andydye

perfect once again, thanks matey!

As now have a hx stomp it's time to rehome the last of my effects pedals, here's a superb tremolo pedal, Wichita Lineman? sorted, swooshy stuff, sorted, can bass-noodle for hours with this and a reverb pedal!

Price includes uk postage.

https://www.foxgeardistribution.com/product/knee-trembler/

Sale agreed, still got this one though 

Sale agreed, still got this one though 

@knicknack had one of these at Skegness too, I very much liked the look of it!

38 minutes ago, Ccwg_Bass said:

Nice cab! I’ve just got one of these and I’m interested in possibly adding another. Have you got any shows down south at all? Derbyshire is a bit far for me to travel.

Awwww sh*t dude, think these have both gone but they're still pending so if one comes back available you get 1st refusal?

We're playing Riseley nr Reading on 24th Feb?

I want this.

1 hour ago, Jaybeevee said:

The Handbox R400 will fit the Bill. There is a 30 Odd page thread on here. A fav of Andy Irvine, so loads of YouTube stuff to go at too. 

Oo, not heard of these, will go have a look

Price includes UK postage

Final one for now (unless I find any others hiding around the place), Boss TU-3, boxed with all gubbins, excellent condition, just a few minor marks

Price includes UK postage.

Yet another of my Boss TU-3, couple of marks but nothing significant, works perfectly.

Price includes UK postage

I bought Mike's Eden head, flawless transaction, lovingly packaged, swiftly posted, comms on point.

Thanks dude.

8 hours ago, Steve Browning said:

SVT according to the stage sheet I was sent.

We're on the introducing stage

33 minutes ago, matbard said:

Jad Freer Audio Sisma bass head:

 

https://jadfreeraudio.com/

 

Nothing sounds like it

oo now that looks extremely, EXTREMELY tasty!!

21 hours ago, walshy said:

That's a rig I run and it's magnificent. Such a good amp, like really good and with the Barefaced 6x10 its mighty

Am playing the UK Blues fest in Skegness this coming weekend and I believe the house rig is an ashdown 600w so I'll get to meet one

13 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

The ABM 750 is much sleeker looking in my opinion. The light blue doesn't really do it for me either. I also didn't like older ABMs I tried, nor any of the rootmasters or cheaper combos, but the ABM 600 had me swayed. I'd recommend trying one out (if possible). I think the newer ones might surprise you. 

always happy to be swayed, not sure I'd get round the look though and those vu meters

2 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

I'm surprised I haven't seen an Ashdown ABM mentioned yet! The valve drive on my ABM 600 warms things up nicely. Really flexible EQ too. It should pair nicely with your Barefaced 610 too. 

true, I've never liked Ashdown though, never been able to bring myself to love the sound and the aesthetic

Just now, Muzz said:

I was going off the OP's '...and I want something more the size of the markbass type thing...'

yarp, otherwise I'd be having an ampeg v4b or fender bassman 100t and be done with it  

3 minutes ago, Muzz said:

I've had a LM Valve and a TH500, neither were my speed at the time, the LM Valve I found a bit...fizzy when driven (but that's not what you're after, I know), the TH500 I thought was a bit Meh, and didn't convince...again, all very subjective, and I know my goals aren't yours...those two are the older power unit Class D heads, which I found less authoritative than the newer ones; again, tho, you're not necessarily looking for a big driving live sound, so one might suit...

all good info though, thanks dude

as far as what's available on here just now...there's:

Little Mark Valve

TH500

Mesa Walkabout

...and what about EBS? there's one of those on here as well

hot damn this is a can of worms isn't it

2 minutes ago, thodrik said:

I wouldn't discount the Aguilar TH series either. Like the Darkglass it doesn't have a valve, but the drive feature is really good. The TH500 or TH700 would be on my list for sure.

If you want something bigger and with loads of headroom, someone is selling my old Mesa M6 in the classifieds here. I actually sold it because it was too loud and clean and preferred the furry, bloomy tone of my old Walkabout. Heavy compared to modern class D amps though would perhaps be a lethal weapon with a Barefaced 6x10. 

I did once play through an aguilar tonehammer head at a festival and kinda liked it iirc...

7 minutes ago, Muzz said:

Yup, it's all verrry subjective...now you've said 'warmth', tho, I get it...but if you like versatility, I found the Magellan to be very good at everything, even though it hasn't got any actual valves in it...which is what you were asking for. Oh. 🙁🙂

 

Given I need a LOT of versatility for most of my gigs, I moved to a Stomp, so it kinda doesn't matter what head/amp I use (and a lot of the time I just DI, or DI and use a Rumble 100 (with most of the bottom end cut) for stage monitoring), if I hadn't I'd probably still have the Magellan. And the (old-school) Walkabout, obv...

hhmmm, I'm aiming at a hx stomp for effects too but want a base sound that's pleasing for home practise if I just jack straight in but is loud enough for small gigs without pushing it to drive...

so far, I need to check out

Genzler Magellan

Darkglass MT900

Little Mark Valve stuff

3 minutes ago, Muzz said:

I had a lot of the smaller heads, both generations of the Class D thing, and the best with actual valves was the Streamliner, but the Magellan, while it doesn't have any actual glass in it, does the valve thing very very well, and is much more versatile. If I ever went back to a small head, I'd get another... I have to say, though, the 'clean' and 'crisp' don't sound like the ideal targets for a valve pre; just me, but I'd be looking at an all-SS head for that. The best one of those I ever used was a Markbass F1...

I hear you on the ss thing, I've just never quite liked the top end when compared with my bass terror (when it's clean), there's more sparkly warmth there that sounds alive than with the lmiii that I had, it's super tricky describing sounds but that's a philosophical topic for late night after too much red wine

I do like a lot of things about markbass, happy to cast the net wider if it helps find something that fits the bill

Are darkglass any good?

There's a mesa walkabout head on here too?

I need a head for home practise and small gigs that may well be covers rather than my originals band, it'll be paired mostly with a barefaced One10 but I have a Six10 if things needs to get loud

Something versatile so nice and clean sounding, 500w maybe, crisp top end sparkle, punchy, nice bottom, it'll have pedals thrown in front and I want to be able to use my 5 string and have some eq flexibility too

For example, the eq on my AD200b is very subtle, whereas the eq on my terror bass is more useful for problem rooms, it's poorly just now though and I want something more the size of the markbass type thing

Having had the ampeg pf500 and lmiii in the past I know I'm not keen on purely solid state sounds as they're a bit sterile as a base, top end lacks life somehow...

so...

suggestions please?

I get to start a feedback thread for a change,

Martyn bought my Ampeg PF head in a flawless transaction, paid exactly when he said he would, great comms, an ecxcellent start to the endless merry-go-round of gear churn  

deal with confidence.