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    Pretty sure that local registrars have been banned from working until around september this year. So that rules out most Weddings until then. There will surely be a staggered return to normality over time. They wont open everything back up at once. I'd imagine the party sector and pubs and clubs will be amongst the last to open.
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    Thanks. In the end, considering the heft and feel I wanted for this specific project (to fill the sound) I went for an Ashdown ctm300. Hopefully will arrive this week.
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    I use a line 6 g75. Works great. Decent price, good range.
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    Sounds great at any volume level. The gain is independent from master volume, so you can get very loud and clean or very quiet and overdriven. The louder you go, just dial the gain back.
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    Well, I'm moved a few things on, and reshuffled a good few things and managed to snare an ashdown ctm300 for a fantastic deal. Hopefully itll give me everything I need for this type of role.
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    Looks great, nice work!
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    Thanks. It's a great deal. Proper PA. I've moved it about on my own, but a trolley or another pair of hands is better.
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    Cheers. I love the stomp and quilter combo and its staying. However, I sold my back up amp when I left the other band, so .. . Illogically thinking I'm gonna need another amp anyway, so I can either waste £300 on a second hand spare that I've no real interest in or look for something completely different. If it helps, with the new band only having one guitarist and one vocalist, Id love that valve warmth that encompasses all the band and is just kind of there in addition to all the notes. The indescribable thing that makes the entire band sound warmer.
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    I had an immaculate laney nexus valve head. Loved it. Stupidly sold it as the band where doing loads of shared gigs on stages where you had to carry your gear upstairs etc so it became impractical. Great amps. The only amp ever where at a sound check the barmaid came over before we'd even done a song and said she loved that tone!
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    Possibly open to trades for a big all valve amp.
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    I always loved the first parts of Chasing Rainbows by Shed 7. Such a good rich sound.
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    Hi all, not exactly sure where to put this as it's both amps and cabs. Predominantly a PA system, but could be used frfr if your planning a mahoosive rig! Hk Audio Linear Pro System. Consists of: x4 boxes. x2 LP30 (which have x2 15" speakers in each cab - 600w in total) and x2 LP24 (which have x2 12" speakers and horn in each cab - 600w). Its a huge system in an easy manageable 4 box system. All boxes are 4ohm. x1 Citronic Crossover. x1 Matrix amp. UKP1000. 500w per side. x1 Matrix STR 1200. 600w per side. The system is crazy clear and crazy loud. Perfect for bands etc. Could also be used as a bass rig for those who use pa systems and modelling. It's an older system, and there are some Mark's on the felt covering, but in good condition. 3 of the boxes are badged HK Audio. One of of the cabs Hughes & Kettner badge. After asking HK Audio, this is because they were built in the same factory at the time, and are identical in every way. Big sturdy, wooden, heavy cabs. But perfect for 2 man lift. Plonk 4 boxes down and you're good for any gig! 4 connections on each cab. 2 speakons (ins and outs) and 2 3pin cables (ins and outs). I just used the external crossover and went 1 speaking into each cab. The matrix amps are ultra reliable and have great depth and clarity. The only thing you'll need is a mixing desk. Very rare system. Price up a similar system and your well into the thousands. Based in Leyland, Lancashire.
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    Meanwhile...I've been practicing on my two sires....and ignored my own advice and flattened all the batteries by leaving them plugged in! Doh!
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    Cheers Lozz, I've had the amb evo iv - unfortunately made a bad decision and sold it about 18 months ago, keeping a markbass instead. I did like it, and I'd happily use one, but not enough to justify buying another (if that makes sense). Although, the prices new are fantastic. In fairness the band i was in just didnt practice so i never had time to play with the eq and sound - it was just turn up, 10 second sound check and wait until we went on. I've got my mini rig sorted - quilted bb800 and helix stomp - but would love an all singing rig. It's that kind of music where a messy, loose, slightly overdriven sound somehow sounds clean, tight and very rich in the mix.
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    Any thoughts on the Ashdown CTM300?
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    The trace elf is a very surprising piece of kit. I had one, and did a gig with one. I used a 2x12 (and PA support) with it, and to be honest although it coped well, and was a good sound, it was always pushing way harder than I'd have liked. Likewise the 2x8 just wont cut it in a live rock band. Personally id look for something Ashdown. Depending on what you class as light, id either go rm500 (or combo) or abm. Cab wise is where you'll struggle to get quality, light and within budget. If it has to be cheap and light I'd go for a 1x15 rather than a 2x10 etc. Some expensive 2x10s are great, but some just dont cut it. Or check out the quilter stuff. Perhaps out of budget, but you might get lucky. That's super small, light and powerful.
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    Hi all, I'm hoping to start in a new band soon - a 70s rock tribute. Zep etc. Previous band was a queen tribute, which in the end I was very happy with my sound, but it kind of had to cover all bases from hard rock, to pop, to gospel, to ballads to funk, so it was a nice Ampeg and p bass core sound. I used a helix stomp and a quilter bb800 to get that sound. There were quite a few drop timings too, so the stomp had to be there. However, in the new band I'm hoping we can let rip a bit old school style and I can manage with a classic rock sound. Bass will be an active sire v7 jazz. So, any stand alone amp recommendations for that classic 70s rock sound? Where i can set it and it just covers everything. (I can make changes on the bass if need be) I'd love some heft (will also help fill out the sound) and because of that I'm not really thinking class d (although my current set up does it quite well). Cab will be my favourite - laney nexus n410.
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    Found a pic of it here. It's a Thunder I. But it has 2 knobs and a switch? (I dont remember that?). And the strap (which I didnt know) is the same I've had all these years. 1992 - 2020. I had no idea I'd kept it throughout!
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    Mine was a Westone thunder. I have a photo somewhere I could do with dragging it out to reminisce. I also thought it said Thunder II on the headstock. It was passive (not that I'd know any difference at the time) but I'm sure it had a cavity in the back for something? I bought it from a local ish music shop. The owner was a character and when i took it to the til it had a tag on for £100. He explained he'd got stoned when pricing everything up and must have put the wrong label on as it should have been at least £200. But he just said 'ah well, you live and learn....' (which i dont think he did!) and sold it me for £100. I quickly decided to get an amp as well. The worst thing ever. A Gorilla! I think it was the guitar version too! Oh, and a cable ..... the only type he had left - a bright fluorescent pink one! The bass in retrospect was good, and easy to play and sounded good when recorded on the Tascam porta02 I had (remember those?!). I traded the bass maybe 5 years later with a load of other stuff for next to nothing (probably £75) at a major music shop for a sunburst fender usa precision. In comparison the precision felt a hundred times wider and was really difficult to learn to play on. I did love it though. Played it for near 10 years, sold it for what I originally paid for it.
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    Its somewhere here on basschat.
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    First thing I found the best to do on these is: 1. have it in passive mode (switch towards you). 2. Put the pickup blend to middle (you'll feel it click). 3. Master all the way up. 4. Tone (the extra dial under the master volume) to fully open. Itll sing then!
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    I did a piece on stopping the hum when I did my v4 up. Itll be under a title something along the lines of 'john deacon bass'. It's literally taking the scratchplate off and covering what you can with aluminium tape. Costs about £5. Did it for me.
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