Bigwan

Purely speculative at this point, but if I wanted to add a second 4 ohm Barefaced retro 2x10, what amps are out there that could handle it? I know I could run the cabs in series for 8 ohms and ANY amp could handle it, but i need real welly here! Talking 500 watts and above. My fav amp of all time is the pre-EVO Ashdown ABM so top of my list of possibilities is the ABM900. Second favorite amp is the Orange Terror Bass, which I've owned twice, and it could handle the cabs in series for 500 watts at 8 ohms (there's also the rarer 1000 watt version that would do 900 watts at 8ohms). Can anyone suggest anything else? Budget would be under £400, new or used - I know Thomann still have some Orange TB500s in stock.

[quote name='EmmettC' timestamp='1456330314' post='2987953'] I was born in 78, so a YOB would probably be a musicman, but I don't tend to play 4 string basses anymore either. I don't think there were many 5 strings, in a modern layout by 1978. [/quote] If you'd consider a 4 string I would highly recommend a nice Ibanez Musician, particularly the MC800. I had the loan of one recently and it sounded fantastic.

'77 here... And I'm sorted with Beedster's old Yamaha Pulser!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1455800687' post='2982535'] Yup, I understand that! Brilliant! Thank you! [/quote] And a veroboard layout has pretty much been done for me! http://www.sabrotone.com/?p=3173 Just remove the noise making circuitry from the schematic, adjust cap and pot (and series resistor!) values around the 2 filter stages, and change up the last opamp stage to incorporate a volume control to the design and it's done. Should fit in a 1590b no problem.

I think perhaps that has been copied and pasted from one of the Orange valve amp manuals. I've yet to see a modern solid state (or hybrid) amp that couldn't be run without a load.

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1456182164' post='2986456'] Tort for sure, gold would be better if it was a 2 colour burst. [/quote] I thought these only came in 2-tone burst?

GUYS! RHETORICAL QUESTION!!!

I've wanted one of these for a while. Maybe next year... Is 3 precisions too many?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1456091692' post='2985364'] Not used it but AFAIK it goes after the preamp but before the cab sim / DI / headphone, as you would expect. No aux in which is a major bummer so I still need my PJB Bighead with it for that. Also the cab sim is on the DI/headphone out only (switchable), it sounds too dark to me though and has me looking at other cab sims. [/quote] Very odd omission... And strange that the speaker sim isn't more impressive given the pedigree!

Danny what way does the effects loop work? Is it pre-preamp? Any way to run an aux-in into the thing to use the headphone out for practice? Hard to decipher their website on a smartphone...

Looks like a corking amp!

Couldn't hold out any longer. Ginger kit ordered from Germany! And an enclosure for the h+lpf. Is there anywhere in the UK that does pre-drilled 1590B enclosures? Hate drilling!!!

Unlikely, although the switch could be a dud. Stranger things have happened. Have you tried directly wiring the input and output jacks to the pcb without the switch? Speaking from experience, boxing up a pcb before checking it is often optimistic!

Sounds like a wiring problem around the 3PDT footswitch. Should be passing signal on bypass.

[quote name='danbowskill' timestamp='1455913096' post='2983668'] i used Musikding yes, great prices :-) I do think i might have bitten to much off doing the Ginger as a first build project though :-( I have power etc (Led, switch n jacks work) but all i get is horrid static sounds? volume and gain work but no sounds ,just static buzz?. ive checked the components to the list/diagram i have and solder joints ......... all appear good (to me that is)?? doing my nut in a bit tbh ...........any ideas,anyone done the ginger? cheers[attachment=212773:IMG_20160219_194722.jpg][attachment=212774:IMG_20160219_194727.jpg][attachment=212775:IMG_20160219_195723.jpg] [/quote] The Ginger is a serious build for a first attempt! As mentioned it could be any one of a hundred things. Unfortunately remotely debugging something like this is extremely tricky. I'm planning building of these myself when I've finished my 3BOD build... And after payday! By the way danbowskill, is that a 125B or 1590B enclosure?

I think they have a new album out. Saw a review of it somewhere the other day...

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1455900369' post='2983507'] IIRC that gives a 12dB/octave rolloff for both HPF and LPF - you can simply cascade two identical filters to give a 24dB/octave roll-off which might be better, at least for the HPF if you're looking at thump elimination. [/quote] Yup, there's a thumpinator right there! The filter responses for that circuit aren't ideal, but close enough for the purpose.

[quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1455877936' post='2983154'] I had a Monique Preamp - it was fantastic. I sold it when I realised that the exquisite tone was wasted in band conditions my co-workers being drummers, guitarists and keyboarders [/quote] Always a risk that. Just enough to keep them (and the punters?) happy is one way to think about it, but does that satisfy you? I've only ever played with one guy (a drummer oddly enough) who payed more than a passing interest in my sound, but the problem was he then always insisted I kept things the same. So if I brought a different bass he'd throw a strop, added some nice effects, same thing.

Just sold my COG Terminator pedal to Eddie. Great buyer. Would deal with him again without question.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1455865705' post='2983019'] How can they make the preamp look so boutique, but the integrated amp so cheap? Obviously stand-alone is easier to tart up than rack mount, but still... [/quote] I wouldn't say cheap... but I know what you mean. Utilitarian would be how I'd describe it.