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unfortunately layne staley is no longer with us!

he da man! and winonas got a big brown beaver!!!

How good is this man? the band are excellent he is a genius! [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XeVLJeMdE&mode=related&search"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XeVLJeMdE&...ated&search[/url] I'd forgotten how much I like this guy!

the crate bt50 at £149 is a steal and its bigger brother the bt100 ast £240 (soundcontrol) are worth considering. I had a bt50 - it was a powerful little box, good tone and punched way above its weight! apparently crate are a subsiduary of ampeg? I was told this by an ampeg distributor so it must be true!!

hi there.. bad luck dude! if I were you I'd change it right now for an American made svt 3pro, must be roughly the same price? you'd be much happier! I paid £720 new for mine from sound control - they price matched thomann!!!

Hey rod it is an awesome rig rod, I'm forty now and going through my midlife chrisis, so I decided to reinforce my bass gear and get something big! probably to force myself into lifting it so ican prove to myself that I'm still able.... I dont know if it is biamped - I just presumed it was running in stereo, still some may see that as biamped, maybe is! I'll get photos next time I'm in the practice room... I totally love the idea of owning a v4b - just cant get one here in the uk! they are awsome and not a bad review to be found! 100watts of pure valvey goodness for bass! good luck with next gig let me know how the 300 pro performed. do you have any photos of the 300 pro? the kt-88 and 6550 are odd and have sparked many adebate on which is better. never found a clear answer...I believe it is horses for courses - some like some dont! but that would make a good thread so please will you start that one! hey paul used to have an swr 750x with the preamp valve.. what an amp, articulation of sound was supreme but unfortunately forme it was problematic from the moment I got it! so it went back and I got the ampeg svt 3pro and I love that soooo much it has 3 preamp vales, 2 drive valves and solid state power section... everything I have experienced and discussed with others relating to the dominator is - incredibly awesome! fantastic valve heads/amps that are far louder than their 20 watt rating....

My v4 has 4 x kt-88 and I think, 6 x 12ax7 I love the sound of the kt-88 it is so ballsy and full of that valvey goodness, ahemm! the reason for buyin the svt 3pro was to enable me to use my yamaha attitude in stereo mode. the woofer pup (dimarzio model 1) connects to the valve amp and the 2 x 1x15 cabs for massive bottom end and the model p pups get connected to the svt 3pro and my ashdown 8x10 for speed in delivery of the middle & top end - and it works very well...presence is out of this world! I practice in a place called Inch House community centre based in Edinburgh, it is a 500 year old stately home with the metre thick walls. We practice two flights up and you can hear the bass right at the basement level! its presence and projection is so there only issue is it can cause poor relations with other bands...boo, boo, booooo....... funnily enough all my gear seems to work very well at the moment in all its different set-ups!

hi folks... all I see with the svp is a svt 3pro without the power section! maybe thats an amp you need to demo, I am very pleased with mine! oh well cant get everything right! need to do a little more research on the svp-bsp! <[oil tanker]smiley>

cheers Rod it was hard work getting the sound but in the end I got their thanks to the supplied manual! I never would have dreamed pushing the mdrive section and master volume flat out - but there you are manuals are worth a look...occasionally, when all else fails. initially I demo'ed the mag 8x10 with the svt 3pro and did not like the head as it sounded 'dead'? I then purchased a swr 750x that was excellent but riddled with problems and ended up swapping it for the svt 3pro (soundcontrol) and have since bought the b410hlf and they do work very well together.

hey all! what a great thread! its another tough one, but ped will know where I'm comming from, figuratively speaking that is! I am totally addicted to my trace elliot V4 mk1 220 watt all vlave head it is monsterous and will drive anything - even the next door neighbours 6 litre roller! I have been using it with two peavey 1x15 300w cabs and it is unbelievable...mental infact, however recently I bought an asdown mag 8x10 cab for other purposes but when I paired them up it went way past mental...agressive, in yer face, no prisoners; bursting with more power and tone than I ever could imagine, dowmside is the size of the 8x10 and the weight of the trace head - loads of lifting require, 3 men with the 8x10! for my 40th my partner bought me an ampeg svt 3 pro and 410hlf, this is great for gigging because of its compact size and weight - however it surprised me big time with its performance at recent gigs..it was initially difficult to get the tone right for me but I enjoy fighting to get the right sound...3 x 12ax7 in the pre section, driver section 1 x 12ax7 and 1 x12au7 and solid state power section make it sound incredible when pushing the master volume and drive control flat out and pre gain at 3. It is just too damn loud for more of the smaller gigs I play and have been on occasion asked to turn down... so it is quite a tough call - both of my amps and all combinations of setups give me everthing I need, so for me for ease of use when gigging - and not pestering the rest of the guys for help in lifting - the ampeg edges at the moment, however huge gigs get the full kit, I run my Yamaha attitude in stereo by independently connecting the p style pups to the ampeg driving the 8x10 and the model one (neck pup) connected to the trace driving the 2 x peavey 1x15 cabs and that my friends is off the planet in terms of power, tone and heavy bloody lifting!

good review! same kinda changes I am going to make on mine! prefer the pup on the squier to the pup on the 51 RI, that was the main reason I parted with my 51 RI - found the pup to be very thin and not versatile enough for me! but still an exceptional bass!

got the precision tb - thunderous! will change the bridge and tuning keys, maybe probably the scratch plate. The pup is great really sounds vintage but authentic as well! good job squire a lot of bass for not a lot!

just bought a squier vintage modified precision tb - it worth a look also as I would suggest its in the entry level range for playing properly and would leave you a £100 to choose an amp!

no yet but most likely wouldn't do it any justice...

A fine specification.... but can you make it sing?

this is a tough one! in nearly 30 years of playing the perfect fit for me has been my yamaha attitude mk I. considering the tone is in our hands it would be almost impossible to decide on a custom signature that brought out our individuality! at best we use our ears, hope and finally guess but most times our eyes and spec sheets get the better of us. warwick, schuker, goodfellow all beautifully made and crafted basses but all much of a muchness - now dont shoot me - kuthiers at the top of their trade crafting fine basses to modern availabilty of resources. lately it would seem to me that a vast majority of new, moderate and experienced players are plumping for a yamaha bb414/16? anyway loads of forums reviews and positive comments out there......and yamaha have made a massive killing out of them globally! it is tough! but if we are that good then we should be able to play sounding great on any old rubbish!

yamaha attitude ltd 1 or 2 complete powerhouse!

a wee bit more than that just now! its a lot of bass for very little money - schecter and epiphone beware!

I know its a squier, however.... review to follow! [url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0326902500"]http://www.squierguitars.com/products/sear...rtno=0326902500[/url]

hi and welcome home!

let me know where and when and I'll be there... thanks a lot. andy

He started me off on the road to playing rock! the mans a genius and taught me that you dont need to be fancy to make a song sing! phil rudd and him simply groove and that my friends is what it is all about! so how much of a fan? big time!

hey folks thanks for the welcomes and nice to talk again - sorta! written... if I could sing like phil - wow! what a thought! I'm hopeless! I have missed a few from that list particularly folk like: pino paladino, chris squire, JJ burnell, my bass tutor nico - Ian bruce nephew of Jack Bruce! and of course Jaco Pastorious whos reputation will live on for ever and all the other players of whom I have not mentioned...the list is endless and of course all of us! andy