chris_b

I've spent decades trying to sound good and IMO good gear, good ears and asking will make you sound as good as you're going to get. I used to go to the pubs and clubs to hear the best bands I never thought anything about the sound. On a weekly basis I was seeing the likes of Jack Bruce, John McVie, Alex Dmochowski, Ronnie Wood, Phil Chen and many others. They weren't special because of their sound. . . . with the gear they had in the 60's, most bass players sounded like a goose farting in a fog. It was their playing made them stand out. In my musical world I don't see anyone getting a gig because of their sound. We get the best gigs because of our playing and most important of all. . . . being in the right place at the right time or knowing somebody.

There's are amps by Ampeg, Rumble, TC and Markbass all at or near your budget in the first 2 pages of the Amps and Cabs for Sale section of the BC Classifieds. Bass Direct has a brand new TE Elf which comes in at £250 and a used Hartke HA2500 for less than £200.

Three of the guitarists I play with use an AER Compact 60 when they're playing acoustic.

I've used an GK MB150S and it was OK for home use but the only way I could make it work on a gig was to add the extension 112. At home I use my Barefaced One10 with whatever amp I have to hand, usually the TH500. The tone is seriously huge and the whole thing is smaller than the wast paper basket.

My criteria was to keep the gear I use the most and sell the gear that I use the least. So in effect I'd already made the decision. I sold 2 fantastic sounding and playing basses because they had been superseded by 2 others and weren't being played. I sold my Wal for the same reason. I loved that bass but hadn't played it in over 2 years. I don't play stuff just because I own it. Even at home I just play the best bass and I came to the realisation that there's no point in me owning a great instrument if it never comes out of the case. IMO and IME

It's on threads like this that I realise I'm sharing Basschat with a bunch of weirdos.

This year I reduced my stuff to 2 basses, 2 amps and 2 cabs. And I'm still playing the best sounding gear I've owned in a long line of great sounding gear.

+1 Guys, even the top pro's, will play what is easy for them and fits into their style. If someone can play triplets with 3 fingers they will. Most of the rest of us can't do that trick so we'll adjust and play it the way we can, or if you're a guitarist or singer you'll just refuse to play a song you don't like (can't play or sing!)

80%

You already have some of the best basses, amps and cabs. . . . . I reckon you have reached the stage of having enough. That's a good place to be. Now you only need to focus on the important stuff, what your are playing, where and with whom; the set, the gigs and the bands.

The best bass shop we have access to is the Basschat classifieds.

Perfect Intro? The two for me. . . . and . . . .

Sad news.

An "old" 210? If you start from a low point it isn't very difficult to get a better sound. Many cheap and older cabs were/are just cheap drivers in a box. Built to a low price point. It would be easier to get a better sound because you're installing the drivers they couldn't use in the original design because it would have made the cab too expensive. When you start using good drivers you also have to start specifically designing the cab to bring out the better qualities of that driver, or else you're wasting its potential. If you start with a decent cab it will be harder to improve the sound. They will already be using better quality components and will have spent spent some time designing the cab.

Yes. That's what the rest of the post was about.

Yep, a piece of cake. If I was playing this I'd do the 4(B)-1(D)-4(E) fingering people are suggesting, but the second 4(E) would be made by flattening the pinky, ie the pinky remains on the B but the finger is flattened to hit the E. No hand movement required at all and the only finger movement would be the rocking pinky back and forth.

Jack, If your One10 is the cloth grill model I'll have it when you're ready. Cheers

Not my thing at all, but if it keeps Fender afloat then I'm all for it.

Oh dear!

I knew a band years ago who fell out with their singer. The first thing he did was to phone all the venues and cancel all the band gigs! Revenge can come in many forms.

I understand why you've left. . . . but, why do you expect to retain admin rights to the bands Facebook page? Why be upset about that?

Guys, if you are currently running an ad in the For Sale section please reload your photos. It's very frustrating to look at an ad, expecting to ogle some fine looking stuff, only to find there is no photo due to the BC software switch over. Many thanks Chris

Lozz is right. You need a modular rig. Sell the 410. Buy 2 very good 112's or 210's.

13lbs will leave a dent in the pavement if you put the case down heavily!

All good - I've started to clear out the shed. One small point. . . in the profile, the currently viewing field isn't being cleared when we stop viewing something. It still lists us as viewing the last topic, even when we've come out of it.