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Me too lol Thursday is the day, then gig on Sat. using my ABM500 head for now at least. Alex reckons that it will produce the weight of the sound that the Ashdown 410 does, but that I would need a more powerful amp to do so, and that it will be best to see what sort of tonal footprint the ABM is giving before deciding on a head. I would think "bigger" means shuttle 9 or similar - I believe the Compact can take up to 600w at 8 ohms.....which would be impressive it is does it without strain. I shall report in detail anyway. Chris

Anyway, COMPACT ordered from stock, will be here this week. no reason not to try one out, given Alex's trial policy. I shall report back.

lol Dave, thought you might. I shall be mostly going to bed now, and will check in on my Iphone shortly.....

BTW Dave, there is a F500 come up fs.

oooo...good debate :-) This whole issue is starting to do my head in, I might just not bother lol. In my exploits in guitar and drums, I have never had such anguish (lol it's not that bad) over gear as I have as a bassist. Drums - I know what I like, buy it, use it, full stop. Guitar, I know what I like, buy it, use it. BASS - f**k knows. History - Buy Hartke, sell Hartke, buy Ashdown, Sell Ashdown, buy Markbass, sell Markbass, Buy Markbass and Tecamp, sell Markbas and Tecamp, buy Ashdown...... and here we are today. Same with basses. sh*t. Help meeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Thanks Alex....I will email you in a sec. And thanks all for your thoughts too. Chris

no love for the Genz cab then?

Ok, So, which would you go for... Shuttle6.0 12t combo OR Shuttle 6 head and BF Compact? These are not my only options, and I need to do some listening, but there will be experienced users on here who can shed some light too I hope? Thanks Chris

COOL. So why are these so cheap? Built to a price? Reliable? I think I might have to get one....or a Streamliner......

Superb reports then. Sorely tempted to go for it.

I can, yes, but I am not sure that my groove remains as tight or consistent. I can however drum and sing at the same time with no issues at all. Go figure. I cannot actually sing that well though, but that is another story

My MIM is nice in my opinion. I tried a USA in a shop last week, and it felt a bit nicer, but I cannot afford one. I had a USA Jazz previously, that was "OK". I would never spend over, say, £300 (used) on a bass without playing it first though. For my current needs (not to mention funds) the MIM is jsut dandy

Jealous. I want to be doing something like that. I do Price Tag in my duo - does that count? Seriously, great show Phil

[quote name='Paul S' post='1285540' date='Jun 28 2011, 06:59 PM']I just moved from a big 'ol Trace Elliot rig to a TC Electronics Classic 450 through a Barefaced Compact and couldn't be happier. 16kg (vs 62kg) for a rig with more clarity and power.[/quote] To be fair, when I change it will be to a similar set up. But I cannot afford it yet. Alex has pretty much sold me on a Super12t

Bass direct shows a mrrp of £960!!! It had better be good...

800w into a single 12?!?!? I like the tte head