warwickhunt

Is there no way you can meet mid-way? If it is an expensive bass it makes absolute sense NOT to use a courier when you are only 4hrs away from each other (2hrs each?)!

I've been playing/gigging live for 38 years and I've never had an amp or cab die on me. I do however take a DI box so I could go into PA as last resort.

...but it isn't any different! The actual output of a designated/dedicated bass amp is governed by the balance/set-up between input gain and output attenuator (often just labelled 'volume'). The output from a power amp is likewise governed by preamp gain settings feeding the power amp input and then the power amp output/volume control(s). You can get dedicated bass amps from 20w to 1000w+ and likewise power amps start at a couple hundred watts up to several thousand watts (regardless of whether you use peak/prog/cont/RMS) but they all have controls on the front and back end that allow you to feed the amount of power you want to put into your cab... and the user decides how much of that is required. Either way the Bugera amp has at least a couple of hundred 'real/everyday' watts (probably around 500w) but certainly not the 2000 watts it claims (if we use the commonly expected use of the term of power). They are a bit naughty (IMHO) for claiming 2000w but it's something we've come to expect. I for one wouldn't think at £200 you are going to get that figure but I'm fairly well informed and newbies might be fooled.

Really... What do you struggle with? You simply don't whack the gain/volume/output on full (saying that I always ran my power amp on full and controlled the input gain for a clean signal), I know loads of people who run big power amps into cabs of a couple hundred watts... it is simple and safe. As for why buy a higher powered amp than you need; headroom, future-proofing, etc etc. I'd ask why buy a smaller amp than you 'might' need in the future?

How would it defeat the point? You have an accelerator on your car... you decide how far to push it down. I also don't need to know how much 'power' I'm putting into a cab, it is irrelevant. I turn up the volume, it complains, I turn it down... I've ran a 200 watt cab with a 2000 watt power amp and never once had a problem; because I used the gain/volume controls. Not trying to be awkward but folks are seriously wrapped up in the numbers and seem to forget that the obvious deciding factor in all of this is 'human' and you are in control. Just to throw this in the mix; my present set-up is a 750 watt amp which I use with a 2x10 cab (or two) and have done for some years, I recently trialled a 100 watt amp with the same cab(s) and I managed to continue gigging without killing any piece of equipment or ANY detriment in tone that the audience heard (no trickery with PA back-up).

You can... you simply turn down the output/volume!

His tone, tuning, playing style etc. didn't phase/bother me (each to his own) but it battered my head in when he named the fret numbers... and my ears just didn't match the tones with what (barely) came out of the speakers.

I need to sort out my 5 / 7 / 4 frets before I do anything.

So this is where I've been going wrong all these years... my frets aren't where they should be.

3 yr warranty as standard with Thomann (@ no extra cost) + 30 day return... for a couple quid less than G4M and available in a week rather than 3 mths!

When a small 'footprint' is vital, my cabs work! What you can't see is that the PA speakers are on stands just out of sight left/right... had to play and sing turned sideways and the guitarist couldn't play above the 14th fret or he'd hit the ride!

My concern would be the 3mth period; iirc that is the limitation for a claim via paypal (or is it 30 days) and could well make it tricky with a credit card. I wonder if the presale thing is so that they can then bulk buy with a known/guaranteed number of units... if they don't hit the number required to get discount, just bail on the offer.

Where do you stand if you order (and pay I presume) now for an end of January delivery and they renege on the deal, discontinue or go bust etc? If you pay by card it'll have been over 3 mths since order, would you easily get a refund? Added to which the company taking your order has had it (and all the other orders) for 3 months, nice to have money and make interest.

Last night... ANGEL (70's early 80's USA pomp rock) or at least 2 of the main guys! Surreal to say the least; a band that in its heyday were playing USA stadiums as prodigies of KISS, with Frank Zappa writing (ridiculing) a song about the guitarist Punky Meadows... and there they were playing in my local rock bar (UK/Newcastle) to 100 fans.

Despite the couriers best attempts to ruin stuff, Nik and I got sorted (testament to Nik's perseverance). Great comms and highly recommended.