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[quote name='Musicman20' post='507004' date='Jun 6 2009, 02:46 PM']Without a doubt I recommend Gigs Skinz. They might look a little 'modern', but dont worry, the dragon print design is only really visible in the light. Very tough, very safe, well made, lots of pockets, and pretty much the the best price you can get for a gig bag. Here are a few examples: [url="http://www.flightcasepro.co.uk/Gig-Skinz/Gig-Skinz-DGMS.php"]http://www.flightcasepro.co.uk/Gig-Skinz/Gig-Skinz-DGMS.php[/url] [url="http://www.flightcasepro.co.uk/Gig-Skinz/Gig-Skinz-DGMM.php"]http://www.flightcasepro.co.uk/Gig-Skinz/Gig-Skinz-DGMM.php[/url] The small mixer bag fits LM2/LM3 perfectly. Not so sure which one is best for SA450...but they have measurements on the site. I got one for the LM3 and its brilliant. It even has a velcro strap in the main compartment to hold the amp in place. [/quote] The Gig Skinz medium is what I use for SA450 and it has tons of room for all of my cabling and other bits and pieces: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Gig_Skinz_Gig_Bags.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...z_Gig_Bags.html[/url]

[quote name='Rasta' post='482952' date='May 8 2009, 02:18 PM']+1 [/quote] Living in Devon I would've thought your reggae options would be even more limited although I see from your sig that isn't the case. When I lived in Exeter I found the scene was very rock\metal and not much else although I managed to get a few funk gigs.

[quote name='Wil' post='480663' date='May 6 2009, 09:11 AM']The Little Mark 2 I had was the best bit of bass kit I've owned by a country mile. Amazing engineering, for something so loud to be so light, and it was built like a tank. The only critique I have is the EQ was a bit lacking for me - it had plenty of cut and boost, and it could push out some serious lows, but some kind of parametric mid would have been nice as I never got the low mids quite how I like them without an external EQ. Purely a personal opinion on the voicing, though, as I'm more a fan of the Ampegs of the world in terms of sound over the likes of EBS.[/quote] I've never owned a LMII but I have the SA450 which has the extra mid-range shaping and it's great. However, a lot of the time I tend to run it flat and do the shaping on my Sterling as the amp is amazingly receptive to the tiniest of onboard tweaks. I've owned an Ashdown ABM 500 EVO II head and my only criticism is that I always felt I could never quite get the tight tone I was looking for. I think it's probably a great head for straight rock music but I couldn't get a good defined, more up front sound out of it. The SA450 enables me to have that great modern bright and zingy bass tone I hear in my head but will also give the more vintage tones if needed with the turn of a dial. I've found it's been great for pretty much any style of music I've played.

[quote name='51m0n' post='479967' date='May 5 2009, 03:01 PM']When I bought the ae410 Mark at bassdirect let me play for over 2 hours, we tried the ae210s against the ae410, we checked what I could get in my car, we went through about 12 basses that I wasnt going to buy just then etc etc As a result he's got all my custom for new purchases since (bar my rack tuner cos he doesnt do them). He understands that it is in his best interests to let you fiddle, let the gear sell itself to you - he doesnt really involve himself in that process beyond answering questions and offering advice when asked. As such he is the most dangerous salesman I know - visit him at your peril Fortunately most other shops dont 'get' this at all![/quote] A big +1 for Mark at Bass Direct! I have the luxury of being just down the road (if living in Coventry could ever be considered a luxury) and I've spent several hours in store talking to Mark. Based on past experiences, I've tended to stay away from music shops if I can but he is just genuinely passionate about bass playing and totally into good sound, good gear and totally satisfied customers.

I gigged a few times in pubs with just an ABM EVO II 500 and an ABM 210 (which Paul S is currently selling in the Market Place section) and I never had any problems. I elevated the cab with a few beer crates (how hard are they to get hold of now? It's all cardboard!) to nearer ear height and pointed it slightly towards my tub thumping buddy and it was fine. Why not get two 210 cabs and then you don't have to lug around a 4x10 cab to smaller gigs and you have the benefit of getting the full 4 ohm power of your amp head when you use both?

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47368"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47368[/url] Might still be for sale.