Bigwan

I like the look of the handbox stuff, especially the all valve ones that have been mentioned on here (but they don't seem to be actually making any of them at the minute). Of the other stuff mentioned I've had the Orange Terror and the Walkabout. I think the Orange was the better fit for what you're after. A little more unruly... And oh so LOUD...

Excellent basses as standard. Amazing neck. Mine had Bart mk1 pickups and upgraded NTMB pre. Easily better than most £1k+ basses and buried both the EB 5 strings I'd owned.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1481732648' post='3194664'] Yep - Stingrays for me. Up til the last couple of years, I'd primarily played with a pick, and they never seemed to really work for me. Tried 3 of them. Now I play almost exclusively with fingers, and really think I should give them another go... [/quote] Don't do it! Bloody awful things... Took 4 EBs for me to realise it

The TC is a bit of an oddball though - dead simple on the face of it, but dig into the background and it's stupidly flexible. I quite liked the Carl Martin Classic Optical comp I had a while back. The Budda Chakra is apparently the same pedal. I should say I usually hate compression - this and the 3leaf PWNZOR are the only ones I've used that I've liked, but I've gone back to not using any at the minute.

Nice! The RW J I had was good enough to knock my Lakland J off its "keeper" perch. Great, great basses. I'll a 'burst RW P some day...

Always laugh when I see somebody say "only 100 watts"... Speaking of Ashdown, what about a CTM100? 19kgs

Interested to see how you get on Owen!

[quote name='sratas' timestamp='1480609691' post='3185845'] done...I asked about the WT100, and especially if it is possible to have one built with KT88 output tubes. Here is the reply: [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=5]"Hi Mariano,[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=5]I have one pcs WB100 made on 4xkt88. It gives 180W.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=5]It is a very good result. Good enough for any kind of music or event. It has a great power-to-weight ratio.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=5]I like this amp but for now we don't have enough hands to work on it. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=5]Regards[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=5]Leszek"[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=5]gosh...180 watts??? oh my....if the tone is on par and the weight stays in the 30 pounds range....it will be almost impossible to resist![/size][/font][/color] [/quote] How much for such a beast I wonder?...

GAS is an evil mistress...

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1480937558' post='3188135'] Bax Shop have knocked £200 off the B Social Price..... [/quote] Yeah... still too expensive...

Maybe I'm missing something, but why did you go for the 802 instead of something like the 121p combo? Aux and phones?

[quote name='Killstarz' timestamp='1480853790' post='3187534'] I've potentially got the opportunity to pick up a pair of Aguilar db112s. Anyone got any experience with putting the otb500 through this setup before? [/quote] No, but a gs112 sounded great with it. The dB cabs use the same driver tuned slightly differently so I'd say they'd probably sound great too!

This might be a nonsense idea, but the best cab I've ever owned was a Tech Soundsystems 4x12. Tech Soundsystems, became Tecamp, which is now Eich. German engineered bass gear. Light and VERY loud with an Orange Terror, although a little on the large side (a bit bigger in every dimension than a 4x10). I know there are a few out there so it might be worth a wanted ad in the classifieds section. The 4x10 equivalent is supposed to be excellent too. Both sell for well under your budget as they are relatively unknown.

[quote name='doc40hz' timestamp='1480790442' post='3187212'] Argh - It looks like it IS attached the preamp pcb. This could be an expensive fix! [/quote] Must have revised the preamp. On my Sire the volume/tone and blend were not on the pcb. That does make things more awkward...

Yes new pot required, but in better news that one isn't attached to the preamp pcb so it's a relatively easy fix! Brightside!

[quote name='nash' timestamp='1480698609' post='3186581'] Just bought a Pike Vulcan to gain stack. My issue is that there isn't any "vintage" tone on the clean part of the Ultra. Just a neutral eq. [/quote] Let us know how you get on!

I'd go Yamaha BB424X if I were you...

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1480684397' post='3186390'] Bit harsh... [/quote] That WAS sugar coated... If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete. Ashdown have no name in consumer electronics whatsoever. None. No name in consumer electronics is only any use if you're offering something entirely new that people will want, or you're selling something cheaper than anyone else. Another nameless bluetooth speaker set is a failure waiting to happen for them. B-social - OK idea but HOW MUCH?!!! I thought it sounded like a Bassballs too... which isn't good...

I like the Tech 21 VT pedals much more than the darkglass stuff actually. I've had the V1 and V2 versions of the VT bass.

I've noticed an odd one. On the front page of the forum where the sub forums are listed with the titles of the most recent post, I've noticed (quite often recently) that there could be a title there that isn't actually present in the sub forum... E.g. Just a second ago (11.22am to be exact) there was an N/S Stick for sale according to the front page thread title (posted at 11.04am). But in the Basses for sale forum it's nowhere to be found...

Suppose it comes down to whether your "clean" tone needs EQ, or your dirty tone does. If you need the DI from the VMTD you're stuck with the EQ on your dirty tone unless you have another DI somewhere in the chain.

I'd be the same. My Blueberry clone is on all the time for a bit of light breakup that I stack my other pedals on top of.

Was confused by the VD (I've seen it mostly referred to as VMTD), but get you now. Only disadvantage I can see to that is you can't use the VMTD as a clean preamp in this case like you could with the Ultra.