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[quote name='Daz39' timestamp='1480076127' post='3181464'] I recall seeing 18" Trace Cabs back when I bought my 15" in the 90s. I was staggered by the physical size - and weight. [/quote] I used to play through a Mesa Boogie 118. It was half the size and weight of an 810! IME it really is a good time to be a bass player.

I saw Ry Cooder and David Lindley (just the two of them) at the Hammersmith Odeon, about 26 years ago, and they were surrounded by at least 30 guitars set up on stands. I have no idea what they intended as they only used about 4 each.

It really depends what styles of music you're playing and how much you want to copy the originals. You can take as much gear to a gig as you want. You can even use it all. Excess is what rock is all about, but I don't play with guys who feel the need to use more than one of anything. I played with 2 guitarists last night. One had pedals one didn't, both bought two guitars, only used one and they stayed in standard tuning all night. Both managed to sound exactly right for songs which ranged from blues through rock to pop without any faff. I only take one bass to a gig. I've never had an instrument fail or broken a string and one always covers the songs I've been asked to play. IMO there's a satisfaction when you can make "less is more" work.

Surely the reason the OP is loosing some oomph when using one cab has nothing to do with the amp, but is the result of running fewer speakers.

You download the voucher and take it to the audiologist. Check first though, because some don't accept the voucher. The ACS website has a list of places that do accept.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1480156137' post='3182035'] . . . . the big problem with the lightweight heads is keeping them on top of the amp while plugged into your bass. Wander too far away and your head follows you off the cab and onto the floor. [/quote] Both those things can happen but that's User Error not the fault of the amp or its design.

. . . this and you can upgrade each part separately. IMO modular rigs are also better because you can mix and match depending on the gig.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1480117482' post='3181880'] No, I mean why would you want to take a speaker cab that's been designed to be a speaker cab, and mess with it ? It just seems odd, I don't see how you'd gain anything. [/quote] Ah ha. . . crossed wires. Sorry. I don't see why either.

This bass looks so modded that I'd say there is not much "vintage" or "original" value left.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1480109313' post='3181827'] Why ? [/quote] Because Alex moved from an interested DIYer to a manufacturing company. No companies publicise their prototype work.

Only some Neutrik plugs are dual use. My Aguilar TH500 and Mesa D800 Subway [u][b]cannot[/b][/u] take 1/4" jacks.

The master on my TH500 used to be on 12 o'clock with my Bergantino CN212 but with the Barefaced cabs it's now on 10 o'clock and it's louder. BF cabs are very good at turning watts into SPL.

A passive P bass with flats.

I've always called them ghost notes.

A great song. Chuck Rainey at his best (good luck with that part) and Steve Gadd.

Good choice.

It is easy to understand why AC is playing the best bass lines for U2. I love 8th note, root, basic riffs playing. Locked with a simple drum pattern and pumping guitar there's nothing better at making the hairs stand up on the back of your neck, from Elmore James to U2, ZZ Top, Quo, AC/DC etc etc. There are a lot of great bands that use a rhythm section in this way, because it's a very effective style of playing.

You'd better not take the bass out of its case after all this!

Checkout Tim Waites playing great solid bass with Lucky Peterson, who is as mad as a box of frogs but the band is a great example of a modern blues band. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alzAG7rCAQA[/media] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGbN8GUF7DA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGbN8GUF7DA[/url] Also check out the Tedeschi Trucks Band for a different and fantastic take on the Blues. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3eisYawGT4[/media]

You don't have to improvise in Blues. Work out a great bass line and stick to it. Many players do that too.

Who said that?

Name some of the songs in your set.

I assumed you were getting the cash when you dropped the bass off at the sister's house. As the guys are saying. . . . cash on handover is the only deal you should be considering.

ER15's have worked for me for years. I can hear a whisper on stage and have survived playing with several massively loud rock bands with the 15's.

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1479896455' post='3180057'] What should I do here? [/quote] You take control. Tell them you'd like to drop the bass off and complete the sale at a time and place, and would they confirm that this is OK by a particular time as there are others interested.