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It is, I just got mine.. will advise on weight when I find those pesky luggage scales.

I've just received my JB 62 this afternoon and I really like it, it's a very reasonable weight. I will report back exactly how heavy it is once I've found the luggage scales. I have a PB20 which is really quite heavy and not very comfortable during 2 to 3hr practice session

A dehumidifier and then a new bass then mate! How are you getting on with that Matt Black PB20?

.... Has this changed yet? ☺️

I have just pulled the trigger on a shell pink one this evening. 😁

You're welcome mate! 👍

Welcome to basschat where you a free to ask away. There's no such thing as a silly question when your starting out. So you currently have a fender rumble 100, which I believe is absolutely fine for home practice and even jamming with friends. As others have noted if you wish to gig or play with a drummer Ina full band context then I would guess you need to look at something at least 300W maybe even 500W as a minimum. Your probably better looking at seperate heads and cabs at these powers though. Is a certain brand of amps better for certain genre's... Perhaps, I mean orange are generally more associated with heavier sounding music. But if your going to start using distortion and other effects, perhaps the amp you choose doesn't matter so much... At least for now. If I was you I wouldn't get too worried about this tone or that, just concentrate on practising and having fun. As soon as you start obsessing about tone, then you get sucked into a black hole of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome), trying this amp, this cab, this or that pedal. I'm going to go out on limb here ( I might risk getting shot down in flames) but in a live band context the audience won't give a fig about your tone or the price or brand of your amp.. they are hearing/feeling the groove and then with drums and heavy guitar on top they won't be able to discern between a Harley Benton head/cab or a Vander Klay head/cab. That's my advice for what it's worth

Sounds to me that he is a guitarist experimenting or starting out with bass seeking our opinions on what amps are good in what context, also I have the impression he is not a native English speaker, so it's not always easy to articulate so well in a second or third language.

Im very sorry for your loss Christina. I didn't know your son Peter but I am sure we would have enjoyed a good chat about music and bass gear and gadgets, perhaps he went by a specific name on this forum? On another note, I used to have a friend that lived in Hoo some years back. Best regards

That the Mark bass was 300W and still seems to struggle a bit

I was surprised to be honest.. especially the markbass!

I have an Orange Crush 50, it's my first and only bass amp, but I have played on a 60W Roland cube, which perhaps a bit more transparent. But J really like my ora ge amp for home practice.. It's pretty loud for 50W perhaps even loud enough for a small venue gig, not sure it would keep up with full drum kit though. It sounds very decent for its price £250 new.

Hey Guys, I've just moved countries and for the first time last weekend went to a new church, they do multiple services on a Sunday, there are two worship bands that I have seen and both bassists are using Jazz basis. Is this the go to bass for worship music for some reason or is it just a coincidence?

I know this side of the coin too, so feel your pain.

🤣 love this. lol

Hi dmc79, I'm not going to quote you're post because it's quite long but I think we are all in the same school of thought. We've an issue in our Church now on finding people to do the sound... We've put the word out but so far only one person volunteered, which is great but also frustrating. A handful of us kept worship going over a majority of the pandemic period. It takes dedication and discipline... It very easy to not be present when things go online, I still think a lot of people are in this habit right now. I know people work hard during the week and have famalies etc... But we can't leave it all to a handful of people otherwise they become burnt out and possibly become resentful... Which is not a good situation. We are all called to serve our church communities with out gifts and talents.. whether that is music, childcare or making tea... We are all part of the body of Christ.

What I am hearing here is that there is a general lack of professionalism when it comes to worship music, no real practice sessions, late for practice, leaving early from practice etc. I guess I can agree there is certainly a lack of discipline, but maybe I am or we are more disciplined than other people in general, although I used to think the opposite. There have been many times when I have gone in Church early to switch on the PA, set up mic's etc put my instrument out and then do the sound check and then play. I wont do this anymore though... it's too much even in a small church and I ended up doing both jobs... average at best, which is not how I like to work and doesn't feel right to me. We are serving God and I want to serve without compromise. Being a novice, just learning the songs is plenty enough work. However it was what was needed at the time and I learned a fair bit along the way, we now have a new sound guy who doesn't play an instrument, when he is away I stick to doing sound only, that is woking out quite fine for us.

That's sounds pretty bad, unless it was said as a joke... but man..... that's one bad joke!

I think playing in Church can be a great training ground, beginners get to learn what it's like to play with others keep time with drummer and all those other additional dynamics that are hard to replicate at home. It can be a great enviroment as there is no commercial pressure etc, and if there are a couple of decent proper musicians as is my situation, you can learn a ton from them