Merton

I am very very interested in these Pro Neo cabs, the 210 and 112 in particular. Very keen to hear how they get on at volume, whenever you get a chance in around2023...

Good question - I'm aware that it's inherently sticky (and annoying as hell!!); this stickiness is one of the reasons it can't go through the automated machines but there must be more to it that just that. It was DPD who told one of our distributors this, and the distributor keeps using it as a reason for us to wrap EVERYTHING in black plastic just in case...

Great end to this story, and great packaging! Where I work, we've been told in the past the black plastic wrapping is disliked because it means the package cannot go through automatic conveyors etc so has to be 100% manually handled through depots and sorting centrees etc. We therefore always use it for certain products because it stops the ~1.5m drop which some automated centres seem to have at certain points in their handling process!

Not from me, all my fart gags stink.

The only decent Black Friday deal I've found this year was Laithwaites. 6 bottles of red and two wine tumblers delivered for less than £40, normal price £90 Of course buying that meant I had to get a similar deal on 6 bottles of white for the boss, so we now have 4 wine tumblers we don't need

Similar to the CD/mp3 vs Vinyl argument I guess. (As already mentioned on this thread IIRC!) I am certainly not against modelling etc but for my basic needs I just don't need it, a basic pedalboard and amp/cab set up works. That may all change as the live music scene re-finds its feet and I decide I'm too old and stinky poo to keep doing half of what I do, but even then I'm not sure I'll ever go fully digital. We'll see. I can certainly see its benefits!

I wanted an amp

There will be eventually, I’ve been talking to Alex about it earlier this year. And as @Pea Turgh has said Alex alluded to it on the other thread

Here we go: https://barefacedaudio.com/products/machinist?variant=32901578686549

Naked or black are now my preferences

My order of preference is black / tort / white. Can we have a naked picture too? (Of the Bass, sans scratch plate...... you know what I mean 😳)

With respect to the Barefaced 210 idea this may help - there are other videos with other basses in their YT page: Two 210s will keep up with everything, you may find with the right amp that you only need one. They are superb cabs. A few years ago I AB’d one with an Ashdown 2x12 which I owned and the low volume tone from both was near identical, but the 210 just kept going louder long after the Ashdown ran out of excursion. I used to gig that Ashdown with a pair of guitarists using a Marshall Mode 4 with 4x12 and an Engl somthingy with 2x12. And a loud drummer. If the Ashdown could keep up, the Barefaced definitely can.

Baby Shark

The LH500 is identical to the LH1000, the only difference is the 500 has one power amp and the 1000 has two

I had an LH500 for a while probably 10 years ago, it was a superb amp. Simple, effective, loud.

Was that one of the B-Stock ones from Polar Audio which I'd been eyeing on ebay? I too am intrigued by these even though I don't need any more amps and love my Class D RM800!

Yes. Give me the Six10 and then rue the day you met me 😆

Not the new "Pro Neo" range: https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/cabinets/products/abm-210h-evo-iv-pro-neo (1x15 and 1x12 also available)

I find both the ABM Pro NEO 210 and 112 cabs intriguing. Very tempting for the millions of gigs I’m doing 😂

I actually really like the notched volume pot but my RM800 EVO doesn’t have it booo. I have to say the black fascia/silver cover looks very very classy

I love my Little Bastard too, great amps!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFzd8aLHWhz/?igshid=jnt474t1evtf I’m being lazy but this video will demonstrate