Bigwan

Dingwall and Drophead Little Bastard... Great... My only 2 causes of GAS in the past year in the same photo... Could be dangerous!!!

I know he has 2 Sanamp PSA-1s in his rack if that helps any...

This is the first bass GAS I've experienced in quite some time... Spectacular!

This got an 8/10 in this months 'Rock Sound' - pretty chuffed with that!

Height of my playing career - overhearing the producer of the album I played on this year telling someone that I was the best bass player he'd recorded, after Martin Mendez of Opeth... don't really know if that reflects well on me or badly on all the other bass players he's ever recorded!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1049141' date='Dec 6 2010, 11:49 AM']Im guessing we are talking £1500+...is the fliptop a system where the actual cab is part of it? If so, make it more like £1800+. Nice gear though, im glad Ashdown are taking new amps on. Basically, they are giving us what Ampeg havent for a long time...and Im guessing it is UK made?[/quote] Could be a lot more considering the Little B*stard Drop Head is £1299!

Anyone know £?

If you know wiring and are confident enough you could open the amp up and have a nosey at the output transformer - it may say what tap the speaker is wired to.

[quote name='deepbass5' post='1048535' date='Dec 5 2010, 06:36 PM']I use a 4 x 12 Techamp Cab 1200 watts into 4 ohm. I use it with a Markbass LMK. It is light too just 54 Lbs you can pick it up easy one man, but i do use a trolley board which i leave it on to play so not to loose the bass on hotel carpets etc. I think most people do not consider it now. The old marshals are 100 lbs, then 4 x10's took over in the 80's and only a few manufacturers have gone back. But with Neo speakers they are starting to re appear. Most people are using smaller combinations now. I went for the 12's as it was the best spec of any cab with the least weight. It sounds fantastic I use it on all but the smallest restuarant gigs so I know I can cope with any venue.[/quote] I have the older (Tech Soundsystems) version of this cab. They sound awesome, if a little overkill!

I have an unused B&O ICEpower 125asx module doing nothing if anyone's interested (originally inspired by Alien's mini power amp build) - bought it to install in my trace v-type preamp, but I just don't have the time or inclination at the minute. It's the same power amp used in the GK-MB500 and some of the EA stuff too (500 watts @ 4 ohms, 300 watts @ 8ohms from memory). VERY hard to get hold of - not usually sold to the public, not in the UK anyway.

The 4 ohm rating of the driver doesn't mean anything since there's a crossover involved. The crossover design determines the ohmage rating of the cab. Use caution when selecting a replacement - an 8 ohm driver used with a crossover designed for a 4 ohm driver will give unpredictable results, impedance wise.

Request *cough cough* engineering samples...

The 8 ohm rating was a typo. It's 900 @ 4, 500 @ 8.

Any Ibanez SR 6 I've played has been a lot lighter than any other 6 I've layed hands on. One was certainly under 10lbs. I've never weighed my Shuker 6 but it's a lot heavier than 10lbs due to my wood choices - it's mostly wenge (body and neck). Even with a thinned body it's not light, but Jon could make you a light 6 a good bit cheaper than the Roscoe Century 6 if you aren't in a hurry. You could certainly beat 9lbs on a custom 6 if you're willing to compromise in places.

Probably Ibanez SR (soundgear series) I should think... EDIT: Actually the new Roscoe Century sixes are probably lighter...

That Freddie Washington clip is SO cool!

Waysted - Save Your Prayers Who'd a thunk it!

[quote name='molan' post='1025823' date='Nov 16 2010, 01:15 PM']Interesting that Ampeg have recently announced a 'Heritage' reissue of the B15 as well: Haven't seen a price yet but I'm guessing it's a lot more than an Ashdown![/quote] I've seen 2.5k mentioned somewhere, not sure if that's $ or £ - either way it's too much...

Lakland 55-01 or 55-02. I'll not be parted from my 55-01 in too big a hurry, even if I don't play a 5 very often.

Cool! Keep us posted GW! Interested to hear how this sounds. I'm wondering if I'd be better off with the LB head and my own cabs, but this looks WAY cooler...

EBS do this

Being a jazz and Bongo owner I have to say if I was in your position I'd have a hard time choosing between the two! I think the Bongo would edge it for me - it is SO tonally flexible. But the HH I have is pretty tight for slapping with the humbucket so close to the neck. An HS might be the better option.

WANT! WANT! WANT! Might have to do a bit of a clearout....