Bigwan

I never understood why Ashdown didn't do a combo version of the 1x15 or 4x8 cab. I know the 4x8 was a pretty hefty wee cab itself so that might have had something to do with it, but why not the 15? That plus matching extension cab would have been a great little rig! I still keep an eye for a pair of matching 4x8 Ashdown mini cabs...

I have one too. Mine is UK built with celestion and cloth grill. They're a rather awesome little amp. I'll never part with mine. I believe there was a short lived 1x12 cab in the mini series and slightly larger 2x10 and 1x15 extension cabs that were the same height as the C110 is wide. If I saw another of these for sale locally I'd have it bought in a heartbeat!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1458419259' post='3007558'] My fave for a warm subtle overdrive to pair with a P and flats is the Bearfoot Blueberry. It's a dark sounding pedal though and not the best for aggressive pick playing (for which I turn to either an Aguilar Agro, Two Notes Le Bass or Pike Vulcan). Definitely check out the VT Bass, that can cover a wide range and sounds great. If there's one thing I've learnt from all my years of pedal fiddling though, it's that everyone's ears, opinions, gear and playing styles are different, and you can't even rely on a YouTube demo most of the time. The true path to enlightenment requires buying and selling to try as many as you can to see what works for you! [/quote] I can +1 the Blueberry, although mine has a bit of a twist. I built my own to BJFE specs then made a few mods to brighten it a little. As Danny says they're a little dark as standard. For me it's a great pedal. Better than the EHX Bass Soul Food that will no doubt be suggested. If diy isn't an option you could try the uber bee from bearfoot.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1458415651' post='3007514'] I have a feeling I might just end up with this and the MXR and call it a day. [/quote] Wash your mouth out! You know there's no such thing as a destination in this game - just a journey! Edit: the Mr Black sounds AWESOME...

Budget?

[quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1458233782' post='3005874'] Personally I think Limehouse Lizzy are completely up themselves after reading this. The time gap between your gigs and theirs, not even at the same venue.... pathetic. [/quote] I know the drummer from Limehouse Lizzy. He is certainly not "up himself".

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1458286580' post='3006220'] That said, the instructions could be clearer in parts. [/quote] He's not the only one guilty of that though! I think Madbean are the best with their instructions, but they don't sell kits. Poodle has been good with his bass specific kits the last few years after asking for input on his facebook page.

Sold a VT Bass pedal to Stewart. Payment was prompt and comms were spot on. Nice!

[quote name='Gottastopbuyinggear' timestamp='1458132699' post='3004972'] Did you measure the bias voltage or just adjust by ear? I built a Ginger a few months ago and set the bias around 6v as suggested on the ROG site, and it's very polite - have to get beyond 12 o'clock to get any appreciable break up. Perhaps because I'm using log taper pots? I really like the Ginger, though I occasionally feel that it might be lacking a bit of bass. I have the parts for an SFT build now, which hopefully I'll get done over the Easter period. It'll be interesting to compare the two. [/quote] Spent a good half hour tuning the Ginger last night. Sounds great now! Highlights the loud low B issue on my Sire 5 string. Everything sounds sweet but B distorts like mad. Not the end of the world! My only problem now is I had some nice vintage-boss style knobs set aside for it, but they don't fit! Stuck some Davies/Two Rock style knobs on in the meantime. Blowerbox next! Think I'll go perfboard instead of stripboard/vero...

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1458142098' post='3005062'] Ironically I sold you an Enabler so Lee did not manage to, but then what I thought was going to be THE ONE turned out not to be THE ONE so I had to buy an Enabler. So I got it from Lee (amongst other things). Everything was fabulous. [/quote] Capital!

[quote name='Gottastopbuyinggear' timestamp='1458132699' post='3004972'] Did you measure the bias voltage or just adjust by ear? I built a Ginger a few months ago and set the bias around 6v as suggested on the ROG site, and it's very polite - have to get beyond 12 o'clock to get any appreciable break up. Perhaps because I'm using log taper pots? I really like the Ginger, though I occasionally feel that it might be lacking a bit of bass. I have the parts for an SFT build now, which hopefully I'll get done over the Easter period. It'll be interesting to compare the two. [/quote] I've tried it both ways. 6v was ridiculously close to pinching off the FET (I mean within a few hundred mV) and VERY close to the end stop on the 1st trimmer. It sounded better doing it by ear, but as I say I'm not there yet. I suppose it depends where on the dial you want it to start gaining up! I actually want it to be clean before 12 o'clock so that's where I have the gain pot set so I can start tuning in the distortion at that point. I'm guessing that's the best way to do it... My SFT build is still in need of some attention. It certainly sounds dirtier than the Ginger from memory, but I haven't got them side by side yet.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1458127058' post='3004894'] I have a Johnson J Station which I use occasionally - surprisingly good considering nobody's heard of them.. [/quote] Nobody's heard of them because they didn't exist for long. They were absorbed by their parent company Digitech. Great product. Love my J station - covers guitar and bass POD territory, and sounds better than the original Line 6 offering. They sell stupid cheap nowadays...

Lack of patience on my part means Tall Font Russian and Musket kits are ordered... and a Bass RC Booster too...

FOLKS! I'M BUILDING THIS MUFF MYSELF, SO NO MORE COG RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE! If I were buying there'd be no contest having dealt with Tom before - Cog all the way!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1458059292' post='3004275'] In comparison I tried out the Aguilar Tonehammer (which I currently use) with the new Aguilar SL410 and wasn`t that fussed about it. Just kept thinking how much I preferred the Ashdown rig. [/quote] That is VERY interesting... Anyone know if there are any of the pre-E RM800s still going cheap anywhere?

Really fancy adding a fuzz to my board. I've asked this question in the DIY thread but thought I'd cast it a bit wider. Which would you choose, and why? Vote then comment please! BTW I'll be building this myself...

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1458069963' post='3004431'] I have just stumbled into this thread by accident. I feel as if I have entered a parallel universe. [/quote] One of us! One of us!

Check out the diy thread a few posts down. LOTS of builders here. Also check out UK based pedalparts.co.uk for full kits for guitar and bass

Wow... Liking this a lot!

[quote name='ratman' timestamp='1457619335' post='3000194'] My Ginger came with the biasing already set to the ROG specs (I had mine made by VFE) and it had pretty much no clean at all. I've since adjusted the biases back a bit and it's brought the pedal to life. Mine doesn't start to break up now until the gain is at 9 o@clock. I love it. [/quote] I've not quite got it dialled in yet. Was still getting an unpleasant distortion when I tried last night, then realised the output volume was so high it was clipping the input of my Enabler pre. Was late so gave it up for the night. Question for the collective. Which muff-type fuzz should I build for my board? Swaying between the tall font russian and the musket...

That looks really, REALLY good. Wanted one before, but I'm struggling to keep to my "won't buy anything this month" pledge to myself after a few rather... expensive months. Did you do the neck with 2 different colours of nitro then clearcoat it? Just noticed the 3 different nitros in your shopping list.

Bet that thing got some fondling over the weekend!