tonyf

[quote name='OldGit' post='255078' date='Aug 5 2008, 09:21 AM']But now I have a double gig bag the spare strings, fast fret, cloths, etc are in that so it's easier to take that than to mess about move everything over to a single case each gig. So both Shukers (and the upright) go to my main band gigs.[/quote]

+1 on the double gig bag.

I've had my (lovely) Levy's double gig bag for years now and it's always been the same effort to lug two basses to a gig as it has with one.

In terms of a "spare", not so important for me as having a tonal alternative. I know it sounds a bit extravagant but it's nice to simply have the options of a differing sounding bass if I fancy a change.

However, guess if I didn't have the double bag, I'd probably only take the one for the "less grief" vibe.

T

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='251436' date='Jul 30 2008, 03:57 PM']If he's got the newer HD350, he won't be getting the best out of the amp unless you load it to 2 ohms... Shifting that much air out of a 810 should ofset the difference however. If he's going for a more rock sound, the Fafner is probably a more sensible change.[/quote]

Stop talking about me!! My ears are burning although that could be the tinnitus

To be honest, before the ProLine cabs came along, I used my HD350 for a fair while with the 4 ohm Ampeg 810E or the 410HLF cabs I had at the time. Never had an issue with the lack of power to be fair, I know technically you're getting the full 350w into 2 ohm and a bit less at 4 ohm but we both know that it's a somewhat conservative power rating and the HD350 has always "sounded" louder than the spec sheet suggests. Hence me looking at the 4 ohm Ashdown.

Dunno, it's not that I'm unhappy with my EBS gear though, quite the opposite. Fabulous amp and cabs they are. Muchly nicely loudness! Maybe to get a little valve like grit back, probably makes more sense going down the EBS MultiDrive pedal route which will help me introduce a little more warmth/breakup but still let me keep the wonderfully articulated EBS punch.

EBS_Freak, you've tried the MultiDrive and have also heard my rig live, I'd appreciate your opinion as an objective observer.

T

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[quote name='AndyMartin' post='249915' date='Jul 28 2008, 08:29 PM']I had an ABM115-500 for a while. That was Ashdown's wardrobe sized 15. Using it with my ABM 500 it was indeed woolier than a real ale drinker's jumper.

Having since used the head with BFM and Schroeder cabs it's anything but woolly. I think speaker config and setup are vital to get the best sound out of the heads.

There was a thread on TB a while ago in which a guy who had an Ampeg SVT CL did a direct comparison with an ABM500. His reasoning was to find something similar sounding to the Ampeg but cheaper and lighter, and he concluded that the Ampeg wasn't worth the extra cost or backache. I wish I could find that thread.[/quote]

Me and Machines have been discussing me ditching my EBS gear for Ashdown for a while. Well, when I say discussing, Matt's been humming his Ashdown mantra constantly. Night and day. Hour upon hour. lol

Anyway, until I brought the EBS stuff that I use now, I owned a SVT ProII and 810 (occasionally alternating with a 410HLF for smaller gigs) and gigged that combination for a fair while. Fabulous valve sound, typical Ampeg. Does what it said on the tin. The idea of trying out Ashdown was always in the back of my mind as the pretty transparent but wonderful sounding EBS doesn't really suit the covers band I'm doing at the mo. However, through all the feedback I'd read on here and other forums, I've gotta admit I'd always dismissed Ashdown as having this "wooly" reputation and the reliability issues with the older ABMs worried me too.

However, we ventured into PMT in Brum a few weeks ago and tried out a ABM810 and ABM EVO-III 500 head. Plugged in a Precision and bloody hell, what a sound. Soooooooooo crunchy and punchy, loads of top end articulation and a world away from the "wool" i expected. So valve sounding, really warm and gritty.

Instant love! So much so that I'm now looking at possibly shifting the EBS stuff, something I would have never believed I'd be considering a short while ago.

T

[quote name='andya' post='247248' date='Jul 24 2008, 08:33 PM']PM'd.[/quote]

Back atchya!

[quote name='martthebass' post='246484' date='Jul 23 2008, 11:16 PM']Tony,

I'd love to let the MIA P go but......................it's a shade over 8 pounds, sounds just like Thin Lizzy and is my goto bass for just about every gig (The Jazz and Ray generally only do 'guest appearances' at jam nights) - it's taken me 20 years to find one as nice as this! I can see why you want one. I think the solid ASAT would start to weigh me down half way thru the last set (The Ray does - just over 9 pounds). Last year when I was on a Warwick Thumb, a MM Sterling and a Lakland - I'd have laughed myself sick if someone told me I'd end up mainly playing a P bass.
Dammit please someone buy this ASAT quick![/quote]

Mart,

How odd. Yep, had two of those three basses you've mentioned (couple of early Thumbs and a lovely Sterling) but like you have come back to a Precision as THE bass that I feel most comfortable with. In my case, it's taken me most of my playing career to realise that a Fender P is what works for me.

In terms of weight, the ASAT ain't that heavy. It's solid but not overwealming and sits very well on the strap. Unlike the Thumbs, the small body doesn't result in the bass feeling neck heavy.

Thin Lizzy! Phil Lynott, god rest his soul, was such an underrated player.

T

[quote name='martthebass' post='246389' date='Jul 23 2008, 08:25 PM']Thank god for that - I was starting to weaken.
Don't ever decide to trade/sell the ASAT semi (aptly named).[/quote]
It's not a crime to admit your innermost lusting! Go on, let yourself go! lol

Regarding the ASATs, it was one of those terrible "which one of your children would you want to keep" type questions!

They're both absolutely wonderful basses and the differences are surprisingly small despite the one being semi-hollow. Guess the only reason I've decided to sell the Natural is that it's closer to the Precision (that i'm hoping to replace it with) tonally and feel wise than the semi and I've gotta admit I love the honeyburst.

It'd make a perfect replacement for a 2004 MIA Precision.

T

[quote name='mr pablo' post='246327' date='Jul 23 2008, 06:53 PM']I've got a 1986 fender MIJ sunburst precision i could trade ya?[/quote]

PM'd!

PM sent!

"Wednesday afternoon bored at work" BUMP!!!!

[quote name='Hamster' post='244345' date='Jul 21 2008, 11:40 AM']See - more of the rudeness you can expect from Sound Control staff!!!!! [/quote]

Ex-staff if you don't mind! Erm doing it again......please. Thank you. Please call again.

I had to leave because I wasn't rude enough, miserably failed SC Staff Training Module 9, the "ignore customers and look as though you don't give a toss or have a clue" written test.

Oooops. Highjacking Matt's review thread. Sorry fella!

T

[quote name='Hamster' post='244324' date='Jul 21 2008, 11:10 AM']Hate pm sent! [/quote]

Liar. Checked my PM's and nothing!

[quote name='Machines' post='244296' date='Jul 21 2008, 10:32 AM']so I enlisted the assistance of tonyf, the trusty Basschat Review Photographer ! As a former SoundControl employee he knows more than me...[/quote]

AAAAAGGGGHHH! DON'T TELL EVERYONE....I'LL GET HATE MAIL!

[quote name='Machines' post='244271' date='Jul 21 2008, 09:49 AM']Hey, Tony - where's my £10 ?[/quote]

I'll take it out of my invoice for your recent Nordstrand NJ4 install!

T

[quote name='TPJ' post='244279' date='Jul 21 2008, 09:58 AM']That is lovely!

Do the ASAT have a contour where your right arm rests on the body?[/quote]

It's not contoured on the top but there's a "beer gut" cutout on the back which I'm making use of now that I'm in my forties, married, have a child and spend a lot of my time watching TV and drinking too much!

See the pic for the radiusing on the body. To be honest, I had to look at the pics myself as I've ever noticed the lack of forearm cutaway as the body is so comfortable.

T

[quote name='Sibob' post='244276' date='Jul 21 2008, 09:55 AM']Is it only a Precision you're after as a trade?

Si[/quote]

Hi Si,

Yes mate, it's Precision lust I've got and there ain't no cure.

Saying that, a Sunburst Bob Glaub Lakland would do nicely too but it's probably unlikely there's many of these floating about spare! ;-)

T

[quote name='martthebass' post='244047' date='Jul 20 2008, 09:03 PM']Dammit Tony, tempting me like that....................must.....resist[/quote]
Mart,

<TICKLE TICKLE....EYES UP YOUR PRECISION...>

Go on, be a devil...!

T

Howdy all,

Up for sale is my US made natural maple neck G&L ASAT. After weeks of ummming and arrring (do you spell it like that?), I'm moving this on because I need funds to myself a 3TSB Precision (either Japanese 62 reissue or HW1) and, as I've got another ASAT (semi hollow honeyburst) which I prefer to this solid body, have decided to sell this to fund it.

I think it's a 1993. The serial is B025*** which is approx 1993 according to the G&L website ([url="http://www.glguitars.com/chronology/index.asp"]http://www.glguitars.com/chronology/index.asp[/url])

Made in the USA to usual G&L specs, two passive humbuckers into an active preamp with bass/treble/vol controls with miniswitches controlling pickup selection, series/parallel and active treble boost/active/passive. Loads of tonal options but all of them great sounding. Tonally, it carries the Leo Fender heritage, great woody authoritive sound and what's best described as a really phat sounding precision on steroids vibe. Guess the only reason for moving it on, apart from having another to cover the ASAT thing, is that it's sonically all I wanted from a Precision only it doesn't look or feel quite like one. Neck profile is pretty fast and comfortable, round and ultra familiar but more precision like than jazz if I had to describe it. Width at the nut is 1 1/2 inches as I once had to measure it for Beedster when we were talking P's.

Unfortunately, there's no G&L case as there wasn't one when I got it.

Asking price is around the £600 mark.

Alternatively, as it's a P I'm after, I'd also be interested in a Fender Precision or Lakland Bob Glaub if there's anyone out there who want's to trade.

Please feel free to PM me if there's any queries.

Cheers
T
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[quote name='Machines' post='241524' date='Jul 17 2008, 09:28 AM']Muhahahaha, I knew you'd fold Tony.[/quote]

My mum warned me about boys like you, your bad influences....getting me into wicked ways and leading me astray.

MUST RESIST GROWLY BASS AMPS....

T

[quote name='DaveDDF' post='241507' date='Jul 17 2008, 09:01 AM']Open to offers/splitting.[/quote]

PM'd!

The Precision looks absolutely stunning.

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm. Gotta hatch a fiendish "swap any bass I have for that" type plan!

T

My rock cover's band Dosshouse are playing the LA Rock Cafe in Lichfield in Staffordshire this Saturday night (14/06/2008).

All invited, come along and jeer!

EBS_Freak, if you're there again this time, come on over, introduce yourself and then watch me squirm and fluff loads of stuff as I become very self-conscious because there's another bassist in the audience!

T

[quote name='peted' post='216860' date='Jun 11 2008, 01:48 PM']I tried out a Warwick 611 Pro in a shop with a Warwick profet amp and it sounded great. Huge full-range tone with plenty of air being moved. Though I'm sure you really want the opinion of someone who has gigged with one of these.

If it means anything to you, the bassist from Unearth uses two of these live.[/quote]

I had a 611Pro for a while until a "really can't miss it" deal came along on my current EBS cabs.

Gotta say, such an amazing sound for not a lot of bucks. Really high-fi can that moves a lot of air and sounds pretty good. Admittedly, a pretty heavy cab but hey, it's got 6 speakers in it and it wasn't as big or heavy as the Ampeg 810E that it replaced.

Gig wise, used it on several covers band club gigs and it always delivered. Really gritty and clean but pretty warm sound with my EBS head and my G&L basses.

Personally, I'd say go for it but be prepared to get yourself a tin of black hammerite and get rid of the f'ugly W on the front grill!

T

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='215070' date='Jun 8 2008, 07:50 PM']The orange onedoes look lovely

Possibly a bit of a neck-divey shape though

I guess a hollow body might help though.[/quote]

Not at all, I've never found them to be neck divey but then again, I tend to have them relatively low and good straps with a bit of grip against my clothing (use a couple of Comfort Strapps and a plain wide leather one) make a difference.

To be honest, there's not as much between the solid and semi-hollow weight wise or tonally. The semi-hollow is only erm semi-hollow in one a smallish cavity on the top of the body. The semi- seems to have a bigger bottom end and tonally blooms a little more than the solid which has a more focused mid range and feels and sounds a bit like a precision on steroids.

All in all, very Fender'esque, hardly surprising considering who designed it!

T

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='215041' date='Jun 8 2008, 07:12 PM']That's what I thought when presented with "Sparkly Telebass"...

They're wicked good (IMO) but they're US only. They don't do a Korean "Tribute" model.
Not too easy to find, and not very cheap when you do.
Cass Lewis sometimes used them in [i]Skunk Anansie [/i]if you want to hear what can be got from them...[/quote]

Just checked the Bass Player website and it sure is an ASAT.

[url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/dillinger-escape-plans/mar-08/34319"]Liam Wilson on the Bass Player magazine website[/url]

Fairly scarce I think but I've been lucky enough to have found two. One's a honeyburst semi-hollow and the other's a natural. Kier (Dub_junkie) has one too (I got my semi-hollow off him) and I believe his is sparkly gold too.....lucky so-and-so!

Fabulous basses.
T