grandad

For anyone interesred, there is a left hand 1984 Aria Pro II CSB 380 on Ebay at the moment. I have a similar right hand one and it is a superb instrument.

I bought 2 of the Behringer B205D monitors for my music club. They are very good but quite local if you get what I mean.

Both my One10s have their original tolex peel. I don't agree with this relicing fad.

If you do decide to investigate the innards, do take care not to get a shock. With it powered up I would gently press the board & components with say a lollipop stick & listen for a change in the whine. Coils would be suspect. I have cured whines with a few drips from a candle.

Sorry to hear of your woes. I've had 2 BH250s for 3/4 years now + a BG250-208 & I've had no trouble at all.

With my Quartet I often use my TCE 250-208, (26lbs). I can combine a BF One10 using the spk ext if required. Tuner & compression & amp all in one. I've also used a Roland Basscube 30, quite cheap 2nd hand.

Another endorsement for Labella MUS flats here.

I paid about £250 each for my 2 x 2nd hand One10s about 3 years ago. If I had to pay todays new price of £449 or £489 I'd probably stretch to just 1. As for guitars, I've seen the 2nd hand value of mine rise between 50% to 100% over the last 3 or 4 years. And these are not high end models, just middle of the range. My amps, new, are now about 20 to 30% more over the last couple of years. The price rise forecast for TEA of up to 50% is really serious though.

Tend to favour a Tanglewood Violin bass at home. Favour my Squire Mustang for gigs. Usually sitting for both. Short scale instruments seem easier when seated.

Well there you go, it's great to have so much choice nowadays. Eventually we should all be able to find a rig to please us, although it takes a lot of buying & selling to get there. There's a lot of good kit out there & I've enjoyed trying out a lot of it. I'm content now, (he said)!

Just the opposite with me. Many here extol Ashdown amps but I never got on with the models I tried. The BH250 has been my amp of choice for a couple of years now. I used to gig with a Peavey head into an Ampeg 115 so I suppose 'old school' would describe my preferred tone. BF One10s are my cabs now. 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock on the volume control is my preferred range with the Spectracomp between 9 & 11.

If you're right then I think maybe that touch of compression might make up for that.

My choice after much buying & selling ended up as a TCE BH250 into 1 or 2 BFOne10s. I also have a BH250-208 as a practice amp. Power is enough for my needs. I've had this setup for about 2 years with no problem. For a light weight no fuss setup it fits the bill. With built in tuner & Spectracomp I get everything I need in a very lightweight package.