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Clarky

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  1. Clarky
    Update: StringsDirect can't do single LTFs but put me in touch with La Bella in US. They will send at no cost for the string, other than the $20 shipping and handling charge (which sounds a bit rich for a small package!) Anyhow, thanks all, hopefully my over-zealous string trimming will soon be rectified
  2. Clarky
    Bit of googling (due to nerd tendencies), Pearce B2P bass preamp. Billy Sheehan used a similar Pearce preamp, apparently https://reverb.com/ca/item/4499879-pearce-b2p-bass-head
  3. Clarky
    I got a half reply, asking for the string set number which I duly supplied by return of email. Maybe tomorrow?
  4. Clarky
    There is a new BB3 being released which is 52cm wide (vs 45cm for BB2) which would have no overhangs with any non-tube Ashdown amp, be it ABM 600 or 750, Interstellar or Geezer head. https://barefacedaudio.com/pages/top-secret
  5. Clarky
    The soundman asked if I could take my cab away and they just DI from my Ashdown amp. Seemed unaware that you can blow the transformer on an amp (not all, granted) if there is no load attached. There again he was also blissfully unaware of the role of the Master Volume knob. Hey ho
  6. Clarky
    I was expecting the worst when I bought a used ABM 500 but in truth the fan noise really is not intrusive. Yes, its there but its way quieter than some other amps I have owned
  7. Clarky
    I understood that they are PRC built. Edit: Just looked on Ashdown website and the 'regular' ABM 600s (in the black tolex sleeve/case) are built in China. Only the rackmount ABM 600 is made in the UK custom shop
  8. Clarky
    Apologies if anyone came expecting to see us. We walked after the pub thought we "looked too loud" (we are a blues rock band FFS and were booked by a local rock radio station) and asked us either to lose a band member or to play after 10pm when their restaurant had closed. We didn't even plug in or play a single note. The sound man said our lead guitarists' Marshall valve amp looked especially loud and could he DI instead? WTAF
  9. Clarky

    There's a first. We walked away from a gig without playing a note as the pub thought we had too many amps (we are a 5 piece) and our amps looked "too loud". We hadn't even plugged in or fully set up. When they asked us to lose a band member or play after 10pm when their restaurant was closed, we packed our gear and left. Lord Raglan in Wokingham, for the record. My advice: never accept a gig there

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    2. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Do you not know Wonderwall and Mr Brightside then?

       

      Bwahahahahahahahaha ...

       

       

    3. Duroc17

      Duroc17

      Radio WigWam have played a lot of my band West on Colfax  - sorry to hear about the gig. We played a benefit gig with generally a really great crowd, we were half way through and  some drunk shouted play a cover, which quick as a flash our singer said we're not doing Wonderwall to a round of applause, and the guy actually was going to say Wonderwall he admitted later at the bar, that's how i know he was drunk, he slurred at me.  There should be a Brightside/Wonderwall ban for a few years 🙂 

    4. Marc S

      Marc S

      Sorry to hear this. It's such a waste of everyone's time too. You could have taken another (paying) booking. They probably had customers turn up, expecting to see a band etc. I too have done free gigs where I've thought "why do I do this?" and of course others where I ended up really enjoying the gig.

      Good on you for naming and shaming the pub. Better luck with the next one @Clarky

  10. Clarky
    Fantastic, much more treble than I had been dialling in - many thanks @Lozz196
  11. Clarky
    Hey Lozz, I would be interested to see your amp settings. I am road testing my ABM 500 tonight at a gig and I am finding it easier to get a good sound with my single coil Rick than my humbucking P-pickup Serek (the latter is a bit dull and woolly sounding, despite my playing around with input, OD, output, EQ etc). As you play P basses, would be great if you could post a pic - or describe? Muchos gracias
  12. Clarky
    Tonight. Free!
  13. Clarky
    Wasn't it Willie Weeks' prototype bass, @molan? The green KBP4 (which I also owned for a while). Either way, lovely bass
  14. Clarky
    Add me to the list. Under 8 pounds, nice
  15. Clarky
    OK, edited Ricky!
  16. Clarky
    Couple of things - Handbox will ship directly but there will be VAT/import duty payable on top - and more importantly they have been awaiting steel enclosures for WB-100 and R-400 from supplier for some time and don't appear to have clarity when these will arrive (the amp 'guts' are all made and waiting to be installed in enclosures, apparently). A few BCers (myself included) are waiting on amps but it seems a bit like 'how long is a piece of string'
  17. Clarky
    Thanks Frank, I have already emailed them. If I don't get a timely reply, I will pick up the phone!
  18. Clarky
    Thanks Frank! I will drop them an email
  19. Clarky
    Cliff Burton and Mark King - to name two players from very different genres - used really light gauge strings (35-95 IIRC) and noone ever accused them of having a weak bass sound.
  20. Clarky
    Like a dope, I trimmed the G of my La Bella Low Tension Flat set in order to fit my 2+2 Rick 4003. The strings didn't suit the bass and came off after 5-10 mins.... leaving me with a G that doesn't fit a regular Fender 4-in-line headstock or pretty much any popular bass other than a Rick! So does anyone know of a retailer that sells single LTF strings so that I can get an uncut G? Thank you!
  21. Clarky
    Actually call it £45 posted. Even fairer. Will amend title
  22. Clarky
    Around 12 years old but still perfectly functioning Shadow dual wing pickup. Selling as I prefer darker sounding Realist copperhead. New around £95-105 in most places, so £45 posted sounds fair.
  23. Clarky
    PM'd
  24. Clarky
    Thanks @Sparky Mark. I am about to road test my ABM 500 on Saturday but am already thinking ahead about possibly upgrading if I like what I hear. My ABM 500 is an older UK made model which I picked up at a very good price on the forum (£210) and I - rightly or wrongly - think an older amp is more likely to run into issues than a new(er) one. I was also looking at the Geezer Head of Doom but am assuming the Doom control is just clever re-branding for a regular Ashdown gain control as the amp shares the same tube as the ABM 600 (its also missing the Compressor of teh ABM 600, which I know not everyone likes but what harm I say).
  25. Clarky
    Out of interest, what is the difference between the ABM 600 and the previous ABM 500 (which I have recently acquired and actually puts out 575W)? Is it just the extra 2 bands of EQ sliders, as surely 25W is neither here nor there in terms of output?
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