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Perfect! This is exactly what I needed to hear. Just a way of amplifying my sound with a smaller set up. Looks like a potential 1x10 (or my current 1x12) and and an occasional XLR may well be the way to get the current dream car, and amplify the bass! This is just the thread I wanted. To the point, no dancing around the edges, just the to-the-point answers I needed. Answers both the monitor and amp-free questions which I've been confused about for ages. I hope others can read this, without trying to go through numerous pages on TB with no conclusion! As you can tell. I put my driving on a par with my bass playing! They need to co-exist, especially when a 3.5tr is involved......!! Out of interest, any BC'ers that have used a Barefaced One10 as main cab or monitor?

It's gets a bit complicated now....!!

IEMS? Is that in-ear monitoring system?

Band I helped out wanted to do 'I Want You Back' by the Jackson Five. Good fun to work out, and a nice warm-up piece. Sadly, they never got as far as doing it after I spent ages mastering the whole thing. I left shortly after, and have now forgot how to play it!

Not sure about GS using a pick, but the second picture shows a slightly unconventional thumb-and-fag technique!

My current car is a 330i saloon...have to use the back seats and boot, as the seats don't fold down as in the coupe. Seats don't fold in the SLK, and it won't fit a 2x10!

They aren't as bad as some, that's for sure! I had a measure of one last week - it won't take my 1x15, but it would take my 1x12. Easily take a Barefaced One10, so if the output was bigger than my 1x12, I'd have a little room to spare!

Sadly died in 2012. Bit more info, and a shot of the Gibson bass here - http://bryanferry.com/graham-simpson-1943-2012/

Sadly not in my price range! Thanks to all for input so far - the answers are exactly what I was looking for. It's just some of the searched threads get so long and bogged down, it's hard to find the genuine info! Do I assume that a box like the Sansamp, that you simply plug in power, plug in bass, and XLR to the desk? I'm hoping for the venues that we tend to play, that the cab-as-monitor would be fine. FWIW - the car shopping list is a Mercedes SLK. Who needs more than 2 seats?!!

I appreciate this is in relation to a recent thread, but being technically inept, I really would value some point clarified in simple terms. I've seen similar threads on TB, but the complication level is just way beyond me. Essentially, I'm looking to change the car soon into 2018. However, being a 2-seater I'm going for, the boot space is tiny. I currently gig with the Fender Rumble 500 head and 1x15 cab. That's usually enough. However, it won't fit in! The 1x12 use for rehearsal would, but that's it. I haven't gigged with both cabs in an age, just don't need to. It's the using the PA thing I don't understand. Ideally, I was looking at a slightly smaller (more powerful?) cab (say a Barefaced One10), and then using the PA as well if needs be. Is this viable? It's only for pubs. Can it also be explained how I go from the back of the Rumble head to the PA? Which sockets/leads? I've attached a shot of the back. I'm rarely going above 1/4 on the 1x15 volume for gigs, as I always use the 'vintage' button for a a lovely thump. I've read at the other end about going ampless altogether, using a Tech 21 NYC box. Can a kind BC'er also explain how this would work? The idea of playing with just a bass and a small box is very appealing....but I'm guessing I'd still need the cab for monitor use? As I mentioned, most of our trio gigs are pubs, but my other 2018 project is more festival based. However, they have soundmen...so as long as I can hear myself, the FOH would be taken care of. I do apologise for my ignorance over this. I've had a similar set-up since I stated playing years ago, and the more I read, the more confused I got. So hands in the air, I need help to understand my options here, so I can scale right down!

Just sold Neil a TGI gig bag. Fantastic chap to deal with. Payment and all communications were instantaneous, a really top BC'er to deal with. Thanks again Neil!

Just sold Tom a Fender book. With 11 pages of Feedback, Tom is a Basschat legend with good reason! Top man to deal with, with instant payment and super comms. Thanks again Tom - enjoy!

Standard 6-string guitars are smaller than that, and if you are a guitarist, you have to play it whatever your size, or how often you visit the salad bar! Remember the band Mammoth?!! Allen Woody was a big bass player, and he often played an EB3 (now SG) bass. I wouldn't have commented to him about it....! I am biased, as a shorty player. However, I am pretty slim (for now!) But that makes no odds - play what you like....a Capri Orange Mustang is super-cool, regardless of stature. Rock it, my man!

Sold Phil a Fender gig bag - transaction was super smooth, a great chap to deal with. Phil's quite new to BC, but with this start, he's already a valuable member of the community. Nice one Phil!

D'addario Chromes for me all the way. Quite expensive (nearly £40 for the short scale designated strings) but to my ears, they sound great. Guess it depends on the bass as well.....!

I know that feeling! Wait until you put a full scale on after a shorty....it makes them feel and look beyond huge!

Another shorty fan here. Dabbled a year or so back, but then went back on the full scales. Decision I regretted, and I hunted for a decent replacement ever since. My personal thing is for the Gibson SG shorties...I think they're a 30.5". Found one as new example earlier this year, and I've now got a pre-order for a new one. Obviously they stopped them a while back, but there's a limited edition run coming to the UK, well, shortly! Already available in the US. Tone, playability....it's all here. I do understand that if your a big guy, it can look funny after playing a full scale. However, it's still bigger than a 6-string, and loads of guitarists are far from small! Proceed with confidence. I've had fun changing my technique on purpose... approaching the instrument differently, good to shake things up. It'll make you question why the 'Fender' scale became the standard. Good things come in small packages!