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[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1490623765' post='3266542'] Not sure why you think that ? Geddy Lee, Glenn Hughes and Steve Harris can't be wrong ??? Dave [/quote] If you get a free gear, why not

[quote name='BluRay' timestamp='1490555480' post='3265955'] Based on what? [/quote] Not a popular bass amp brand. Thought they're mostly guitar amps..

Watched it for 2 mins.....

Fender rumble 100w.

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1490554057' post='3265935'] He's endorsing the four stroke Apparently...... [/quote] So he does.Times change.I thought orange was the least popular bass gear? https://m.facebook.com/OrangeAmps/photos/a.402464620245.369672.14717465245/10158248099060246/?type=3

[quote name='BluRay' timestamp='1482235859' post='3198655'] New acquisition! Had my head turned by Orange amps when I borrowed a Terror 500 at a gig recently. Loved the core tone (nice fit with my band), although I felt the EQ was a tad limited and could have done with more top. Anyhow it set me thinking and we all know that's a slippery slope! So here we have a 4 Stroke 500. Purchased blind with a good returns policy, I’ll be giving it a few band workouts before deciding if it’s a keeper. [attachment=234373:IMG_0217.JPG] I thought I’d share some initial thoughts (too early for a proper review!) as here’s not much about these online yet – all I could really find was a rather flouncy official demo vid. I suspect that Orange shift more units of its slightly cheaper sibling, the OB1 (Kenobi?) – which has a more conventional gain control – plus the single unit “bi-amp” feature for blending-in distortion. The 4 Stroke has a different feature set. I’m yet to try this out with my band but first impressions (at home) are definitely promising. To be clear, this is not a dainty little micro amp. It’s a big, 2 unit, hefty, old-school beast. The white finish is lovely and the casing has nicely engineered vents. The front face, has to be said, does look a bit like a Fisher Price cooker. Two massive controls for Volume and Compression – and 8 knobs for the parametric control. NO GAIN (don’t worry – reasons will become clear). Slight gripe is that the knobs – especially the white EQ ones – are rather cheap-feeling plastic, and at this price-point they let the side down a bit. Everything else is very sturdy and reassuring. Looking at the connectivity, at the back, it has two Speakon (not combi) speaker outs, and (post-EQ only) DI and line out. To the front there’s one input (with cut switch for instruments with loud output) and a footswitch input. [attachment=234375:IMG_0221.JPG] The basic concept here (as alluded to in the name) is like a stripped down hotrod. If it was a car being reviewed on Top Gear, it would be the “ferocious retro sports bastard” one with no home comforts, but the one the presenters love for being so stripped-down and feral. Orange make a feature of this in the blurb “everything you need and nothing you don’t”. Hmm. Well, ok I don’t NEED a mute switch, but it is bloody useful to have. That is probably my only real niggle tho, and it turned out wasn’t a deal breaker. In the (likely) event that it’s a keeper – I’ll be getting a sleeve or case for it – why don’t orange provide one as an option?? To be fair they very helpfully answered my question about a suitable case for it. Sound wise, everything set flat, gently nudge the volume from zero. The knobs are the calibrated, clicky sort that feel like there’s a clockwork mechanism behind them (which is sort of nice, but does mean noticeable increments with each click rather than completely smooth), and the first nudge of the volume and the amp is ON and already loud. I’ll be needing to use the volume control on my bass for home practice. It feels like this is going to be a frighteningly loud amp – although I can’t test that properly until I’m in rehearsal. The tone, with all EQ at noon, is full and fat – with a slightly metallic zing underlying (similar perhaps to the Terror 500, although I don’t know that amp well enough to be sure). It feels like it will slice through anything – I’m sure that this is going to be very assertive when cranked up. Definitely feels like something for those who play hard and want to cut through. The parametric EQ has four frequency knobs (possibly the origin of the “4 stroke” name?), each with a separate control for the cut or boost of your selected frequency. This is my first time with (what I understand to be) a fully parametric EQ so it’s a bit trial and error for me. Some tentative experiments show that this can give a huge amount of EQ control and can create massive variance to the tone (although the underlying/ “baked in” sizzle remains fairly consistent). It’s going to take some getting to know, but any concerns about “EQ capability” can be allayed completely – there’s as much control here as I’m likely to need. Then the elephant in the room – at least judging from the size of its knob (fnaar) – the over-emphasised compression control. And why no gain? Well I didn’t know either, so it was a step into the unknown. It turns out that, with this amp, when compression is added, it is (sort of) like bumping the gain on a valve amp, and you get a combination of added girth to the tone with extra snarl/grunt which increases the more you add it. Using it for a while it becomes more apparent that a separate gain control (in this context) wouldn’t be especially useful. Seriously, you don't need it. The compression here doesn't have much in common with the compressor on (say) an Ashdown ABM which doesn’t flatter the tone much IMO. With the Four Stroke the compressor is the jewel in the crown and (considering this is a fully solid state amp), is clearly intended to say “up yours” to anything that has glass in it. I’m certainly not saying it’s better than a hybrid or valve amp in this regard (I have both and love them to bits) but it certainly has something special – and different - going on. Roll on next band practice :-) [url="https://orangeamps.com/4-stroke/"]https://orangeamps.com/4-stroke/[/url] [/quote] Looks good. But why is there a picture of Steve Harris? I don't believe he uses Orange.

When I was a teen

Cheers guys!

I found plenty on e bay, but where do you guys get exotic wood from for building a bass. I am after ash.

B because A is always guaranteed after

https://soundcloud.com/user-527099495/tecknot-1-mix-basschat

It's a Hartke pedal and it goes straight in box after use. Definitely needs a psu as it let me down middle of recording.

Put a new 9v battery in my di pedal last week.After about 1 hour or so playing the amp sounded distorted today.Dead battery again.Sure it should last longer.Looks like I need a psu.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1489773736' post='3259789'] Some people just shouldn't be allowed near a tool box. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/travel-Bass-guitar-/152467488322?hash=item237fc53e42:g:SssAAOSwNnRYk4we [/quote] It's a road worn bass. It has been played so much that the body worned off. The neck has obviously been replaced.

Fat burning zone is a bit of a misconception. Simple rule more calories out than in creates calorific deficit.Exercise improves overal health.Too much can cause more harm than good.Type of food you eat is important and when you eat. There are various theories but what works for ine doesn't wirk for others. Gigging is a form of exercise but again depends how active you're on stage.

I like them flat, fat, growly with a bit of distortion, bright and mid. Depends what I play.

Ugly things. Doesn't the headstock meant to make the bass look good?

[quote name='derrenleepoole' timestamp='1297687540' post='1126952'] [/quote] Lol

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/296555-good-flatwound-comparison/page__fromsearch__1

[quote name='crompers' timestamp='1489745833' post='3259356'] I was happy to pay for sabbath because it was final tour etc (and SABBATH). Metallica are money grubbing bar stewards and any love I had for them has sadly dissipated over the years. [/quote] This

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1489656319' post='3258642'] Never got all this "Ex famous name, £145 squillion" nonsense. It's just a mass produced and ordinary amp, guitar or whatever. The fact that Spiggy Tope has dribbled over it makes no bloody difference whatsoever. Rant over. [/quote] This, for that cash i could get house extension with a music room and a brand new valve amp.