Pig in a poke???

[Nutz4Bass]

what % of tb'ers are buying amps/cabs without ever auditioning/listening/touching/seeing/smelling/tasting (you get the idea) before purchasing???

with the P*** poor music stores in my area, it appears i may be one who buys 'in the dark'. i'm just curious what % of tb'ers do YOU thing are doing the same???

[mrwink]

I did that with my GB Shuttle 6.0 12-T - I did research it a bit and watched a few youtube videos... but they can't really do it justice.

I've been very happy with it - if you do your research you'll prolly be fine!

[wave rider]

Raises hand...

Can't speak for others. Lots of good advice here.

=wr=

[jlepre]

Do it all the time. Just bought my latest amp cab setup that same way. You should setup a poll.

[Rick Auricchio]

I'm in a similar situation, living 200 miles from either the San Francisco Bay Area or the Los Angeles area. Even the nearest Guitar Center is two hours away.

I've made decisions by carefully reading TB threads, and by listening to clips posted by people here.

Even if I like a tone I hear on a record I never assume it was done using the player's live rig, because what happens in the studio is often nothing like what you'd hear in a live situation. The bass could be recorded via DI, a combo of DI and amp, and probably not the same type of amp used live. Then you have to consider signal processing applied during the tracking and mixing phases of the record.

[wcriley]

I've done it twice, both for obvious reasons:
Acme B2 (direct from manufacturer) and a fEARful 12/6 (home built).

[beebassdude]

clark?

thats right! of louis and clark!

and the griswolds are our GRAND PRIZE WINNERS!