Muzz

We had one particular guitarist who was habitually very loud (he'd start quietish, then turn up and up), because he complained he couldn't hear himself. Got a tilt back stand, pointed his combo at his head...he turned down straight away... Drummers, tho...if they're any good, they'll have more than one volume. And vice versa...

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1436794114' post='2820779'] It's down to cab size rather than driver size. If you've not got the lows, try the 102 STD cabs. Bigger cabs = bigger lows with the Markbass cabs. [/quote] D'you know, this makes more sense than my whole ramble above. It was a busy day in work...

I can't see the 2x10 being less in the lows than a 12". It all depends on your playing volume, but if you're finding 2x2x10s not enough in the lows (with appropriate EQing), I can't see a single MB 12" in a smaller box giving you what you need. I'd also try not to think in terms of speaker diameter alone - I've had a BF 2x12" which had much, much more in the low lows than a 2x15" Schroeder I had. I've had a MB 1x12, a 4x10, I've currently got 2x1x15s (the combo and extension speaker), and I'm using a Compact and a Midget (I used to have a Super 12 and a Big Baby 2).

Use it on a Dingwall...no Mr Floppy issue there I've also got them on a couple of other 34" scale basses, and I don't experience floppiness* on either - having said that, I prefer higher tension strings, so I guess that might help... Edit: This is using a .105 E on all basses... * Ooer, Madam, etc...

I just couldn't wait that long - I know I'd change my mind or see something else I'd rather have. I had Jon Shuker build me a bass last year, but I picked one which was partially-finished from his stock, he made me a new neck and finished it off in less than six weeks (the hardware delivery took a chunk of that up), and that was long enough for me... I didn't think Sandberg were such a small outfit that deliveries would slip so badly - email them and ask to know when the delivery is definitely gonna be. Then make a decision.

We don't rehearse in the wedding/function band - we just get a link to the new songs (specific versions) learn them, turn up and play. We're booked up into next year, and we ain't cheap, so we must be doing something right I get to play with a lot of pro deps, and they don't half raise your game: I'd say always seek to play with people that are better than you, it'll improve you quicker than anything. On the other hand, the originals band was (we ain't got together for almost two years now) all about songwriting in rehearsal, which was a whoooole other thing entirely. To address Blue's OP - Monthly: I've just joined a fledgling 70s/80s Metal covers band (yeah, I know, but it's proper guilty pleasure ) and we're approaching it on the basis of we play four to six new songs at a rehearsal (we can only fit one a month in, given our other commitments), then next time we run through those and add another 4-6, and so on. Gig ready in half a dozen rehearsals, then it's off to blow the roof off the Dog & Duck, again, probably once or twice a month, other gigs notwithstanding... But I'm only working on that basis because it'll fit in with my main gigging schedule...

Great for the money - I've had a couple. If I'm being picky, one could have done with a fret dress, but the other was perfect.

I had a BDI-21 to do exactly what Mark was coughing about above, found I never switched it off, so 'upgraded' to the BDDI, which I didn't think was a whole lot different for several times the price. Never went to the DHA stuff because I was off in the long grass buying hybrid valve pre/Class D heads, and some bigger stuff, but I've always had a kinda 'I don't need one but I'd like one' GAS for DHA kit...

I received mine Saturday morning, they went straight on my Shuker (the other Shuker has DRs), and straight off to a gig Saturday night. Initial impressions are favourable, tho I'll post in more detail after another couple of gigs (I have a full weekend looking), but the coating shows no signs of any wear after the first couple of hours hard pick-work, which a good thing.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1436040211' post='2814570'] Loads... Both bought and sold. I've only had positive experiences on the BC marketplace [/quote] This - word for word...

I got OBBM of this parish to make me a double guitar lead - normal lead combined with a headphone lead, which I run from my headphone amp.

IIRC, the Streamliners have a tone stack modelled on the one used by Fender, they're certainly warm and valve-y enough when you want them to be, the 900 has shedloads of headroom, gotta be worth a look/listen...

Not the EMC one, but ever since I discovered the variable mid control in the East U-Retro preamp, I've never looked back - I've fitted it into all four of my main basses. Invaluable for live work: I can change my sound completely from the bass on the fly, I never touch my amp any more. The East knobs have centre detents and are marked, so that makes things easier, but ears is the best way.

Did I mention I'd be interested? Looks like I didn't - well, I can bring BF, Dingwall and Shuker stuff. And the iPad/SonicPort digital modelling stuff I've got. And my sparkling persona™, of course...

I'd either go back to Jon Shuker for a third, or Sheldon Dingwall for another. Both fantastic quality, but more importantly after lots and lots and lots of basses, I know what suits me, and theirs do.

Yep, I remember that...you were the lone voice in the wilderness...having said that, you did sell your Walkabout (for about a week, as I recall ), so anyone can make a mistake...

Aaaaand I'm here with the other side of the coin: rehearsed for the first time with a new full-on Rock band on Sunday night (lead guitarist with Engl Powerball and 4x12, anyone? ), took the Streamliner and two BF cabs, and it absolutely floored everyone. 'Heft' and 'clout' all over the place... The function band is a more technical affair - thro the PA, in-ears, all sorts of work goes into the band sound, but this was just two guitars, me and a big drummer. Said this before, but the Streamliner has stayed while lots of other stuff has come and gone (including non-Class-D Mesa, Ashdown, etc) - I always overlap amps so I can live with the newcomer for a while to see if it's a goer, and the Streamliner keeps on winning for me... I think the combination of amp and cab can have a bigger influence on overall sound than any specific element of that combination - it's analogous to something sounding good solo and poor with the band: some combinations of amps and cabs can sound great at low volumes, or when soloed, but don't bring it in a band situation...

I always take two basses, though I'll often play one set with one and have a change for the other set, tho sometimes not. Either way, I've got a backup. I have a DI box in case my amp goes. I do have spare strings, but only because I keep my strings in my gigbag. Oh, and about 27 picks....

If I've taken away anything from that review, it's the phrase "arpeggiated arsehole". Worth putting up with the exclamation marks for that alone...

Ummmmm, why would you cringe? Where's the support for racism and violence in there?

Hokay, always interested: Have you tried Elixir strings before? Yes, tried them a few years ago, but as a mainly pick player, their fraying put me off. The DR Coated ones I tried not long ago we're better in this respect, but still not great. It's a challenge for string manufacturers, I think. What other brands are you familiar with? I use DRs these days - I moved onto them from D'Addarios, but I've also used Ernie Balls, Rotosound, Warwick, Newtone, Elites, and even Hartke What bass(es) will you try the new strings on? I'll try them on my Shuker, although if they're long enough they might go on my Dingwall, as I'm playing that the most right now. What sort of environment will you be playing them in (e.g studio, gigging, practicing) Home practice and gigging. Lots of gigging. Why do you think you'll be a good candidate to test the strings? I'm always looking for the 'best' strings for me, and over years of buying and trying, I've become quite sensitive to tension, tone and feel. I gig a lot (75 gigs or so last year), so they'll get a good run out in the real world. Links to any blogs/reviews you may have already posted (not essential but interesting)

Good luck down at the first couple of frets...

I've had a few, and 12-strings, too. Good fun, but a luxury item, so I've always ended up moving them on. The Deans I had were great for the money. I had a Washburn B20-8 back in the day which had the most vicious neck dive of anything I've owned...

S'OK Damon, I'm just a cynical old git...