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!