andy67

I know, i know.... cheers for the morning laugh folks! found this: [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Marshall-MBC810~ID~7642.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~M...810~ID~7642.asp[/url] any input would be cool ta andy

morning folks.. thanks for all the input, some very interesting reading... had a look around for a Marshall 8x10 but could not gather enough info in order to get an overall picture but will seek further..... I have played through an ashdown mag 810 deep which was ok standing next to it but walk around ten feet away and you lose it!! The newer abm 810 has had a lot of cool reviews and they are UK made - spoke with ashdown they have a limited number in stock - but have never tried it! All fingers appear to be pointing at the ampeg 810 as all reviews say this is the 810 to own!? however as I am turning 41 will my back hold out? am I still fit enough to lug it about? am I gigging enough? it may just be a little crisis I am going through but I seem to really fancy one! bugger..... cheers andy

trace elliot v4 and/or ampeg svt 3pro.

My next purchse this year will be an 8x10! kinda want an ampeg but the abm 8x10 looks, reads and sounds amazing and...its only £600 delivered! anybody got any experience with these or input on this? cheers andy

had a crown xs500 recently and returned it! the fault was me though!! it is a lot of power amp for the money...the problem I had was my svt 3pro pre stage, it did not like the crown at all the signal from it was far too low! judging by ampegs cicuit diagram the pre amp stage appears to bypass the tubes in the pre/drive section causing the signal to drop?? anyways be careful with the ampeg pre amps! some folk on here have been a little disappointed by the svt svp-bsp! rumour6 has a crown xs500 and a focusrite desk style vocal/instrument preamp and is delighted with the sound - true hifi he says....all problems solved for £300 - not bad!

Bon Scott (RIP) on a bootleg AC/DC recording was too pissed to sing the verse in high voltage...the band kept playing for about three minutes before he was able to begin and even then he was all over the place....god bless him!

[quote name='Bassassin' post='120953' date='Jan 15 2008, 04:59 PM']But it is. 70s importer brand name, I've seen these before, not sure if it's a UK brand. Remember Rob Green's basses were originally called "Strata" until Fender got arsey - whoever used Status originally (early 70s by the look of the bass) would have been quite within their rights to do the same! J.[/quote] i did originally think this...but the decal looks slapped on!

[quote name='mxm' post='121178' date='Jan 15 2008, 11:04 PM']....this is just a thought, so don't bite my head off. spend your £200 wisely, buy something that is gonna be more valuable on ebay....!!!??? Then save up or invest and buy a used SVT 2/CL head and do the 2 4x10s justice !!! ....I'll go back in my box ! [/quote] you are 100% in my groove! yep seen that yesterday...I assume it mexican? but will give them a call to see if it can be stock transferred! bids now sitting at £150...some anonymous bidder upped the stakes...hmm..looks like his id is andy67!! maybe its time for a complete rethink on all gear...trade the svt 3pro etc...

[quote name='mxm' post='121155' date='Jan 15 2008, 10:19 PM']I'd like to stick up for the Crown !!!! I've used an XS500 as a power amp behind a number of pre-amps (ampeg, line6, behringer etc) through a variety of cabs (mark bass, eden, marshall) and have absolutely no issues with it whatsoever, it's a pretty transparent amp so the real colour comes from the pre and the bass. That said, I've not used it through 2 cabs at once - but imho for the power it supplies and price you can get it for it's a winner ![/quote] yep! thats why I bought it for its transparency...however it did not like my 2 b410hlf cabs at all! I used the pre amp out section of my ampeg svt 3pro effectively making it an svp bsp, it just did not work, maybe I should've used a true preamp instead of the out on the svt? but hey ho I hated it instantly and returned it!! Rumour6 has the same power amp running his 2x12 ebs neo cab and a 1x15...he loves it true hifi was his words! now I really dont know what to do with the credit note?? maybe a crate bt220 combo at £249? or an ampeg ba115 combo at £269 - I dont know!

the amp sounded awful! I was hoping to use my 2 b410hlf as a suedo 8x10 but didn't work! so next buy will have to be a proper 8x10, hence ashdown or ampeg!

aye right!! status my ass! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Status-Jazz-Bass-Japan-circa-1973_W0QQitemZ320207162845QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Status-Jazz-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[quote name='Buzz' post='120796' date='Jan 15 2008, 01:59 PM']£200 quid in SC? Some pedals? one of the Squire vintage modified series?[/quote] got a couple of the squire vm basses, both up for sale! pedals though??

what do I do with it? Last week I bought a Crown XS500 power amp to use with my two 4ohm b410hlf cabs - my trace/ampeg dont do 2ohms - with a view to using the pre amp out on my svt 3pro...when I hooked it all up it was utterly horrendous! Crown have a good name and the net reviews where, to say the least, staggering leading me to believe that this was the right option for me! [list] [*]Crown XS 500 - list £699 Sound Control £199 [*]Ampeg 810e £749 [*]Ashdown abm810 £600 [/list] So you can see why it was the right option gone badly wrong! so help...what do I do? I need to spend the moeny!

thanks for the info neeps, it was a wd pickgaurd I bought from guitpartres.com, the problem is the horns are too small! but, the other bit about custom plates is interesting and I will mail them. ta andy

Hey Folks Does anyone know where I can get a replacement pickgaurd for this bass? The one I bought from guitar parts resource was too small!! bummer! so I'm stuck! Help andy

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='116274' date='Jan 8 2008, 03:19 PM']I'm thinking of getting my '71 refinished. [/quote] a bit of cosmetic surgery required?

firstly - you can have my vintage unmodified 74' highly strung bender brain-fraz - free! secondly - on the lookout for a nice 87' model light wear and incredibly tight g-string...blonde long neck and big buttoned variety!