Jack

You can refinish it, just as long as it's done by a professional. :-)

Yeah, hence the 'if you're that desperate' part. Wireless it is then!

If you really need more bass then feel free to stick your cabinet right in a corner. However like others have said I don't think that's your problem. Generally if you really cant fix it with eq, then it's the room and you're just weeing in the wind. Get a wireless or a long cable and see how it sounds elsewhere. Hell, just get your guitarist to play your bass whilst you do a walk for a bit if you're that desperate. Bet you it sounds better than you think out front. Failing that, man up. Some rooms just suck for bassists! :-P

Seems a bit easier to plug the cab into the combo surely? Yes, it's as simple as plugging that short cable into your head though. Obviously, for this the combo doesn't need to be turned on. You can make extension cables easily, however you admitted you are not technically minded so may I suggest [url="http://bassic-bits.co.uk/"]http://bassic-bits.co.uk [/url]? What you need isn't listed, but I bet you obbm would happily make you one at an extremely good price.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1376072440' post='2169459'] Do you mean the classic p-bass split coil pickup?[/quote] I did. It seems however that the OP is very happy with the inherent sound of his bass now that he has his pickup heights sorted. Ps will never be the bassiest basses around (well, not a 'standard' passive Fendery type one anyway) but they are just perfect for pretty much most things. Pleased you're happy jonsmith.

What you have to realise here, is that it's not a particularly 'low' low end on the P and that's just that. That passive P humbucker right where it is gives good thump and low-mid push but no real sub lows. Try a different pickup? Maybe a DiMarzio, or an octave pedal set just so. Compressor? None of this changes the real answer though, you're fighting against the tide.

In theory, a bass pod or similar modelling piece of kit replaces some or all of your effects and the preamp part of your amplifier. You either run straight into the effect return of your head or into a pa style power amp. Of course, if you don't fancy the amp modelling it's perfectly possible to run them into the instrument input of any amp. A 4 space rack with a bass pod rackmount and 2 space power amp such as the Peavey IPR series would effectively be a very powerful and very versatile bass amp. It's possible, by virtue of massive power amp ratings and crazy effects (particularly compressors ad octavers) to chew through cabinets. As ever, the ONLY hard and fast rule with regards to power handling is listen (hard!) and turn down if anything sounds strained.

Definitely a P or J shape. As has already been mentioned, you need custom parts in order to customise and there are LOADS of Fenderish and Fender replacement parts.

Good review Jellyfish, thanks for the link. Is the cable straight? I read somewhere that it was coiled. Mine will pull double duty as music headphones, how do they handle being plugged into a pc with itunes-type software?

I once mentioned that one of his basses was perfect except too heavily reliced. To my surprise I received an email expressing his thanks that I liked his work and it included an offer to build me a very similar bass reliced (or not) to my taste for a VERY good price. Top man, very good basses and to this day I'm thinking about taking him up on his offer. The point is, he'll build you a slab without the relic, or in with less relic, or in bubblegum pink cadillac paint if that's what you want.

I can certainly see that someone would miss the HF horn when using just a compact. It's a real drawback but as we know, Alex has his reasons. Thankfully, I'm nit the kind of person who uses a horn (most of the time, I miss it on occasion having moved from GK's biamp system) but if you do there are the 'super' and 'big' series, hell you can even get a Midget with a horn these days.

Hello fellow North Easterners! My Hohner Jack needs some wires, probably some new pots, and a few new pieces of plastic. Can anyone recommend a guitar tech in the area (Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland) that would be able to oblige? I had the name of a local tech who I was all set to go for but he seemed not bothered, never open, wouldn't email back, didn't even have his address on his website. I shall refrain from mentioning his name here because he didn't actually give me bad service or a bad job, it was just lousy pre-sales. Thanks, Jack

Love mine. Good cases, good people.

GK? Any of the RB II heads would be below budget either new or second hand. The micros second hand too,

Personally, the Dod 250. You can't have mine, but you can have my Mooer Green Mile if you want. That would work great too.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1369748694' post='2092262']if i was using them for Bass only i'd go for the PJB H-850s as they seem to get good reviews.[/quote] Where? I can't find any.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1369666553' post='2091367'] Have you ever tried claiming anything through Endsleigh? They are the worst of the worst. [/quote] I haven't. How do you mean?

I was looking for some headphones for use with bass practice. My setup is my pedalboard into a Soundcraft mixer and currently into some Sony headphones. I LOVE the Sonys for music but they're lackluster for 'live' bass. This dichotomy has got me thinking about which headphones would be better suited for playing through, as any that sound great for listening to music in a shop might be rubbish when I got them home. I was all set for a pair of Grado SR80i but then I saw the PJBs, designed especially for bass. Has anyone used them? Any good? They're half the price of the Grados. Thanks, Jack

I managed to get decent insurance through Endsleigh, £60 for over £4k of gear, attended or otherwise. As ever, best practice is to never let anything out of your sight. Also, screw lightweight gear, nobody is going to twoc an 8x10".

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1368984891' post='2083692']and its switchable between 4 and 8 ohms.[/quote] Over rated. Why would you want to? That extra 3dB of volume? Just turn the volume slightly to the right.That's not to say that that the cabs aren't brilliant, they actually could be, but the switchable impedance thing isn't that big of a deal.

Pleased to hear you finally got yours, Matt.

The amps have a Markbass style control that rolls off the high end at progressively lower frequencies as you turn it ccw. I believe that's what they're talking about.

Just saw this now, have I missed the North East?