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I'd suggest you try both the HA3500 and the LH500. I've only read about the LH500, and it's supposed to be a very good amp (for the price, at least), but bear in mind it is somewhat "limited" (it is subjective, though) since it has a passive tone stack (which I don't like, it is counterintuitive, plus I like to fine-tune. It must be said, it has its qualities though, one being a very "musical" shaping of your sound), plus I gather it doesn't have the sound Hartke is known for (a bit like Ampeg and its PB series), but then again, I've never tried it. The HA3500 has probably more of the Hartke trademark sound (it is THE Hartke amp, after all), it has a more powerful active graphic EQ (but maybe, less user-friendly, in a way, it's easier to get crap EQs with it), a double preamp, and despite being only a 350W head, it is VERY loud nonetheless.

Have you tried switching cables? Cables can act as an aerial. Maybe yours isn't properly shielded or whatever.

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?name=TC-Electronic-Rebelhead-450&ID=10879"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?na...50&ID=10879[/url] 800 quid. Not TOO expensive I may say. Oh, if you're interested... [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/Smakbass/namm09/disneynamm095.jpg?t=1232097860"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/Sma...pg?t=1232097860[/url]

Yes, it is heavy, actually. But less than what I thought it would be, everyone described it to me as a "VERY heavy", but although it is not a light bass, I think that anyone could put up with it, easily. Of course, it's not gonna be comfortable

Seeing that not many people know what a Peavey T-40 sounds like (not even as a vague idea), I made some samples (I know, I know... they're awful ) just to give, yeah, a vague idea of the T-40's tone. Played sh*te Here goes: [url="http://www.labibliotecadeserta.com/manico-beat.mp3"]Neck pickup[/url] [url="http://www.labibliotecadeserta.com/manico+ponte-beat.mp3"]Both pickups maxed[/url] [url="http://www.labibliotecadeserta.com/ponte-beat.mp3"]Bridge pickup[/url] Tones are maxed for both pickups. I have replaced the pots with new ones (I stripped the tone pots of the coil tap function, it was useless, since the "single coil" mode is really too much lower in volume and it has a "brittle" tone, and I put 500K pots instead of the 250K that were installed in the bass before). Tone cap for the neck pickup is a .22uF now, it's better now since it doesn't "mud up" the tone as much as before. The strings... erm... the guitar tech put some "handmade" nickel strings, and they're awful I'll definitely put some nice ones as soon as the current strings are gonna be too awful to put up with Oh, here's how I recorded the samples: Bass -> Behringer MIC200 in the "valve" mode (it slightly scoops the mids, but it sounds better, really, the T-40 is best amplified with some colour, it doesn't pair very well with "hi-fi" preamps, IMHO) -> Echo Indigo IO -> small Linux app that dumps all input in a file on disk, alongside a Hydrogen demo drum loop The neck pickup sample is played, maybe, a bit too much close to the neck, it probably sounds better when playing over the bridge pickup, but I wanted to "define" its tone better.

A synth? Really, you are better off with a cheap synth (an Alesis Micron, a Novation Xiosynth, etc.) than with an expensive bass synth pedal which will work worse anyway Anyway, listening to the video, I think you could achieve "that" kind of tone with a Jazz and a blended fuzz on low gain settings. I have never had the chance to try it, but you could have a look at the Bass Big Muff. I imagine that, on low sustain settings, high tone settings, and only a hint of fuzz in the dry/wet blend, it will give you what you're looking for. But most synth sounds are better played on a real synth.

It's probably going to cost like a Corvette Standard (around 700€, which is, yeah, about £600). Maybe something less. It's not such a prime position, really, since a Tribute's gonna cost less, a Cort Artisan likewise. It's comparing to a MIJ Fender, I think. Probably the most important factor are going to be the pickups and the preamp, the way I see it. If they're going to be any good, it will probably be a good buy, otherwise many people will steer towards the Gibson Studios

[quote]Split coil or SC Precision: Gain: 9 to 10 o'clock; Low 12 to 2 o'clock; mid-low same; high mid 2 o'clock; high 2 o'clock; VLE 12 0'clock; VPF 12 o'clock; master 11 o'clock. Telecaster bass type II with mudbucker: Gain: 9; Low 9; mid low 9; mid high 4; high 4; VLE off; VPF max; master 10, all o'clock.[/quote] How can you use so much VPF filter? To the max, as well! What kind of sound do you get? I'm curious, really! Are you using flats or rounds?

[quote]You can choose between a solid state or a valve pre-amp, with very different tone and dynamics. You can also choose to blend the two together to any extent. The valve pre-amp has 3 voicings to deliver different amounts of mid scoop, and you can blend in as much of this voicing as you need. The ss pre amp has a simple parametric with mid freq and boost/cut level as well as a compressor which seems to fire in pretty early (anything abouve 3.5 really).[/quote] It looks A BIT like the Hartke HA3500, then. A mid-scooped valve channel and a quite transparent solid-state preamp. The compressor is pretty similar in it being very "touchy" as well I'd imagine it being warmer than the Hartke, of course I'd describe the Hartke as being... "clinical" (which I like).

Thing is, the only way to actually get to know how a cabinet works is to try it in person. It's a shame, really, because by reading the data sheet, if the specs are real, you could get a vague "hint", at least, of how the cab may sound.