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I have the PF115LF ported non flip top cab 👍

How about asking a local music store if they have any combo boxes they would let you have ( or speaker cab box ) You may have to buy it but at least it would be in a secure packaging of sorts I’ve shipped a ton of heavy valve amps in the past but always in the original box and mostly using DPD who shops like PMT and Andertons tend to use. Good luck with your sale

I think how many in the band can make a difference to how bass players become a visual interest Three or four piece bands can result in the bass player being noticed ! Larger bands gives less opportunities for the bassist to be front of stage All in context and if you enjoy being a great bass player and static that’s good as well as being a great bass player moving and engaging with the audience Whichever you and the band enjoy and ultimately the audience

There is a good point here but more so from an audience point of view. For many after learning to play they get into a band ... Next thing is they have to play standing up eek !! Playing without looking at the fretboard is something else that doesn’t seem important when learning but in a band you need to use not only your ears to listen to the complete band sound but watch what’s going on and be part of the visual experience. Its not always the easiest skill to engage with an audience and playing your instrument is only the first part of being in a band as other things come into play Strangely I can play bass more by feel and less looking but when gigging on guitar especially playing lead I was mostly looking at the fretboard in fear of playing something wrong !

Following my recent thread fingers or pick I have been trying some 1mm JD Big Stubby and I like them Ive ordered some Dava Control too I’ve played guitar with picks for years settling on JD Tortex Standard 1mm Whats you favourite pick / gauge and why

I find it more annoying that items in the house vibrate when you turn up too loud I think you have little choice playing loud at home or wear headphones if it has that as an option

Mine arrived this morning too 👍

Through my PF115LF Ampeg cab This is a deep sounding ported cab so my settings may differ to others

I asked Ashdown the question about the VU meter input LEDs Green ( looks yellow ) = good input Red = too much input Yesterday I cranked my input using a PBass passive and the needle went into the red VU meter scale but the red led didn’t appear ? I did discover having a good strong input signal improved the drive tone too, engaging it does lift the volume slightly too and with a very small amount of drive it sounded really good ( I don’t like a lot of drive on bass ) I was originally a lover of the Shape In sound ( smiley face ) and removing a bit of bass so it wasn’t too boomy. However I think that tone would get buried in a band so I experimented with Shape Out and it was dialling down the 240HZ where I got a great full and punchy tone that I liked for rock

Mine is with a PBass and mostly aimed at rock Ideal tone for finger style playing and then back off PBass tone control for pick playing I tend to always run my PBass tone control at around 80% so I can at times increase to 100% for a bit more bite or back it off to around 50% for less clank when using a pick

I was originally running mine with the shape button in and a slight reduction of bass control and the rest flat but .. I tried to get a less deep and more full and punchy sound and found shape button out and EQ set as Bass - 2 o’clock 240HZ - 9 o’clock Mid - 11 o’clock 1.5kHZ - 1 o’clock Treble - 12 o’clock I found this also worked better too when using a very small amount of drive as required on some songs

Who’s been setting their RM so to reduce the 240HZ control ? Ive found that by running it around 9 o clock is a good setting

Saw Halestorm at Rambling Man 2018 Great band

I too thought was good until the vocals came in ! She is a good singer but didn’t feel it suited the genre that well

I guess if I stick to my £300 tops kind of budget for new I’m limited to the smaller wattage heads which perhaps will spend most of its life unused in preference to using the RM800 for all gigs I will give it some thought and maybe park the idea for now.

Yep I guess the desire is to have a second amp Yes I can use the RM800 for everything even home practice My only other amp is an Ampeg BA110 40w combo which naturally wouldn’t be loud enough!

Thanks guys ... some good suggestions Also some good reasons not to get one ! The other benefit is I can have the small head rig as a backup I think based on my budget it could be a new head 200 to 300w so perhaps the RM300 ?

Thanks guys .. yep I’m trying to keep costs down as it’s more than likely going to be my second choice amp out of the house where I’m more likely to take the RM800 So budget I would say £300 approx or less !

Thanks .. I have the RM800 and it’s great 👍

As long as the 300 head is loud enough into 8ohms I’m happy Prefer new or newish say five years old tops There are loads of 200 / 250 heads such as Elf, TC Bam, Mark Bass Black Edition etc that look ok but I don’t think they would be loud enough into 8 ohms ... Maybe the Ashdown ABM300 or RM300 ??

Looking for a loud 300W bass head It will be used only with a single 8ohm cab and needed for small pub / bar gigs with a drummer and guitarist playing soft rock / pop kind of stuff My main amp is rated at 800w so I’m covered for the majority of gigs but fancy a second bass head that gives out a decent volume for its rating I guess running into a single 8ohm it will be pushing out around 200W approx Ideas please ?

I had a new black one arrive from PMT as a new purchase but it’s condition was a bit tatty and more like B stock so I returned it. In the end got a PBass ! In my past I did play an EB Stingray 4 USA and always thought I would stick with active basses but I think the PBass is hard to beat as a good all rounder

Some interesting comments about pick or fingers ... I think although I can do both, I do find that it comes down to two things for me in choice 1: Feel .. far more connected feeling using fingers and feels more natural and I can concentrate on the fretting hand more than the plucking hand 2: Some songs for me need a pick more so for the tone / sound and attack / speed but mostly the tone !

Emotional Fish - Celebrate Great bass intro

Most if not all of my bass playing has been with fingers ( rock / pop ) and I’m pretty good at it ... however I love the tone you get from a pick especially with a PBass As a guitar player I’m decent using a pick so I’m leaning towards playing mostly pick instead of mostly fingers I think the pick tone for certain genres cannot be beaten and try as I do with fingers it’s not as punchy as using a pick Anyone else given over to the pick only ? Naturally I could use both but I think for playing rock and setting my amp EQ etc I will stick going forward with a pick