Linus27

[quote name='ped' post='175605' date='Apr 13 2008, 12:39 PM']Hi mate, I think so - let me get hold of the guitar player and get him to cook one up for you. Any particular tempo/feel? Cheers ped[/quote] Hiya, the same sort of thing but much longer would be superb. A couple of minutes if possible. Also anything else but similar sort of style would be great. I am learning double bass so anything that I can jam along to and make my own lines up to for practise would be excellent. Thanks.

Hi, I am still looking for my amp and cabs to buy and I have pretty much dialled it down to two makes. Either the Ashdown MAG range or the Hartke VX range. I have read a lot about the Ashdown having a certain sound. Some like it and some don't. I previously owned a very good XL series Hartke setup which sounded nice but the alluminium speakers I found gave a thin sound which was not to my liking. Can someone tell me what sort of sound to expect from the following, Ashdown MAG 300 head Ashdown MAG 210T Deep Cabinet Ashdown MAG 115 Deep Cabinet and this, Hartke HA3500 Hartke VX2x10 Hartke VX1x15 I have no idea what sort of sound the Ashdown Mag will give me but I get the impression it might be fatter but less bright over the Hartke. I don't want a wooly undefined sound but I don't want a thin twangy funky sound like my old Hartke rig. Thanks for any help.

Has anyone got one of these Little Giant amps yet and if so, any feedback?

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='175381' date='Apr 12 2008, 07:19 PM']just watched last nights repeat. loved the tone off the Yeasayer's bassisist's Asat fretless. the guy had a nice sense of space to his playing with some wicked little fills. the vocalist though seemed to lift a lot of his posturing and movement straight off Brandon Flowers, and anyway singers with beards are just not on[/quote] I really liked the Yeasayer song and bassist. He had a bit of a Jaco look and theme to him. I ended up downloading the album.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='170647' date='Apr 6 2008, 12:28 PM']Calm down folks - it's only a piece of music we're talking about..[/quote] Plus, its not a very interesting or good piece of music to start arguing over. In 2 years time, nobody will be thinking, listening or talking about this song. Its not going to be a classic, thats for sure.

Hey, I really like that, do you have anything longer so I can jam along to?

As requested, here are a couple of pictures, 1 of the stand and 1 of the bass standing in the stand. If you would like some more then just ask. To play the bass, you would take it out of the stand unless your about 8ft tall. The pin stand on the bass is already set to you desired height and slides into the top of the stand. The bottom of the bass rests on the lip around the hole on the stand. The nut on the stand winds in and meets up with the pin sitting in the shaft of the stand and this is what holds it in place. So to take the bass out, you just unwind the nut on the stand and then slide the bass out. In terms of the colour of my Stagg (ex Bassace), the only way I can describe it is a deep wine red. However, it does not look plastic as you can see the wood grain on it so it looks great. When I was looking at this bass, I really wanted black, but this red would had been my second choice. However, now I own the red one, I love it and if I get a NS EUB, I might choose red again if its as deep red as this. If anyone really is having any thoughts about getting this Stagg, then I can really recommend it as a great instrument as an introduction to EUB. I certainly have not had any problems getting used to playing EUB and it has pushed me to go and get lessons. Its not holding me back at all and for £250 new, you can't go wrong really. Plus, if you don't like EUB then as you can see from the interest in this thread, it should not be a problem if you wanted to sell it on.

I ended up buying Bassace's Stagg from him complete with home made stand. I would be lost with out his stand. The standing pin is set to my height so I can keep the Stagg out all the time and just slide it on and off the stand whenever I want to play. Its great. As for the two prong connectors on the Stagg, I never use them and so far it has never been a problem. In fact the smaller one on the left as you play I never got from Bassace. Not sure if he forgot to give it to me or he also never had one. The larger one on the right I never use. I find it gets in my way.

I decided not to get the Ashdown stuff as the more I read about the MAG models, the more problems I keep reading people have. Anything from the blue speaker cones not being up to the job or the amp head needing repairs always. So I have decided to go with the following, Hartke HA3500 amp 350 Watts @ 8 Ohms/240 Watts @ 4 Ohms Hartke VX115 speaker 300 Watts @ 8 Ohms Hartke VX210 speaker 200 Watts @ 8 Ohms Can I just check one thing though. If I connect both those speakers into the amp, will that turn them into 4 Ohms and so I will get the full 350 watts from the amp or will they stay at 8 Ohms and I only get the 240 watts?? Thanks again for any help.

Thanks so far for the help everyone. I have got the offer of an Ashdown 300Mag bass amp and 4 x 10 at a very good price. Should I go for it or hold out and get a Harke 3500 amp??

If you really are not sure about the move then a Stagg is an ideal instrument to get. For just over a couple of hundred pounds you get an excellent EUB to start out on and if its not for you, then your easily sell it. If you love EUB then it will stand you in good sted until you fancy an upgrade.

Heres one as posted in the other thread, [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_SIv5zPCQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_SIv5zPCQ[/url]

I recorded once with a fretless Washburn and it was superb. The studio had one and as we were staying at the studio for 3 months, it was always by my side. It belong to one of the guys is Asia but he would not sell me it :(

Thanks for the advice nottswarwick.

OldGit I was looking at maybe between £300 and £400 and I think this will be for used gear. At the moment, top of my list is the Hartke 3500. I just can't decide if I should go for a Hartke 1 x 15 or a Hartke 4 x 10. I am tempted to go for the 1 x 15 as I like more a driving bigger sound and if I need more treble then I can get a 2 x 10 later on.

Thanks JD1, will keep you updated and look forward to hearing your progress.

Thanks for all the info everyone. Found it very helpful. However, I am a little surprised at something. You all seem to be saying that the Ashdown MAG-C115-300 will only be giving out about 180 watts. I was of the understanding that it gives out 307 watts. Is it only giving out 180 watts because its running at 8 Ohms on its own and if I connect another speaker to it then it goes up to the 307 watts running at 4 Ohms?? Can someone just set this straight for me as if this is correct then I am not going for this. If so, then I might as well go for either a Hartke 3500 or Hartke 5000 through either a Hartke VX410 4 x 10 or a VX115 1 x 15.

Who was the big stocky american with blonde hair that worked at the Bass Centre in the late 90's when it was at Wapping??? Is that Nick or Alex or somebody else??

This thread is a bit of a worry. I was looking at getting an Ashdown Mag Combo but I am really not sure now if its worth the risk.