bassmayhem

First gig done! Very easy to get a good sound with this rig! The Spartan matches well to my TKS 2126 cabs. Every bass you use sounds like the bass amplified, not "amp tone" like Ampeg and Trace Elliot. Just pure magnified bass tone.

The most important thing is to have good sound on all instruments, meaning they don't overlap and steal everyone elses frequencies and space in music. Good rehearsed band and good arrangements make a lot for the overall sound on stage. Hold your horses and play with your ears - not your guts. I like to have "a little more volume than needed" which allows me to lay back a bit and I don't have to push to hear myself. That means by no way loud, just loud enough to play and hear everyone else. We try to keep down the volume when rehearsing too. Tonewise, I tend to go "flat", but generally scoop out around 1 kHz, where vocals tend to be, and to not interfere with cymbals and stuff. Also cut some of the lowest low. The kick drum in our band always sounds like the kick drum itself, just louder. Not like an empty oil tanker colliding with an iceberg. Mostly we do our own sound check and play through our PA without a tech; it always work. I go wireless and walk out in the local to listen. When we have a tech, things start to get complicated, as always...

Home! Tested! Wow! If you are not into old school saggy tube amps - well, I am into them too - this is definitely it! Headroom, headroom, headroom, clean natural tone with lots of power. Lots! Premier gig on outdoor festival stage on Saturday...

Then you will need some kind of power conditioner, that always feed the correct voltage regardless of source...

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1498668922' post='3326258'] When can we expect a review?? [/quote]After my holiday trip to the north of Sweden. I'll gig with it on June 15th, hopefully...

Ordered! With the handbag.

Playhouse bought a bass from me; swift and effortless, a nice guy to deal with. Just like that. Then everything c*cked up, when first the Swedish Postnord managed to "mislay" the bass for six days at their own depot. Then - at the other end of the chain - DHL neglected to inform playhouse the bass was in their custody. After a series of phone calls to one "Postnorder" after another, the last guy told me with a surprised voice the bass was at DHL's depot. Many prayers, curses and sleepless nights later - for both of us - the bass finally moved in at playhouse's playhouse. Five days of planned delivery time took 23 days in real life. To make a long story short: a real gentleman to do business with...

I used to own a QSC PLX3402, a gigantic amp capable of putting out 2 x 1700 W RMS in 2 ohms. Bridged 3400 W RMS in 4 ohms. Class D amp weighing some 9 kg, c:a 20 lbs. It has a neat feature: a high pass filter you can set at 30 Hz (Perfect!!!), 50 Hz (Not recommended - it eats flesh!) or bypass, but that means you can push your woofers out of the frame by just pushing the strings towards the pickup. The 30 Hz roll-off makes nearly no audible difference from flat, but you won't see the woofers move. These amps are out of production now, newer successors are out, so they can be found at reasonable price.

Maybe - just maybe - I order one today. Just like that...

I bought a "little black headless bass" from Cairobill. The only thing I can say is, [size=4]i[font=arial, sans-serif]f the British government ruled the Kingdom (and maybe the whole Empire) as well as Cairobill wrapped the bass, then Brexit would be a walk in the park, a so called piece of cake. (If that's what desired.) A[/font][font=arial, sans-serif] [/font][font=arial, sans-serif]Swift, sm[/font][font=arial, sans-serif]ooth operation, even if a washing machine breakdown on my side got in the way a while. Can I recommend doing business with Cairobill? To quote the Members of the Parliament: Yay! Yay to 100 %.[/font][/size] [size=4][font=arial, sans-serif]Roger and out![/font][/size]

Well, I am already sold. I will have one soon...

There is something for everyone; those who want to pay £200 can buy £200 stuff. those who want otherwise can buy otherwise. My experience says if you want something really good really bad (no pun intended) it is just a matter of priority, time or timing...

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1497652673' post='3319889'] Has the Aurora been discontinued? Couldn't find any trace of it on the Vanderkley site. [/quote]It seems to have been replaced by the Spartan.

Here are my babies gathered for a family photo shoot: The purple Sklar looks black; it is a pain in the you-know-where to capture that colour in lamp light.

[quote name='nickmew' timestamp='1497622243' post='3319590'] It arrived unreserved into Bass Direct. It was just tooo gorgeous, and I've traded out three other basses including my rather fabulous flame-top AB1 for it. But no regrets at all... [attachment=247387:2017-06-16 14.19.37.jpg] BTW - why is my picture so small? [/quote] This sure is a beauty. Please, post some pic's "all around" so we can see the details...

I read that review yesterday evening. It sounds like something I'd like...

I've been eyeballing the Vanderkley Spartan lately and find it very interesting. Anyone out there who has experience in this amp?

My main gig rig right now, or maybe: one of my two main gig rigs: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/Dingwall%20Super%20P%20home/20170226_141658_zps6n0uogvm.jpg[/IMG] Quilter BassBlock 800 with two TKS S112 or the same amp with one TKS 2126. Compact anyhow. With four string bass I prefer the small cabs. Works for electric bass, acoustic bass guitar and acoustic upright. With my five and six string basses I take the big cab. If I ever need two 2126 I use my old Eden WT800B...