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I've got  wt 400 and 550 heads and a metro combo.  I'm a big fan of the 90's /2000's  world tour heads.  I also like all valve heads and would say the eden heads are kind of valvelike in that they can be smooth,warm  and "soft" sounding but as previously mentioned not in terms of distortion or natural overdrive.  They also have very variable eq with lots of possibilities.  As I say I'm a big fan and consider them to be one of the best solid state alternatives for people who are used to or prefer valve amps because they have very little "harshness" in the sound. As a bonus the wt 400/550 are compact and fit perfectly on a barefaced 10 stack.

In my house it was all beatles and Simon and garfunkel.  I don't think my playing has been consciously influenced by McCartney but I expect it has to be in some way.

Don't have any problem with cover bands. Tribute bands I'm not keen on particularly tributes to bands who are active now.  I've seen several tribute bands who play the songs of bands I'm very familiar with and have found it extremely boring and somewhat embarrassing really. I've also seen a tribute to a band I know almost nothing about and oddly really enjoyed it , was like a new band to me, with really good songs.

Basiccally I'd echo the previous posters.   The cabs are fine for a rehearsal room situation where they're going to sit for years but very heavy and bulky for moving regularly. The head though heavy might be a good option from a performance/price point of view.

5 minutes ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

One of the advantages of toroidal transformers is they have very little EMI, and in theory rotating one should have no effect. I can't say why doing so worked for you. 

I don't know why, but it did. The eden wt 400 and 550 amps are very compact for their power rating and type and all kind of components are packed in close together, perhaps this has something to do with it.

I had a wt 400 which hummed constantly, the solution was to  to turn around (rotate it around its central position)  the toroidal transformer , apparently the change in the magnetic field ( I think) stopped the hum.  The problem may well be something else but it's worth considering.

I think you can say that most basses work fine for most styles,  I found the ovation magnum bad for slap and the status eclipse bad for reggae though.

There doesn't seem to be an obvious frequency gap to me  so I'd guess the tweeter is pretty well matched, it sounds consistent to me.

I've got a 110 t and a straight up 110.  For me the 110 t takes the slap sound from being kind of ok to being a proper slap sound. Other than that it doesn't make much difference to me. I suspect the 110 has a high enough responce for most bass sounds anyway. I think it's quite a subtle tweeter/hi fi component , Not a night and day difference even when slapping and popping. When playing a cd through it it is very noticeable though. Personally I think it's only a worthwhile addition if you're into the treblier bass sounds.

Bought a Shergold bass from Ash,  everything went well, communications were great and everything was straightforward. Top basschatter

Out of the two cabinets you are looking at I would probably go for the 1 12 , the low frequency response of 65 hz on the 2 10 concerns me a bit. I know that the lowest frequencies are not very present but in my view the 65 to 100 range is fairly important and I'd be concerned that the 2 10 might be weak in this area.  The way I interpret the pretty incomplete specs on the warwick site is that the 2 10 is probably louder but maybe a bit low end shy. For your needs I would go for the 12. Of course other cabs are available.

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Great, I appreciate this. Thanks

Eden wt amps also have a 3 band parametric eq , its a great feature to have IMO.

I bought an ovation magnum about 10 years ago off a cool hippyish guy. He demo'd it by first selecting just the neck pickup (huge quad coil right at the neck) turning down the tone knob fully and then turning the bottom half of his trace  12 band graphic up full and the top half completely down and thrashing the low notes. He then selected just the bridge pick up (placed right at the bridge )turned tone fully up, set the lower half of the graphic to the bottom and dimed the top half. He then thrashed the highest notes on the bass. It sounded like an earthquake followed by  an accident in a glass factory. actually an awesome bass.

Although I usually use an amp with basic compression (eden wt400) I'm not really bothered much. At home it doesn't really matter to me and at a gig the soundman will virtually always compress the bass anyway.

1 minute ago, EssentialTension said:

There are people who think The Clash weren't punk.

True , in my opinion the clash were definitely punk at first maybe not later on.

I am a Simonon fan but I would say Bruce Foxton was better although some may not consider him to quite be punk.

20 hours ago, peteb said:

 

Oops double post

20 hours ago, peteb said:

 

I think that a Fodera has become a shortcut to describe any expensive ‘boutique’ bass – it could equally apply to an Alembic, F bass, Ken Smith or whatever. 

 

FWIW, the best bass I have ever played actually is a Fodera. The build quality was out of this world, really impressive, it played like a dream and the preamp was ace and it just sounded great. I could easily afford one if I wanted to, I would just have to sell a few basses to do so. The thing is, as good as the Fodera is, do I need it? I have a £2.5k ‘super jazz’ that works great with most of the gigs I do and a 70s Fender that is really cool for other gigs. I’ve also got a nice Stingray that I really like – would I want to sell all three to afford a Fodera, as good as it is? 

 

I did once consider buying an Alembic Epic many years ago. However, when I went down to the old Bass Centre to try one, as soon as I picked it up I realised that the neck just wasn’t for me (purely subjective of course). I didn’t even plug it in! A guy I know does have an Alembic (Series 1, I think). A great bass. He had the opportunity to get it secondhand for £3k or so, so he sold a couple of basses and has since used it on a couple of hundred gigs or so, mainly pubs or clubs. If you were to try and tell him that he shouldn’t be using a bass like that on semi-pro gigs, he would think that there was something wrong with you!

 

I agree, the la fey /alembic were just examples of boutique basses that in my eyes are a bit more daring appearance wise and a bit less full on coffee table than say a fodera or a ken smith.

21 hours ago, Majid said:

I should also say that I noticed that I like a tone with a bit of fret buzz (It might sound funny or weird though but I really do). For this reason lowering the action gave a very good feeling to my tone in my ears. But I don't know to what extend a fret buzz can be considered as normal. Look at this video around (time 2:43 to 3:08):

What do you think about this tone? and is his action considered as super low? 

 

I'd say hes got the action set pretty low but not extreme. I would imagine the fret noise would be pretty mild/not noticable in a full band context.  Probably a good comprimise between slap and fingerstyle.

I would  hope yes , however if I wanted to buy a super expensive bass I would probably  go for a la fey or maybe alembic over a fodera

I've listened to the clip and it's a good sound.

One thing I'd like to add is that when you are playing  the bass yourself you'll hear the physical sound of the bass being hit because you're really close to it when you hear someone else playing it or a recording these sounds are much quieter or non existent making the sound smoother. I'd say the clip has compression on it and possibly other post production too. Also there is a drum pattern so you're hearing a mix (although a pretty simple one).

9 hours ago, Majid said:

Ok I will…..but when I’m saying that I had this feeling while I was playing them off-amp, do you still think that it’s something in addition to a high action?

I suspect its not just the action but the only way to really find out is to lower the action and see what changes. It may be just that you prefer the slap sound if the yamaha to the fender. You could try backing off the volume on the front pickup to maybe 50 -80 percent. To be honest I still suspect your speaker may be holding you back a bit,  maybe the yamaha has more output at a frequency around the highest point of your speakers output and is less compromised by the lack of a hf speaker.

  Sometimes we presume that something more expensive or famous (like a fender ) will be better for us than what we have (your yamaha) and that's not necessarily true.

My advice would be

1 change the action on the fender

2 try the fender with the  front pickup rolled down

3 try your basses through some kind of full range system ( a freinds tweetered cab, P.A system, hi fi  or similar) to make sure it's not limited by the current speaker system. 

If after this you still prefer the yamaha then you probably just prefer the yamaha.

Hi Majid, the action could be affecting the sound of the pops although I would doubt that's the whole of the issue. Even so it sounds like you'd be better off lowering the action on the fender