mrtcat

If it was me.......and of course it's not...... I would be sorely tempted with a Hartke LH500 or LH1000(both of which IMO sound better than loads of far more expensive amps)coupled with one of alex's barefaced cabs. I run a compact and it's incredibly loud, light and pretty. My old ampeg 4x10 was nowhere near as loud. You also then have the option to add another compact at a later date if you want to level the street. It is always very satisfying turning up at gigs with the compact cab and seeing other bass players first snigger but then cry as it wipes the floor with their big heavy 4x10s.

I used to own a btb675 and loved the look of it. It didn't last long though as I couldnt get it to cut thru with the band. I use an ampeg head and a mesa boogie cab but I just found the bass a bit flat no matter what I did. If I was looking at that kind of budget something like a warwick rockbass would suit me far better for versatility and presence. My.02 but I agree both basses you're looking at are very good to look at.

Hey, Just wanted to add a big +ve for the sale of my ABM cab to you! Communication was spot on, it was good to meet you and I'd have absolutley no hesitation in buying from / selling to you again. Hope the tour goes well mate and look forward to hearing some recordings! All the best Tom mrtcat

May have been mentioned before on youtube links but I love the bass line on "Starlight" by The Supermen Lovers and more recently I've loved the bass parts on "Left My Heart In Tokyo" by Mini Viva (total one hit wonders for sure) and also there's a very cool disco-y type bass part on Dizzee Rascal's latest tune. Cheesy chart guff I know but reassuring to know someone out there is putting good bass lines into at least a couple of the mass produced nonsense out there........OMG I sound like my dad!

[quote name='High score' post='914237' date='Aug 3 2010, 08:24 PM']Your Welcome 'Cat, Tripping on start up can be cured. There is actually a thread on this site about it already. Audiolabs do a permanent internal fix but not exactly cheap - especially when the parts cost around £1.50. Interested how you get on with this mate........... HS[/quote] Thanks again HS I'm using a breaker at the mo which trips about once in every ten switch ons and usually i just reset the breaker and it works fine next time. If the problem gets worse I'll go for the Audiolabs solution. I must admit I agree with you that it's pretty disappointing that a company as well reputed as ampeg can send a product to market with a sizeable flaw. Like you say a £900 tv that did the same would be back in the shop before you knew it. The buzzing seems to be commonplace too in many SVT-6s and I'm getting to grips with controlling it (not ideal but when it's performing is sounds great). Ill keep any updates posted here! Cheers [quote name='escholl' post='914519' date='Aug 4 2010, 07:02 AM']Just in case you are wondering one of the threads, and solution, is [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47105&hl=ampeg+start"]here[/url].[/quote] Thanks for the link escholl - much appreciated

1994, School talent show. Played an Ibanez £150 special thru a session 100w combo (the envy of every bass player in the school). We did a full uncut version of Killing In The Name Of by Rage Against The Machine. 20seconds into the "f@@k you I won't do what you tell me"bit the deputy head hit the fire alarm button so we had to stop. The fire brigade duly arrived and me and the rest of the band got suspended til the end of term. Rock n Roll!!!!

Hey Grandad Paul good to see you've rediscovered your love of bass. Very good choice of weapon too, that's a mighty fine bass!

Nice bass tone! I wrote a blues tune way back when for my GCSE music (I was only the 3rd year after GCSE's were created which shows my age) which was about having everything reposessed (how the hell a middle class boy from oxfordshire was any kind of authority on blues especially reposession is beyond me) and it was nowhere near as well tracked as that and it earned me an A so I'm sure that'll be a winner.

Hey High Score, Thanks so much for your help. As it happens I'm going to be in Leeds next week so will give them a call and see if it's worth letting them take a look. Much of what you say tally's perfectly especially the tripping out the electrics on start up. Thanks again Tom