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Said he was going to buy it and did, despite being messed around himself a bit at his end he was good to his word. Couldn't ask for more from a buyer - plenty of communication and lightning bank transfer. Cheers John!

Awww ............ I'm blushing!!! I never knew this thread was here!! Thanks chaps!

[quote name='far0n' post='461350' date='Apr 13 2009, 05:36 PM']I've still got the SA450, cracking amp. As for the cabs, they were loud as hell but in a weird kind of way that you couldn't hear. Stand any further than 3-4 feet away from the cabs and it was weird, like someone filling your ears with cotton wool. You could tell it was loud by the vibrations but you just couldn't hear what you were playing. Very weird I thought. So I've eventually settled on two Eden 210XLTs. Looking forward to cranking them up shortly Faron[/quote] That's usually cured by pushing your mids a bit more though, isn't it? I've had this problem with loads of amps in loads of venues and usually it's just because the bassist has cranked his top and bottom and effectively scooped out the mids. Personally I tend to push the lower mids up a little and it makes me doubly audible.

Superb ........ much better than the 'you dropped your gay card sir' and 'sir, your flies are down' I had all day from the little darlings at school!!

[quote name='leschirons' post='442035' date='Mar 22 2009, 09:24 PM']I understand the plan at Markbass was to actually make an amp that gives you the sound of your bass when all controls are neutral. I don't touch mine, just the VPF. Any other tweeks are on the bass. (And I can lift it, heaven)[/quote] Which is quite an aspiration for them to have. And maybe they achieved it. I really love how a tweak of my Wimbish's bass boost turns my mild-mannered finger tone into a thundering rib-rattling monster through this thing.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='440494' date='Mar 20 2009, 05:53 PM']Maybe not stacking is trying to tell you something. The matching cab seems like a good idea.[/quote] You're right, of course. The Zoot will have to go either way, I can't be leaning on a stack that dumps me flat on my face every time. [quote name='xgsjx' post='440534' date='Mar 20 2009, 06:35 PM']You have a 1x50? You could stack your band on that puppy! After a year of using my MB combo I find I have the bass at @ 1 oclock, midbass on 10-11 oclock & mid & treble on flat. The VLE at @10 oclock & the VPF is near enough off. Gets a really good bassy sound from my bass & still has top end clarity whenever I slap or dust the higher end.[/quote] I'm really trying to avoid scooping my mids out, if anything a slightly more aggressive put in the low-mids is my usual tone. But with this amp, anything I push seems to disrupt the balance - I like the detail, I like the thump, I like the amount of finger noise ..... so my conclusion, at least at the end of day 2, is that I will leave it all more or less flat. Maybe a touch of VLE at higher volume and possible some VPF for when there's a lot of slap. [quote name='Monz' post='440548' date='Mar 20 2009, 06:54 PM']You are at Leeds and I am in Barnsley trying is not a problem if you are serious[/quote] I'm thinking seriously about it but need to budget and sell some stuff before shelling out any more. Let me work out whether it's going to be possible and get back to you. If I miss out in the meantime then that will be my own fault.

Sounds like it's time to be an angry valuable customer. Go over this gibbon's head and get it sorted out. The key is to compare it to mail order - if you bought these things off their site (or someone else's) you wouldn't have to pay extra to get a non-soiled cab, and if you bought a bass with an imperfect finish you'd simply return it under trading law. The sentence "if coming to a shop is actually giving me worse service than ordering online, maybe I'll order everything from Dolphin in future and get the best prices while I'm at it" will probably get you the solution you need.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='440357' date='Mar 20 2009, 03:26 PM']Honestly, am I that bad? (Yeah, they say that cat is a bad mother... shut yo mouth!) What's wrong with the Zoot then? Alex[/quote] Only that it won't stack with the combo, which makes it rather less convenient to store and to use. A little extra treble and a second large driver really seems to open up the sound, even at the same loudness as just the 15" in the combo alone. The combo sounds great on its own, I'm just thinking about moving a bit more air and keeping plenty of clarity at loud gig volumes. This will be gigged in place of a traditional 4x10, 1x50 stack - so I need good punch and loudness without feeling like I'm thrashing it.

[quote name='Monz' post='440358' date='Mar 20 2009, 03:29 PM']It makes the sound brighter which is something I'm not looking for really hense the reason it's up for sale in another thread [/quote] I promise I'll consider it very seriously but after all the cabs I've been through in the last year I'm thinking that if I'm going to spend my rent money on anything else it'll have to be heard before bought.

[quote name='simon1964' post='440350' date='Mar 20 2009, 03:18 PM']I tend to use the EQ flat and only use the two filters on mine. In fact, I tend to tweak the VLE filter if I want to roll off some high end, and that's about it. Very nice combo, and amazingly light.[/quote] I play a little amateurish occasional slap and the VPF seems to scoop a really nice sound for that. Otherwise it does seem that just about flat and just about no filters is a do-everything tone that responds to my playing. Loving it.

It sounds like a setup to me ...... too much of a coincidence for my liking! I was thinking more along the lines of a 12+tweeter because this Zoot really brings the combo alive with the tweeter on about a third. I know Alex Claber would kill me for making such a generalisation though. How does the sound of yours change when you plug in the 15" extension?

Cheers Al, it really makes my Zoot cab sing too, they sound amazing together, but they won't stack at all!! So I might be able to prolong my gear lust a little longer to find a super-light, sensibly priced 12 + tweeter or similar that looks and sits well with the combo!!

Holy cow this amp is great ...... I've only had it an hour but this looks like the perfect combination of deep and punchy sound and light weight for me. Haven't worked out the two filters yet because they seem to interplay enormously with the EQ - kick up the lower mids a bit and it makes whatever they're doing sound very different - but I look forward to experimenting. The thing sounds great with everything neutral though, and responds very powerfully to the EQ on my bass, so I can still concentrate on playing rather than tweaking. Happy days!

Just bought a Markbass Jeff Berlin from Kev. Came looking brand new and sounding as awesome as I remember when I demo'd one. Prompt communication and flexible delivery arrangements ......... not sure if Basschat buying gets any better than this! Cheers mate!!