Jonesy64

I've just traded my TB500 for a PF-350.

The TB is a cracking head but I fancied another Ampeg as back up to my SVT3Pro.

I have discovered the beauty of the PF-350 is that besides being a good head in its own right it also has aux-in and headphone out it and doesn't need to be hooked up to a cab (I am guessing most lightweight class D's have these features?) Just play your laptop/ipad/iPod or whatever into it and stick your headphones on. You've then got music and your bass mixed together. Or of course, just play your bass. It is small enough and light enough to pretty much practice anywhere with it providing you have a power source and your headphones on. Having said all of that I am getting a 112 for it as I don't want sweaty ears all the time!

Back to the TB500.....yes, it'll sound alright at low volume but you won't get it breaking up if that's the tone you are after.
I always had this problem with my all valve guitar amps...at home you could never turn up the gain enough to get the tubes cooking. If you are set on a TB500 (bargains in the used section by the way) and need the dirt put an overdrive pedal in front of it for home use.

I would def look at the higher output Ampeg PF's and GK MB's, Genz etc with their additional features before settling on a TB.

Thanks for all the replies, really appreciated and special mention to yellowcar for trying to reign me in :-)

It has worked out great in the end as, all being well, I should have Ant's Matamp 112 sometime soon!

Very interested in that offer Ant!

I am an ex Matamp GT2 and 2x10 owner!

Can you PM me some details please.

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Not sure how much difference you would notice at bedroom levels - reign it in!
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No, you're right...the Harley (and the Hartke) fit the bill perfectly.


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those cabs are awesome!

andy
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Bugger.....

The Harley Benton fits the bill nicely...but, Lozz, I do like the idea of the SVT210AV.

In fact, there's a GK115 Neo in the sale section which I keep looking at, not a match but cool looking!!

I might need to revise my budget.

Bloody GAS!!!!!

Hi guys,

I have a PF-350 on its way and I am now looking for a decent, under £100 speaker cab to go with it.

I am too bone idle to keep rigging up my SVT3Pro and 4x10 at home and now that I have the 350 I like the idea of a small rig in my room that I can plug straight into without having to mess about with cab covers and rack covers and plugs and leads and all that.

I was originally going to get a practice combo but the PF350 will double as a lightweight gigging back-up to the 3Pro.

The Portaflex 210 and 115HE cabs look good but way over my budget.

Any suggestions are very welcome....no problem going down the second hand route.

Cheers,

Mark.

Traded with Martin.

Massive thanks to Davekent

Pics and tube detail added.

Still available

I have an Orange TB500 that I bought from new back in September 2013. It has been gigged eight times plus a few practice nights before I switched to a SVT3Pro in April this year.
I did the the very popular and easy tube swap to tame the gain which works a treat.
I used Harma ECC81-STR's (12AT7 equivalent) purchased from Watford Valves.

I have the original AX7's and happy to put them back in if preferred. I will of course include the surplus tubes whichever pair they end up being. The pic below shows the AX7's next to the Harma boxes.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134869-re-valving-an-orange-bass-terror/

Condition of the head and carry bag is excellent.

I still carry it with me to every gig as a back up as it is so light and easy to carry with its handle and padded bag....but I just fancy trying something else and wondered if there was anyone interested in trading for a Ampeg PF-350 or a GK MB-200 or a 500.

For a straight sale I would like to ask £260 which includes p&p to a UK address.

Thanks for looking and please feel free to ask any questions!

I use one and find it very comfortable, looks pretty good too I think.

the buyers can't be found, it's still hanging around

Genuine forearm wear on my 77/78 Precision

Yeah, I was aware of that but actually I suppose that could have been it, I am pretty sure it had time to go through its sequence and I tried it a few times....that said, 20 secs is a long time when everyone else is waiting for you, so my impatience might have got the better of me :-)

Getting on great with mine....had its 5th gig last night.

I have pretty much settled on the bass around 2-3 o'clock, mids and treble at noon, the mids selector on the second click, the tube gain around 9-10 o'clock. I keep the gain at 2 o'clock and use the master to get the overall volume...it usually ends up around the same setting as the gain. All the switches are disengaged. I don't use the EQ other than messing around with it at home.

That's playing 77-80 punk covers with a 78 Precision and a very bright Schroeder 410BMF.

I was a bit concerned after it's first gig....I switched it off and then immediately back on again as the shout came to do one more song after the usual encores...it lit up but no sound so that was the end of that...I immediately thought about Ampeg reliability issues and feared the worst.
When I got it home it fired up straight away and I haven't had any glitches or issues since.
I put it down to how quickly I switched it off and on, quite literally an all in one movement and I think I created a power surge or something for its protection circuit to kick in.

I don't find it too heavy or cumbersome at all. I have it mounted in a lightweight Proel 3U case that has carry handles making it an easy enough walk with it in one hand and another piece of gear in the other.

To sum up, I think its a great amp, it gives me a really well defined, clean growl that I was hoping for. It is also very flexible when you start monkeying around with the switches (and EQ) which I like to do at home but I found instant satisfaction with everything more or less at noon.

This is still here, make it go!
Fiver price drop. New price in first post.

Still here

I believe so yes...it's like a generic footswitch, if that's the right terminology!

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Stage Line three way footswitch. Model ref FS-300.

18 months old. Home use only with my old Matamp GT2 to switch between channels and boost on/off.

Dead easy to use, no power required (no LED's) and a nice long lead for the big stages!

Asking £15 including 2nd class postage to a UK address.

Thanks for looking.

Great stuff guys, thanks for both of these ideas!

DIY is more sorcery than magic to me I'm afraid :-)

I thought it would be cool to tidy everything up nicely and fit one of those 19" power strips to the rear of my 3U rack so that I can plug the amp head and rack tuner into it leaving just one cable out to a power socket.

Alternatively, as I only need two sockets maybe I could fit a smaller power strip inside somehow.

Wondering what you guys are doing before I make a decision.

Any recommendations on choice of power strip would be most welcome too.

Cheers!

Thanks chaps, think I'll get one, prob need to see it for myself