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Dam I would of purchased that !! The cab I mean

Sell the SVT !!! I had one and they are lovely albeit very heavy

Even my brand new ABM600 EVO IV which I recall was nearly £700 I had to swop the preamp tube as it was crackly. I popped a new JJ ECC83 and it’s perfect.

I had the RM800 EVO 2 and it was a fine amp Apparently ( mine never did from new ) if you have too much input gain the needle goes hard over to the right as expected but the light change to Red ! I could never make this happen even with everything maxed so I suspect mine didn’t work as designed They are very close to the ABM heads in tone and with the right speakers sound wonderful I found mine sounded fuller with ported cabs ( the standard compact series etc )

The old TE cabs had plastic vent bungs that allowed you to block the ports

I would try the CTM100 but after trying the Ampeg V4 I don’t think 100w is loud enough for me Ideally I need a good 200w clean tube sound The CTM300 is a crazy high price so that’s not going to happen either ! A full tube amp is a wonderful thing but you really have to love it as they are so heavy and need regular servicing etc

I agree .. although my PBass sounds pretty dam sweet too. Normally with an outside event like this we would use the organisers PA rig with everything miked up. As it was a charity event we had to use our own PA 1000w per side rig but we don’t mic up the full kit or DI the bass etc. The Ashdown rig sounded great and carried well into the field and the mix wasn’t too bad ( heavy hitting drummer ) The Ray34 was a nice match and everything just worked No worries from booming rooms or windows rattling !!

Played an outside event yesterday with my ABM600 and two 210H cabs No PA support needed and it sounded fantastic ( volume up to 12 o clock ) loudest I’ve ever had it !! The sound on stage was superb

Not how I play them !! I prefer a clatter free sound as it suits the fast rock I play at times

Putting 50-105 on my Ray34 has transformed the bass to a more balanced sound across all four strings No more weak G/ D strings Thanks to Lozz for the suggestion

Pop to your local bass / guitar store They often throw away old amp boxes etc

This only works if you have perfect frets and no high spots

Learning how to adjust the bass regarding intonation, string height, pickup height, neck bow ( truss rod ) etc is a valuable skill to get a poor or mediocre instrument play nicely to how you wish it to be. I learnt many years ago as a guitarist and everything from fitting strings correctly to action is a very important thing to learn. My test on my bass is if I can play Iron Maiden gallops finger style on the E and A strings without clatter etc I’m set where I like it !!

+1 for dials

Easy bias adjustment would be a welcome feature

I can strongly recommend them although they are a tad hard to find in stock. I ordered some off Amazon ! They seem to remove some of pick click and give a satisfying tone Nicer than many other picks I’ve tried

Recently discovered these Clayton Black Raven picks Sound and play very nicely and give a great sound

The Fender deluxe ones are really nice and sensible price

My normal ABM600 input level is set at 3oclock for my PBass and EQ settings on the amp ( nothing extreme) The Ray34 with a little bass boost etc was needing the ABM600 input increased which surprised me. If I max the EQ on the Ray I can pound it into the Red on the VU as expected

PMT will probably only send it back to the manufacturer I had an issue with my Orange LBT and PMT sent it Orange. In its return shipment it got damaged !! PMT gave me a new head which I then sold !