Kev

Consider the Darkglass M900 or Mesa Subway and you will be able to add a 4ohm later too

Looks to be a cool gig, we're on early doors (Barbikan) but should be staying for the duration. All for charity too! Time to get festive! [url="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14707990_1156170434472738_2669571214832584088_o.jpg"][/url]

[quote name='nash' timestamp='1476776989' post='3157056'] Nice solid clean and a fairly dirty vintage dirt. TBH I'll probably get the ultra this year coming up. [/quote] It will certainly give you a lot more than the Ampeg. The EQ section is superb, and the pedal is much more flexible that its more metallic B7K brother. Costs a good chunk more, but the Darkglass gear is worth it.

Looked at this again, I really can't believe how much he is asking for this. Its a mess. But it has a laser, so thats okay.

If it does come Warwick/Leamington way I could be interested in ABing it with the M900, see how much extra 'heft' it has for its weight

I did mention earlier in this thread it was very ambitious of Andertons to have such an early delivery date as Doug had already said to me they were completely backlogged until the end of November, so that date certainly makes sense. BD haven't had their first stock yet AFAIK, so Id try them

Expensive for a BO Thumb. Id wait for a NT if I were you, or a cheaper BO

What tone are you looking for?

Darkglass are releasing cases in a month or so, worth hanging on for now

A couple of beauties in Bass Direct when I popped over earlier today

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1476467307' post='3154651'] Careful Kev, you're seriously paraphrasing there. Kevin prefers the Ashdown but nowhere did he say that it equalled or outperformed for volume/loudness/dispersion etc. Also really worth bearing in mind Kevin's modded the cab so the standard RM isn't what's being compared here [/quote] That's fair enough, I was perhaps wrongly assuming he/sound engineers didn't choose the weaker performer. It could well be more about value for money. And I'm aware it's not the standard spec, but the price Ashdown quote for the upgrade is still a fair whack cheaper.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1476436665' post='3154236'] Well I've now done several gigs with the Ashdown RM 12 with the Sica 700w driver fitted , Word of warning these speakers are not a straight exchange if you are thinking of doing it yourself , The hole needs another 3.5 mm routed out .Ashdown can do this for you & this version works out at about £380 . As I said before I've only done this because I have the ABM1000 . I took the Barefaced to both gigs & swapped the cabs mid set & Had two professional sound engineer friends at both gigs to give me feed back . Conclusion was quite simple for me I'll be selling two Barefaced super compacts in great condition with roqsolid covers . [/quote] Blimey, food for thought indeed! Seems like a superb cab on that basis! The thing that really interests me (and I'm truly not baiting BF owners intentionally here) is that these equal the Barefaced cabs for volume/loudness/dispersion or however you wish to phrase it. Of course, tone is subjective and others may prefer one over the other for that, but it's very interesting indeed that these equal or perhaps even outperform the Barefaced cabs/drivers in a real world setting, given how they claim they perform compared to similar speaker cabinets. How have Ashdown achieved this?

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1476454830' post='3154496'] Right chaps.... Anyone know of a good bag that will fit it properly? [/quote] I'm interested in this too!

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1476394067' post='3154019'] Good luck to them! Absolutely nothing wrong with charging - they're a shop, that's what they are there for [/quote] Out of interest, why do you feel there is absolutely nothing wrong with charging? The box technically belongs to the person who purchased the item it came in. Why should a shop be allowed to sell a product twice? To me, that is absolutely wrong, no nothing about it. You really can't get anything for free these days

[quote name='markorbit' timestamp='1476393280' post='3153999'] Can you get these things smooth, velvety and furry like a B15 at optimum volume or are they always 'metalised' when you engage the microtubes? Darkglass seem to attract aggressive players who want a sound with attitude on most videos I see. [/quote] Thats the problem, Microtubes circuits have a reputation of just being for aggressive sounds and styles. Reality is, even the B*K circuit can sound warm and gritty if you use it right. The Vintage circuit though, it was primarily designed to get tones like you describe, but again people tend to demo its more aggressive nature.

Oh, and no issues with mine out the box at all. Knobs all good e.t.c.

Wow. 45 minutes in and this unit is blowing me away. Neighbours are out as well so a bit of volume was possible through the Berg too. Funny that the initial thing that impressed me out of the box for me was the foot switch! I was expecting quite a light metal box due to the size, but its got a good bit of weight to it! Very solid indeed. The amp looks stunning, and again has a bit more weight than I expected. It oozes quality in a way I haven't really experienced in a bass head before. An Apple computer perhaps, but not bass gear It sounds so MASSIVE (I will not use that H word), its really difficult to explain why. The EQ is superb, this will be the first amp I won't run flat in quite a while. The flat sound of this head couldn't be further from the stereotypical Darkglass sound, very clean and surprisingly warm. However, with a bit of mids manipulation it sounds absolutely killer, punchier than anything but still crystal clear. The gain knob has fantastic range to it, none of this horrible overdriven preamp sound you get with a lot of solid state units, it just seems to break up nicely..up to a point . The Microtubes engine is as I expected, fan-bloody-tastic, but the Tone knob is a very cool addition. The circuits differ from the pedals in that they lack the Attack and Grunt switches, the tone knob mainly deals with the Attack, purely off my interpretation of it I would guess the Grunt is hardwired to the Fat setting on the pedals, but it could be Raw. The head that has made way for this, Tecamp Puma, was superb but this has something else going on that I cannot wait to explore at proper volume. And I have to wait until Monday before I can rehearse with the band

[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1476371805' post='3153747'] cant wait for some reviews to come in, im particularly interested to hear how it sounds with the Barbikan stuff Kev as thats pretty close to what we do. [/quote] Ill let you know, rehearsal on Monday but no gig until December! [quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1476372189' post='3153750'] So is the head actually 900w I thought with its 20% thd rating the clean output would be considerably less??? [/quote] It seems very likely this is a typing mistake in the manual, I can't see how a THD rating could be so high. One of a few I'v noticed in the manual (the Power Amp In of course does [i]not[/i] disable the Master Volume).

Have to say, these Retro Barefaced cabs are finished to a much higher quality than I have seen from them before from the looks of things. Those speakers appear to be rated rather low for power handling, are they coping with the DG output well? I'd like to try them out

I'll check mine carefully later then, although quick sneak peak it looks dandy. Excellent to see Doug is excelling at customer service once again

It's here, and I now have an agonizing day at work staring at a box...

Hmm, you all got me looking at one of these right now. Anyone in my neck of the woods have one? (Warwickshire)

[quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1476279578' post='3152971'] Hi , I must say that as far as I heard its not possible. I heard from another Retailer who was eventually gonna have his brand that it was flat out refused when he asked. [/quote] That's odd, why not? Or does the factory in Poland build for several brands, a bit like a European Cort factory or something? I would understand that.