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When I was both rehearsing & gigging on pretty much a weekly basis I’d charge it before each time I was using it.

Would you say you can get nearer to the ABM600 with the GK than the Ashdown RM amp?

I`d ask the guitar chap to check the fret levels as well - might be a raised fret (or two). I had similar on a Precision, just couldn`t get the action down, took it to our very own @gary mac who levelled the frets for me, he found about 2 or 3 that were slightly proud, once sorted I got the action much lower.

A Mars a day helps you work, rest & play - I remember that well, still love them as much as I did as a kid.

Difficult one, going by current chart music people might assume the bass is history but we could look at the chart music of the early 80s and think synths were pushing guitars out of the way. Music seems to go in cycles so another punk/Brit Pop type genre with guitars must be on its way soon.

At a gig I did a couple of weeks back the bassist in the band on after us used an Elf. I only heard the on-stage sound but it was both very loud and very good - was through some form of TC 1x15 cab.

My constant dream & longing is for an ABM Preamp/DI pedal. I wouldn`t bother with Compression or Octaver or VU Meter, but just all of the eq on the ABM600. The OriginAL was nearly there but different eq points meant I couldn`t match the sound. But a Mini ABM would be great too - make it so that two could fit width-ways in a standard rack and it would be an ideal gigging rig and possibly no heavier than a real ABM head. Even if they were too wide for that a bespoke made rack to put them one above another would still work nicely.

Looks great, have to admit I did miss playing Rebellion this year

From recall the earlier cabs - I had a Compact & Midget - weren’t quite as clear sounding as the later cabs - I had a Big Twin 2. Def nearer in sound to the later cabs than to the Retro range tho.

Buy used - the US Professionals go for around £1000 to £1300. US Standards of the immediate range before are a bit less.

No he’s got more stock…..

Cats just know……

Reminds me of a guy I used to work with, Brian. A new couple moved next door to him, and were doing up the house, hammering/drilling etc til well past 11pm. after a bit he knocked on the door and asked them if they would be mindful of the sound & time, he got a mouthful of abuse & threats in response. Now Brian wasn`t scared of anyone, he was ex military and a boxing coach, but he just smiled, left and thought "you`ll get yours". A couple of years later the couple had a baby, whose bedroom was next to Brians house. In the evenings when he got home from work, every hour on the hour he would place a piece of wood onto the adjoining wall and hit it with a hammer until 11pm/midnight. For some reason this woke up the baby who started crying loudly every time. When the man of the house (and chief responder/hurler of previously mentioned abuse & threats) asked him to stop he replied as per the response he had received years before.

Pretty much the first thing I did when I met my new neighbours was to mention that I was a musician and that if my practicing ever got on their nerves to just knock on the door and ask me to stop, and that it wouldn`t offend me at all as I was aware that people might be ill/working shifts/have visitors over etc. Reverse psychology practiced very well indeed methinks as 18 years on and it`s yet to happen 😄

Reminds me of the old saying, hope you don’t mind but we’re having a loud party at the weekend. Which actually means we’re having a loud party at the weekend. But it gives the illusion of manners which in a lot of cases satisfies people.

Sounds very similar in use to the Ashdown Shape control.

Definitely, given the love for the Status graphite necks surely some musical company out there will spot this newly established gap and opportunity.

They’re unlikely to have change so I’d go for £200

Sometimes simplicity is the key. I far prefer my sound with just bass & my ABM600, sadly most gigs I do are provided gear and whilst I could take my amp it’s easier with the Sansamp. Especially for a 30min gig.

I had that at rehearsal on Thursday with my ACS plugs, whenever I smiled (ok not that regular an occurrence) the “seal” was broken and more noise got through. Note to self, remain miserable and protect your hearing.

Yep, the Mexican made ones are perfectly decent instruments but I do find the US ones to be better. Do I think the difference between them is fairly reflected by the pricing, probably not, but I def think they’re better. But at my last gig I used my Mex Precision and at no point did I think it was a poor substitute.

I used my Stingray at rehearsal on Thu, and as much as I love playing it at home in a band setting I just missed the Precision. There’s just something reassuring about how the Precision sits in the mix for me, and I suppose because I’ve been playing them for years my playing dynamics are just so well suited to them.

Tried my ‘Ray with the band at rehearsal on Thu. Sounded good, a fair bit tighter sounding than my Precision, but I just couldn’t relax into it, I’m so ingrained into hearing a Precision sound when I play that it just didn’t seem like me that was playing. I’m def keeping it as I love playing it at home but for band use it will stay as my trusty Precisions.

I wish I could get there Pete, but it just eludes me no matter how I set them (aside from off that is)…..