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HH have some very good deals from their eBay shop at the moment. You can get 1600w powered cabs (12 or 15) with anti feedback and a 16 channel mixer with effects for your budget. I bought a whole set at the beginning of lockdown. Sound great at house volumes, but not pushed them yet - can't wait to gig with them! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HH-1600W-12-Active-Audio-Speaker-Home-Monitor-Live-Stage-Anti-Feedback-53-OFF-/233663062229?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
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You're sure to be in for a treat! @Cosmicrain's workshop is like an Aladdin's cave - looking forward to seeing what he creates for you!
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Thought I'd share! This is something I've been working on putting together for nearly a year. My Zoot Funkmiester arrived on Friday which was hand built in Essex by @Cosmicrain, and joins my Maldon built Ashdown CTM300 and my Brighton made Barefaced Big Twin II. Rather chuffed and sounds the business! Still a few months before I'll get to gig them though...😢
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@Jakester Yep the finances are tricky. Don't want to undersell myself but equally need to cover time and wear and tear. Definitely don't want to do just hire unless it was to close friends. Seems to be that £10/hour for me plus say £50 hire change would end up being somewhere around £100-£150 a night. Can't decide if it's too much or not enough! I'd be happy with that if it was a fun night though.
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Thanks @Dan Dare that's really helpful, and good point about the mixer and monitor channels. Mine's 16 channels but only 9 mic inputs and 2 monitors outs. I either need to upgrade, or may get a second one and link them. I had a look at Insurance before and it's not dear so will definitely get that before its first trip out!
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Hi All, Wondering if I ask for some opinions on possibly hiring out my PA. At the beginning of lockdown last year PA prices plummeted, so I bought a relative bargain PA system from HH. It's their Tessen TNE range which I think are really nice. I bought it to use with a new project I have on the go, but also with a mind to possibly hiring it out to other bands and musicians locally. I always seem to end up doing the sound for whatever band I'm in, and quite like the idea of doing it without bass duties sometimes! Now that gigs are starting to book I am giving it more thought. The package I bought puts out 3.2kw out front via two 2x15 active speakers, and also has 3.2kw foldback via two 1x15 active monitors. All have anti-feedback which is a nice feature. Mixer is basic but decent and has digital effects, two monitor mixes etc. I have a fair few mics, stands etc plus I also have various guitar, keyboard and bass amps, so could more or less provide a whole backline. So my question is, do you think it's viable, is there likely to be much demand and where should I look/advertise, and what sort of rates do you think I should charge? If anyone has experience of doing something similar I'd really appreciate your thoughts and experiences - good or otherwise! I'm not looking to make a living out if it, but if it helps fund new gear and gets me out working with bands then I'm happy! Thanks in advance.
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SOLD: Ibanez SR305 5-String Metallic Sage Green - £225
MattW replied to MattW's topic in Basses For Sale
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Cheers Dave!!
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Trace Elliot 1210H SMX Combo VGC (4x10 + horn) - WITHDRAWN
MattW replied to nilebodgers's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Very lightly used and in excellent condition. I bought this in Jan 2020 to try a 5er and was converted, and so have a Zoot Funkmiester 5 arriving imminently and therefore this is surplus to requirements. Great first 5 string for someone, sounds great, lovely slim neck and comfortable contours. Only seen one gig and a handful of rehearsals for obvious reasons, otherwise just very light home use. Nicely set up and strings have plenty of life left in them. Comes complete with all original packing, tools, labels, manual and even the lead. Collection preferred but will carefully package and post at your cost and risk. Priced to sell, no offers or trades please.
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SOLD: Complete Ashdown "Dr Green" Pedal Board - £150
MattW replied to MattW's topic in Effects For Sale
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SOLD: Complete Ashdown "Dr Green" Pedal Board - £150
MattW replied to MattW's topic in Effects For Sale
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I listed this a couple of months back but withdrew it as couldn't bring myself to sell, but I've just bought a Barefaced cab and need to refill the bank account, so here it is again! For sale is my Ashdown "Dr Green" effects housed in a heavy duty metal pedalboard. I understand these were originally sets taken to shows by Ashdown as demo units, and I bought it from them direct last year. Contains: Tune Up - Tuner, Doctors Note - Envelope Filter Aspirin - Compressor Bearded Lady - Fuzz Waiting Room - Delay Bass Verb - Reverb It would probably originally had an Octodose instead of the delay originally, but I really wanted the delay and verb to combine together as I was going through a bit of a "Steve Lawson" solo bass phase last year (badly) 😂. I initially linked the board to a looper at Home which was great fun. These are decent effects, nothing ground breaking but a good solid board. They take some tweaking, sometimes using fairly extreme settings on the dials to get the sound you want, but the sounds are definitely there. I particularly like the Bearded Lady and the Verb, so much so that I ended up taking it apart and integrating these two into my main board. However I've scaled that back a bit now and these have now been removed again and the set is all back together. As tempted as I am to keep it it is really now surplus to requirements now and I need the cash 😬 They are in excellent order, with only the Waiting Room pedal really showing any obvious marks, and the odd scuff on the board itself. The board is built like a tank, with all a wiring hidden and the pedals held on by the battery compartment screws and the jack nuts (see pics). All it needs to run is a 9v 500ma supply which are a few quid on Amazon if you don't have one already. There's no risk of velcro coming off or accidentally knocking out cables with this, I think you could drop it down the stairs and it would still work 😃 Asking for £150 - thats basically £25 per pedal, without even taking into account the board, patch and power cables! Would much prefer collection (socially distanced) but will post at cost.
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Trace Elliot GP12 SMX Combo. New Speaker. MINT. **SOLD**
MattW replied to phsycoandy's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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SOLD: Ashdown ABM600 evoiv rackmount custom shop amp. boxed. £425
MattW replied to la bam's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Anyone see the Status S2 for £437 incl hard case and postage?!???
MattW replied to EJWW's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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Anyone see the Status S2 for £437 incl hard case and postage?!???
MattW replied to EJWW's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
You were luck not to bid tbh. I just checked the completed listings - the seller stole the photos and details from a genuine sale that ended yesterday. The give-away is a new seller with zero feedback with an item listed hugely under value. If it looks too good to be true... -
I'm a big Ashdown fan too, and this is a nice, well built, solid sounding pedal, but as you suggest £300 is possibly too much considering the competition. £129 is very good value considering what it can do, and I'll be hanging onto it for sure!
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It arrived yesterday and sounds very nice on my initial test, but you make a good point so I plan to AB it with my baseballs tomorrow to see! What I think is good is that the drive and wah are independently footswitchable, which means I easily have three sounds from one pedal, plus you can post/pre the drive with a switch, so that gives a fourth - good for pedalboard real estate!
