PatrickJ

I've spent this evening reading a number of posts across Basschat and Talk bass about going ampless, which is a direction I'm looking to take. However, I do want a decent powered speaker to act as a stage monitor / passable bass amp for small gigs and rehearsals. All my tone and colouration is coming from a pre-amp / DI box (which I intend to build a small collection of) so really just looking for something that can front those and give out a reasonable amount of volume as a monitor / small rig replacement. The common ones I see discussed are the: Headrush FRFR-112 Alto TS412 RCF ART 912-A Electro Voice ELX200-12P (not really mentioned, but are provided by local rehearsal studio) Yamaha DXR12mkII QSC k12.2 From those that have already travelled down this path, any thoughts / experiences on any of the above (or other) options and any tips on getting the most out of that sort of setup?

Tom just purchased a bass from me and the end to end experience has been fantastic. Communication between us was excellent with quick and hassle free payment. I also really appreciated @tom1946 messaging me to confirm all arrived safely as soon as it was received. Top gentleman to deal with!

Thanks @Richie_b .. I ended up ordering the one @Dazm66 tipped me off about,. £597 from Peach Guitars, it seems crazy they are selling them for that price, free next day delivery and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow before lunch :). PS. @Dood - I hope your health starts to improve!

Thanks for the response @Dood! Amp was just an Ampeg Rocket combo that was in the store, I suspect it was just faulty electronics. Problem is there only appear to be two black ones in the country, this and one at the Bass Gallery (who I refuse to deal with after a few shitty experiences).

I stopped into Stompbox Northwood at lunch today and gave the Space 5 they had a go. I really really liked it , I’m looking for a five string and this seems like a lot of bass for the money, even at £750. the one thing that put me off was the volume control , it seemed to be either on at full volume or off within a very small range of movement in the master volume knob. There was no tapering. The guy at the shop told me this wasn’t a problem and the pots could always be upgraded but it didn’t feel right to me. @Dood did you do your test of these, was it something you noticed (or anyone else who owns one, or spent a bit of time playing one) or were the electronics on this one a bit dodgy?

@AndyTravis is one of may favourite people here on #basschat. He insisted on paying me for my acoustic pre-amp which I was perfectly happy for him to keep hold of it to try out for a while, that's the kind of straight up guy he is. If you ever have cause to trade here on the marketplace with Andy do so with complete confidence!

Hopefully this ..

I picked up a tuner from @jacq this week. It was put in the post the day I transferred the funds and arrived 2 days later. It was extremely well packaged and the pedal is as new condition. He was also kind enough to provide the original invoice so I can register it for warranty purposes. I would not hesitate in dealing with @jacqagain. Thanks very much!

Paul bought a HX Stomp from me this week. Great person to deal with, lots of open communication and prompt transfer of funds. I hope you get on well with the stomp, enjoy!

Although not the Cube combo, I've been using a GR 350 head and 2x8 (4 ohm) cab for all our rehearsals and small gigs (pubs, small local theatres and street parties) with no problem at all.

I’ve spent a fair amount of time crafting a ‘virtual’ rig with my Helix Stomp …. It’s become what I now consider to be my sound for the band I play for.

I've been using a GR Bass Mini One: https://www.grbass.com/portfolio/mini-one/. Aux In and Headphone jacks, but still 350w.

Dunlop tortex .73mm (basically what I used to use to play guitar with). I'm going to try some slightly heavier picks with the grip mouldings.

I'm looking for some advice to help with a particular pick playing problem I'm having please. The covers band I'm involved with play I saw Her Standing There by the Beatles which I duly play with a pick. It's one of 4 songs in our set list that I play with a pick, however, with this one I have an ongoing issue with it slipping out of position between my fingers to the point I can no longer play thus forcing me to briefly stop to adjust. On a warm gig night with slightly sweaty hands this can happen a few times in a relatively short song. Has anyone else faced a similar problem? I'm hoping I can get some pointers on either technique, or tips, on how to solve the problem.

A HX stomp is working really well for me at the moment. I can't get on with creating / editing patches directly on the unit but hooking it up via USB to my Mac makes it very easy, despite the HX edit software feeling rather dated. I really like the versatility of the unit, I've gigged with it a couple of times this year using it as a pre-amp/compressor/EQ along with a couple of FX patches but it's also what I've been using for all my home practice with a set of IEMs plugged into the headphone socket. I wish the filter and synth effects were better but other than that most of the effects sound pretty good and there's a decent selection of bass amps and cabs available.

First proper outing for my mini rig at a coronation street party gig this afternoon. Nordstrand Acinonyx short scale bass into a GR Mini One amp and matching 2x8 cabinet. Out of shot is a Helix Stomp set up as a pre-amp along with chorus and synth effects.