Rumble Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I'll keep it to the point; I have an Epi UL410 with an Ashdown ABM500. For whatever reason, the Ashdown isn't working in the environment I'm playing in. I want to go back to a SS head, but could do with some advice on which might work best with the Epi:[list=1] [*]GK MB500 [*]GB Shuttle 6.0 [*]MB LM2/3 [/list] There may be others, but these are the ones that I'm thinking about at the mo. Thoughts and opinions welcomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patch006 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 For the price you can get a second hand LM 2/3 for personally I think its a no brainer. Get simple amps that give a great sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]I always used my Thunderfunk with my UL410 but I saw many good reviews of the LM2 paired with this cab. The LM3 is basically the same amp so I'd be thinking in that direction. [/font][/color][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I didn't think the Ashdown worked with the UL410. I would go for a GK MB500 or maybe even MB200 would be ok if its a 4ohm cab. They are great heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm glad that it's not just me thinking that the Ashdown doesn't work with the Epi. It's nice having such a great choice a small heads to go for, but it makes decisions a bit harder to come by! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I have no experience of the Epifani cabs, but the GK MB500 is a great little amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Epifani cabinets tonal goal - huge wide low end, polite mids, airy top (quite clicky). Very modern sheen, as Talkbass points out, they are very popular with US gospel artists. I would choose something that's totally opposite, tone wise, when it comes to an amp head. In this case, something with plenty of mid content to grind if you want it to. You can take it out on the EQ much easier than you can put it in if its lacking somewhat from the tonal profile. Out of those choices, you can't really go wrong. Personally i'd pick up a Shuttle 9.0 from Bass Direct at £550 and have all the headroom/mids you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSCOWBASS Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) GB Shuttle 9 worked well with the UL2 4x10 when I had that cab, as did the Tecamp Puma1000 Edited December 19, 2011 by MOSCOWBASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Markbass and Epifani is a match made in Heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1324301548' post='1472713'] Markbass and Epifani is a match made in Heaven [/quote] +1 to that. I've run a Markbass F500, F1 and LMK head into my UL310 and UL112 cabs and loved it. Also getting good results with a Genz Benz Streamliner 600, tho need to roll the lows off quite a bit to get some punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Managed to bag myself a Markbass F1 so can't wait to give that a go. Just need to shift the Ashdown now! Thanks for the advice and comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1324301548' post='1472713'] Markbass and Epifani is a match made in Heaven [/quote] I would tend to agree with them being a good match.... once you get to grips with some Epi cabs..(thinking 12's here) tendency to wallow a tad..!!! I don't think either are outstanding in their own right ( don't have too much time on the 10" cabs, tbf ) but the match up is greater than the sum parts, which is exactly the right way around, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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