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sold alex a proco rat awesome guy to deal with and would happily do it again! andy

bought from a fellow basschatter, for tbh a measly amount of money as something to support and use as a backup to my modulus. well got it today and the thing for one is immaculate! looks new! played it as i do always when i try basses unplugged first, it a weird thing ive picked up like to hear how it sounds on its own as if it sounds gd there will sound gd plugged in. well it sounds amazing plugged in and as i tune A-D-G-C-F it sounds like thors hammers smashing into some nails! gnarly as f*&k! and after playing with setting and pickup blends it can get near to a b3k darkglass kinda sound using my current distortion setup. also why we on setting, i must admit the pickups are crazy! duncan designed but the output is not so dif from my mody which is an 18v pre amp and a sd basslines pickup in it. this bass is going to get a bit of a facelift by fitting all black hardware (already have a replacement control panel on its way) hoping i can find a like for like replacement for the bridge however may have to find a badass V. also toying with the idea of getting a detuner for some stupid fun! but all in all awesome bass! and for a mighty lot less than a fender version! [attachment=151841:image.jpeg] andy

bought a vm squier 5er from chris, awesome guy, deal with confidence! andy

oh dear.......

you almost have to much choice now! andy

couldnt agree more!

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1389134144' post='2330585'] If the mould is an accurate impression of the ear canal it should fit nice and tight. If they are falling out its my guess that something may have possibly gone wrong when the impression was being made. A properly moulded plug should not be prone to falling out IMO. [/quote] oh no im talking about the trees! my in ear moulds dnt budge there awesome! andy

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1389132091' post='2330548'] but the custom fit moulds offer a much safer option when it comes to protection IMO and IME. I had been using the xmas trees for a couple of years thinking that I was protecting my hearing. However subsequent to developing tinnitus and a visit to an audiologist, who had a good giggle when I produced my xmas trees, i had no hesitation in opting for moulded plugs. The difference is night and day. [/quote] my problem was that they always fell out! a right pain if only one goes!

[quote name='dmckee' timestamp='1389129769' post='2330504'] I did have the gain down lower and the master up higher to achieve the same overall volume and the clip light was still flickering. Anyway, from what I can gather, most folk seem to basically ignore the clip light! Need to play about more with the gain and see what it does to the tone. It obviously doesn't function anything like a normal gain, in that you can have it off completely and still have a signal based purely on the master volume. [/quote] that is weird andy

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1389123270' post='2330352'] I'm minded that all the cab is adding up the signal is an eq curve. [/quote] this is true but trying to get that eq will be harder than sticking a mic infront. andy

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1389108292' post='2330084'] Isn't that what the Drive control is for? [/quote] yeh just wondering as he has that turned off, but the gain pretty high andy

with your gain set hi as above with a hot bass, could be the reason. however are you using the gain hi to get some grind? andy

[quote name='paulie' timestamp='1389090669' post='2329675'] I woulnt go so far as to say the Aguilar is completely reliable. Ive seen a few issues crop up with them from time to time. But either the 750 or 751 are great options. [/quote] i had the output transformer fail on my old 750, however no smoke or panic like the ampeg i had, and was offered a new replacement 750 as said amp was sent back to the states to be tested as they hadnt had the fault before! andy

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1389094784' post='2329737'] There's no point in jumping to conclusions slowly ... [/quote] ;-) true lol andy

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1389092841' post='2329709'] Well boy howdy, that ain't right. The whole point of these rigs is that they fill the place with bass, and you should be able to hear yourself pretty much anywhere. As to "woolly" and "lacking definition" that sounds like a duff head to me. My Matamp is right at the other end of the spectrum from those descriptions. [/quote] bit quick to jump to duff head imo, andy

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1389092518' post='2329702'] it is indeed a sad, sad situation matey! the p-bass in the shop was a good one as far as fender go too, I'm rather expecting to be bringing it home [/quote] very sad i feel for you really i do lol andy

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1389091012' post='2329683'] Well I borrowed an AD200b from a local guitar shop for our band practice last night and feckadoodle is it heavy! Looks damn good but oo it's a weighty chuffer! The sound through my EAD Foundation 212 was big and fruity, filling the room easily with gain at 12 o'clock and master on 2 (8 o'clock ish) but from where I was standing (to the side of the cab and not in front so less than ideal) it was awfully woolly too and lacked definition on any individual notes I was playing. our drummer said it sounded really good and noticeably different from the markbass LMIII head I usually use and he was in a better listening position tbh, we also recorded the practice with a condensor mic on a stick (we did this the week before and the live sound was pretty good and had good bass content as it's a decent mic) so will leave final judgement until I've heard the songs back. Last week's recording with LMIII through EAD 212 and using my Cabronita P the sound was a bit 'honky' in the mids for what I'm after (a bit too aggressive and humbuckery) and I blamed the s/s amp, I suspect now it was the bass (fidelitron pickup in it) and will be toddling along to my dealer (local music shop) for another fix on Saturday where I'll try the USA p bass I originally tried the orange with in the shop and compare it to my cabronita...I may yet do the amp change but I suspect that the first port of call is the wood&wires and get that right... [/quote] to be honest going from a the lm3 id expect the orange to sound a bit less tight in the bottom end, but gd idea in trying your bass through the rig although that could mean you end up wanting the new p bass aswell lol

id love to use some mesa gear, but when you put it up against say orange or ampeg especially orange you can grab there top of the line head ad200b and an 810obc for around 2500 if you looked around new and about nearly 4000 for the the mesa 810 and 750 big block which i dnt think is there main head for bass. i must admit they look amazing and im sure are bullet prof but the money the go for is a tad out of hand andy

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1389032014' post='2329076'] If the amp is rated at 900W into 4 ohms then a good rule of thumb is that it'll deliver 2/3rds into 8 ohms - so about 600W in this case. Thus, the 600W cab on its own will be fine at any volume but the 300W cab would be at risk on its own. Again, probably all OK if used carefully, but the risk is there. It's a bit like the difference between having a red line on a car rev-counter that you have to be careful not to exceed or having a rev-limiter that will make it impossible to do any damage. [/quote] i know that but anyone shout know not to drive the crap out of a small cab anyway, perfectly fine to use it with both cabs ill probs end up if i can get on in time the 210 obc cab [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1389043000' post='2329302'] It's a mismatch. To be matched the 2x10 should have twice the impedance of the 4x10, so each driver receives the same power. That means a 4 ohm 4x10, and an amp capable of handling a 2.7 ohm load. It may be workable, but it's not ideal. The position of the master, BTW, doesn't indicated how much power the amp is producing. [/quote] limiting yourself even more then tho id say they have a gd small/ medium/large gig rig there very gd for the money, and also if we all used cabs that could take our heads power i would never get to use my terror. andy

[quote name='pockethammer' timestamp='1389024772' post='2328943'] Cheers guys, I did think that the 300w cab would be in danger, just wanted it confirmed. Seems stange that they would bundle all that together. [/quote] to be fair tho would each cab be getting 450w, so id pit the 210 on top but im pretty sure that it would be fine, id imagine if you used it on its own with the head it be over loaded aswell andy

unless you get into the realms of vocal effects id say your sorted. although i think its very gd for a singer to have there own mic, our singer has a wireless line 6 unit do you find that if the soundman is having problems they go to your stuff first? our singer has his own lead and last gig there was a bad hum on the vox they went straight saying it was his wireless so he calmly changed mics to theres and it was still there cue very apologetic soundman. but honestly id say your set unless you wanna go into vocal effects but most of the time would be reverb and they can add that in foh andy