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what are bass direct like when you buy there basses online ?

gotta be the mark hoppus for me !

ive got the 450h and i use it with a 610 it does the job and sounds good so i cant really complain tbh its up against 2 half stack marshalls which are all valve and a very loud drummer

shuker ?

its hard to choose because i want to stick with ampeg :/ ive had a look at the svt3 pro but not sure whether it would keep up with the guitarists then there the hartke lh500 and orange terror bass its all too hard

[quote name='retroman' post='1050651' date='Dec 7 2010, 03:48 PM']A fellow BC'er visited me a while back, and let me try his Orange Terror Bass out, which I plugged into my Ampeg 610HLF cab. We also had my Ampeg SVT CL out as well. The Orange did sound very good, didn't really get the opportunity to crank it up though, as I live in a semi, and think my neighbour may have objected! Sound wise, I thought that it didn't have the clarity, punch, and low end of the all valve SVT CL, but they are pitched at way different price brackets, so perhaps A/Bing them is a little unfair. I did like being able to pick a bass amp up easily with one hand, rather than having to use a spine shattering heave though! Cranking the gain on the little Orange did produce some nice over driven grit to the sound. I have been considering having the little Orange bass amp as a back up though Really liking the look of the Ashdown 427 at the moment, but that is one serious price tag....... I'm a big lover of the glowing bottles of goodness, but as mentioned above, there are a couple of crosses to bare.....The serious weight of a valve amp, and also, if you gig regularly, you will have to have the amp serviced from time to time, and replacing valves gets costly. Valve amps also occassionally need the bias between the valves checking and adjusting. Some amps it is possible to do DIY...The SVT CL has two little LED lights, and trim pots on the back, so you can bias the valves yourself. (I'm now ducking for cover, having mentioned Ampeg, and SVT more than once....... ) I used to have a Trace Elliot V Type AH600 many a moon ago, which had a valve pre amp. With the matching 4X12, and 2X15 cabs, that was plenty loud![/quote] if i could afford the SVT CL id go for that or if i could find one second hand for a fair price but as it stands im looking into the terror bass as i havent seen anything bad been said about it

im just looking to start getting into the valve equipment so all valve or valve pre am doesnt bother me as long as it has a valve haha, weight and maintenance doesnt bother me really, just looking for something with a bit of headroom which sounds good and is good value for money

[quote name='umph' post='1049996' date='Dec 6 2010, 10:54 PM']if you're after a clean tone i'd be looking at other 200watters with lower gain preamps[/quote] which heads would fall into that category ?

does the orange do a good clean tone ? and whats it like in a gig situation ? thanks

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1049356' date='Dec 6 2010, 02:53 PM']Orange valve amps really get a lot of love on here. My Terror is great, so can only imagine the sound (and volume) of the AD series. Marshall VBA 400 is also a good amp - incredibly loud and even more incredibly heavy! Lot of people don`t rate Marshall on bass gear, think its cos Marshall haven`t got a "name" for it, however those that use it love it, inc myself. Age unfortunately is making me choose other gear due to the weight of their amps/spkrs. And of course, if yr using an Ampeg 610, why not try an Ampeg SVT head.[/quote] ive always wanted a valve ampeg but just cant afford it im thinking about the terror and i would love to know if anyone has tried it with the 610

basically i really want a valve bass head itll be my first one so im interested in what would be suitable and what would be a good start ill be using an ampeg 610 and competing with a loud drummer and 2 loud ass pretentious idiots called guitarists with their marshall half stacks any reccomendations out there ? trying to keep costs down so lower budget and second hand would be what ill be looking at

i played a terror bass head through an sp410 and i was really impressed ! when i get one ill be using it with an ampeg 610 and i cant wait

im in the exact same boat ! ive been looking at them for the past few weeks

ive played one of these basses and i must say i was really surprised it felt good may not be to everyones taste but all in all its a great bass

i love my classic 70s jazz i dont care about where it was made because i think it feels and plays awesome and it also sounds great