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Thanks. Yes I was having a look at the Markbass cabs. They are a bit out of my current bass gear budget sadly, though will still keep them in mind if I can find the extra ££. I will certainly take another look at the Fender Rumble gear. 😎

Thanks for that. I guess that if they knew there was an issue with the old tweeters then the replacements would be in the new cabs!

Hello, I've been having a look around for potential lightweight bass cabs to use with my acoustic bass. I haven't decided on amplifier as of yet, but most likely I would be looking at around 500watts. Anyway, I discovered these Ashdown 112T cabs which I think may be a good option. They seem well priced, decent handling power and above all lightweight which has now become a priority. I would be looking to get 2 cabs so I would have a versatile, compact but capable rig to also use with electric bass if needed. Ashdown has never really been on my bass gear radar, so any user experience / opinions would be great. Is there anything else out there in the same price range as these worth having a look at ? I'm not interested in buying used cabs btw. Cheers 😎

Front and rear of my Aria FEB.

I added a strip to my new pedal board setup the other day. It cost me about £6 off Amazon and has a usb connection to plug straight into the power supply. It also has a remote to change colours, or flash/ fade them. It now looks like a mobile disco! They don't stick too well to the board so I just used bits of sellotape. It's underneath so not like anyone will notice! Edit to add led light fades vid: Pedal board leds

Mine is like the Aldi version of yours! 😆 I'll consider some posh upgrades if/when I get involved in some live playing. I'm hoping something may come to fruition next year. I do really like the Boss AD-5 though to be fair. The Aria really is a lovely sounding and looking bass for the money. Tightened the truss rod, a little nut filing and it now plays amazingly well. If you do get one, be prepared to upgrade the tuners as that is where they have skimped a bit. I'm just waiting on some new ones to arrive.

It's for an Aria FEB electro-acoustic.

Here is my new, *nearly* finished acoustic bass board. I just need a better power supply and a couple of nicer quality leads, but it is fine for now. I have room for another pedal if needed. I was thinking of getting a Zoom MS-60B, though not sure if there would be much requirement for effects in any potential acoustic setup.

It's through gaining more of an interest in the acoustic side of things that I was recently looking at Uke basses also. I wouldn't have even looked if I was sticking firmly to playing electric bass. It may be something I will invest in at a future time. It would be good to have a resource of info here though.

That's very kind of you and much appreciated. I have my bass and an acoustic preamp DI box sorted. I'm sure I'll have more stuff to wonder about and look into in due course though!

The inclusion of an ABG section or a mixed Uke/ ABG would be nice. I'm currently switcing over to an acoustic setup and apart from some good suggestions and info on a recent post I made to point me in the right direction, there seems to be a general lack of useful information around the internet.

Ahh right ok thanks for clarifying. I guessed it would be along those lines!

Picked up another Boss LMB-3. Just sits there doing exactly what it needs to do. It's the compressor we all hear in our head but most are in denial about it. Apparently Tina Turner wrote a song about these.

For what it's worth, I've been looking at various bass chorus pedal reviews a lot recently as I'm after one at the moment. Though I can't advise based on personal user experience, I would reccommend the EHX Bass Clone for whatever shoegaze is? (I guess it's some sort of Indie or grunge style music?) The EHX just sounds the best to my ears, and seems to be quite adjustable in terms of keeping low end. It's the one I keep listening to and just has a certain something that the others don't seem to have. It's what I'm going for when funds allow it. As much as I like Boss pedals, the bass chorus just sounds a bit 80's and maybe would be too subtle? I did have a look at the MXR but can't remember a thing about it. I guess if money is no object, a boutique pedal with a cool name and graphics will be fine. 😆