can anyone help?

[blacktop_21]

im upgrading my stuff but as everyone knows there can be a fine line between getting average gear & great gear. im looking to spend around the $1800 mark. can anyone suggest a good combo or package they have or have heard? i want to buy a new bass, amp/cab & head unit.

any useful input would be great thanx

[heavy metal rulez]

yeh dude definitely buy a b.c.rich either warlock or beast and order it from england coz otherwise u cud end up waitin a year an get a laney of some sort, but im tellin u b.c.rich sounds fukin awsum

[fingerstyle]

^You're one in a million, mate!

Tell us what equipment you use now, blacktop, and what sort of use does it get (do you gig lots? what style of music? etc.) ?

That would help us work out some stuff.

[Polyamarous]

Wow 1800 on bass, head and cab? Jeez, you might want to narrow it for us, how much you want to spend on each? What type of music you play etc.

[blacktop_21]

i'll be gigging pretty regularly with it (hopefully). i play heavy rock, grunge, metal etc.etc. so i guess i'll be looking for a stong sound, nothing in the way of jazz or blues or the like. im still deciding but im looking towards get an Ashton BA400H head & BQ410 box. on the bass however i really like the Warwick Streamer STD 4D. i can get all that for $1750 AU. what do u guys reckon?

[TheBassStylee]

yeh dude definitely buy a b.c.rich either warlock or beast and order it from england coz otherwise u cud end up waitin a year an get a laney of some sort, but im tellin u b.c.rich sounds fukin awsum
holy **** man.. worst advise ive seen all week! CLEARLY you are biased, and they are not that good anyway..

as for you, blacktop, that equipment sounds decent.. try it out and see if it sticks!

> mike

[doodooking]

I'd pour more money into the amp and cab first. If, IF you have extra, get a good bass. This is assuming you already have a bass. I'd split it around 1400-1500 amp (head/cab), 3-400 bass. Thats just me though, and I don't know the exchange rate.

[BigBossBassist]

Shecter.

[Mr. Pickle]

i would suggest getting a stack (avatar 410 and 115) then getting a pre/power setup. then spend the couple hundred you have left on a mim fender or something. i'd personally make amplification your first priority, especially if you gig a lot.

[blacktop_21]

I'd pour more money into the amp and cab first. If, IF you have extra, get a good bass. This is assuming you already have a bass. I'd split it around 1400-1500 amp (head/cab), 3-400 bass. Thats just me though, and I don't know the exchange rate.

i can get the ashton setup for $1100 which i think is fairly decent. which leaves me $700 on a bass. but if i can get a good sounding bass for less than that i would go for it. can you suggest any? or should i go with the warwick for $700

[fingerstyle]

Ashton's rigs aren't that reliable. If you're gunna go cheap, go Behringer.

[blacktop_21]

unreliable? how so?

[Led_Zeppelin678]

These:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Bass/Amps?sku=480223
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Live/Sound/Power/Amps?sku=481563
http://www.avatarspeakers.com Go to bass speakers, than B410 Neo

$1050, USD

And definitely get the Warwick if you can afford it. I love Streamer Standards, myself. If you don't, the Spector Legend, Schecter Stiletto Studio, and the Fender Jazz 24 are all amazing and inexpensive.

[blacktop_21]

those look great, but that's in america right?

[blacktop_21]

if everyone could go to this site www.guitar.com.au & tell me what is the best i can get for $1800, i think that would be better. i need a bass, head & cab.

[PainKiller8191]

get a behringer head
with hartke/avatar cabs (depending on where you live)

and then whatever bass you want....