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Hello, I am after a new distortion pedal to replace my MXR Blowtorch (it finally died after being on life support for 2 years!) I have looked at the Xotic BB Bass Preamp/Distortion and the Aguilar Argo Pedal. Both sound pretty good. Any other suggestions or experiences with these pedals would be great! Thanks

What sort of budget range are you going to be in?

I have not long bought one myself, only had it a few weeks and its only been used at practice. I found that getting the sound you want can be a challenge so its best to avoid the graphic eq to make major changes to your sound, that being said I do use it to tweak my overall sound if required. A good amp with a very good sound, though I do miss my Ashdown EVOII which seemed to have a bit more character to the sound. You might want to look into getting one of those as well.

I would agree, the CL especially for the money isn't worth it. Go for the ABM, those things are versatile and are tough to break. Plus they sound very good

Cheers for the advice guys. I am going to get down to GAK or somewhere not too far away and give these a try. I might also dip into the second hand market and see what is about there!

Hi everyone, I am looking at maybe purchasing a new bass. I have looked at the usual suspects (fender and gibson) and thought about ESP. Has anyone owned or currently own one? These are the 4 I have looked at; [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-ec-414-fm-see-thru-black/23270"]http://www.gak.co.uk...hru-black/23270[/url] [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-surveyor-4-blk-black-rosewood/58945"]http://www.gak.co.uk...-rosewood/58945[/url] [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-f-414-fm-stblk-see-thru-black/23299"]http://www.gak.co.uk...hru-black/23299[/url] [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-viper-414-blk-black/23322"]http://www.gak.co.uk...blk-black/23322[/url] Also while I remember, what do people make of the Fender Deluxe Active Jazz Basses? I am running an SVT3 Head and 410HLF Cab and play hard rock in my band Any help/opinions will be appreciated

Thanks guys!

Very quickly, anyone who stores there in a 2u case did you use the rack support mount on the back of the amp as well or just the front supports when fastening it?

OK sounds good, thanks for the advice. I will get hunting for a decent 2u case!

Hello, I have recently purchased an SVT3 Pro amp head. I am looking for a case so that I can look after it properly when transporting it. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

I used to own one and yes they are heavy but they do get a good sound. I did find for bigger venues the sound got muddied a little bit, but to avoid this just boost the mid a touch and it would be fine. Well built and will handle pretty much any amp out there.

I own an ABM 500 II and I love it. I started using it in my old punk band but use it now for more hard rock. It can get some quite heavy sounds if messed about with, I used mine with an Ampeg HLF 4X10 and it sounds immense. If you want to spend some serious money you can get their all valve stuff. BTA 400 is an example. I haven't heard one of these though.

Im just doing a bit of research Haha. Im not against a outboard pre-amp. Suggestions to either are welcome

I have had the bass quite a long time and can't really afford to buy myself a new bass which is passive. So this is the next best idea

Hi guys, I have owned one of these for a fair while http://www.dv247.com/guitars/epiphone-thunderbird-iv-goth-bass--37231?gclid=CJKjof-albYCFeXLtAodTEkAIg I am looking to replace the pick-ups to something better but struggling to find anything, maybe I am looking in the wrong places. Any Suggestions? I would be running it with an ABM EVOII 500 and my Ampeg HLF410 Cheers

I sold my ABM 410 to Andrew. Great communication very nice man and a pleasure to do business with. Excellent! Matt

Just sold my ABM 115 to Rick All very good and easy to sort out! Cheers Matt

Here is the sound I had kicking about from my Ashdown @ the last gig I did, you might not be able to make it out. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvbBWRWGco[/media] or [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEM9J8Rp6wk[/media] I go for quite a grungy sounding bottom end. Little bit Soundgarden esque actually. I am quite fussy and like the midrange to punch through the mix. Think Tim Commerford from early audioslave days actually. Oh and check out the recording in my band, I used an SVT-Pro3 as my Ashdown was in for service. www.soundcloud.com/latenightenvy

Good evening, I recently purchased an Ampeg 410 HLF and I am looking into the idea of getting a new amp head. I have looked at the SVT-CL and the Orange ADB200. I was looking for other suggestions to these as well. I have a budget second hand of around £650. Suggestions welcome Cheers PS I play in a hard rock/metal band and my sound, so looking for a sound around that sort of genre