ergon Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Hi there everyone, i've been playing bass for just over 2 1/2 years now, some of my gear is excellent (in my personal opinion) some of it however is not so brilliant. My bass: Westfield B1000 -isn't actually that bad a bass considering it only cost me £80 brand new, my dad has promised to get me a yamaha RBX374 for christmas though which should be a good piece of kit.- My Amp: I currently have a Roland Cube CB-100 but i want to get a tracy elliot cab as an addition and use them in conjuntion which should be loud enough for when I perform live Strap: this is when you say yeah right, but no, my strap is one of my best pieces of gear, it's by a small company in the uk and is padded and elasticated at one end to help make playing for comfortable. Look forward to talking to everyone and getting to learn and share techniques etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Always nice to welcome another bassist from the Surrey massive Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Those Roland cubes are great. I used one at a sub spectrum masterclass thingamajigg and the tone was very impressive. Where'd you get the strap? Sounds verrr nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ergon Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 the strap was actually a christmas pressie from my sister, I've seen the website before but can't recall the name and one thing the company hasn't thought of is writing their name on the strap!!! If i find out, and i will ... eventually you'll be the first to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ergon Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 (edited) here's a design close to but not the same as my strap the concept is the same but my elasticated part is in a different place and the build quality might be slightly higher, the company mine was from also did heavy weight distributing full leather strap as well whivch the website linked doesn't. [url="http://www.legacystraps.com/ultg.htm"]padded strap similar to mine but not quite[/url] Edited November 11, 2007 by ergon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 (edited) [quote name='ergon' post='86825' date='Nov 11 2007, 12:12 PM']here's a design close to but not the same as my strap the concept is the same but my elasticated part is in a different place and the build quality might be slightly higher, the company mine was from also did heavy weight distributing full leather strap as well whivch the website linked doesn't. [url="http://www.legacystraps.com/ultg.htm"]padded strap similar to mine but not quite[/url][/quote] More than likely a Strapp. I use 'em. Some peopel sell 'em badged up with their own logo I think. [url="http://www.comfortstrapp.com/"]http://www.comfortstrapp.com/[/url] Edited November 11, 2007 by Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ergon Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 yup thats the one pretty much mine has a slightly different leather end to attach to the bass but other than that it's pretty much the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 i loved the roland cube i tried if i ever have enough money to have a practice amp and my main amp i am getting one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 p.s welcome good to have you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ergon Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 thank you, i can rest in the knowledge that the cube was £300 well spent, one thing that does annoy me however is even though this amp is excelent, i still get drowned out when performing live! I only perform small gigs at the moment but my band is planning to get out to bigger ones soon (might be doing dorking halls at some point) and i really want to use the excellent sound of my cube, yes i know it's just a really fancy practice amp but i want to use it on stage and show off it's fancyiness, if i got a cheap(ish) cab around 100w or something and hooked it up to the roland (through the line out on the back) would i get the excellent sound quality the cube produces out of the cab or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Thanks for the strap links. May just get one if I go on a spending spree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Welcome! Ah yes the much overlooked importance of a good strap May be one of the comfort strapps as on here [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Accessories.html"]BassDirect Accessories page[/url] As per your extension cab question, that's best posed over on the amps and cabs forum in a separate thread - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=5"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=5[/url] Call it "cube extension cab" or "cube plus powered speaker" or something like that so people know if they want to open the thread or not. You'll get more answers there as this thread is an intro one .. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 [quote name='ergon' post='86947' date='Nov 11 2007, 05:30 PM']I only perform small gigs at the moment but my band is planning to get out to bigger ones soon (might be doing dorking halls at some point) and i really want to use the excellent sound of my cube, yes i know it's just a really fancy practice amp but i want to use it on stage and show off it's fancyiness, if i got a cheap(ish) cab around 100w or something and hooked it up to the roland (through the line out on the back) would i get the excellent sound quality the cube produces out of the cab or not?[/quote] Oh and the first point is that a cab with just a speaker in it (as opposed to an "active" or "powered" cab which also has an amplifier in it ) will need to be plugged into an extention speaker socket rather than a line out socket and need to have an appropriate ohmage rating (like 4 ohm or 8 ohm) depending on the technical spec of your Cube. Line out is for sending a signal to an amplifier, such as a second bass combo ... Maybe you need to do that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ergon Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 is an extension speaker socket the three pronged one which says balanced out on the back of my amp? (technical talk here ) oh! maybe its the socket on the back that says {external speaker 8 ohm lol!} either way it said in the instruction manual somewhere that it could be used as a head to drive cabs i'll just have to re-read it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 (edited) [quote name='ergon' post='87368' date='Nov 12 2007, 04:18 PM']is an extension speaker socket the three pronged one which says balanced out on the back of my amp? (technical talk here ) oh! maybe its the socket on the back that says {external speaker 8 ohm lol!} either way it said in the instruction manual somewhere that it could be used as a head to drive cabs i'll just have to re-read it [/quote] It's the external speaker socket. "Balanced out" is to plug your amp into a mixing desk, say to use it through the PA at larger gigs. This is an option depending on your PA. So ... you'll need an 8 ohm speaker cab then . You will also need a speaker lead. They are not the same as guitar leads, even though they have a mono jack plug on the end. Certainly using an extension cab will increase your overall volume as you will be shifting more air.. and some amps actually increase their output wattage when attached to the right extention speaker. Eg my Mark Bass LMK. "OUTPUT POWER 300W RMS @ 8 ohm, 500W RMS @ 4 ohm" Best to pose the question over on the other bit of the forum though as people will know your Cube better and will be able to advise better. OG Edited November 12, 2007 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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