chris_b

Very interesting. If I was spec'ing this I'd have probably gone for the Kubicki headless approach.

IMO if you need to go light then a modular, building blocks approach to a rig is best way. I've done this for the last 10 years. My main rigs have been 1, 2, or 3 112's. I even had a 212 and 112, but that was a little too heavy. I believe GK Legacy heads go down to 2 ohms so you can use any combination of cabs. My Ampeg 410 weighed 90lbs. No one needs to carry that much weight anymore. I've tried 210's but they are heavier and the 112's on the market these days are very, very good and have no down sides.

Obviously an opportunistic attempt to get some cash.

I saw The Stones at the O2 and the whole evening was anchored by Charlie's drumming. He never missed a beat and underpinned the band in a simple, effective and fantastic way.

Depends why you are going for lightweight cabs. IMO if you have a "problem" why would you carry two cabs at the same time? I have a bad back and usually gig 2 112 cabs. I never carry both, because that is twice the weight of carrying one. The number of trips to the car are irrelevant. Why would I want to lift more than the least weight for each trip? I would always go for multiple 112's or 210's and build up the rig from there. Yes, it's more expensive, but each lift is better, which is the whole point if you have to go light for a physical reason.

Beautiful bass. I'm very jealous.

Very, very sad news.

No hum on mine either.

I've done 5 gigs in 3 weeks, now "resting" for a month. I still feel very nervous walking in to a gig, but I'm double jabbed and always carry antibacterial spray and wipes. If Covid finally comes my way, the percentages are on my side that it will be on the level of a cold. The more antibodies the better.

Has anyone told you yet, get another 210.

If you want your rig to have a "look" then get a matching gear. If you want your rig to sound the best, all options are on the table. I haven't had a matching rig for 20 years. Mix and match can get fantastic results.

I've spent many years trying to expand my playing situations, and you're trying to reduce yours. I don't understand that approach to being a professional musician, which I believe you are.

Hi, I was, but sold it about 4 years ago due to the weight! It was a very early bass with the original Lakland Barts and I forget which Bart pre amp, but the sound was one of the best, which is why that bass was my go-to for nearly 14 years.

I put Barts in my P bass about 40 years ago. Can't remember which ones, but they made that bass sound wonderful. I also put the TCT pre amp in but IMO that was a waste of money. The Bart pickups were amazing in passive mode on their own.

For me, playing music and listening to music are two totally different things.

What bass? What amp? What style of music? What don't you like about your sound?

I don't use pedals, apart from a Pitchblack tuner . Never have. I bought a Thumpinator once but it sat on the shelf and I never got around to trying it. I don't recall seeing any bass players on the circuit using pedals either.

I'm sorry to hear this news. Very sad.

You chose wisely. For most of the last 70 years a Precision has been the bass for every eventuality.

I grew up with one bass. For 25 years, I owned one bass. No one I knew had 2, not even the pro's, Chris Dreja in the Yardbirds, John McVie in Fleetwood mac, Noel Redding with Hendrix, I saw them all trying to fix their bass before they could start the gig. It wasn't until much later, when I guess CNC machines had started to lower the prices, that owning a "collection" became a thing. I still have one bass that does 99% of my gigs.

Chuck Rainey was on a film score session, and couldn't read ledger lines very well. There was a very busy couple of bars with a lot of ledger lines. He fluffed the first take and Tommy Tedesco stood up and apologised. Chuck fluffed the second take as well. Tommy stood up again. This time, when he sat down, he whispered to Chuck, "Next time you're on your own, kid!". On take 3 Chuck didn't play those bars. To his amazement, everyone on the session was playing the riff and no one in the control room noticed that he'd stopped playing.

That was Tommy Tedesco. That's life, letting those who need to be in control think they are, and getting on with the job in spite of them.

I went the other way, from MM to FSO's (Fender Shaped Objects), but you are right to want to replace basses that feel "not quite right" with ones that do.

Shows how out of practice I am. On my first gig after lockdown, I walked on stage with my ACS plugs hanging around my neck and forgot to put them in. I nearly jumped out of my skin when the drummer started up!

DR make a set of stings designed for down tuning.