BillyBass

Congrats @wateroftyne Cool video of you with the bass, pity the camera guy was more interested in the singer and that old bloke with the red Strat

And I thought the £50 that most amp makers charge for an amp bag a rip off!

Calling @Stub Mandrel Who I think uses one of the 212s with an Orange Terror Bass.

It does look interesting. I'm guessing the 'Vintage' name is just so people pair it up with their pre amp. I would imagine its just a Class D 1000 watt head, no valves. The global supply chain and shipping issues are taking their toll; most of the bigger sellers in the UK are really short of stock.

Reading threads like this reminds me of how lucky I am. Our drummer makes mistakes with songs he hasn't learnt well enough or has forgotten but he is always in time. When he does make a mistake, I turn my head towards him and he sees; he always has his eye on me. I believe you are right @NikkiSixxfan as we need to lock in with them we are more aware of inconsistencies in drumming.

Ashdown publish their figures for the RM800 EVO ii, (which I have), and their other solid state amps, as -3dB @ 17Hz and 30KHz. The CTM-300's frequency response is from 35Hz -18 KHz. So does this mean the solid state stuff has a rumble filter that kicks in at 17Hz? @Phil Starr and @Al Krow I will speak to Max again.

Full disclosure: I have a micro-thumpinator but have had trouble with it. It may just be faulty but whenever I stick it on my pedal board it affects the sound quite badly; I get a hollow farting sort of sound. It worked ok at first but gradually got worse so I removed it. I then put it back on after 6 months and everything was fine for a couple of weeks and then the same happened. I still want to filter out the below 30Hz stuff but not with a micro-thumpinator.

I had a long conversation with Dave Green from Ashdown last year about the benefits of high pass filters and I'm sold. I think if there was an obvious improvement in sound they would receive more attention. There isn't though.

All modern amps have them? Really? So the class D heads from Gallien-Krueger, MarkBass, Ashdown, Orange, Darkglass, Trace Elliot, TC Electronic etc all have built in high pass filters? So no need to add a SFX micro-thumpinator to any amp unless its one of a small minority of vintage amps?

There are a few heads that have high pass filter knobs on them, Mesa and Bergantino come to mind. I have read, however, that high pass filters or 'rumble filters' are often built into heads but not advertised. Do any of you know and brands or any particular heads that include a built in high pass filter?

I have the limited edition 'iron man' Marcus Miller 500W head. Unfortunately, going into the effects return does not circumvent the EQ on this, so I doubt yours would either.

If you are wondering how the bass is reversed but nothing else in the photo, it's not. It's a lefty. But maybe I misunderstood you?

As someone that has had both 10" and 12" Barefaced cabs, through which did you find the MarkBass produced the sound you miss?

I always use my Cali76 which lets me tweak things to suit my preferences, so the RM800 compressor stays off.

A lot of reviewers are paid and they don't hide it. Bass the world are paid, for instance, and they often review Ashdown kit. You have to read between the lines a bit with the obviously paid for reviews. They will praise certain aspects of the product and demo it but you can't really learn much from a YouTube demo though. Low end Lobster does great bass guitar reviews on his YouTube channel. He buys the basses himself and then flogs them on afterwards, consequently he can call a bass 'Fender's turd' for example.

Guitarguitar in Edinburgh has a couple in stock, not quite so far to drive from Fife. Edit. D'oh! Just seen this was posted in February!

I didn't get any impression my Musik Productiv RM800 EvoII was B stock. Looked brand spanking.

Another vote for Pinegrove 4" straps here. I have three of them.

I don't get why they sell the same amp on Ebay and their online shop, but they Ebay prices are way cheaper. Their Ebay listing does say 30 day returns, so you must be right.

So now you've flogged your MarkBass, you'll be needing a new third amp then😉 I was looking at the Gallien Krueger amps as an alternative to the darker MarkBass but then Musik Productiv came out with the deal on Ashdown kit and pairing my MarkBass with my Super Midget gives a great tone so I'm going to control myself. I notice Polar Audio sell the same GK heads directly from their website but are much dearer than their Ebay page. I suppose this is due to different return policies? I.e. buy it for £100 cheaper but forego the opportunity of sending it back within the first month.

There is already a Guy Pratt Ashdown compressor. I was told he does use it but he also has another three compressors he uses.

I think what @Phil Starr was referring to was that over here quite a lot is blamed on Brexit (as well as Covid now). We are currently suffering from a lack of petrol and diesel in petrol (gas) stations due to a lack of truck drivers. This is caused by Brexit and a few other things. Countless European truck drivers have gone home since Brexit, so although there is plenty of fuel in the refineries, its not getting to the petrol stations. It wasn't a dig at the U.S. more of a "You are having problems too then?"

Hopefully you'll be posting some pics when you get the Cort back from the luthier...or it didn't happen!

One option would be to make use of the really cheap deals on Ashdown kit at this German retailer: https://www.musik-produktiv.com/gb/bass-guitar-amplifiers/ashdown/ I, and several others on here, have bought Ashdown kit from them in the last couple of months and so far everyone seems to have no complaints about the process-I'm talking Brexit related customs issues etc. Most of the good stuff has gone but I notice you can still buy either the 112 or 115 Evo IV Pro Neo cabinets and either the Original or RM Evo II 300w heads, for a little over £400 for hand and cab.

it is isn't it. I can't believe you get this on a £900 bass @Ricky Rioli and @LukeFRC got me going and I've been on the configurator too. The birds eye roasted maple fretboard is an extra on their custom builds!