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Stealth black MM, Nice! My Ashdown ABM C115 served me well for years apart from catching fire at a gig. I uprated the internals so that all the power went to the 4 ohm BW driver I bought to fix it and it sounded truly immense! Sadly it started making a distorting noise at low level playing and it was well tatty. I went for the GK head because of the power and adjustment and Hartke speakers for the zingy ally cones. Other than that I just wanted a change!

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Ah yes, yamaha rbx something or other as a first bass, hohner stick bass and headless, squire vintage modified 4 & 5 strings, Warwick corvette 4 and $$ 5 string and now MM sterling 5. All the while my 2 eq 4 string MM monster laughed at then all. I even tried to sell him 3 times but couldn't let him go!

Will do! Nice to meet y'all.

Been on here for a couple of weeks and thought I would introduce myself. Have been playing for 25 years in bands with names such as Between worlds, the last taxi, the underdogs and played London loads, recorded with Nick Tauber and now currently residing in a band called Café Continental www.theccband.co.uk and loving it. First gig in a couple of weeks time! Played peavey and Ashdown rigs but now have a GK 1001rb and 1x15 and 4x10 hartke which kicks ass. Had a few basses hohners, yamahas, fender squires, warwicks but now use my 4 & 5 string stingrays. Well, that's me!!

I will only use it as vol/tuner/delay and possibly a little distortion. I think I will try it and see.

What's the point of having an effects loop if its not as good as putting the effects in line from bass to amp then?

My question is simple and your answer has solved my problem instantly. Thanks.

I would but I know that when I find a crazy distortion sound I will want to use it.

I have never used fx but have just bought a used zoom b1 to use as a tuner/vol/delay. Can I get some guidance as to which (send or return) the pedals output goes into. Obviously the input goes in t'other hole. Ta.

Thanks guys. I will have a look at newmoon. I had a quote from allianz. It came to £10 a month which isn't too shabby as I leave my rig at rehearsal rooms.

Any recommendations on good uk gear insurance companies? Ta.

Whats the best online retailer for cab covers and head bags/cases? Ta.

Will do. Thanks guys.

No worries.

Thanks.

The country list only comes up with usa states though.

Anyone know how to register a GK or hartke product online in the uk? I always get stuck with zip code and state. At.

Well I have taken delivery of the rig and I have to say it sounds awesome. No noticeable low end flap at all. My only question is should I use each amp output into each cab or one output into one cab and then use the extension output of the one cab into the other? Sorry for the lame ass newbie questions.

Hi, just bought a new rig after 15 years: GK1001rb11 with hartke xl 15 and 4 x 10 cabs. Can I get some pointers on using these new speak on cables and cam I use a traditional 1/4" jack in the centre hole??!!

Thanks for your help. I have a lot of learning to do e.g. Wiring up cabs, filtering horn frequencies and other things. It was all so simple with my Ashdown combo! These new fangled speakon cables are even worrying me!! I am sure I will get it by furiously browsing bass chat for answers! Thanks again.

Hi, thanks for your reply. both cabs are 8 ohm. The 15" is 300 watt, my mistake. They are both the xl series so apparently well matched.

Hi, I recently let the smoke out of my asdown abm c115 and have purchased a GK 1001rb head, a hartke 200 watt 8ohm 15" and a 400 watt 4.5xl 4x10". Does this all add up with regards to ohms and wattage? Any advice greatly received.