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I've had both Ampeg and Mesa Boogie 115 and 210 rigs and they were very loud.

I won't suggest Joe Cocker's version of With A little Help From My Friends this time. How about Resurrection Shuffle by Ashton, Gardner and Dyke. The drummer in the band I was in taught Roy Dyke that drum pattern.

When Talkbass discussed this the general feeling was pretty negative.

[quote name='sellisnba' timestamp='1463735210' post='3053664'] I'm thinking about adding a jazz pickup to my p bass. I was just wondering if anyone had made this modification and what did they think? I'd be looking also to add the extra pot to the pickguard rather than a jack added to the body. [/quote] Yep, done all that. Did the sound improve? Marginally. Was it worth the money? No. Initially I'd replaced the weak Fender pickup with a Bartolini P which was an immense improvement. After a couple of years and coming into some cash I decided to go further. If the Barts were so good I'd I add a matching J pickup and active electrics. Chandler guitars in Kew did the work and the fashioned a new scratch plate the lot. Very good work on their part, but. . . . the sound was different with the J but (IMO) not substantially better than what I had before. If I could turn the clock back I'd just stay with the Bart P and not bother with the rest of the work I had done. In this case it wasn't money well spent. My advice is to get the best set of P bass pickups you can find, then (staying passive) replace the current pots and resistor with better components and play them for a year before you change anything else.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1463670570' post='3053264'] This is how old dance bands worked... they'd have the entire catalogue on the floor as prompts, read the crowd and call the tune. [/quote] That's why you play numbers. The band leader just call 4 or 92 or whatever and that was the number of the chart in the book. Just thought everyone needed to know that!

Just buy the BB2 and try it. As everyone is saying, you'll probably find you don't need either of your old cabs.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1463640435' post='3052942'] No-one has spoken Latin for, what, 1500 years? [/quote] Latin was still spoken in the Hungarian parliament until about 1846. If you watched the Chase you'd have known that! edit for accuracy.

[quote name='AndrewJordan' timestamp='1463664393' post='3053203'] I don't think thats right. [/quote] It is. If the 410 was 4 ohms and the 210 was 8 ohms then you would be right. Although this set up would have to be run by an amp capable of 2.67 ohms. With 2 8 ohm cabs the power is divided equally between the cabs. In this case the smaller cab is potentially the weak link so as long as the 210 can manage the power being sent to it there is no problem.

What do so many on BC jump to negative conclusions when Blue posts? "I doubt" means he is expressing an opinion. He might be right or he might be wrong, but like everyone else here he should be able to express opinions without being attacked for it.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1463592923' post='3052698'] They wouldn't likely know a foxtrot or waltz if it whacked them in the kisser..!! [/quote] You can Quick Step to Chuck Berry songs, as we discovered on one ""square peg - round hole"" gig we did many years ago.

Bands have always been plagued by egos. I can deal with an over active ego if the guy can back it up. The good musicians I've known have always known they were good. Some had over active egos and some didn't, but anyone who stands in front of other people and says "look at me and what I'm doing" has to have a larger ego than most.

I keep a back up box of foam plugs in the accessory bag. Not where I wanted them to be when I knocked one of the filters out of the ear plugs in the middle of a number. Jeez we were loud! I now keep several foam plugs in the ACS pouch on top of the amp. Moral of the story: keep your backup gear where you can easily get to it in an emergency.

ACS ER15 custom moulded plugs for me.

IMO 10's would sound better with your 410 cab. The Backline 600 head is only 300 watts. A bit of marketing liberty taking if you ask me. If your 410 is 8 ohms then your amp, running at 8 ohms is putting out about 150 watts. If the cab is rated at 400 watts then you'll be safe putting your 150 watts into it. You could get a more powerful amp but you'll hear more volume by adding more speakers than by adding more watts, so adding a 210 will be fine. Another 410 might be overkill or just right, depending on how loud you really are. I'd go for the 210 option. And just in case you really are that loud. . . . get some good ear plugs.

If you're getting ear fatigue then you should be wearing ear plugs.

1970 started with me as a professional musician. 1979 ended with me married and living in Sydney. In between there were some changes in my hopes and dreams but in most respects it was a great decade.

I put Lakland flats on my P bass and the bass sounded much better than with the DR roundwounds I'd been using for years. The Laklands are rebadged GHS Precision Flatwounds. A year or so ago I was looking at La Bellas and other strings but while this set sounds good I'm keeping them. A couple of years ago I had an acoustic fretless bass with tapewound La Bellas on. They felt very nice to play. I don't see the point of putting flats on active basses or trying to get flats that sound "close" to rounds.

Sly released Thank You in 1969 and it was at #1 in the US charts by the beginning of 1970. I believe that was the first slap bass line on an electric bass. I don't believe Louis Johnson didn't hear it.

So Arsenio Hall's hit man got her!

The 70's was a great time. Everything was still possible.

[quote name='casapete' timestamp='1463270111' post='3050126'] ever noticed that an awful lot of pro players with road crew still favour heavy valve/ big cab rigs? [/quote] If I was touring I'd also get an SVT and 810 cab because if anything went wrong on the road I could easily hire the same rig and maintain my sound. I could fly to the other side of the world and hire the same rig. My heaviest piece of gear by far these days is my accessories case. I need to review my need for stands and plug boards.

As I said, get rid of the 115 altogether and replace it with a Super Compact or BB2. Keep the 1 cab but upgrade your sound while reducing our foot print..

I've not heard the One10, so the smallest single cab I'd be happy to gig with is a Barefaced 112 (which is what I did last night). Other than that I don't know of any 110 or 112 which would take on a 115. The BF 112 would be smaller, and almost certainly, louder than most 115's.

Mesa, Ampeg and Orange are building cabs to a price point. As far as volume and tone are concerned, there is no merit in heavy cabs, but it is cheaper to build big heavy cabs and more expensive to build light well braced cabs. These manufacturers all sell light weight cabs and there will be a tipping point where they will stop making heavy cabs completely.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1463229947' post='3049746'] But also is driving a higher wattage speaker with only a small amount of watts ok? [/quote] Not a problem at all.