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[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='648574' date='Nov 8 2009, 09:45 AM']Thanks Rich (and everyone else) for the comments The mrs really is awesome!! I'm so proud of her, not only for making an excellent choice of bass but for supporting my local guitar/bass shop instead of buying it online! I've hardly slept all night!! I'm so excited about this bass!! I love the thought of keeping hold of this one!! (the mrs and the bass) [/quote] Thats a truly brilliant gift....what a bass as well. You definitely have to keep that now....for life! How many awesome Oly White 08/09 P Basses on basschat now? You make a good couple as well, congrats! (I hope I get the same if I decide on the same path with the missus....)

[quote name='Legion' post='648636' date='Nov 8 2009, 11:21 AM']I'm completely happy with my RH450 - it's killed all interest in any other amps (which is a good thing beleive it or not!). At the gig last weekend I had one of those moments where I get to play solo at the end of a song. I was shocked by how good it sounded and it made a really lasting impression on me. My Pino Palladino strung with TI's and played with a pick just sounded beefy as hell with a presence that totally belied the size of my rig. Definetely worth trying one out Mark - as you say the cabs are might not be as great as the head though. J[/quote] That bass sounds like my dream bass....well it is!

I tested one out with a Sadowsky / 75 Reissue Jazz and I don't think the guys in the shop had it set up properly to be fair. The cabs weren't really my kind of thing, although I really like how they have been designed/shaped. The head itself is very functional and has a lot going on. As with all TC equipment, its pricey. I like its features, I like how versatile it is, but I wasnt sold instantly. However, again it was in a tiny corner on a low volume as the shop was full. I think going for the amp with, as mentioned above, different cabs is probably the best combination. I'd like to fiddle with the tube tone a bit when I get chance to play one again. They look very impressively made, and I suggest testing one out LM2/3 much simpler and less to play with, but obviously if you are like me and have a tuner/sansamp/tonehammer or decent dirt pedal that sounds tube like, then its a case of either getting a head without the features or selling them all to just buy the TC head. Id really like an amp shootout with the Genz Shuttle 9.0/LM3/RH450....we should do this!

Ah I wish I was living there already!

Thats incredible....some nice basses in that line up!

I asked Darren the other day and Bass Merchant are not going. Even though they are advertised, they cancelled a while back. Not enough bass related stuff for me to go. I hope its good though! I very nearly ended up going.

I actually like the clicking with certain types of music. A band called Face to Face had a finger style bass player and I loved his P Bass clicky sound!

[url="http://www.musik-schmidt.de/content/gb/Questions.html?cID=1386"]http://www.musik-schmidt.de/content/gb/Que...s.html?cID=1386[/url] These guys... £90+ is quite steep though.... Hmmm.

See my sig....Im after a Shuttle 9.0 next.

Hey guys I’m going to get a cover for my Tecamp cabinet, but this is a more general question about import duties etc. If I order from a German store, do I pay German tax? The store are saying that I do. Will the product get charged any duties on its way into the UK? The cover is already £90 with delivery….ouch! I don’t want to be paying anymore. My problem is also that if I’m spending £90, I’ll probably be annoyed if it gets badly scuffed and scraped. If it’s horrendously expensive to import, I might go with a Roqsolid cover for £40 plus free delivery. They seem to be waterproof and padded with a soft lining which seems quite good for the price. Plus, the cabinet will be looked after anyway. Has anyone had any experience with the Roqsolid covers?

[quote name='david_l_perry' post='646730' date='Nov 5 2009, 09:42 PM']Obviously lots of people are more than happy with the cabs, I just think that Alex needs to quickly address the finish and external build side of things to keep his product in direct competition to the other cab manufacturers. People ears are very quickly seduced by the look of a cab...even more so when you have paid a lot more than the competition. Dave[/quote] This is exactly what I am like....seduced by looks! hahahah Nowadays cabs look tremendous. I love looking at my Orange cabs and Aguilar cabs as they are cabs of beauty and they sound fantastic and totally different to each other. The Berg looks incredibly well made, and the new Tecamp is just brilliant....it really makes a difference to what you perceive of a product.

[quote name='Smash' post='646760' date='Nov 5 2009, 10:22 PM']Just seen your list of cabs you have wow... which is your favourite and why?[/quote] Hmm! Tough question! For moving about, the Tecamp M212! Very light. Very very loud and can produce a brilliant tone. For pure volume and clarity in a small 4x10 package, the HS410. Its gives you everythig you play...very very precise. For old school fat warm bass with a classic/vintage tone, the Orange cabs. Perfect for a Precision/Jazz. Crank the gain and its perfect for heavy music/punk. For a combination of vintage/dirty rock n roll with clarity and lots of artiulation, the Aguilar 212s. They also look very cool. Actually, so do the Orange cabs. Hmmm...I have too many....and I cant think which I'd want to sell...arghghg! Hope this helps!

I just wasn't into 15s until I bought my Orange. I really couldn't get on with others I tried. This cab suprised me....a lot.

[quote name='RussFM' post='646313' date='Nov 5 2009, 03:18 PM']Leading on from the above, can someone explain the 1- / 1+ stuff? I haven't had chance to play mine again yet, worked fine so I must have plugged it in right, but the only speakon connector I had before was with my GK rig, which had it's own speakon cable for the bi-amping so never looked into how they're wired.[/quote] Does it matter which you plug into?!

[quote name='deksawyer' post='645911' date='Nov 5 2009, 01:29 AM']I have a genuine TecAmp cover for my M212 and it's pretty damn good. No idea what the Roqsolid covers are like but mine is really padded and has elastic tabs that get fixed around the rear feet on the cab. Front zip on both corners as well. Recommended. D.[/quote] Can you use the cab with the cover on? If you sneak the cables around it?

I've tested it...there is a thread on here with the video. Cool and very light. Nice dirty sound if you want it, and can do the fat n clean as well. Solid Orange tone...not AD200b Mk3 Holy Grail tone, but damn good. I've got my guitar Dual Terror and PPC212 in Ltd 2009 White to pick up this weekend

[quote name='onehappybunny' post='646498' date='Nov 5 2009, 05:50 PM']My back is safe! New lightweight rig (15kg total !!!) ShuttleMax 12.0 plus Barefaced Compact (pimped in 'salt & pepper' - "push it real good" ) Apols for the light moire effect on the photo - decided not to take up a whole page with the image [/quote] Liking that grille! Liking the Max!

[quote name='Bananaman' post='645785' date='Nov 4 2009, 10:19 PM']nice one. if i bother i'll get the official cover i reckon, but not sure yet as its almost a third of what i paid for the amp! certain there are no customs fees with it being EU though.[/quote] Exactly...its a third of what the cab costs lol....hmmm

Hey guys! Right, I have managed to source the Tecamp covers for the cabinets. They are quite pricey, but they do have front zips and an elastic part that keeps the covers on. I think they are probably the most intensely designed covers ever made! Now I can’t decide to get a Roqsolid one for £40 delivered or risk getting one from Germany and paying £90 + any charges it might get in the UK customs. Do we pay any duty on items coming in from Europe? It could work out at more than double the price, and in the end its going to get scuffed and marked anyway. Opinions?