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Welcome to the Wonderful World of Bass™. Scott's Bass Lessons is worth checking out (scottsbasslessons.com) and Jeff Berlin has a beginner reading book available (jeffberlinmusicgroup.com).

Tsk, youngsters!

Mine lasted for a good three months of heavy home use (had to learn 21 songs for new band as quickly as possible) before I realised they were going off significantly. Definitely a good investment for me, especially as I bought them from Sweetwater and delivered to my MIL while my wife was in the States over the summer, so a set cost me less than £30

Maid of the River - Levellers

Young At Heart - The Bluebells

Philistines!

I've tried those arguments but as I'm the new boy I was beaten down by the more established members. I did say I already know how to play That Song by That Black Country Band but nothing doing. I think I'm going to try learning Christmas Wrapping this year though just because.

We've had Christmas songs vetoed on the basis that it's not worth learning them just to play them at maybe one or two gigs a year.

OK, so the answer is a resounding "of course not, you utter buffoon". Never mind.

I did acknowledge that it would only be a rough guide and a starting point, not a final definitive answer.

An excellent point!

Legit. My plan is to eventually have to matching cabs so it won't be an issue. For now I'll save my back and just take the one to each gig and hope for the best.

Fair enough - as I say I'm not up to speed with the science behind it, but it seems like something that could be useful if anyone had the inclination and time to look into it.

Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

I've done a search and couldn't see anything on this topic, but if this has been answered before, please feel free to point me at the relevant thread. I was wondering if anyone had developed/discovered a simple spreadsheet or website that can tell you, for given inputs of speaker size and configuration, sensitivity, resistance, etc. what the effect on volume would be of combining different speaker cabinets. I appreciate that if you have two identical cabinets then this is relatively simple, but as this may not occur often it would be useful to be able to have a ready reckoner/rule of thumb guide for doing this which would help determine whether it's worth doing. This may only be hypothetical as there are many real-world factors that could influence the results, but it would be good to have a starting point. If I understood the science I'd be happy to look into this, but this would be a far easier task for someone with more experience than me.

The amplug is a good cheap option, but I tend to practise through my computer using a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2; the Solo is also a good option. You don't need any special software unless you want to record yourself and if you want to experiment with different effects before buying a pedal then you can get free DAW software and free plugins.

Sorted for E's & Wizz - Pulp

You Can Leave Your Hat On - Tom Jones

The Mirror - Dream Theater

Winds of Change - Scorpions

Dust to Dust - Misfits

Over and Over - Hot Chip

RIP

If you like the sound of the P but prefer the neck of the J it would seem like a no-brainer to put a J neck on your P; that way you get a variety of tones on different basses that feel similar to play.