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I don't think it's getting carried away at all, there's no magic sauce involved with bass amps and dedicated bass brands will be well behind the curve when it comes to integrating everything into one box. Is there a 1x15 bass combo that could outdo an RCF 745 for example? The last 1x15 I enjoyed using was a Markbass Jeff Berlin and I would take one of our old RCF 725a cabs over it every day of the week. As I said I love bass amps and still spend more time perving over them than any other bit of kit. There's no desire to use them live over anything else though, especially if I can cut down on load in and setup time.

A decent FRFR will easily do the whole room and then some, is one self contained box and a one hand carry. It will also be incredibly consistent not just with on stage sound but will be closer to FoH if you're going through the PA as well whereas your amp will probably sound quite different to what the audience hears. Towards the end of my amp using days I had tilt back cabs which I used in a wedge format on most gigs anyway, YMMV of course but for me it was a logical progression.

Even then you could just use an FRFR cab as conventional backline and it would obliterate pretty much every similarly sized bass amp on the market, then when provided with a PA just use it as a wedge monitor and have a full band mix through it. One box to fit every situation, if I was doing a wide variety of gigs that's what I'd do. Amps are cool and I still like looking at them and using them at rehearsal (albeit through cabs I don't like), they're just the 3rd option for live use now.

This entirely. I also made a small profit when I sold my bass rig even after buying an FRFR cab, IEM setup and also a cheap TC head for home use! I'm quite tall so the chances of finding a pub stage/playing area that was optimal for both the audience and myself was very slim and there was always going to be a huge compromise one way or the other. Moving to a wedge monitor and then IEMs sorted this straight away and also meant I could have a full band mix if I wanted with full control over it. Wouldn't go back, in fact after a recent band reshuffle I made the decision that if that style of monitoring was no longer an option I'd look for something else. Never been happier with my stage sound and it's never been cheaper or easier to achieve a great sound.

I don't think there was much of a market for these back when they were in production, £1k might be a little optimistic. A pal of mine had a GS guitar many moons ago, a small bodied thing with a single pickup. Played and sounded ok, he paid about £300 and it was worth that.

Always liked Eden rigs although my only relatively recent buying experience was ordering a small practice combo for the house and it turning up completely lifeless. Marshall are such a cheesy, legacy dependant brand now it's a wonder they even bother buying up companies like these, not like they are ever going to make serious inroads into bass amps so taking R&D shortcuts by acquiring tech is pointless really.

Also means less pictures of them to offend the eyes.

I wonder if taking it to someone who does board repairs for laptops etc might be a better route, probably much cheaper I would guess.

MSL are taking care of MarkBass stuff now, I use the term loosely as the cost of repair will most likely be greater than buying a used MB head and switching it out. The combo heads are rebadged LM heads. https://www.mslpro.co.uk/customer-support/ Probably worth just seeing if it's a scratchy pot or something obvious first though.

Funnily enough those are the tops that we'll be using to tide us over (think ours are a slightly newer version) so that's good to know!

We used to play with a drummer who had a tiny little kit, kick drum was only a little bit bigger than a floor tom. Always sounded great mic'd up, he used to leave it set up in his van and carry it out in two trips!

I'm also reluctant to add extra kit, we had a discussion at rehearsal and the aim is a small rack with the mixer, two full range powered cabs and a cable box on wheels as the main bulk of the PA. We sold our van and aren't looking to run another one really, as good as our old PA was it did get tiresome lumping massive subs and a huge rack wheeled rack unit up fire escape stairs in the middle of winter.

Lack of stereo monitoring is the only thing that niggles tbh, 3 of us are from the old band where we ran a DL32r and could all sort our own mixes out easily. Shame there isn't something within budget that has 10 aux sends. Would you say a pair of RCF745 cabs could handle bars and medium sized rooms without subs btw?

Nice logo you have there Warwick, would be a shame if someone were to... make a waterslide decal out of it.

Looks fantastic (motorised faders!) but way over budget for the time being. We're basically starting over but with a few bits and pieces, once we have enough in the band kitty when it'll be a pair of 745s to take care of most gigs. After that we'll probably think about a more expensive desk. I've had a play around with the X Air app, layout seems fairly comprehensive and not too dissimilar to what we're used to.

It's the expensive part that catches me out every time!

We used to use an external router with our old 16 channel Mackie so that isn't the end of the world, especially if it is just sat there working away in the back of a rack. We really don't need loads of channels and the 16 available with the Behringer is more than enough for us. The only thing lacking is enough aux sends for stereo monitors as we would need 10 for a 5 piece, unfortunately everything I've been looking at seems to come up short here. Like I said we were a bit spoiled with out old PA, our guitarist had expendable income and I'm pretty sure he got aroused by ordering expensive new PA gear.

Nice one thanks @Jack, it does look like the most appealing option. Might seem like a stupid thing to prioritise but everything being XLR makes things much simpler for me. Is this like the router you have? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173086514136?hash=item284cc29bd8:g:jL4AAOSwsABaVJxR Also is it fine with multiple devices like that? Planning to do the actual mixing on a large Windows touchscreen device but have a smaller one mounted to my bass stand for any mid gig monitor changes, would make a total of 6 devices connected.

At a bit of a quandary after a band reshuffle, guitarist owned pretty much all of the PA (now sold) and is now sailing around Greece so we need to replace what was a very capable and fantastic sounding PA. We have some active speakers and a sub to tide us over but will need a new desk before we do anything. Previously we used in ears and the two new members joining us would like to go that route as well, we will all be on wired in ears and everybody will want to control their own monitor mix. We did have the Mackie DL32r so were spoiled a bit really as we could have separate stereo mixes, I realise this probably isn't going to be possible with our current budget. So basically we will need the following: - 10 inputs - 5 monitor sends - Compatibility with Windows, iPad and Android (main mix will be on a 12.5" Windows tablet) - Reliable wireless for 5 (possibly 6) different devices - Have a pretty reliable app. - Ideally be £500 or less. Essentially I've looked at the Behringer XR18 which seems to do everything we need in terms of interface and compatibility, however I've heard the app isn't the best and the connection is temperamental. What is the extent of these issues, is it likely to be the odd niggle or is it going to be a long term PITA? I like that everything is XLR which will mean we always have spares and easily link cables. Also seen the RCF but have been put off by the use of jack sockets, however I heard the wireless signal is rock solid. Leaning towards the Behringer at the moment as it seems to be a better fit, is there anything else worth looking at? Budget can go up if needed I think.

Bongos are phenomenal basses that look absolutely awful, tbh I think all 4 string Rays look like bog seats anyway (because they do) so the Bongo is no different in that regard, it's the comically bad body and headstock design that does it for me. Genuinely great basses though, the only Musicman I've got on with in terms of sounds.

Looks like the ends of the chrome "horns" are removable there, is that where the batteries go?

Never been impressed with Roqsolid unless all you need is a bit of dust and light rain protection, you can definitely do better for your money. I've always gone for either the manufacturers padded covers or a custom made one from a local company near me. If you're using a van or transporting a fair bit of gear in a people carrier etc then I would 100% go for a more substantial cover, if you just travel to gigs with your cab in the boot or back seat of the car then the Roqsolid one might be more suitable.

The 208 looks to be the same as the TC equivalent (as is the Gnone head itself) but the 110 only goes down to 90hz so maybe skip that one. They are very cool looking cabs though, look a bit more upmarket than the usual budget stuff and the 112 looks to be more capable.

As mentioned, the Stonefield in the marketplace should be your first port of call. I love the look of the red PJB C2 and have a strong urge to get one and a TC Bam200 for a matching mini rig despite already having a great micro setup.