Sparky Mark

The Series 6 came after the Mk V. The SMX came after the Series 6. Yours is clearly Mk V as it says on the front panel.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that driver diameter defines a cab's low end response. In my experience Bergantino HD210 cabs have incredible low end extension. The ABM600 has real "heft" to its low end that decent cabs can reproduce and the 4 ohm SVT212AV sounds like a great partner; enjoy the trouser flapping. (-:

This is definitely precisely parallel..

Hofner violins are as close to parallel as you'll find.

Why not pay to use the Basschat Marketplace (if you haven't already of course)? Items Wanted and the Other Musical Items for sale/exchange could be your friend. Lots of bassists dabble with guitar too. I wouldn't go near ebay or gumtree but Basschat is a friendly community (mostly!) and you can trust the member's feedback too.

Perfect, thank you. Totally agree.

Please read Bill Fitzmaurice's post a little further back in this thread. This isn't a contentious point.

The bottom line is that an amplifier capable of delivering 440 watts at 4 ohms (possibly 800 watts peak) is capable of damaging a 4 ohm cab with a thermal rating of 300 watts if you ignore signs of the speaker being driven too hard.

A generalisation is that sealed enclosures have a more contolled/attenuated low end response. It's a characteristic that can mean sealed cabs are a good partner with amps with a lower damping factor, such as valve amps. The most famous example being the Ampeg SVT and its 810.

I respectfully disagree. Most reputable amplifier manufacturers publish RMS continuous power ratings for their products. Behringer is famous for using Peak outputs but it is in the minority.

No. If the cab is 4 ohms the amp is capable of delivering 440 watts into it if you increase the amp's output control enough. Just be careful and listen for the cab farting out as you increase the volume.

Talking of bad habits; I sometimes "pat" the strings with my plucking hand in time with the rhythm which can result in a percussive click. Never a problem live but upset the drummer on a recent recording session where he wondered where the extra taps were coming from.

Does this help? https://chordify.net/chords/terry-reid-songs/the-frame-chords

I've owned both MAG600 (narrow version) and ABM600 but not at the same time. I much preferred the MAG over earlier ABM heads; it sounded really punchy with lots of clarity and low end perhaps due to the less complicated signal path. The ABM600 will give you extra features but if you don't need or end up using them it might not be an upgrade at all. I've no experience with RM series. PS, I find 340Hz to be the area that I cut to remove boxiness.

Thanks, I'll be doing the same. I've just gone back to the beginning of this thread; was this the bass you ordered in March 2019? That's 33 months not the 16 referenced on JD website.

Beautiful; what gauge strings did you specify?

That looks very much like the material used on Fender American Standards, which is/was pretty good.

About three years ago I ordered and paid in full a Rickenbacker 4003 from Bax as I had a discount offer to use. I realised that there would be a significant lead time but when the original estimated delivery date was repeatedly extended month by month I requested a refund, which was received in full within a day.

But do any of the above have a good tortoiseshell laminate? Other than the hugely expensive Spitfire they're mostly awful pepperoni looking pale immitations of the original 60s stuff.

Recently purchased two sets of Fender shortscale rounds. Much cheaper and delivered within a few days. Excellent comms all the way.

My 1153 came from TE with a Celestion BL15 300 with no lettering on the dust cap either.

No, I think the Big Bang was named ironically as it's effectively a LM3 (same preamp/EQ and power amp) in a smaller package.