Light Grenade

Hello folks,

I've been browsing these forums for years now, and I felt that it was finally time to get involved.

I'm a 23 year old guy from Motherwell, Scotland - which is a town about 20 minutes outside of Glasgow for those who may be unfamiliar with it. I've been playing bass since the age of 12, but started taking it more seriously at the age of 17. I started purely on bass because it was different from the norm, I guess I've always had the main goal of making it 'seem cool', or something daft along those lines.

I currently play in Instrumental 'Post-Rock' band called 'A Sudden Burst of Colour', and have done for around three years now. We play around the UK and are currently writing our debut album after releasing three EP's. My main bass is a Lakland Skyline 44-01 01 and my backup bass is an Ibanez ATK300. I adore the Skyline, especially when coupled with a set of D'Addario Chromes - I don't think I could ever go back to using rounds for my main tone.

Feel free to check out my band here, and like us on Facebook. It would be much appreciated.
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Just for the record, my favourite bass player is Ben Kenney from Incubus.

Looking forward to getting involved in the chat!

Cheers
Calum

I think I've ruled the Tech 21 out of the running. I was just curious if there was anyway it could be tweaked in order to not sound like an Ampeg, I don't want to be trapped with that sound so I'm guessing the pedal route seems like a more sensible option in order to achieve that drive.

The Warwick LWA1000 looks absolutely stunning, the size isn't a huge issue as there's still a carry case available for it - as long it can be carried, it's fine. Clean and full is exactly what I'm looking for, I'll model any other desirable sounds from my pedal setup. I play flats (D'Addario Chromes) so I need something with a good bit of punch to bring out the string sound. I guess that's why Ashdown heads don't agree with me, I can never get any string definition from their heads, totally woolly/overly subby.

The LW1000 is totally tempting due to the enhanced headroom, but I've already ventured £200 over my budget ha, I guess an extra £75 won't hurt?

Get a Mackie Blackjack 2x2.

I've been recording/producing for a while now and I can't recommend it highly enough. All the guitars and bass here were recorded through the Blackjack with no external mic-pre's ([url="https://soundcloud.com/wearestereofox/a-sudden-burst-of-colour-riptide"]https://soundcloud.c...-colour-riptide[/url])

Sadly it doesn't have MIDI, but you could buy an additional midi interface for about £30.

The Blackjacks are £89 new and made out of solid metal, built like an absolute tank.
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Thomann are stocking a Warwick LWA 500 for £395.

GK is a brand I've completely overlooked actually, totally forgot about them. I will get on the research with them right now.

Cheers for all the help so far.

Thanks the reply.

That was my main worry with the Tech 21, that I'd be stuck with that Ampeg sound - I do like it (especially the drive), but not for all applications. I'd probably consider investing in the VT Bass DI so I had the option. I've played through the Aggie TH350 and I really really liked it, but for the setup I use and the type of band I play in, I feel the lows work a lot better for me on the Mark Bass stuff, the mid response on the Aggie was especially lovely though. I also had a look at the Big Bang, but I'm guessing that's essentially a Little Mark with an extra headphone/aux port? The Warwick seems completely anonymous, no info to be found aside from a bog standard NAMM overview on YouTube.

It's such a bloody minefield - I really wish I could go try all these amps before purchase but the selection up here is pretty guff. I'm planning on re-thinking/downsizing my cab setup soon as well, which will obviously be another brain sore.

Hi folks,

This is my first post on Basschat after browsing these forums for years, I thought it was time to get involved.

I'm in the market for a small bass head at 500W. I've tried all the available models in my closest cities (Edinburgh & Glasgow) which include: Ampeg PF-500, Ashdown RM-Mag 420, Mark Bass Little Mark III and Mark Bass Tube 500. I was pretty sold on the Mark Bass Tube 500, until I stumbled across both the Tech 21 and Warwick heads on Thomann.

Basically, I'm wondering if anyone has any info on either of the amps in the title? I've done some googling but any available info seems to be pretty sparse. I know the Tech 21 is essentially modeled on the Ampeg SVT stuff, but that's about all I know. Aside from that, if anyone can recommend any other 500W small form factor bass heads, that would be ideal. 

My budget is £500.

Cheers