Lozz196

Sadly - or luckily - none in existence that I’m aware of. Not sure camera lenses were that robust back then 🤣

I’ve just been to a mates birthday party and was chatting to one of the other guests who took up guitar last year. Probably in his 40s.

It’s a very good tip, I found this out by accident some years back after getting a truly great on stage sound at soundcheck, solid lows, the right amount of bite on top end. Went out front to check vocals levels and all I heard was boomy mush.

Think we’ve all been in a band with that guitarist……

If it wasn’t that I know that’s not me I would have sworn it was, looked exactly like that around ‘86

Same with me, part & parcel of it but they were def my least favoured aspects of my last band.

The only songs I never really liked much when I was in covers bands were songs that the audience seemed to love so I kept quiet as 1 or 2 songs from 40 odd didn’t seem too bad.

At £2.42 it would be a bargain, not so sure about £242, bit steep????

I had one of those. Lived in a 2nd floor flat (no lift) and had a car with a boot rather than hatchback. Luckily I was mid 30s, would never be able to do that now. Was worth the struggle for the sound though, great cabs.

I found that getting a middy, slightly “scratchy” sound on stage equated to a really good fit in the mix sound out front. Not by being clever mind, was a complete fluke.

Think this thread is gonna be full of Ashdown love.

Set a similar patch just with the volume level on the compressor higher?

Why not give Ashdown a call and ask their opinion on changing one of the 210s to a 115 from the same range? That might be a solution and getting advice from the manufacturer would be preferable as I’m sure they’d advise if the two wouldn’t work together.

Or “if you can pick it up it must be a fake”

Very interested in hearing your thoughts on this

I needed that fresh new steel rounds sound in my last band, whereas currently the slightly worn in sound of Elixir steels suits what I’m doing. I’ve never had the coating flake off and I’m a pick user (and can get a bit carried away at times).

Mine too, sadly I never had the matching VBA amp head but did pair it with a Marshall DBS7400, sounded awesome. I look back to those days fondly but there’s no way I could shift a cab like that now.

I saw an interview where he apparently said at his wedding that he was only there as Pino was busy.

I preferred the US, just seemed to have better definition to the sound.

That’ll be me out then. 2 gigging amp heads & 2 practice amps.

I’ve just bought a used Zoom MS60B multi effects unit. I only bought it for tuner & compression in the hope it would be ok, but having used it with my band last night I was blown away by just how good the 160 Comp (simulation of the DB160A) was. I’ve had some pretty decent compressors but this is the first one that I’ve really liked - prob as it was preset rather than me with no clue trying to set up a stand-alone pedal! The cheaper (and apparently easier to use) Zoom B1 Four has the same compressors on it. At around £60 it’s got to be worth a try, and given it’s a multi fx pedal as well as tuner could make life easier too.

Cheers Baz, I might well get one of those, seems a lot easier to use than the MS60B, a bit like the old B3 in that respect. I’ll def be keeping the MS60B though, I’m just knocked out by how much I love that 160 compressor on it.

Back on topic for me, I tried out my newly acquired Zoom MS60B last night and am very impressed for a multi-FX unit. Ok I only used compression, and although I’d set one up I vetoed that in respect of the 160 Comp, their simulation of the much respected DB160A. Aside from bringing the level down I kept at stock settings and it was excellent. Given I only bought it for tuner & compression safe to say I’m very pleased. I’m sure there are pedal compressors that to a trained ear are better but this one just worked for me. I don’t understand compression enough to try and alter/improve the settings, which for me are just spot on.