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that s what i tought too, i was used to have a SVP pro, some trace head and i always used any kind of preamp tube... but i didn t wanted to get into an argue with the guy so i just left :-) i ve been told that JJ tubes were pretty nice. the mesa i got now are quite cool too. and i tried groove tube in the past... what would you recommand ? For indication, i do play in a metal band with a 6 string active bass. i m looking for a soft warm distortion with good definition in the high and high mids withotu loosing to much low end. nothing too saturated. just enought to make the sound a bit more dirty and fill a bit more the space when my guitar player leave me alone during solos.

thx, i hope it s that... can t really affort to pay for a repair right now :wacko:

hi everyone I got a small trouble with my bigblock that will hopefully be easily fixed but i wanted you opinion about it. Last time i tried to play it , it went all fine for like 20 minutes and after that i didn t had any volume at all but a weird hum, a bit like the noise between two radio stations. I checked all the cables, the bass and bladibla, it s all fine. If i put the amp really loud (like 75 % gain and volume) i heard a tiny distorded bit of bass behind the hum and that s all. Is this thing typical of dead preamp tubes? Like when they are cool it s fine but when they warm up, something happen. i hope this is it... otherwise, what could it be ? i opened the amp and checked the valves, they are still lighting up but they are not doing the "ringing" thing when i hit them gently with a pen... i tried again today, and it does the same... 15 minutes and then humming thx in advance. gui

Hi there i m about to replace the 4 12AX7 in my bigblock so i went to denmark street to buy some. the guy told me i can only put mesa tubes inside and they didn t had any... I knew that it was better for the poweramp section but Is that true also for the preamp ? i m a bit lost. cheers

salut bienvenue ! tu etais sur onlybass aussi avant ? [i]translation: hi and welcome, were you also on onlybass.com before ?[/i]

yup, i really don't regret my adamovic at all. nicholas is really doing a great job. same as above, i ll record in studio with it in 2 weeks and i ll try to post some MP3.

it sounds;.. HUUUUGE, hte bigblock is such a powerfull amp ! and the 1x15 + 4x10 combo is pretty cool too, and managable in narrow starcases so it s all good ! I might record with this rig in august, i ll post the mp3 ^_^

oops i just read i was supposed to post it in the show us yur rig topic... sorry about that. you can delete it if needed and i ll post it in the correct topic

hey guys, just took some pictures of the rig i m now playing. Mesa Boogie Bigblock 750 Symetrix 501 Korg DTR 2 tuner Mesa Boogie 4X10 Diesel EV Mesa Boogie 1x15 Diesel EV and my little adamovic super nova

hey many thanks for your help. i ll call jon free later. Sorry to sound stupid but who is phil mann? does he have a website ? cheers

hi all, i m recording in august with my band i ll need my bass all set up. the thing is that i also need it badly to practice so i m looking for good adresses where to ask a setup in 24h in (north) London (without paying too much money) do you have any recommandation ? thanks