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[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1505717298' post='3373661']Steve Harris has his tone on bass bypassed. Eddie Van Halen hasn't got a tone pot on his stripe guitar. [/quote] [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1505717454' post='3373662'] I rarely touch the tone controls on my bass. There is one bass where the controls are not flat, but that is more due to the sound of that bass. [/quote] Of course. All that is fine if you want to sound like "yourself". But if you have to try to sound like a number of different players/bands/styles, then EQ can be your saviour (IMO).

Isn't it "all in the fingers"? I kind of get where the OP is coming from. I dislike complex EQ sections, whether they are on the bass, a pedal or the amp. Too much to mess up or mess around with (IMO, YMMV, etc.). On the other hand, I do like a bit of tone-shaping ability close at hand. Particularly when playing a cover set with several different sounds that would be awkward to set up purely from the amp. I guess it all depends what you are trying to do...

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1505478670' post='3372225'] Do you have a product ID for that? I originally got a Pulse Shallow rack and it was about 3cm too shallow! It would improve my quality of life considerably. [/quote] Mine (http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251005-hartke-lh500-amplifier-in-rackbag-sold/page__hl__hartke%20lh500) was in a 2u rackbag from LD Systems. Like this one - [url="https://www.gak.co.uk/en/gator-grb-2u/2683?gclid=CjwKCAjw9O3NBRB3EiwAK6wPT5ZtPv8dt7lz6h5kZ4RYyf05FytM9eIGZDSKbbbI8cHYO3g_HOtwDRoCicoQAvD_BwE"]https://www.gak.co.u...DRoCicoQAvD_BwE[/url]

Great amps! I only moved mine on because I was using mostly J basses with both pickups on full, so an absolute mids-desert and the amp couldn't boost the mids very much. Other than that, as others have said, they are a bit bulky compared to today's alternatives but such a powerful "muscular" sound

This could be a long story... I started with a G2 Compact, then sold it and bought a Vintage, just because it was big and available! That was an awesome cab, but the rehearsal space my (then) band were using had some awful, twisty, narrow stairs and I just couldn't be arsed humping the cab in and out of that room. Also, we weren't gigging all that often. I traded the Vintage for another G2 Compact. A few months later, an original Big One became available. I'd always wanted to try one of those (partly so that I could tell people that I had a Big One... ) and wasn't disappointed. HUGE sounding, yet still a fairly small box and light as a feather. Worked great with my Hartke LH500, but then I started to use J basses most of the time and I felt I needed an amp with more control over the mids... then followed a period of about six months when I tried lots of different amps (story [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/255371-new-amp-dilemma/"]here[/url]) but found all of them wanting in some way. Several (especially the Aguilar TH500 - story [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/257641-aguilar-th500-distortion-issues/page__hl__th500%20distortion"]here[/url]) were incompatible with the Big One - so one (or both) had to go! Initially it was the Aggie that departed, to be traded for a GK MB800, but the stupid controls were just too close together! That was sold and I bought my current amp, which is a Mark Bass LM2. I'm dead happy with that! I sold the Big One, and purchased a pair of Bergantino HS210s - mainly because I had listened to all the BF haters who claimed that Bergs were "the best". Well, they weren't for me. They sounded OK, to be fair, but after years of BF usage, their relative heaviness was just not necessary - so off they went. Next up was my (current) G2 Compact - the third such cab I have owned! It is just brilliant, and does everything I want it to do. From time to time, I still get bursts of GAS* but once I heard another BC member (wateroftyne) playing through my rig, I understood how great it sounded when used by a real bass player! So whenever I don't feel quite happy about my own sound, I just recall how it will sound to an audience. * The last cab I bought was a TKS H115. I still have it. It is great. Just as good as the Compact for me. I rarely need both cabs, but it is wonderful having them just in case! They sound kind of similar, but the TKS is slightly "cleaner" and has the dubious benefit of a tweeter. It is slightly larger and heavier, but still an easy lift. It also looks the business If I was really strapped for cash, one of them would have to go - but that would be a [b][i]very[/i][/b] tough choice... So, I have tried a lot of stuff over the last four years or so (some not mentioned here!) but I am happy to still be a Barefaced user!

[quote name='Danuman' timestamp='1504996618' post='3368802'] Turn down the bridge pickup, roll off the highs and stop worrying about it. It's not exactly the same, but the only people who are likely to notice are going to be bass players. [/quote] This. I get some stick on here for suggesting that a J can sound like a P with the neck pickup soloed, but it is close enough for most applications and saves swapping basses... My covers band plays a couple of Stranglers songs and (in a band mix) I find that the J sounds [b][i]enough[/i][/b] like a P to get away with it. Whenever I get a P bass I end up moving it on as it is not as versatile as a J. Horses for courses I suppose, but in a covers band you often need to get a number of different sounds - assuming you want your version to sound anything remotely like the original... YMMV etc...

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1473066538' post='3126456'] I will never sell as it has so much of my time and effort invested in it. [/quote]

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1504702167' post='3366708'] the one below might be the holy grail of tone. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QsdDYKpC0U[/media] [/quote] Yep - that's pretty damn close.

On the R40 tour Geddy played a whole range of different basses, yet always sounded like himself And of course debate still rages over which tracks on Moving Pictures feature the Ric and which are played on the Jazz!

[quote name='matski' timestamp='1504703797' post='3366735'] Just buy Ampeg gear but don't bother with any form of cases - you will have a roadworn bass rig after having loaded it in and out of your car a few times, guaranteed! [/quote] Very true! But whereas signs of age on guitars and basses can make them more valuable, damage (let's call a spade a spade here, because that's what it is!) to amps and cabs generally reduces their value. I just think it's interesting...

Much as I love Geddy, I'm fairly sure that it would take more than just replicating his set-up to sound like him...

There is a sector of the market that exists for "relicked" new guitars and basses, yet there seems to be nothing similar for drums, keyboards or amplification. Any ideas why not?

Second hand Markbass amps go for silly prices on here. A LM 2 or 3 would , I feel, fit the bill rather nicely

[quote name='clunkie66' timestamp='1500301673' post='3336768'] Thanks - one of my (many) questions is it a good bet to buy used, in terms of durability? [/quote] If you buy from Basschat, and from members with lots of good positive feedback, you should be fine

If you are prepared to buy on the used market, your budget will go a lot further.... have a look here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/forum/20-amps-and-cabs-for-sale/"]http://basschat.co.u...-cabs-for-sale/[/url] For example: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/308810-tc-electronic-rig-for-sale-rh450-and-k210/

Owen recently expressed an interest in a manky old flightcase I was trying to get rid of... and after some smooth and clear communications the aforementioned case was dispatched to darkest Wales. Can't really call it a "deal" as no money changed hands, but it was an extremely painless transaction that left both of us better off (and me with a space to fill under the spare bed!). Highly recommended! Cheers Owen!

Agreed. that's the value of buying used from the BC marketplace. Buy a cab, try it out for a few weeks, and if it doesn't quite work for you, you should be able to sell it on again for about the same as what you bought it for. It's almost like hiring gear for free... ! The only down-side is the frustrating wait for the right gear to come up - but you can always try something else in the meantime. For example: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/308597-vanderkley-112-mnt/ http://basschat.co.uk/topic/308078-sold-tks-1126-cabs/page__p__3329251__hl__barefaced__fromsearch__1#entry3329251 http://basschat.co.uk/topic/306710-barefaced-super-12t-photos-finally-added-%3B/page__p__3329938__hl__barefaced__fromsearch__1#entry3329938 http://basschat.co.uk/topic/305687-withdraw-please-barefaced-super-compact-v3/page__p__3312607__hl__barefaced__fromsearch__1#entry3312607 It's quite funny reading back through some of the sale threads. People raving about gear and saying how they will never move it on. Three months later....

I'm not sure that's a fair comparison as the 2126 is a 2x12 with a midrange driver... it is bound to be heavier and more expensive. The 1126 or H115 might be closer. The fact that the speaker in the H115 is 15" diameter makes little difference to the sound that the cab can produce, and at £579 and 14kg it is much closer to the other two (but cheaper!). I have one of the previous spec and it is an excellent cab http://basschat.co.uk/topic/249637-tks-1126-vs-h115-cabs/page__hl__tks h115

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