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I like how the head has been mounted into that case, is it a custom jobbie?
Great amps these, don't let the watt rating put you off.

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Depends on the model and obviously what sound you're after. For an ABM – I always start with the following, and make small adjustments to compensate for the room
Disable the “shape” button (button pressed in) and the compressor (if there is one).
Bass @ 10oclock
Mid: @ 12oclock
Treble @ 2 oclock
Bump the all the sliders very very slightly
A tiny bit of sub octave (just because its there)
Healthy amount of gain and drive.
Crank it up and rock out.
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Most of the above, but I also found that boosting the 180hz slider gave me some nice low mid punch without low end being overbearing. I do something similar with my Trace heads.

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Sub, Drive and Compressor was EVO III so it won't be an early one, it'll be some weird special run of some sort from a few years ago. I saw a black-panelled one with brushed aluminium knobs earlier this year, that was called a Klystron too IIRC.
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I had a 500w Klystron like this, it was basically an ABM in a bigger, heavier wooden case with lots of emptiness inside. The black fronted ABM with brushed knobs was a limited edition tart up jobbie that Ashdown put out for a short while a couple of years back.

Well, as we only need to play it for a few gigs a year, and the punters love it, Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody gets my vote purely for the fun and singalong factor.

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That band up there just keeps getting better...
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How very poignant.

Shame.
Core was a seminal piece of work, especially Crackerman.

Hope it all works out. My band has been through 4 drummers - at one point we were considering becoming a Spinal Tap tribute band lol.

Well good luck, fingers crossed. I wont be there, but if there is a phone vote option....

I think there was a relatively inexpensive Ashton branded 300w valve amp that used a toroidal as the mains transformer, but maybe not for the output side.

Toroids in valve amps? This will just go round and round in circles...

That's great to hear. Open mic nights can be a lot of fun, and a great way to meet other musicians and play with them.
My band hosted a few and they could either be empty or oversubscribed, or in between. Although we did once have an MP turn up and sing a few songs with us.
And Johnny B Goode is a fun song.
Cheers
Geoff

What about one of the Roland XL bass cubes?

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Yet another possibility is a faulty speaker cable - Hartke heads have short circuit protection built in which will cut the output if it trips...
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Have you tried the head with different speaker cables and cabs? Does the problem happen with just one particular cab/cable? Could be an issue in the cab causing the short circuit protection to trip. Maybe.

Hi Steve is this the one I sold you? To prospective purchasers, Steve is a top chap to deal with.
Geoff

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I got a review unit from DG a week ago or so. If you're want to hear how it sounds, I have uploadet the full review along with a bundh of audio clips here:

http://bass-pedals.com/darkglass-super-symmetry-review/index.html
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Great review and a great site, which I have now bookmarked

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Cheers Danny,

i've gone ahead and ordered a Veyron [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]BV1001T for £352 delivered with a three year warranty and 60 days free returns if it's not my cup of tea, back it goes![/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Fingers crossed for a good amp![/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Rich[/font][/color]
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Looking forward to a comprehensive summary of your thoughts, once you have had a chance to give it a workout.

[quote name='spike' timestamp='1447792258' post='2910494']
Got mine from B&Q
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Ditto. Still in use and has some knocks but going strong.

Green all the way here.

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About 2 quid will buy you a European to uk mains adaptor. I'd get one of those until they can sort you the proper one out.
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This.

It would be very bad korma to sell these...

Crikey, that deal is Scorchio!

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1447106632' post='2905013']
A watt is a watt. If you want to do the same with 100w SS as you can with 100w valve use a compressor.
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And that's exactly what I do with my puny Trace Elliot 200watt head, into kappalite drivers.

Something old and green.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1446293513' post='2898387']
A 200HP BMW will go considerably faster than an 800HP tank.
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Indeed, which is why lighter cabs are louder than heavier ones. Oh...

I liked it, including JTs sound.
However, purple basses are far better for metal.