doomed

Had a lightweight night last gig.

Now and again I get the Dubster out..

A green practice this evening...

My Matamp is loud, but as you say this thing must be ridiculous, it must also weigh a ton. I'd like to be able to justify one but I can't. 😆

Something to make your trousers flap sir? 580w before clipping and £4k (I had to ask when they put it on their FB page) http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2018/04/22/hiwatt-unveils-dr401-400w-bass-head-at-musikmesse/

We play in drop b, I tend to buy fender 5 string sets (I forget the product code but they have a taperwound B and E) and use those with the .110 removed. Gives a good sound and they last well too.

Will you use the gain/blend side of it? If not I would say have a go on the 4stroke, I think if that had been launched at the same time as the OB series I may well have bought one of those instead, I know it's a bit dearer but there's a fair bit more eq available.

Had one since they launched, I don't tend to use the gain/blend side of it much but it's there If needed. Other than that it's a good amp, more versatile tone wise than the Terror Bass that it replaced in their range which is still a great amp if you like it's sound. It's loud too.

Think it's the £25 one, same spec just the pole pieces are covered.

There you go, http://www.retrovibe.co.uk/parts/pickups.html

The pickup in my Retrovibe Evo is pretty good, and passive too, I believe he sells them as an aftermarket part.

I've got a Harley Benton 75 and a J&D that arrived a couple of weeks ago they're both superb vfm but I must admit to preferring the J&D as it's much lighter than the HB and on looking inside, the wiring was of a better quality than the HB as standard, I replaced the HB wiring with a kiogon loom before I gigged it ( I would now happily gig it anywhere ) but all I've done with the J&D is set it up in drop B and put new strings on to suit, I gigged it last Friday and it got several compliments on it's sound and looks ( it's a surf green ).

Tonight's gig rig, not lacking in any dept.

Who is handling Hartke these days? Is it still Korg UK? If it is I wish you the best of luck, and don't cut them any slack whatsoever, I wouldn't wish the experience I had with them when my Kilo packed in after less than 8hrs use on anyone.

It didn't take them long to get that on the market after becoming a Quilter stockist....

I hadn't looked to see how much they'll be, I got mine from Wembley just over a year ago, you have to go ahead and do it sometimes or you'll wait forever and a day ☺. That is a great price from Thomann though, are there any other USA built heads out there anywhere near that price? They'll be a popular choice at that prixe i reckon.

Tonight's practice rig, with added Fane Colossus 400w in the old Carlsbro cab.

Just seen a post from Quilter on Instagram about the first batch of their amps for Thomann, probably won't be a bad thing but I wonder if they will have the quantities to enable keener pricing, not that the Bass Block is overly expensive for a usa built amp.

This. Plus Jasper Pattison of Citizen Fish and Culture Shock.

Tonight's practice rig.

Oddly enough I bought a pair of Schaller buttons last week for a new bass, lo and behold they came with 2 sets of screws, their original long fine threaded jobs and a set of coarser threaded slightly shorter screws like most normal buttons are fitted with.

😆 I was Doomed years before I got the amp...

True, I could jump into every Hartke thread and shout loudly about how the Kilo ( their flagship amp) I recieved the day after they launched here, crapped out after less than 8hrs use, and the following 3 months of smoke and mirrors and utter horses**t from Korg UK (their distributor at the time) but I let it go, it was resolved in the end, I wouldn't pass water on Hartke if they were on fire again but I know plenty here swear by them and good luck to them all.

Pneumonia apparently.