LewisK1975

[quote name='danbanbass' timestamp='1455300633' post='2978037'] Cheers Lewis, even better that the cab only weighs 37kg! Sounds huge and thunderous :-) [/quote] Wow thats light for a 610, only 7.5kg heavier than the Barefaced Six10 - thats impressive.

[quote name='danbanbass' timestamp='1455222385' post='2977272'] [attachment=212167:12743550_10153381679867864_7162113999723277117_n.jpg] Thanks for everything guys, I've got all my gear sorted and its mega! [/quote] What a cracking looking rig!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1455112499' post='2976004'] I think they must have been playing in London somewhere yesterday as there were loads of kids on the tube with slipknot t-shirts on when I went home from work... It seems Metal is still very popular with teenagers Was great to see so many of them excited about seeing a band that play actual instruments. [/quote] They played the Ally Pally I think.

Met Billy Sheehan a couple of times and also had some message exchanges with him about gear problems I was having, he's an incredibly nice bloke and more than happy to talk to anyone, and what he doesn't know about Basses / Amps / Effects etc isn't worth knowing..and he's happy to share his knowledge..

Seems to be down again - the pain!

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1455183861' post='2976689'] As well as advertising check out local jam nights - go along and watch for a couple of times, talk to the folk running it, be open about your ability. Most of the jams I know are very supportive places, and often the best musicians there will be the ones that help you along the most. [/quote] IMHO - This is possibly the best way out there to hone your chops and get comfortable playing to a crowd. You get to play with loads of different people, different styles of music etc... I started playing Bass at 14 - didn't join a Band until I was 19, but stayed in that same Band until fizzled out when I was about 27 (a whole other thread that could be too). My point being that for those 8 years, all I played was the songs we wrote - and when the band stopped , I became acutely aware of how my playing had not progressed at all in that time. After that I basically barely played at all for a couple of years. A good friend of mine (actually the same one who taught me the basics when we were 14) had become a bit of a face on the local Jam nights suggested I should go along to a few. I'll never forget how my guts felt when I was beckoned up to play for the first time after being out of the game for a while. But I did it and kept going and soon became a bit of a face myself! Even formed a covers band out of meeting people on Jam nights which lasted for 4 years. I've been to a few however which can feel a bit of a closed affair - you just know that the person who's running the night is gonna play most of the night and only his best mates are gonna get a look in. But there are good ones out there, run by good people!

No issues with my 500.

Yeah I've heard those KXB heads are a bit of a gem - unfortunately out of production now though so wouldn't want to put myself through that (what if I really really liked it and couldn't get one?!?!), thanks for the offer tho! The reason I'm looking at the TC RH heads is mainly because of the feature set - built in tuner, compressor, tubetone, semi-parametric eq etc.. My main problem with the PUMA is that it does't match my cabs frequency wise - the treble control is set at 8khz and my Barefaced super compacts only respond up to 4khz-ish so I was struggling for top end. Silly mistake on my part really - I ended up getting a preamp pedal to get the top end I needed amongst a few other pedals so I'm basically only using the PUMA as a power amp / DI, and have also ended up with quite a big pedal poard.. If the RH fits the bill sound-wise it'll not only be a better frequency range match for the cabs, but I'll also be able to shift a few pedals too...

So after the massive response on here I tried my local facebook page and came up trumps within a few hours. Couple of top blokes in Cardiff who own an RH450 and an RH750 respectively both offered to let me try theirs out! Happy days.

[quote name='ern500evo' timestamp='1455057345' post='2975607'] I used them with 2 different cab set ups, so difficult to accurately compare. In my view the 750 sounded much better, but maybe that's just my personal tone preference, I like a bit of top end sizzle and the 750 with its tweeter tone is better in that dept. To me the 750 sounded more 'open' if that makes sense, again that could just be down to tone preference.To put it simply, I don't think I'd rush out to buy another 450 but I would have another 750. [/quote] Thanks! I've got the opportunity to try both over the next few days (some very generous chaps down in South Wales) so I shall find out for myself!

Saw Slipknot on Monday in Cardiff motorpoint arena. With Suicidal Tendencies supporting. Top gig and Slipknot's new Bassist has a few lovely Status basses..

I had an Ampeg B5-R head that went to 2ohms. Bloody good amp actually - had a clean and overdrive channel or you could blend them together. Very cool!

Nice! Spotted that one on one of my daily visits to the Bass Direct website. Didn't notice it had gone but did notice a s/h TT4 had appeared!

If its any use to you wishface - the special in the for sale section used to be mine, it's a lovely bass, in very very good condition. And Ade who's selling is a really nice bloke too.

I've had a 'special' and I own a LTD II in black as well - all of the above info is pretty much spot on. Great basses and the dimarzio pickups in them are insane. Negatives for me - They can be a bit difficult to find, second hand especially so. The LTD models are all quite neck heavy. And I agree with fretmeister above - the price of the current LTD III is way over the top.. There's a facebook page devoted to the bass too if you fancy it.

Hi all, Is there anyone in the South Wales area with a TC RH750 / RH450 who'd let me have a go of it through my cabs and with my own Bass? They seem to fit the bill for what I'm looking for sound-wise but as we all know, you never know until you try.. PMT in Cardiff offered to get one in for me to try out, but you have to pay a 10% deposit (refunded if you don't want to buy). I'd also feel a little cheeky turning up to a city centre store with my own bass and cab to try an amp out.. South Wales ideally but maybe Bristol-ish area could work too. Massive thanks you fine people!!

'[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]TecAmp Puma...the cleanest I've ever heard'[/font][/color] And there's one in the for sale section

I've got a PUMA 500 in the for sale section. Super clean all the way up.

Not a Jazz - but this Precision is neck stamped Feb'66, so I guess that means you [i]should [/i]be able to find one.. http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Fender_1966_P_bass.html

I've Really been thinking about getting an RH - Can anyone confirm that the pre-amp is the essentially the same on both but with the addition of the 'tweetertone' on the 750 (and the panel layout differences)??