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Avoid !! Get a new or secondhand by only a few years as I think that’s the better route

Made to be affordable but I think with the Foundry guitar series they went a little too far. Shame as Laney have some great amps

Hopefully better than the appalling Foundry Series guitar amps Very cheaply built which was a shame as they sounded ok but build quality was shocking

After picking up the excellent MB102Energy cab from a fellow basschatter my LM4 arrived from Thomann ( considerably lower in price to U.K. stores ) Sat it on top of cab and played my PBass through it 1: Wow this is a loud amp considering I’m going into a single 8ohm cab 2: Quiet ( I’ve read noisy fan complaints but this 2025 model is very quiet. 3: EQ is excellent and the 4 band works very well. 4: Mute Function 5: Selector for flat or scooped EQ works well, footswitchable too 6: Old School control rolls off the top end and makes it sound more like an old Ashdown amp warm and slightly woolly ! 7: Light ( preferred the LM4 as it’s a metal case, 58R is plastic ) 8: Sound is very good, clear punchy and makes a good match with a PBass Very pleased with this rig and not out of place at home or jam sessions, rehearsals and gigs I used a rubber mat under the amp ( light heads I normally do ) and stops feet indentation marks in the fur covering !

I bloody hope so ! It’s my only bass now and it fits my needs perfectly

Yep I found the SVT 3 Pro under powered The PF800 under powered too for what should be an 800w amp

Thank you

Yep anything that’s class D powered from Ampeg has been bad news However their SVT CL and V4B are still great amps even though they are huge and very heavy. I think Ampeg for the rest of the market must be seeing falling sales as they are a long way behind Ashdown, Peavey, MarkBass, Genzler, Eich, Orange, Laney, Aguilar, pretty much anyone who makes a decent bass amp

I must admit I don’t care for the look of the Venture amps I think as a new design they could of come up with a nicer and less wide design

The SVT212AV is a perfect match for the V4B amp Really sound good together

I’ve owned both amps and both played through the SVT212AV cab CTM100 was nice but took took a bit of fiddling getting the EQ right The Ampeg V4B was better, fitted the cab better, sounded more valve like and easy EQ to get a good sound In my last rock band ( loud ) it was running around 1/2 volume so had more to give but after it warmed up and was pushing a decent volume the sound was the best. CTM 100 nice but V4B awesome and clearly a better amp I feel

Great tone and use of a pick with a PBass 🎸🤟

Yes they are similar sounding amps

EICH T900 !

I recall I used the contour control to make it less modern sounding. The thing is compared to the ABM600 which has a very warm slightly woolly tone anything else seems too bright at times ! The clarity you are now hearing helps a lot in a band situation

I had the Magellan 800 head and it’s an awesome amp for sure Build quality, quiet fan, EQ that works and mine had drive too but I rarely used it. This and the Eich T900 were amongst my favourite amps for allowing your bass to sound like your bass !

In my time I’ve owned and gigged an Ampeg SVT-CL ( very nice ) Ampeg V4 ( very nice ) Ashdown CTM 100 ( nice but odd EQ ) My last gigging amp ( same rock kind of bands ) were Eich T900 and it was as good sounding and a lot more practical of course. In the band mix I didn’t really hear enough difference to warrant a valve amp but they feel different to play for sure especially when cranked a bit. Other issue is selling them later as it’s a limited market and heavy as hell for shipping !

I think into a 4ohm cab they sound incredible and loud enough for a loud band, A word of warning as being so light they can easily move on top of a cab. Put a rubber mat down on top of cab to save pulling it off or amp walk

I don’t think they are flying off the shelf for some reason but if they at least sound as good as a PF500/PF800 etc without the shutdown issues then they will be great amps Since Yamaha purchased them I don’t see a lot of groundbreaking designs and the Venture cabs are so over priced

Around 20yrs ago I spoke with Mr Schroeder ( Joerg ?? ) in the USA and he built me a Bass cab ( cannot remember the model ) and at the time i was gigging with either Ashdown or Ampeg amps It was a very different design with the way two speakers were mounted in the cabinet but it sounded huge for its size. I ended up selling it and using an SVT 610 and SVT-CL amp for the most of the time I think he did well in the USA but not much in Europe as it never made it to the more popular stores

There’s singing and playing and then there’s entertaining and it’s the latter is the must have skill for a frontperson

Year started playing: 1978 Number of basses: 1 ( PBass ) Music theory: 5 Technique: 5 Groove 7 Personally I put more emphasis in fitting my sound to the band / song and less theory and scales etc I think listening is as important as playing IE when not to play !

My MB58R 102 Energy arrived and my first reaction was wow how light it is one hand lift of a 2x10 cabinet is possible ! Its nicely built and more robust than I thought ( some reviews say it’s not tough enough but I disagree it’s robust if you take care of your gear ) Looks very smart too and I like the size of it, narrow, very deep and tall enough. 400w RMS rated which is good for a single cab Patiently waiting for my amp to arrive before I can try it out

Just purchased a MarkBass MB58R 102 Energy cab from GILLY What a decent guy to deal with, transaction was prompt and great ch communication throughout. Cab arrived exactly as described and he added a free Speakon lead too. Highly recommended Basschatter