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  1. Merton
    Valve amps don’t do min load like solid state amps, they prefer lower rather than higher impedances. I’d avoid the word “min” basically. 🤓 For me the 4 ohm tap would have two parallel jack/speakons, with a box saying “1x4 ohm or 2x 8 ohm” and the 8 ohm likewise but “1x 8 ohm or 2x 16 ohm” 🙂
  2. Merton
    I can’t see there being an issue with providing two, but it needs to be idiot proof ideally. And that’s where the idea may fall down for the general population
  3. Merton
    Thanks Martin! Bang on for me 😎 Personally I don’t use s/r or pre-amp outs but I may be in the minority 🙂
  4. Merton
    Yep, this ☝🏻 Also consider two 8 ohm cabs actually present a 4 ohm load (when conventionally wired in parallel) so you need to use the 4 ohm tap from the output transformer, not two 8 ohm taps…
  5. Merton
    Cool. Fender tonestack is out then. Can totally understand why
  6. Merton
    Not in my original idea no but I think this has some way to run before we nail a firm spec for all of it!
  7. Merton
    Hadn’t specified that far yet but I am partial to that particular set up
  8. Merton
    Definitely dials - my original suggestion to Martin was a simple 3 band BMT EQ
  9. Merton
    I agree @stewblack - I happily gigged a 100W Ashdown valve head many times, hence that’s where I’ve aimed my desires on this one. For me it hits the right balance between power, size, ability to drive the power amp etc.
  10. Merton
    Thanks for joining the discussion here too! I am very excited by this “little” project 😃
  11. Merton
    Woof! That is gorgeous
  12. Merton
    It gets very, very gnarly. Sounds ok in the mix but loses the bottom end a bit, and sounds pretty angry on its own… hence wanting a 100W option!
  13. Merton
    It most definitely is. The neighbours may not agree..
  14. Merton
    Yes
  15. Merton
    That’s exactly what I’ve based this whole 40cm max width on
  16. Merton
    @dmccombe7 not sure if you’re aware of the “new” Ashdown Little Bastard - this will be closer to what Martin is aiming for however he wants to make it his own: https://ashdownmusic.com/products/lb-30-2-n We’re also aiming for 40cm wide as that’s what the original Little Bastard was, and it is the max I want to go for to suit my Barefaced cabs
  17. Merton
    I concur
  18. Merton
    Yeah I was thinking of you when he said he'd get local bassists to try the prototype! That would be ace if you could
  19. Merton
    Update: 1. Will probably aim for adding a bias selector so users can choose KT88 or 6550 for ~100W or EL34 for ~60-70W 2. Preamp will be designed with a Gain control to create drive 3. Power amp Martin says he likes to design as clean as possible but “100W is 100W” which makes sense 4. Chassis more likely to be like the new Ashdown LB30-2 than the Orange Terror; Martin says he wants a fresh, original look that’s different to anything else 5. Nothing will really happen until August or September but when he can he will prototype something and get some local bassists to trial it so as to get design feedback before we go any further. I’ll keep this updated as things progress
  20. Merton
    We haven’t really got that far but we can certainly try to specify it to be cleaner for longer. I’d prefer that too, as it seems would @BassAdder27
  21. Merton
    I guess so - again we’ve barely got into details yet but I think Martin is keen to do something here so we’ll need to thrash out a spec sooner or later…
  22. Merton
    I only suggested KT88s because you only need two for 100W. AIUI it would need a quad of EL34s? Therefore more more real estate etc… tbh the details like this still need to be thrashed out!
  23. Merton
    Thought I’d start a fresh topic for this to save cluttering up the “Taste for tube amps” thread… It seems there’s a taste for a 100W valve head but Handbox are struggling to get their cases made, PureTone and Rheingold are very expensive, and Traynor are nigh-on impossible to get hold of in the UK. So I started speaking to Martin at Stoneham and he’s up for making a small-footprint amp, similar in size to the Ashdown Little Bastard, using 2x KT88s in the power amp most likely. He is thinking of making an all metal chassis instead of a wooden sleeve, as this will be quicker and easier, and also keeps the size down. I for one am very keen on this; I know @ikay @Clarky and @spyder have expressed a possible interest too. Anyone else fancy being involved in a cool little UK project? No commitment required yet, just registering interest
  24. Merton
    I got a new short scale yesterday, in the ACG flavour. It seems my son has decided to steal it from me already 😫
  25. Merton
    Just to open this up to everyone- Stoneham are interested in making a small-footprint 100W bass valve head. I’ve spoken to a few people today and am gauging interest - it might be that the economies of (small) scale production may assist. May not of course, I might be taking bollocks! FWIW I’m thinking Ashdown Little Bastard size and features but 100W - likely 2x KT88s.
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