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Same here. In the old days to get more volume meant playing harder! I now find it impossible to use anything lighter than 45-105 with a high action without getting loads of fret buss. [quote name='joeystrange' timestamp='1350978711' post='1845668'] I'm far too heavy-handed for light strings. Been using 50-110s for a while but if I could find a heavier 4-string set easily I'd probably use those. [/quote]

Same here. Everything I have read leads me to believe that I need one! It would be great to try one out one day. Though that could be dangerous on the wallet!

Whoops, can I change my reply? I have just bought mine in to have a cheeky afternoon play and noticed I gave you the wrong info. Mine was landscape as standard.

Guilty as charged. Will say hi. Dean [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1350837262' post='1844051'] Are you playing for Hooked now then? Excellent, say hi to Frankie and Debbie from me. Missed it sadly as I was in Caterham for a wedding this weekend. [/quote]

Had a good gig in Okehampton last night. It was the carnival so the town was packed. We hadn't played for weeks, or even seen each other for that matter! There were a few 'moments' but we really enjoyed it and the punters seemed to as well. We were chatting to happy people after each set. I used my new amp for the first time and have just put a SD quarter pounder in the P bass. I was grinning all night. Best sound I have had for a while.

Update: I took the new amp out for the first time last night. It was with a pub rock/pop covers band. Four piece, Female vocal, guitar, bass + drums. Lots of covers of well known songs originally played with a Precision. I took my bitsa P bass with SD quarter pounder pickup and wiring from kiOgon. One cable from bass to amp and a Digitech bass synth, big muff through the fx loop. Most of the set is played with a pick with the occasional fingerstyle one here and there. The gain on the amp was set half way, all the switches were in the up position, tones half way and master half way. I used the tone on the bass to tailor the eq from number to number. Wow, what a great night I had!!!! Everything was spot on. I was a little concerned that I was too loud as I could hear everything [b]so[/b] well, but after a chat with the guitarist in the break he said 'no, def not' and was really happy that he could hear me for once. He even commented that the tone was perfect, really authentic and just a little bit growly. I deliberately ran the pre-amp quite hard to get a bit of growl. He thought the previous amp was too clean. The tube pre-amp seemed to work really well with a nice valve type compression noticeable when I really dug in. Several people even came over to me to chat about the band and mine and the drummers playing in particular. Which was nice. I am so chuffed with the new amp and Bare Faced cabs at last. I was starting to get despondent. Previously I was using a Harley benton head and I could not settle on a sound i was happy with. Next week I have a gig with a latin/funk band and will be using my RW Jazz bass. I will be update this thread same time next week!

Me too. [quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1350422977' post='1838810'] I'm all the way down in Cornwall! Bit far for me I think... [/quote]

Similar. The 550 spyder has the 427 Small Block’s all-tube preamp and the 500-Watt ABM power stage. The LB550 has the Little Bastard pre amp and the MiBass power amp.

I have just got back from rehearsing this evening and really enjoying using the amp. I took just the Midget T a bitsa P bass and a few leads. Yes, it will get gritty when cranked up. You have to have all the switches up and the gain right up to get it to do this. It is a really nice compressed warm over driven gain. Not too much. I used it like this for most of the evening then tried it with the gain half way and the master turned up to about nine o'clock. Here it was really nice and clean and punchy. I like it lots at the moment but I haven't gigged it yet. Saturday night I am playing in a pub rock/pop cover band and am really looking forward to the gig. P bass, plectrum, lots of gain and the compact/midget stack.

I want one. Curses to being poor. RRP £1399.

Just bought some SD quarter pounders from Josh. Super speedy delivery. He was a pleasure to deal with.

This is my Road Worn Fender. It is comfy like an old pair of shoes. I really like playing it.

I liked it too. [quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1349443496' post='1826414'] Well, I liked it [/quote]

Ah, so its you that is single handedly controlling the market? No wonder I can't find one to buy.

I just got this Ashdown LB550 to go with my Barefaced cabs. Tonight I have tried out my Jazz and my Precision basses with this setup. The P bass has a really nice growl with the preamp gain right up. I haven't gigged it yet but cant wait.