Lozz196

I use Insure4Music - never had to claim but they cover all my needs, items at home/gigs/European tours, so pretty good.

If you like the warmth of the TH500 but don’t use too much of its its gain/drive I’d check out the Ashdown RM500. Capable of those nice warm tones, and plenty powerful like the TH.

I use Fender String Retainers on my A strings for this, but even then still need 3 winds on the string to make completely sure.

The nearest I’ve found that has that ‘spongey’ decay to the notes that only valve amps seem to have is the Tech21 VTDI.

Pretty much the same

Just thought, Ash were a 3piece when they started

The Ashdown RM414 is a lightweight 410, stick some castors on it and you have a nice portable, great sounding cab. Plus new they’re very reasonably priced,.

The Police, Green Day, plenty of decent hits in their back catalogues.

In an old rock band I was in we did Born To Be Wild. I hated playing it but the audiences loved it. That was always our decision maker.

On the floor at the base of my mic-stand

Yes, once you’ve unplugged them you have to re-pair them. Apparently it takes an hour for them to go into standby mode so for a between sets break they’ll stay switched on if still plugged in.

I must admit, my earlier post is a tad misleading, I don`t cut any mids I just boost the lows/hi-mids/highs which on a graphic would still look like a smiley face.

I do the mid-scooping but I have a very specific sound, a lot of high end, and a good bit of gain when digging in (which is all the time), think Duff/Lemmy/JJ etc. As we are a 3 piece I need to fill out the sound when the guitar is soloing, but also as the guitar is an overdriven/distorted Les Paul, similarly keep out of the way of durging when chords are played. It’s not my automatic choice for a bass sound, it’s the one that fitted best with the guitar and style of music, as we tried a good few other sounds as well. I’m not one of those players with a sound they take with them, I try to get the best for whatever band I’m in at the time. And given the number of comments I get I think we’ve managed it, which I have to admit is very gratifying. Certainly the only band where anyone’s ever mentioned my bass sound up til now.

Excellent, Henry is a really nice guy - as are the rest of them. Couldn’t believe it the first time we played with them that I was chatting to him, given how much I loved SLF when I was younger. I also think his views on the best album being Nobody’s Heroes is spot on, it had an energy about it that set it apart from the others.

Depends what model it was, Mick. For me the Ampeg thing is made by going through loads of speaker cones, seems to lose its way - for me anyway - when just a 115 or 210, needs to be 4x10s or more imo.

I voted UK based on my record/CD collection. Although I like all types of music from all over what I buy/have bought has to be the most significant part in this vote.

I only play Precisions so voted as such. In my mind I like the versatility of P/J but in reality I just fiddle and twiddle too much, simplicity rules for me.

Def, XSLF gigs usually have a tale or two to say the least

Yep, I thought it was great, and although I’m not a particular fan of Sgt Peppers now have a new found respect for it as a piece of work, given the creativity and engineering used in making it.

Just watching a prog about Sgt Peppers, which analyses the various songs and how they’re made up. Macca was well ahead of the game with what he played.

Only when I use a full valve rig such as SVT & 810 or connect my own amp up to a 412 or 810. Otherwise I’m pretty much there, haven’t used any other amp/410 configuration that gives more than my own rig, which is Ashdown ABM600 & ABM410. The experience described is why I went with Ashdown, I simply found when using their gear as provided rigs at gigs that it gave so much more than what I was previously using (Aguilar & Barefaced). It just made sense both in the ears, and in the pocket to make the switch.

Nice bass, congrats

Nice one

I got my last batch from Gear4Music, had the best price online and received within a couple of days of the order.