stewblack
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I am yet to try the Ashdown with any other head, but the Elf sounds great whichever cab it's gone through. The micro head and the cab sound great together a good match
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Fork it. Buy 'em all.
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You're all missing the point. How cool would 2 15s and two 4 10s look stacked up either side of the kit or next to one another. The simple truth is each extra speaker increases the cool by 254% - you do the maths.
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Had a chance to wind up the Elf and put a bit of synth bass through it. It's a really nice sound. Said I wouldn't go long without Ashdown once I sold my ABM.
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Someone smell gas?
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Now SOLD I have here a Tascam GB-10. A wonderfully portable little tool which runs on 2 AA batteries. You load your chosen music onto a memory card, plug in headphones and a bass and you're away. Not just handy for a last minute run through that dep set backstage, it's great for learning songs too. You can slow the music down, choose a difficult section and loop it. You can write bass lines with it and record them it has a metronome and tuner. It really is a one stop rehearsal shop. I will post in a handy little case I bought to use with it. It's really clean and tidy, but I did put velcro on the back. You want it but don't dig the 'cro? I'll remove it and clean off the residue. edit : postage is free! This is an exhaustive review Pics: -
You won't want to sell this! Just ask @Kevsy71, he sold his to me and couldn't bear to be without it. He went and bought another one. Bruce played with Elvis in the Attractions for many years and used a P Bass which he had extensively modded for much of those years. He had it stolen and recently teamed up with the Bass Centre to have a replacement made. This is no vanity deal where he received a lump sum and they stuck his name on the headstock. He was involved from the beginning. He wanted to capture all the advantages from the way he'd upgraded his original bass. At 500 quid this is a steal. Worried about 2nd hand value? Buy one second hand. But you'll wait a long time. People don't seem to want to be parted from them. edit: some links
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I have the privilege of starting a new feedback thread. I did a deal for an Asdown cab with @phil-m had no idea I was his first, I hope I was gentle with you Phil. Let me say straight off Phil is an excellent Basschatter; prompt to respond, helpful, courteous, polite and sold me a cab in excellent condish at a fair price. We had a couple of hiccups on the way which were easily sorted and I couldn't have asked for a better transaction. Thanks Phil, happy to recommend you to the Basschat Massive.
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Woah - for the record I have (and like) both MB and TE gear and this isn't a gypsy's kissing contest between them. I was asked about getting a similar sound not which the better, louder or more desirable. Trust me I would never have sold my MB NY 151 cabs if I hadn't got fines to pay. The Trace AH500X through those two was a sexually stimulating event.
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They are isolated. I watched a guy take one apart and run a meter over it
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Looking forward to your review. This is one of the two remaining HBs on my hit list. No funds right now as I'm selling to buy amps and cabs but it's sitting winking at me evry time |I glance at my basket. I wouldn't have said the blue would be my first choice. How does it look in real life?
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Ah I have been misled on this, thank you @Noisyjon
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https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_powerplant_iso_2_pro.htm
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Ah that's fine. Was going to recommend a good one for about the same price new. But nowhere near as much fun, and as you say you get to choose the components this way.
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Is this for financial reasons, or for the pleasure of a self build?
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As has been said there isn't anything like an old school Trace stack. However I have used my Trace, Ampeg and Ashdown rigs through Barefaced cabs for a couple of years now. I would say nothing beats a Trace, biamped into a TE 15 and a TE 2x10 but I can't lift them anymore and the Barefaced is good enough. My conclusion: a good solid Trace amp on top of a BF Compact or ideally two Compacts will give you all your heart might desire. I am also happy with the Elf but early days yet, and will be trying an Ashdown EVO amp into two 12s soon. I'll report back as and when.
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So my downsizing continues apace. Bought an Ashdown 12" RM cab from @phil-m and paired with the little Elf I have recently acquired, it's just lovely. The sound is a match made in heaven and I very much look forward to hearing them in a bigger setting. And with the Zoom B1Four this is a great multi functional lightweight mini rig.
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Couldn't let me in next week lottery numbers could you? 😉
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My first choice bass if I were auditioning or recording. The P basses from the Bass Centre are very good, the Profile is superb.
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Congrats @mcnach I love mine. I call it my make an average bass sound awesome pedal. I've even used it as a preamp at one gig just to see what it sounded like. It didn't disappoint.
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Even looks don't tell the whole story in a photo. I have bought plenty that continued to look great when pictured but not so good in front of me, and vice versa. in any case the looks aren't really worthy of that much debate when they're based on such familiar designs. We all know what a P or J looks like. The devil will be in the detail and the balance and the neck and the sound.
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Also one traditional double bass and one electric upright.
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Ha ha, good point. I'm projecting my issues onto you. Sorry.
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Amazing the many and various solutions we devise to finally close that revolving door. Congratulations, enjoy the tranquility while it lasts. Let's be honest though, you'll see something you fancy then fall for, then can't live without. The nagging voice telling you all this was supposed to be over will only be quiet when you remember the solution: begin the immediate search for the bass which will make this new love a pair. Storage space? You'll fill the room with basses and sleep outside before you stop. 🤷🏻♂️
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This has been fascinating! Thanks for sharing your cunning solutions. However I can't help thinking that @MrDaveTheBasscame up with simplest, cheapest solution in the very first reply.
