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The only amp on the list I’m familiar with is the Ampeg, and if you like Ampeg tone the BA amps won’t leave you disappointed.

Nice review, I’ve been looking at these as my entree to the fiver world.

I loved that on the tills, if you ordered a pint of Fosters it came up on the readout as Kangaroo Pi55.

I know where you’re coming from, I soooo want the RM800 but when I look at where I have the volume control on the RM500 (about 9 o’clock, 10 o’clock max) I hit the point of realisation, I have absolutely no need for a more powerful amp. Still want one tho!

That’s rotten news, loved the gigs at The Billy.

Look online for some chord charts for which you can send him the link. Then have a think about which chords are easiest for a beginner to master, then choose a song that used those chords. I used Songbird by Oasis as the first song I taught a friend years ago, followed by Bad Moon Rising by Credence.

Guys, you’re all ignoring the 11th Commandment: Don’t hassle the Hoff.

Good call re Barefaced, I had the Retro 410 & 210 for a while and for Deep Purple type material they would be great.

I started using them as the band I was in did a lot of gigs with provided backlines, and the two I liked best were Ampeg & Ashdown, just that big beefy feel to the sound. Ashdown tipped it both on the weight of the gear, plus being UK based easy to sort any problems should they occur (they didn’t).

Ashdown ABM600 at 13kg? The ABM600 has a preamp valve so not clean/clinical unless used without the valve drive. If wanting to stay with the same brand with cabs Ashdown have just brought out NEO versions of their ABM cabs, two 210s or a 210 & 115 and you’d have a pretty decent stack capable of handling all but the biggest stages - and at that point you’d have monitors anyway. The NEO cabs are about 17kgs I believe, so the whole rig would be 47kgs in three separate pieces.

Not had the Orange, have had the Ashdown and paired with the RM500 it sounded very nice. Being an Ashdown fan as well I’d check the RM112 out first.

Seeing as the one thing that would really bug me if I let it can’t be controlled, tuners at different angles to each other, everything else just slips by.

I find that if the bass line isn’t straight root notes and if I have the tab then rather than trying to learn the whole song at once isolating four bars and mastering those, then repeating til I’ve got the whole song works. But I do agree with the posts above, knowing the chords and knowing the song really helps.

That is a beauty

Uber cool!

They do make things easier, though - and I’ve learned this to my cost - never buy one with more slots than you have instruments, you only end up buying more to fill them up.

Great review

I think Baloney hit it nicely on his thread, nickel rounds - with eq can do a good approximation of either flats or steel rounds. The expensive but long lasting option for me is Elixirs, or the less costly Ernie Ball Super Slinky, both incredibly comfortable to play. Being a Precision I’d look at 45-100 gauge. Given the pickup placement the G&D to me benefit from having a slightly smaller E&A, balances it out a bit otherwise the G&D can sound a bit twangy in comparison.

There’s one up for grabs on here at moment (not me selling it btw)

Great news, I’ll bet Ollie is very happy

I’m pretty much the same but with the Para Driver, Dave, no matter what I try I just keep coming back to it.

I think I’m pretty much set at present, at some point I might look at getting a 5 string bass but that’s only if the band I’m currently in start doing songs where a fiver makes more sense.

Horses for courses really, imo all of Tech21s gear is great, it’s just a case of establishing which fits best for the individual. In my case, as in my last band I needed a twangy overdrive sound I found that their Para Driver, which has sweepable adjustable mids was the right one for me. I suppose the first thing is, when you used the Bass Driver could you get what you wanted from it? If so then stick with it, however if there was anything you wanted that it couldn’t do then research their whole range, they’re bound to have something that suits.

Hopefully Bill, Phil or Stevie will assist on this, as they have great technical knowledge, but if they fit I really like Eminence Betas. Horses for courses, there may be/probably are better speakers out there but I just really like the sound of them.