Merton

If you need volume more drivers is better than going for a single 4 ohm cab “to get the maximum from the head”.

So as @Dan Dare says, several smaller, lighter weight boxes. A small 500-800W head, two small, lightweight cabs.

You can then take one or both cabs as the mood/situation dictates.

Just played at two of the annual Great Ormond Street Christmas parties.

Met Lewis Hamilton’s W14 and, far more excitingly, Emma Bunton.

The actual playing bit? Can’t remember. I met Emma Bunton 🥰

Having only bought one thing throughout the year (and then having sold it after using it for the one gig I needed it) I felt I was sort of still an honorary members of the gear abstinence challenge.

No longer.

This preowned Super Twin arrived today from Bass Direct. Oops. Time will tell if it’s a wise purchase or not…

34 minutes ago, eude said:

Ah, fair enough dude.

I've got two of them, I'm suffering from that "Grass is always greener" syndrome I think!

Ask @Quilly - he has a Two10 and had an Elf 1x10 until recently…

42 minutes ago, la bam said:

Laney Digbeth.

 

The most convincing tube sound out there. It also plays like a tube amp, the more you dig in the more valve like it reacts. 

Stop saying this please, you’re not helping my GAS 😂

1 hour ago, ricksterphil said:

 

Nothin wrong with a Cowboy hat imo

 

 

I concur!
 

7 minutes ago, Skybone said:

As far as I can gather, "Class D" refers to the power amp rather than the preamp. So completely agree with @Merton.

 

No doubt someone will be along with a more in depth explanation of why I'm wrong.

You’re right.Class D is the power amp design; traditional solid state and valve heads tend to use class AB power amp topology.

Class D is more often than not linked with an SMPS (switch mode power supply) as opposed to the traditional power supply found in valve and class AB heads, and that’s actually where most of the weight saving comes from 🤓

12 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

They do sound very tubey but there's a reason for that!

 

Does a tube preamp with Class D amp count as Class D? 

Ok I’ll bite - yes 🤓

Uh oh. Been thinking about one of these for a while. Lacking in funds may be my saviour/downfall (delete as applicable)

8 hours ago, Merton said:

Happy February present to someone else…? 😜

Sorry @AndyTravis, that was mean 😘

5 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Happy Christmas to me…

Happy February present to someone else…? 😜

I’ve not bought anything except a Backbeat v1. I sold it a couple of months later as decided I didn’t need it.

So it was my best and worst 😄

@stevie’s LFSys cabs are exceptional. The Monaco especially so, though I appreciate that isn’t what was mentioned here. Would love to try one on a gig!

Note they are very different in concept to the Barefaced x10 range

14 minutes ago, Bass pig said:

Is the barefaced a 8 or 4 ohm cab? 

The original post (now edited out) said 4 ohm

I have one and it’s very easy to use. I barely use it though, and was thinking of selling… 

1 hour ago, asingardenof said:

I use mine with a Barefaced Two10 (which they suggest is the equivalent of a "good" 4x10) in a band with drums, guitar and keys, and I've never got the volume knob past halfway, so I reckon you'd be fine.

Likewise! Often get told to turn down tbh.

And as @BassAdder60 said, the “big” Elf (TE1200) is 4 Ohm min as well, but Peavey did say they were testing its stability at 2 ohms…

27 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Nice. Sounded great.

Both bassists and all basses sounded great but that Blitz was my favourite. Immense tone!

It was a great gig!

I was explaining to someone about Doug’s Trace cabs as they weren’t sure what they were - had to stop myself going into full geek mode 🤣

I thought both bands were great, though from where we were Gary Cherone did seem to be struggling to pitch a fair bit, always felt flat.

But the energy levels and musicianship on display… wow. I think MiniMert was suitably impressed, his head was bobbing up and down throughout 😎

Great to see @cetera briefly as we’re were looking at the (tiny!) merch stand 🙂

I love this so much. Alas no funds nor suitable trade options!

Played through @WalMan’s one of these at the recent SE Bass bash. Lovely thing - the clean and dirt channels especially gorgeous. GLWTS

You just have to use your ears I’m afraid. I discovered early on that getting the gain set right really made a difference to the compressor, and you can crank it a hell of a lot more than you may expect. I tend to err on the side of caution and keep it around 11-12 o’clock because I tend to run an HX Effects in front of it, with some overdrive, so don’t want to mistake amp/cab distortion for something I actually want there at war volume.

Of you’ve got an Elf, I expect it has a similar gain structure to that as I can run that input gain very high before clipping, and feel I get similar results with the TE1200

Oh my 😍

MiniMert has a Jet Tele guitar, he loves it. As do I tbh; he tried Squiers, Epiphones and Jet options at GAK and went for the Jet. The neck is sublime, for a guitar worth £159 it’s amazing!

New strings!

And great username 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻

Ah man, every time this comes up… don’t need it, have no room for it, but… gah 😄