DaleASmith

The neck is indeed great. Only messed about with it but it feels great to play. Thanks for the tip on the pick guard. It has a coil tap installed which is a common upgrade I believe.

Bought on looks alone 😂

I think the ABM is an all time classic bass amp. I love mine. The warmth and growl can’t be bettered in my opinion.

Like so

I swapped out the stock tone and volume for an EMG HZ that matches the pickups. And removed the scratch plate. Fender high mass bridge. 👍

I used one for years on the bass and loved it. Great if you like a bit of tube drive with your compression. It's an analogue tube circuitry so its not super clean and quiet, but its a great piece of kit..

Bought a Helix Stomp from Patrick. Very happy. Fast postage. Exactly as described. ✌️

Had exactly the same conversation with Dave. I sent him my leads when I sent an amp for a service after it had cut out a couple of times. He checked all the leads and confirmed the connectors weren't fake Speakon ( apparently that's a thing ).. Great service as you say..

analogue speaker sim output is a big plus for me. 👍

Did you find anyone? I’m looking for a ramp for a Jaguar bass but can’t find an off the shelf solution.

Ok, off the back of your great response I’ve had a rethink. Looking at the manual, the signal is split immediately as it enters the box. Would it be easier to have 2 inputs. 1 to the clean channel, 1 to the dirty. This still gives me the option to run 2 parallel signals which are outputted through separate speaker sims, but should be much tidier. 🙏

Thank you for that comprehensive response ✌️

I was hoping to have a loop on each channel ( as each channel is effectively a pre amp) but I've no idea what's involved. I could just use the XLR outputs that carry the speaker sim signal, but I'm not sure this is ideal as this is a DI. No idea about the PCB at all, and no idea re passive or buffered. sorry that's no help at all...

Apologies for another "Could I add X to Y" post. I've just picked up an Orange Bass Butler. The signal is split into 2 cannels, both have a DI output with speaker sim. Would it be possible to add an effects loop to each channel before the speaker simulation. Its a fairly large unit so space wise if could be possible. Anyone have any thoughts on this? cheers

Great band. Does Jan still play guitar for you? Nice guy. ✌️

Bought a Thumpinator from Matt. Arrived swiftly and was in great condition. Very happy cheers

thing is, it was listed in Hull. When I messaged the guy, he lives less than a mile from me. 😂 So no worries about postage. That’s probably why it went so cheap. It’s in beautiful condition.

Picked this up for £100. Only tried it for 5 minutes but it’s nice to play. ✌️

Bought a Laney Digbeth Pre from Dave. Absolute pleasure to do business with. Nice to stand and chat for 10 minutes. Many thanks.

You don’t have to like the compressed sound. The pedal has an output level so just set the compression so you’re just seeing the green activation light when you play the hardest and reduce the pedal output until your amp is happy. 👍

That’s great. I use the EQ completely flat on my ABM evo2. It sounds great. Everything at 12 o’clock including the valve grind. ✌️