Mr. Foxen

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1359109801' post='1949927'] Well, after 3 pages i still havent read a single reply that answers to the main question (c'mon, we all know that a SVT changes the tone, and a lot! add a 810 to it and it won't matker if you're using a sadowsky or a squier affinity!). So here's my answer, for best amp with uncompromised tone i have to say definetly Walter Woods, perfect in any aspect. If i had the money i would own one but i have to settle for the closest i can find i that is the Thunderfunk, great clean tone! [/quote] Thing is, with transparent amps, you don't notice the amp, is kind of the point, so people go 'that bass sounds nice' instead. Or in most cases 'that bassist sounds dreadful' because transparent amps are pretty brutally revealing of playing flaws, hence popularity of Ampeg.

Turns out the dude who bought one of my 200w PAs is using a pair for his home stereo.

[quote name='Subthumper' timestamp='1359074712' post='1949676'] They are bloody heavy though no worse than any other 200w valve head I can think of, and certainly less heavy than an SVT. [/quote] Thing is, they are a 160w amp, maybe 165. Don't run the KT88s hard enough, so they can get away with cheapies.

TBH, I'd rather buy a cheaper amp not serviced and send it to a tech I trust (like Subthumper) than trust what some people seem to regard as 'serviced', which generally means 'nice vintage valves stolen, and replaced with cheapies' much too often. I at least steal the vintage caps and replace them too.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1359067523' post='1949546'] 1960's Ampeg B15N - the amp used on more amazing studio recordings than anything else? [/quote] I reckon straight to the desk beats it.

Post up measurements of the cabs you have, and the specific drivers you have, then we can tell if they are worth messing with.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359065317' post='1949476'] yes, but I still want only one control knob on my amp. Dual concentric pot at a push... [/quote] Plenty of preamps with one knob about. More commonly two though, in and out, or being stereo. Its the other knobs that come on things that make them marked for 'bass guitar', just need to look at plain preamps if you want simple.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359064928' post='1949464'] Something that converts the signal to line level and then into a power amp to hoof it out of the speaker would be ideal... [/quote] A preamp.

[quote name='Martin E' timestamp='1359062339' post='1949404'] I took my old Trace 15” cabinet apart. Thick MDF, simple square edge to edge butt joins, no internal bracing or acoustic wadding at all. Plus one Celestion C15H-200 marked 'Custom made for Trace Elliot' I thought it sounded great and the speaker seemingly indestructible but it was just another simple box - made to right volume with the correct ports of course but absolutely nothing special about the construction. [/quote] Probably not a one handed lift though.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1359056518' post='1949250'] care to name a few? only other heads that ive seen are svt, vba 400 and the ashdowns. theres a nice one on here but not interested in trades and ive got no funds to offer. andy [/quote] See link in my sig. There are dozens.

Could probably do better than the Orange for that sort of money going vintage, and serviced properly.

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1358977744' post='1948123'] Where is Mr Foxen for the experienced viewpoint please? [/quote] I have none experience with amps that large. But if these people that have won expensive amps on ebay actually pay up, I'll be bidding, because I want that experience. Pair of Barefaced 2x15s running off that will be enough loud.

What are you hoping to achieve? If it is more volume with the same tone, you need two rigs the same and be careful about how you place them. If you are doing the dual amp thing for tone, best thing is to cut all the lows from one to avoid mess there.

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1358928068' post='1947063'] Who IS this Mark Percy fella? I've just had a v quick look at his site but I'd rather hear about him from BCers. So, go on, who is he? [/quote] He's the guy who got Iron Maiden their record deal, apparently.

Not a Rickenbacker, but I have a couple of my basses wired to dual mono output. It isn't really stereo either way, its two monos. I use two rigs with their own fx chains. Means I can do funny effects with the volume controls.

Trace cabs are a known quantity. Random cab might be tuned wrong. With guitar cabs its an even smaller deal though, big enough box, same speakers, basically stiff solid construction, good to go.

Any I see I send my details to, so I can help sort a deal if it gets pulled. Sorted a couple like that.

Good opening of total BS followed by no low end in the sound at all. Still talking about watts without any of the qualifying info with THD and bandwidth, so as bad as anyone else.

[quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1358595618' post='1941847'] When I took it in to fix the guy said it was not worth fixing, as the way its built meant that a massive section of the amp just had to be replaced, not just the bit that broke. [/quote] That makes it really easy to fix, as long as Behringer will supply you the part. I've not dealt with them directly, but heard they are OK with that. Ampeg are the same, except a total pain in the nuts to deal with.

Too many people think gain means distortion and that is a pain in the nuts.

New acoustic, aside from teh guy who licenced it for really high end repros of the old ones, are a cheap product and money was spend of buying the name to stick on them. Behringer are probably as cheap, but spent the money on the product instead of the name.

Downloading your material and using it for commercial purposes?

I've had auctions puled for using my pictures before. I've bought an amp that had a photo of one of mine too, and got £50 refunded for not being what I bought.

Plus you can see if a while of not selling means they edit and drop the price.

So have Ernie Ball apologised publically to ProMusicTools for the damage their mistake caused?