Big, annoying bass issues ($$$$)

[gsgbass]

Either add another 8 ohm cab. Sell, or not use the 8 ohm cab, and get a 4 ohm cab that will do 600 watts as your head puts out to.

Edited June 21, 2014 by gsgbass

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited February 19, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[codhead]

Right guys, I'm back!

Basically, I sent it to a bass tech dude, and the problem was my input: as I had low output pickups (on my jazz), it meant that having my input at half way was really not gonna cut through. The amp itself was displaying the full 600w too. So, before I got a tech 21 Sansamp VT Bass, I had to keep the input on full and only then did I really get the rumble that was needed.

Obviously, my claim about it not sounding big enough when both input/output were on full was clearly not true, it did sound big, but not clear: that was because I had my EQ on stupid settings, making it sound terrible and peaking my cabinet.

Now I have a preamp pedal, however, everything is hunky dory. As the VT bass acts as a limiter too, it means that my drive isn't peaking everywhere, which was one problem at higher volumes.

So now everything works just fine: i sound massive, and I still have spare headroom. I just wish that my cab wasn't so bloody heavy!

Moral of the story: get a preamp if you have an Ashdown MAG (and low output pickups).

Josh

Edited June 29, 2014 by codhead

[Lozz196]

Great you`ve got it all sorted Josh, and those VTs are great aren`t they?

[codhead]

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Great you`ve got it all sorted Josh, and those VTs are great aren`t they?
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TOO RIGHT