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1 minute ago, Phil Starr said:

It looks like you may have solved your problem. If not then your question is about whether the 130W from the TC will be enough. I use the similar Warwick Gnome for rehearsal. For me it is enough. We aren’t as loud at rehearsal as we are live but our drummer is still fairly energetic. For me having an amp that fits in my guitar case just makes life so much easier.

I think I may be sorted now, with the RM300.  Yes, it's bigger... so not as convenient, but does look like it's got a bit more functionality.  You know what the next question's going to be though - "Recommend a decent cab for my RM300"... lol

But yes, that was my original question.  My simple maths was 25% of 350W (I believe that's what the Fender 500 is, without the extension cab) is about 85W, so the TC should have been enough.  But again, not sure of these things, having only ever used combos - thought I'd ask! 

11 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Did you manage to get it 

Not yet, but I left a PM. Thanks for the heads-up!

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

There’s a nice RM300 in the for sale section here 👍

No, there isn't! ;D

I'll have it!  How can I PM you?

Just did a search for the RM500... and saw the price...

But this came up in the same search - 

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-Thrust-BQ500-Bass-Head/2M3F?origin=product-ads&gclid=Cj0KCQjw29CRBhCUARIsAOboZbIexyqFGTjePPtCmyPC_b60hz1wyQA6cxLLi-x0xYMnCOc1wJw63IQaAmZKEALw_wcB

I am only looking for something to use in the practice room, or as a backup.  Still going to use the Fender 500 for gigs and can go through the PA.

Hello, long time no speak...

I've just joined another new band.  Our practice room isn't in a particularly safe neighbourhood, and we are stuck for space in the one secure storage cupboard.  I've been carrying my Fender Rumble 500 combo to and from practice.  It's a little cumbersome, so I've been thinking of taking my cheapo Wharfedale 1x15 cab in and leaving it there - problem is I don't have an amp for it as I usually use it as an extension cab for the Fender.

Could you recommend me a cheap, small, simple to use amp head, that I could carry with me easily?  I'm pretty clueless with matching amp power and cab capabilities, but the Wharfedale is marked max input = 300W @ 8 Ohm.

Would the TC Electronic BAM200 be too weedy to run the Wharfedale?  I'm assuming it's 200W @ 4 Ohm?

Just so you have an idea of the volumes we practice at, I only run the Fender 500 at about 25% gain and master during practice.  I am tempted to try my 40W Fender Rumble on Saturday! lol

TIA

It does.

12 hours ago, jrixn1 said:

You're in the key of G, and this F chord is the bVII, functioning as the secondary subdominant, or the IV of the IV.  One way to think of the F-C is as a IV-I in the temporary tonal centre of C.

I wish I understood all that... I was ok up to bVII. 😆

Thanks for your reply though.  It's got enough pointers for me to go digging.

Yes, I've been asked to learn this. 🙄

I quite like the song though, and well, the bass line is very, um, interesting! 😄

So listening to it, I've just started to get the intro and verse down as G F# E E, F C D D.  The song sounds very much like it's in G major to me, so where's that F come from?  Is it just a borrowed note from another scale?  It's very prominent - at the start of every second line of the verse.

Assuming I'm not wrong, can someone with a lot more theory knowledge shed a little light on it for me, please?

TIA

I'm actually not doing all the singing I should be, but grateful for the lists of "easy" to "hard" songs that I should be trying, and the guidance along the way. 😎

Anyone else on this course at the moment?

I've taken so much (free, You Tube) knowledge from him in the past, I thought it was worth paying him some money.  And it was.

My Yamaha TRBX504 is very slim - 38mm nut and slim from front to back:

https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/el_basses/trbx/specs.html

34 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

It's not digital... there is an ultrasonic bias signal mixed with the audio signal that makes all the magnetic domains jiggle about. During silence, all the domains average to zero. At other times the audio affects the net alignment of domains so the final signal is proportional to the audio (ignoring frequency dependent effects that are processed out). This means the signal can be read back with no more than a simple coil that creates an electrical signal as the magnetic field changes.

Magic!

Then how do compact discs work ?

14 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Jameson is my number 1 bass hero. If I ended one quarter as skilful as him, I’d  be very happy 

1/10th is good enough for me.  And I'm not talking about where I am, it's where I'd like to be.

Have you ever thought about how magnetic tape works?  Wow!  How do you get that sound down in + and - ?

I just been off to weigh the two basses I have with me, the Yamaha is 4kg (admittedly didn't remove the heavy strap or tuner), and the Ibanez is 3.8kg, I consider these to both be relatively light...  I seem to think my Nanyo is less than 3.5kg though, so I'm struggling to justify the purchase of the Mustang in the "lightweight" category...

Having said that, I don't own a Fender... I like stuff MIJ... I like things that are not brand new...  I especially like a rosewood board and white bass...

Oh, god!

That would look really nice with a mint pick guard...

Is it really as heavy as 3.8kg?

Cheers, all.  It looks like Andertons have a decent enough returns policy - if I had to send it back I'd only lose out on the delivery return cost... Good job it's not in stock at the moment - that at least gives me time to think.

17 minutes ago, donkelley said:

You can play on left leg if you like, some folks do.  It's also I think the standard for classical guitarists?  When I played steinbergers they sat on my right leg, but whatever works for each person!

Yes, I meant I will be holding it classical style, and wondered whether the small body, or the shape of the Steinberger would lead to problems.

I'm tempted by one of these...

When I'm playing sitting down, I position the bass on my left leg, though.  Do you think this would be a problem?

Also is the drop tuner any good?  Stable?

It'll be different again, by the time I've learnt it...😂

9 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

This may help

 

I actually have the "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" book at home, but I'm locked-down in my mum's house.

It'll do me good to work it out by ear (with a little cheating, from above).

9 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

In all my years of playing music I've never grasped the concept of playing behind the beat. Or in front. I'm sure I've been doing it, or hearing it, but if I have it's been subconsciously.

Push and pull - I'm sure I do it all the time, much to the consternation of my drummer! 😂  Not that I have a drummer anymore... 😕

9 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

Which version?

Phil's and the Supremes are very different in feel and note choice.

I was actually playing along to the Supremes version, with Rocksmith 😳, for my sins (well, because I haven't figured out how the song goes yet ).

10 hours ago, ambient said:

Check this video, Lee Sklar has played it hundreds of times with Phil Collins.

 

I've been watching a lot of his videos, recently.  Great stuff.