javi_bassist

Really cool rig! I will probably get also a pair of those new neo cabs. I've always been a fan of the 10" speakers, but I might try one 15" for a change. Yesterday I was playing with my RM500 at home (using the DI) and the gain section drives me crazy. Maybe I should forget about the VU meter or I should forget if it clips sometimes. The thing is that, with the bass plugged into the active input, the red light it's lighting all the time. And the bass doesn't have a crazy output signal. But it drives me nuts. Or maybe I am too used to playing with my ABM that I needed to crank the Input gain up to 3 o'clock. Or maybe I'm not understanding the RM as I should... Any advice?

I thought that too. But in the Ashdown website it's on their current production heads. Anyway, if it's discontinued, we still have the RM500 and the Original 500.

I find it interesting the decision to put in the market the RM300 and the 500 while also putting the Original 300 and 500 heads. They are not exactly the same I guess, but I always thought that both ranges are competing.

Do you find a lot of differences between being diagonal and side by side?

I have to admit that my cabs have only been mic'ed once in my life after 10 years of gigging. My sound has always come from the DI of the head (a RM500 for three years) or from a preamp. So I'm looking for portable cabs that sound nice, but no need to be super expensive (I sold my Mesa powerhouse for that reason. Really good sounding, but heavy and "just a monitor"). I've also gigged with an ABM with an ABM 410 cab and it sounded really really good, but I'm not sure if the ABM cabs are worth the extra money (in my case)

What cabs do you use? I'm thinking about getting 2 1x12 or 2 1x15. Thinking about Ashdown RM cabs

Today I tried something very different in my RM. With the Shape In (and I usually hate it) I EQ with the following setting: Bass at 11, 240 at 2, Mid at 3, 1k5 at 1 and treble at 12. And I love it. It's a little less punchy, but it has the kind of vibe the ABM EVO II has. I'm really liking this settings with a jazz bass 😁

I haven't openned it yet, so I cannot comment. What I can say is that all the knobs work. I now set the preamp with a little bit of bass and I cut some treble.

Hi! I've finally ordered a Delano preamp with the selector switch. There's no much stock and the store is expecting to receive it this week or next week. As soon as I swap the preamp, I will let you guys know my thoughts

I have the 735 and I had the 734. The feeling is good and I can notice when they are centered perfectly.

I am getting the MS/E3, which has a 3 way switch to select the mid frequencies (300Hz, 500Hz and 800Hz). The bass is centered at 40Hz and the treble at 6.5kHz. The Glock was my second option. I will probably miss having the passive option. When I read about the treble in the Glock I thought exactly the same. However, people say that they do it that way to have more round highs. Since you are increasing the curve at 18kHz, you are creating a curve up to that is not that metallic sounding. Which can make sense, but I didn't have the chance to try it. I could try the Delano preamp and I liked it (that's why I chose it over the Glock).

@skej21 these are some pretty cool videos. I've always been interested in the OP Amp Big Muff. I also had the Bass Big Muff and I liked it, but never found a place for it (and I love fuzzes). The one that I really love and that I regret selling was the big black one. It's the best muff I ever had. It sounded better IMO than the Green Russian.

I have been playing my "new" BB605 and I have some thoughts about it: -The preamp still "meh". I set a little bass boost, a little treble cut and I don't touch the mids. It works and sounds nice. However, a Delano preamp is already coming. -I started liking the pickups. Not the best pickups (and will be replaced when I got the money) but they are nice. They sound very tight, a little bit compressed maybe. They are just fine. -It feels lighter than I expected. The shape is definitely smaller than other BBs I've tried. It's very comfortable to play and the neck feels great. It's more C shaped and feels bigger than the BB735, but it feels good. -The B string is really good. I don't know if it's because of the pickups, but it sounds focused and punchy. I tried a D'addario XL .130 and it sounded great. Now I have Dunlop Super Brights and the bass feels better, but the B string doesn't feel that good. Anyway, I think is a little bit better than the 735. Just a little, but it's the only aspect that I prefer the 605 to the 735. I'm pretty happy with the 605. I still prefer the 735 any day of the week, but the 605 is such a cool bass. Definitely a keeper.

The main advantages that I get are: 1-It has a DI out. I have a stereo DI>Jack adapter too, in case I use the HX as a preamp. 2-It has exactly the sound I can get from the DI of the RM. It's a sound that I like and I'm familiar with. Besides that, I'm now gigging with my band with an acoustic set and I only use the preamp. Not the comp nor the HX. Said that. I've also used the HX as a single box solution. There are pretty nice preamps in the HX (the ones I like are the Ampeg SVT and the SVT4). I used to have a 9-10 pedals. Now I have these 3. The HX Stomp could replicate my entire pedalboard by itself (first thing that I've tried when I bought it), but for now, I only use it for effects.

Hi guys, I'm just curious about how many people use external preamps with their HX Stomps. I think the Stomp comes with several good and usable preamps, but in my case, I prefer my Ashdown OriginAL to replicate my amp (Ashdown Rootmaster) when I don't use it. Anyone like me?

Your EQ settings are really interesting. I have to experiment more. However, I use everything flat but the treble, which is at 10, in both my RM head and the OriginAL preamp. And it sounds punchy and how I like it. But it's true that I haven't experiment a lot with the EQ. I have a question about the RM head though. What I saw since the very beginning is that there is a red light that illuminates with the yellow VU. I understand that the red light is when it's clipping. But I think it comes too often. The VU niddle reaches the middle and it's clipping. I know I should not pay attention to the VU (and that I should trust my ears more) but I find it weird. I was talking to a friend the other day and he has a mibass 550 that does the same. I don't know if it's a common thing. What do you think guys? Ashdown told me that the RM has a lot of gain (than my ABM and the previous RM 420) and that is why it's clipping. But even with a low output jazz bass.

That's a really cool setup! How is the EBS Classic?? I've been always tempted to get one. Wow!! What a beauty!! What is it??

Man, I can't unsee it!! 😍

@marleaux62wow!! it looks beautiful! You must record something for us!😍

My two BBs

Have you tried the Darkglass? I've never been a fan of the brand. I liked the Microtubes, but in the end it was too agressive. I know they have that "metal music" fame and they are good for other things. I've never listened to their onboard preamps, so I don't know.

Yep, I already did. The strings were kinda dead.

Now I'm more about Delano preamps than the Glock, but I'm still looking. I will look into Noll too! I don't know a lot of preamp manufacturers. I also like the Nordstrand, but they are hard to find in Spain. About pickups, I like the Delano JMVC 5 FE/M2 (with big poles). However, I'm more concerned about the preamp. It's what I'm changing first. I have to say that I've been talking to a couple of bassists who use the BB605 regularly (I follow them on Youtube and Instagram) and their tone with the bass is pretty amazing. And they haven't modded their basses.