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[quote name='waldemar' post='955411' date='Sep 13 2010, 09:24 PM']Hi all. Gas-ing for a new smallish combo. Around the 100W mark. Anything up to £300. I can't ever see me using it in anything other than a practice room or pub, and the last large combo I had (Laney DP15010) was plenty enough for what I was using it for. Of course, I'll try before I buy, but in your expert (or otherwise ) opinions, which stands out from the following 3 options? What's going to please/annoy me? For example - I really like the Ampeg for it's looks and brand reputation, but I've read that it's hissy... Ampeg BA115 [url="http://www.ampeg.com/products/bassamp/ba115/index.html"]http://www.ampeg.com/products/bassamp/ba115/index.html[/url] Hartke A100 [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1672&brandID=3"]http://www.samsontech.com/products/product...2&brandID=3[/url] Ashdown EB 12-180 EVO II [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?section=eb&ID=102"]http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.as...n=eb&ID=102[/url] I'm after a clean round (warm?) sound in general, but occasionally push the treble up a bit. My bass is an '83 Japanese re-issue of a '57 P-bass, fitted with Lollar pups. Musical genre is mainly blues/alt-folk/rock. Thanks for any advice you can give me! Cheers![/quote] Hi Check this out if you're in the market for an excellent, light combo: [url="http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_mbCombos.html"]http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_mbCombos.html[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=666042"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=666042[/url] GK make fantastic sounding amps and these sound like they'd kick for even large(ish) pubs/clubs. I personally favour the MB112 (I mostly do jazz gigs but in noisy venues) and am in the market for one....once they make it to the UK. I checked one out while OS a few weeks ago....very impressed! At the moment, I believe the Bass Gallery in London may be able to do these as a special order. Ampeg - killer amps but a tad on the heavy side for a combo. Ashdown - ditto, but even heavier. Hartke - can't really comment from experience but a few (knowledgeable) dudes I know who've owned them have not been that impressed with their combos, compared to Ampeg, Ashdown, EBS etc. Best thing about the GK is the price - around £200 for a 200W combo - bargain!! Hope this is of some help.... Cheers, Chris

Hi all, Looking around for a phaser at the moment to add to my board. I've been considering the following and would be grateful for any advice, particularly from current users: EBS DPhaser - new release and this is on the list mainly because its a dedicated bass pedal (also, I love EBS pedals and currently have five, a Multicomp, Octabass, Dynaverb, Bass IQ and Unichorus); Subdecay Baby Quasar - great samples on the website, looks cool and if the Subdecay Prometheus is anything to go by its probably worth a look; Retro-Sonic Phaser - great sounding samples, cool looks, nice and compact; Red Witch Moon Phaser - again, great sounding samples and supposedly different from most phasers since it can be blended with a tremolo effect. So, any views?? Also, I know I've not mentioned one that a lot of people rave about - MXR Phase 90 - so any advice on MXR Phasers and alternative suggestions would be welcome. Cheers and looking forward to your sagely views!! Chris

Hey all, Has anybody out there ever run a Sadowsky preamp directly into a powered cabinet, such as a Bergantino 1x12 + tweeter? If so, how did you get on? Was the output from the preamp powerful enough to drive the cabinet at loud (ish) stage volumes? Cheers

[quote name='Marcus' post='533322' date='Jul 5 2009, 09:09 PM']Ever noticed you don't get many up for sale ? Great to add some modern active sounds to a passive Fender for example....... but for me it's the quality of the DI that really shines[/quote] My old & new passive J-basses sound awesome through this preamp....would never sell it! Also, IMHO, it leaves the Sansamp for dead tonewise. The only other preamp that is comparable in terms of sound quality and simplicity (at least out of those I've tested) is the Aguilar Tone Hammer - also quite expensive but probably worth the ££. Cheers

[quote name='1976fenderhead' post='524815' date='Jun 26 2009, 01:19 PM']Thanks for the info! You may have just swayed me to the Diago :-)[/quote] Hey FH, A couple of quick clarifiers to help you make your decision: Before trying out either the Diago adaptor or GigRig VB, I was powering up the Mutron pedal with an 18V Jim Dunlop pedal rated at 150 mA output. This did a great job. After discussion with the people at GigRig, I ordered a modified VB (modded to 18V isolated) on the understanding that it was supposed to provide up to 150 mA of power. However, the VB has shown that it doesn't provide sufficient power to the Mutron, resulting in a poor signal, thin tone etc. I also ordered an 18V adaptor from Diago from their online store, similar to the one you've mentioned. This does an excellent job in providing power to the Mutron, letting it pump out the fat, greasy sound its supposed to. Also, at the time I bought it, I was advised by James at Diago (a friendly and helpful guy) that while the adaptor would provide up to 30 mA of power, this should be enough to power up the pedal. I guess he was right, which also makes me believe the VB could be seriously underpowered for its rating. Hope this helps. Cheers