chris_b

What is your budget? Where are you? IMO cabs worth considering would be Bergantino, Genzler, Barefaced, Mesa Boogie Subway, Vanderkley and Markbass.

For reduced weight, size and increased flexibility, I'd look at 2 x 112's. The good ones will go just as loud as your 410.

I took both hands off tonight. . . . yeah, cool!

Feel the energy radiating out of the speakers!!

The best PJ5 I've played is my Mike Lull. I guess that's over budget. Maybe still worth saving for, though. I've heard several very good players using Sire basses. Not sure if they were playing PJ's or not but check them out. Every Sire I've tried has been too heavy for my bad back, but if I could find a light one it would be mine!

I invigilate for exams and we are already having trouble with cheating using all levels of technology, from paper to digital. If some of these people spent half the effort on learning as they do on cheating they'd all have firsts! If this technology comes of age the results of tests and exams will be questionable and that'll be the end of reliable academic qualifications.

Small Claims Court? Really!! The SCC isn't going to be very interested unless every effort has been made to resolve the problem first. That means, call Harry.

Put your old Jazz in for a service, set up and possibly a fret stone. It'll come back feeling, playing and sounding like it's in another league.

Preferences change. Time to start looking at other basses.

If you've got a problem that has been going on for that long, call the factory talk to Harry and arrange to take them in.

I don't think horizontal or vertical is an issue if you have diagonal speaker placement within the cab.

Barefaced Two10's can be stacked either way. That's the way Alex designed them.

Horizontal. I use my 210's in a loud band so the last thing I want is speakers anywhere near my ears.

BF cabs are as strong as any vintage cab. Light weight doesn't mean flimsy. I've packed my Super Compacts at the bottom of the van with PA and Fender Twin Reverb with JBL's on top and they were fine. . . . as I expected them to be.

I'd stack the cabs on each other and wouldn't be bothered by the overhang.

I left my bass behind on a gig once! The drummer put a few things in front of it, so it couldn't be seen, and during the chat I lost track of it. Fortunately the rest of the band were still loading up when I left and the guitarist took it home for me! Caused a great deal of mirth!! Our 2nd guitarist and drummer used to meet up and travel to gigs together. At the end of the evening they'd move the guitarists gear into his car and go their separate ways. One night they managed to leave a keyboard leaning up against a fence. The guitarist went back early next morning but it had gone. About a week later he got an email from the guy who had found it. He'd tracked him down through a name on the cover. What a great guy.

I'd try out outboard pre-amps rather than making changes to this bass.

There were 10 years between the last tour and the one before that, so I guess the big world tours might be over. There are enough Corporate types with fat wallets and special guitar investments/collections out there to double any numbers we might think of.

On looking at the brief details and knowing Berg cabs I would guess that the Forte HP is a new "world beater". You can compare numbers but they don't mean anything on their own. The Forte HP looks like it is closer to the B|amp than the Forte with many of the features but without the profiles (I don't have Berg cabs any more) and the confusing (to me) menu screens. IMO, weighing in at about 6lbs, the weight difference between this amp and the Puma is pretty inconsequential. With Bergs it isn't a numbers game. If I'm reading correctly, the 1200 watts are there for tone, attack, heft(!!) and headroom, all reasons other than volume. I'll be interested in the reviews when they appear. It is pricey, but someone will buy one and decide they want something else in a couple of months. If they do I might just be waiting. The WD800 also seems to be a feature rich "tone monster". I'll also be watching that one as well. So far, in my experience, better amps create a better sound. From the feedback I get others notice the difference in my rig as well as me. Up to a certain point, the sound I aim to make is for the band and the audience. After that the rest is for me. If others appreciate it then great, but if I'm happy and confident I'll play better, and that's what is going to get me the gigs.

Derailed? We can't even see the tracks from here!!

I'm not arguing with anyone. Not even with you when you try to put words into my mouth. Don't confuse personal preferences with facts. A band or artist who has world wide success for decades is never "rubbish", or any other negative word you can think of. You may not like them but that has no impact on whether they are good or not. If anyone wants 3 minute songs with no faff, that get to the point and have changed the world of music? Check out Chuck Berry.

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Filling dozens of 90,000 + seat stadiums puts all the silly anti Led Zep comments into perspective. Punk didn't replace anything. It temporarily displaced some stuff and then joined the mainstream. After that it was business as usual.

I don't know much about NAMM but, with the Mesa Boogie WD800 and Bergantino Forte HP, the 2019 show might be the start of a new chapter of bass amp design.

If Punk was the starting point on your musical journey, that's all good. I'm in favour of anything that turns people into a fan, that inspires someone to play an instrument, join bands or just enjoy listening to music. Rock and Roll probably made a bigger impact on the music business than Punk, but only because there was more to change and the entrenched attitudes were harder to shift. In some ways Punk was a breath of fresh air but in many others it was just a new way to make money for a small bunch of people.