TheRinser

Hey Merton,

I'll let you know if I ever sell my AH600, but honestly I can't see it happening. The only things I'll have left after I sell that are my basses...

To be honest though, you'd probably be better off getting an SMX pre and a nice lightweight poweramp. The AH600 is an absolute beast. It's heavier than my Peavey 2x10

I know it's a bit late and I don't want to rain on your parade. I had almost that setup, the AH600SMX is a 2x300W power amp and I ran it with a peavey 210 and 115. I ended up just using the 210 on pretty much all gigs and the 15 didn't really add that much volume or bass. The 210 actually had a fuller range tone. I now have a peavey 210 and 410 and they complement each other and the amp perfectly. I was thinking about going for 2 210s, for a relatively light, modular rigs on the (sort of) cheap you couldn't really argue with it. May still do so in the future. Anyway, let me know how you get on with the 210/115, you may yet love it!

My housemate recently bought a stagg as well, and last week his shoulder strap went, it was the loop of fabric at the end which went, the stitching just gave way. That was on the way to a gig and it wasn't til he got there that he realised one of the machineheads had snapped off. It's still playable and tunable but it's not great... Think he's gonna try to get it sorted under warranty. I haven't used mine for a gig yet but the few times I have taken it to a practice it seems to have held up fine.

Also, Twit - I put up a short recording of me playing the stagg, it's somewhere on this thread, maybe page four or five? Linus also put one up I believe...

Were they properly biased?

I know about as much (if not less) than you, but I've heard that word bandied around before...

I own a couple of old trace amps and enjoy them a lot. Great tone (in my opinion), built to last and I picked them both up relatively cheap. The only downside as far as I'm concerned is size and weight compared to some modern amps (markbass etc).

I've only played the new trace stuff in shops but I didn't think the tone was great (not a patch on the old stuff, although i suppose a shop isn't the ideal place to test it). It didn't look or feel as sturdy as the old stuff, didn't look as well made and seemed just as heavy and about 4 times the price of quality second hand trace stuff. I personally wouldn't buy it, but each to their own.

Really sorry to hear this, my condolences to Steve's family and all who knew him.

My old housemate has one, they're great basses. Lovely tone and very nice indeed to play. Have a look at www.myspace.com/carterbrown to hear it in action!

Here's mine...

haha, sorry to derail. The DLX is natural wood (mahogany or swamp ash) with a through neck and humbuckers. Might be interested if it is and you do end up getting rid of it

Joe, is that the DLX?

Yep, apparently they were an offshoot of Guild? Fender bought them, then discontinued them shortly after. I bought a Pilot DLX V for £325 (list was somewhere around £700). 8 years on it's still my only fretted bass... And it's still stock, kinda fancy some new electronics and pickups but don't know what I'd go for... And the tuners are a bit cheap. Does anyone know where I can get quality satin silver hardware from?

I've bought the Standing in the Shadows of Motown book from Weird War. Very easy to deal with, quick replies to PMs, quick delivery and the book was exactly as described, mint condition

Cheers!

Tom

Bought by me, perfect condition as described. CDs intact, well packaged and VERY prompt delivery

A pleasure doing business with you and exactly what I needed to offset getting a £60 fine for doing a U turn in Camden in the same post... Cheeky bastards!

Cheers,

Tom

Well, here's mine, not great light so used the flash, they look a bit different in daylight. And when they're not being propped up by shorts...

Pmed!

I love natural finishes, a nice oiled satin finish is my favourite. Will try to post a pic of my basses when I get a chance. I don't really like figured 'coffee table' woods. Not even flamed maple. Just a nice grain... My fretted bass has mahogany body wings and my fretless is ash. Both natural. Lovely!

Only just noticed this, very impressive stuff! Consider me subscribed!

Also, how did you get rid of the 'hump' around the decal on the headstock?

Cheers,

Tom

PMed!

I spent a fair bit of time yesterday playing through the V-type, and for the rockier stuff I think it will be more appropriate. There's definitely a naturally bassier tone to it compared to the AH600. I did enjoy it very much though What valves would you suggest? I want one that'll break up when I really dig in, but a generally clean, fat, valvey tone otherwise.

Cheers,

Tom

Ray - I think all things considered I prefer the AH600. I've had it long enough to know how to get a great tone out of it whatever I'm working with, and the tone with everything flat is a great starting point. It just sounds, for want of a better word, right. For me anyway.

The V-Type is good at what it does, but from what I'd read about the V-type I was expecting some kind of amazing tube tone straight off the bat. It just doesn't seem as versatile and I find the EQ a bit limited, but then I'm comparing it to a 12 band... The other pro for the V-type is the weight, the AH600 is a monster. It's heavier than the 2x10! Also, I think I prefer the tube breakup on the AH600 to that of the V-type. Maybe I just need to change the tubes or something?

Ferret - Fair enough, I'd like to hear Alex and Bill's opinions regarding this setup compared to a 210/115 setup. I don't know about dispelling the myth entirely, but in this case it was, at least to my ears.

Merton - I'm really enjoying using the V-Type for recording, I haven't had a chance to gig it yet. The last couple of sessions I've done were with Silver Leaf and Pellow, both on fretless. The Pellow tracks are up on his myspace now if you fancy giving it a listen (i think they're still unmixed though and the bass seems way boomier on the myspace than the mp3s I have...).

I find for fretted bass I prefer the AH600 though, usually just with the EQ off. The fretless works nicely with it too but for most of the stuff I'm doing at the moment it's a little too hifi.

Jazz - I'm not looking forward to the day my back gives up, can't beat the trace tone though!

Ferret - Surely I'm still mixing drivers? Although they're all tens it's eminence betas in the 2x10 and peavey ones in the 410, and the enclosures themselves are surely tuned differently anyway? Whatever's going on I'm enjoying the sound. The 15 never really did it for me, even by itself, was hoping it'd have a lot more lowend than it did, sounded almost more midrangey than the 210, or at least had a less 'round' sounding bottom end but without the punchier highs of the 210.

Edit - By the way, the pellow tracks with fretless and v-type on are piece of mind and absent mind!

Cheers!

So here it is, Trace V-Type pre and PPA300 bought from Gwilym, peavey 4x10 bought from jhk yesterday, AH600SMX bought from John Giblin a couple of years ago and a peavey 2x10 from funnyfreddie back on bassworld.

Now depending on which band I'm playing with I can use whichever amp is most suitable with just the 2x10 for little gigs, medium gigs with the 4x10 and big gigs with the pair of them.

And it sound great, I thought the 2x10 and 15 handled the low B fine, but with this new setup I've realised what I've been missing out on.

Lovely, if I may say so myself The only downside is the weight, but frankly I can't justify spending loads on state of the art stuff, so while I'm young and my back holds out I reckon I'll manage and spend the rest on beer and pizzas.

Cheers,

Tom

This is now mine, I can confirm that Jon is a great guy to deal with, the cab is working perfectly and I now have a lovely setup

Cheers again Jon!

Tom