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Is it wrong of me to want to punch the blonde keyboard player? Great musicians for sure, but totally leaves me cold.

Some really useful information guys, thanks so much. I'm now very keen to try out some gear for sure. I'm not needing masses of dirty tone, it simply wouldn't suit my style. But the warmth and richness of tone that I experienced through that Orange rig has made me realise that this is the tone I've been harking after, but didn't realise it! I think some trips out to local music stores is very much in order in the near future.

Well, after reading up a bit last night on the rig I used, I was very surprised to read that the head is only rated at 200 watts. Given that I was running it into a single 8 ohm cab, that means I was only pushing less than half of the available power for the whole gig, and I was way loud enough. This revelation has floored me. Obviously a single 4x10 is going to move some air, but how can such a relatively low watt rating be so loud when compared to a solid state counterpart amp? Incredible. Overall, I was very impressed with the build quality of the Orange gear, and I'm very intrigued to explore it further. I mentioned earlier on about the Tiny Terror head. I now understand that this is a tube pre and solid state hybrid. If I am concerned about weight issues, would the TT offer the same kind of sound I experienced at the gig with the all tube head? Or is there some compromise at play here with such hybrid system? Also, the isobaric cabs seem very interesting. Someone mentioned efficiency issues with these. Why should I be concerned about this if they're designed to go with the TT head? So many questions hey?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1091872' date='Jan 16 2011, 09:42 PM']The tiny terror won't do it, because it is a solid state head. Neodymium cabs are happy enough, but most of that mojo is in the valve power stage. You don't need to run 200w if you have efficient cabs (not isobaric, ultimate inefficient), especially if you like drive, a 100w head will do you and they aren't so madly heavy.[/quote] You see, this is why I like BC, you learn something new everyday. I'm still bussing off the whole tube vibe, but I'm no expert. I'll do some reading up and see where it takes me. I know where to ask questions though if I need help

Problem is, I'm so very very lazy I'm one of those bassists whose gone down the whole 'lighter than a human hair' route of bass gear! Is it possible to have a tube amp and still be lightweight? Looking at Orange's isobaric 2x10 cabs and a Tiny Terror head, makes me think it is Damn you GAS! Just for the hell of it, this is my favouritest clip on youtube. First, because it's an SX jazz bass, and secondly because the tone of the rig is one of the best I've ever heard! To me, this is what I sounded like today!!!! Enjoy

Well, the title says it all. I\'ve just done a small gig using someone else\'s Orange valve rig! And I am completely sold on the tone. Absolutely incredible presence and warmth. I\'m completely smitten. Totally. I\'ve never used a valve rig before, and I so wish I had. Damn! The head was one of these matched with a 4x10 cab: Not a massive room, so loads of volume on tap. As you can guess, I\'m flying at the moment. The gig was great, my short scale fretless jazz has never sounded better live, and the recording of the gig has come out great I like days like this

it's only music after all..........

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1089909' date='Jan 14 2011, 09:58 PM']If you make a mistake,play it twice.That way people wil think it's some complex jazz structure rather than you f*cked up.[/quote] +1 The advice i always remember is this: doesn't matter how you play a gig, it's the last song that counts. That's the tune the audience will remember most as they walk away from the gig to go home. F*** up the last tune, and that's how you'll be remembered

Let's hope that your battery hungry iPhone doesn't run out of juice hey? Especially if you forget to charge the thing before a gig Surely a proper tuner would be better, and the iPhone tuner used as a backup?

"They call me Mr. Knowitall, I will not compromise. I will not be told what to do, I shall not step aside!" That's what Les thinks of all you none believers Long live Les

I got some great jazz over the Christmas period, and I can heartily recommend them to anyone who cares to listen: Phronesis - Green Delay Ivo Neame - Caught In The Light Of Day Don Li - Trigon Mike Kuesen - Blau Jasper Hoiby, the bassist in Phronesis and with Neame, is a phenomenal upright bassist and well worth checking out

Had one of those Ashdown Little Giant 1000 heads with matching 4x8 cab to get 1000 watts of power! During the gig, one of the channels went down on the amp. This is not a problem in of itself because I still had 500 watts on tap. However, it was only running through 2x8 speakers! I muddled through. Just. Needless to say I don't have that setup anymore.

Behringer are good value for money certainly, but you do get what you pay for, and Behringers aren't very reliable to be honest. That's not to say they aren't a good make. Some of their gear is okay, but if you're investing in a new amp, you'd want piece of mind that what you're purchasing is going to be reliable and will last the course. That said, any gear, expensive or cheap can have reliability issues. But as a rule of thumb, more expensive gear is expensive for a reason. I've actually had that model of amp, and while it did the job, it was unreliable, heavy for it's size and not very efficient. If you were dead set on a Behringer due to cost, I'd be tempted to look at a cab and head combination rather than a combo. This will give you greater flexibility in the long run but it will be more expensive. You could start of with a basic head and cab, and then add a second cab over time when funds permit. Once you've grown as a player, you can then start to upgrade the head, and then cab to better gear as you mature as a player. Don't get hung up on gear snobbery, because as anyone will tell you, it's not the kit but how you use it that counts. If it works for you, go for it. For not much more than £200 you could look at a new Ashdown EB12-180 combo. Same power, but a much better made amp. However, a quick scout on ebay has pulled up this ace [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARTKE-HA2500-bass-guitar-amplifier-valve-preamp-250w-/120660822766?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item1c17f20aee#ht_500wt_898"]Hartke[/url] head for £130! Amazing heads for the money. Match it with one of these [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Hartke210XL.html"]cabs[/url] of Bass Direct for £130 and you have a killer little setup for not much more than a new Behringer combo.

+1 for the Promethean, but then again I'm biased

You sound level headed, which is always a good start. As others have said, get a teacher, get in band or at least get together with other players, and simply enjoy yourself. You'll find over time that you will have progressed, you just won't realise it. Also, the tender age of 15 you've loads of time to grow into the instrument and find your way. Plus, I'm guessing you'll be leaving school next year? Maybe a college course in music is something to strive for when you do eventually leave school.

That's a great design, but I'd echo other members comments on the headstock. It's actually a really nice headstock design, it just seem a little too big compared to the body. But the flow of it is great, well done

I found that heavy basses aren't really a problem if they're balanced properly. Saying that though, I do have a neck and back problem, so the answer for me was to move to short scale. The basses in question aren't necessarily lighter, they're just better balanced and more comfortable to play over several sets, as there is less stretching involved etc. It works for me