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When you run your BF210 vertically how does it effect the port which I believe is at the side, so when vertical it will be facing the floor Would a single BF210 be loud enough to gig in most pubs etc a four piece rock band ?

I would be tempted to go for a BF210 cab Might consider that in the future

Interesting discovery today with my RM800 Playing with a pick ( starting to prefer for my current rock plans / band ) my previous EQ settings on the RM800 just didn’t work where I had them for finger style. You may recall I said using the Shape In ( smiley face EQ ) was too boomy with fingers .. well Using a pick and selecting Shape In and EQ all flat ( or out ) the tone with a PBass was superb and deep yet punchy I could roll back the tone on my PBass to get a warmer more rounded tone or bright and zingy by cranking it. It just made the amp come alive and the input gain increased too by pushing in Shape so I pulled that back a tad. Do you think amp designers design the basic EQ sound around a pick player or fingers ? To me the Ashdown seems more alive and at home with a pick and PBass Interesting! Also I had planned to get a second cab at some point ( using the Ampeg PF115LF) but the clarity and perceived loudness playing with a pick may make this unnecessary!!

Mine came as a players pack of six in different colours but all standard version I believe

Your settings were “ O Clock “ I assume ? I ran mine like that backing off the bass and boosting the mids .. I liked it until I turned it up more and it sounded boomy I now run it off so Shape out with more bass and a reduction in 240hz and it gets a punchy sound. I found it worked better with the drive as well and finally using a pick it just rocked ! Depends on the tone you seek, mine is more Lounge Act Nirvana !!

Just got some Dava picks and I’m really impressed with them Will use them for now me thinks 👍

I have the PF115LF ported non flip top cab 👍

How about asking a local music store if they have any combo boxes they would let you have ( or speaker cab box ) You may have to buy it but at least it would be in a secure packaging of sorts I’ve shipped a ton of heavy valve amps in the past but always in the original box and mostly using DPD who shops like PMT and Andertons tend to use. Good luck with your sale

I think how many in the band can make a difference to how bass players become a visual interest Three or four piece bands can result in the bass player being noticed ! Larger bands gives less opportunities for the bassist to be front of stage All in context and if you enjoy being a great bass player and static that’s good as well as being a great bass player moving and engaging with the audience Whichever you and the band enjoy and ultimately the audience

There is a good point here but more so from an audience point of view. For many after learning to play they get into a band ... Next thing is they have to play standing up eek !! Playing without looking at the fretboard is something else that doesn’t seem important when learning but in a band you need to use not only your ears to listen to the complete band sound but watch what’s going on and be part of the visual experience. Its not always the easiest skill to engage with an audience and playing your instrument is only the first part of being in a band as other things come into play Strangely I can play bass more by feel and less looking but when gigging on guitar especially playing lead I was mostly looking at the fretboard in fear of playing something wrong !

Following my recent thread fingers or pick I have been trying some 1mm JD Big Stubby and I like them Ive ordered some Dava Control too I’ve played guitar with picks for years settling on JD Tortex Standard 1mm Whats you favourite pick / gauge and why

I find it more annoying that items in the house vibrate when you turn up too loud I think you have little choice playing loud at home or wear headphones if it has that as an option

Mine arrived this morning too 👍

Through my PF115LF Ampeg cab This is a deep sounding ported cab so my settings may differ to others

I asked Ashdown the question about the VU meter input LEDs Green ( looks yellow ) = good input Red = too much input Yesterday I cranked my input using a PBass passive and the needle went into the red VU meter scale but the red led didn’t appear ? I did discover having a good strong input signal improved the drive tone too, engaging it does lift the volume slightly too and with a very small amount of drive it sounded really good ( I don’t like a lot of drive on bass ) I was originally a lover of the Shape In sound ( smiley face ) and removing a bit of bass so it wasn’t too boomy. However I think that tone would get buried in a band so I experimented with Shape Out and it was dialling down the 240HZ where I got a great full and punchy tone that I liked for rock

Mine is with a PBass and mostly aimed at rock Ideal tone for finger style playing and then back off PBass tone control for pick playing I tend to always run my PBass tone control at around 80% so I can at times increase to 100% for a bit more bite or back it off to around 50% for less clank when using a pick

I was originally running mine with the shape button in and a slight reduction of bass control and the rest flat but .. I tried to get a less deep and more full and punchy sound and found shape button out and EQ set as Bass - 2 o’clock 240HZ - 9 o’clock Mid - 11 o’clock 1.5kHZ - 1 o’clock Treble - 12 o’clock I found this also worked better too when using a very small amount of drive as required on some songs

Who’s been setting their RM so to reduce the 240HZ control ? Ive found that by running it around 9 o clock is a good setting

Saw Halestorm at Rambling Man 2018 Great band

I too thought was good until the vocals came in ! She is a good singer but didn’t feel it suited the genre that well

I guess if I stick to my £300 tops kind of budget for new I’m limited to the smaller wattage heads which perhaps will spend most of its life unused in preference to using the RM800 for all gigs I will give it some thought and maybe park the idea for now.

Yep I guess the desire is to have a second amp Yes I can use the RM800 for everything even home practice My only other amp is an Ampeg BA110 40w combo which naturally wouldn’t be loud enough!

Thanks guys ... some good suggestions Also some good reasons not to get one ! The other benefit is I can have the small head rig as a backup I think based on my budget it could be a new head 200 to 300w so perhaps the RM300 ?

Thanks guys .. yep I’m trying to keep costs down as it’s more than likely going to be my second choice amp out of the house where I’m more likely to take the RM800 So budget I would say £300 approx or less !

Thanks .. I have the RM800 and it’s great 👍