bride and groom asked the groom if he was the brides father . Luckily we all laughed it off (and before the laughter had gone down i'd already posted it on Face book) Gig was fantastic though, and the small crowd were up for it all night (some more up for "it" than others ;-). Ive now gone 100% to my F1 + 1212L and this is working very well. Nice controlled tone and not boomy like i sometimes found my LMII to be. As much a si love my BDDi ive yet to need it with the F1. Sat we drove back down to Bury St Edmunds (another 400 miles) for a gig at Hengrave hall. We got there early so set up and went and go ta Pizza. Now, the hall we were playing is had a very high ceiling, tiled floor and wooden wall panels. To be honest i was dreading it but again, from my point of view i had a great tone. Now here's the killer. On the way back from the pizza hut we bumped in to the owner. We got chatting and he was explaining about the hall and why the sound meter was put in. Eh? what sound meter we asked. It turns out there is one, thats high up on the wall BEHIND the band. FFS, a meter is one thing but one you cant even keep an eye on is something else. We sound checked at a very low volume and to be honest it sounded fine in the empty hall, half way across the room. As i was walking around it while we played a few numbers i could see the meter hitting the red but it wasnt staying there so all seemed ok. It was mainly the vocal monitor and drums that were triggering it. I doubt we could really be heard in the opposite corner once the room was full though. Of course we set it off a few times, all down to the drummer having no idea about dynamics, other than there's loud and louder. I must say its nice to be back at work today.

Ive a lot to catch up on as ive been away but just a few points, IMO of course. Crap equipment. Well, other than very, very cheap gear (i agreed with John about the SR basses) who's to say whats crap and what's not? IME the GK head i owned was crap, as was the Epifani UL212. Neither cheap but both pieces of gear that i wouldn't touch again. Ive loved a MAG C-115 deep cab and that cost me £85. I hated a MB 151P traveller and that cost close to £500. So, i think the use of the word crap is a bit meaningless unless you state why its crap, and of course this might only be your opinion so it doesn't really make it crap, just that one person thinks its crap. I totally agree that it all starts from the bass but IME its the whole chain that gives us our tone. Most heads ive owned have sounded very different, so the amp plays a big part for me, as does the cab. Ive used different cabs with my old set up and had different tones, and no amount of EQ was ever going to balance the differences out. I do agree that if your using use amounts of EQ then something isnt right, but look at how most users use MB heads. Almost every post ive ever read states the owner has the EQ pretty much flat so there must be sometihng the MB heads have going for them.

While I've never tried their tube heads I do have ther studio 1 amp simulator. This has a T501 head and one of the other tube heads and I really can't hear any tube effect. Maybe this isn't a true indication of how they sound but I really don't see the point of the tube in these heads.

[quote name='Kye' post='1323559' date='Aug 1 2011, 09:19 PM']I am looking for a white rack unit to put my head in,[/quote] Sorry, that made me fall off my chair laughing. Good luck finding one.

[quote name='acidbass' post='1327472' date='Aug 4 2011, 05:19 PM']I haven't heard 64's in the flesh but they're modelled on the pickups from that era, and so are probably the most mellow sounding of the Wizard offerings.[/quote] Thats what i thought as well.

[quote name='Dubs' post='1327268' date='Aug 4 2011, 04:08 PM']1 head and 1 cab for 18 months, not even thought about changing [/quote] .....yet

Well i had the same rig for about 4 years, and only recently got caught up in all the Streamliner talk. This helped me realise i was getting a bit tired of MB heads, or at least i thought i was, but as you know, here i am again, singing the praises of MB, albeit a different MB head than i had 7 weeks ago, and i couldn't be happier. What i have found recently is no matter how happy i am with my rig, a certain venue can destroy that. Ive had fantastic gigs with my Streamliner, and terrible ones. After all this i now realise im at the mercy of the venues so what i use isnt really a issue, so no need to keep changing it after every crappy gig. I was all set on getting a BF compact to replace my 1212L but after so many good gigs with this cab i see no reason to spend more money and will be keeping it for a while longer. MB/Schroeder are a match made in heaven. If money was no object i expect i would try more rigs out but i also expect ill still have gigs where i sound (to me) terrible. Seems to be a lot of MarkBass love going around on here at the moment. Thats a lovely thing to see and im glad im still in the club.

[quote name='lanark' post='1327168' date='Aug 4 2011, 03:29 PM']Any idea what the 64s would sound like?[/quote] No sorry. I do know there are guys on here that have used 64's in a CV Jazz but i wasnt really looking for a vintage tone, more a modern punchy tone so i was put off by the description.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='1327021' date='Aug 4 2011, 02:27 PM']Dammit. Now I'm back to thinking about swapping my shuttle for an F1 (if I can)[/quote] What a hopeless bunch we are

[quote name='acidbass' post='1327014' date='Aug 4 2011, 02:22 PM']I guess they're somewhere between 84's and 64's? To be honest, the 84's are a little bit too aggressive at times for some of the stuff I play. How do the 74's compare in your experience Dave?[/quote] Your right, they were a bit too aggressive in the low mids for me. The 74's are a bit more open, a bit more up top but still with the punch of the 84's. The Bass is quite warm sounding IMO. Warmer than any other Jazz bass ive owned. I dont really like its tone as much as Jazz basses ive had in the past but i keep it because i have its neck on my CV P, plus its nice having one of each.

Ive got Wizards in mine and they make a nice improvement IMO. I had 84's but now have 74's and the bass sounds nice and warm, round and punches through the mix very nicely.

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='1326898' date='Aug 4 2011, 01:18 PM']Lol not long sold my F1...[/quote] Im loving mine :-)

In the Jan issue they tested the MarkBass F500 and found it to be pretty close to the advertised spec.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1326727' date='Aug 4 2011, 12:10 PM']Of course, the next post will be to point out that that the Streamliner employs similar management technology to the TC, and I'm going to look stupid. Whatever the reason, the TC just sounded odd to me. That said, plenty of other people who heard it thought it was great.[/quote] Well....... Im not technical enough to understand all the specs etc but i have been thinking this all along. Ive had the overload LED on my Streamliner 600 come on a few times, and im not playing particularly loud. Im wondering if to get the max out of this head you do need to push it hard, and then yes, all that 3D stuff kicks in and limits the low end. Then again, im probably going to look stupid for posting this.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1326792' date='Aug 4 2011, 12:38 PM']+ 1 Dave. Id be tempted to ask for a brand new cabinet. Its a lot of fuss over a new product. I can imagine its frustrating.[/quote] For me its the extra hassle involved, and the fact that a cab is, or might be needed during the time its away. I do understand the OP's position though, and if he is happy with whats going down then thats what counts. Im sure its no big deal if the cab isn't fixed asap anyway so maybe the OP could arrange for it to be sent away later on in the year. Im sure Alex would be cool with that.