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[quote name='4-string-thing' post='1057848' date='Dec 13 2010, 09:19 PM']Ok, I've decided to retire my old Acoustic head from gigging, its 30 years old, after all. I used my Ashdown mag 300w head into my Acoustic 2x15 cab for saturdays gig and got some nice comments about my sound. Problem is, I had to run it almost flat out to compete with our 2 power mad geetards and a powerful drummer. So, I also own a stereo power amp, 200w a side and am thinking about using the Ashdown and this power amp together. The Ashdown into the 2x15 and the power amp into two 1x15 cabs I have. My question is this: Whats the best way of getting a signal into the power amp? Using the line/tuner out for one channel and the fx out for the other? Or is it ok to split the signal from the line out using a little jack plug into 2 jack socket adapter? If I decide to do this, has anyone removed an Ashdown head from its case and rack mounted it? If so, how easy/hard is it? Cheers![/quote] i'd recomend respeakering the acoustic 215, those cabs are hugely ineffiecent in my experience and new speakers would work wonders for them!

get in touch with mr shuker sure he could help

bitta work, done fretboards and put laquer on

[quote name='Christophano' post='1051636' date='Dec 8 2010, 01:32 PM']Hmmm, interesting. So if it had a minimum load of 6 ohms an 8 ohm speaker could be alright. I've got a multimeter in the post so will find out for sure after i've had a play around. Will post up my results![/quote] needs 16ohm speaker to be ideal, although it wouldn't be hard getting another transformer put in or sending it and getting it rewound with taps for 8 and 4.

did some work today, started one of the necks and spent the day getting the the body ready for finishing, unfortunatly lost a bit more of the original finish, but it looks great in person.

i'm guessing it will be around 400watts, what head are you using it with?

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' post='1050863' date='Dec 7 2010, 06:53 PM']I think u should keep the body the way it is [/quote] this is after quite a bit of flatting haha. belt sanding a bass is a bad idea unless you have an extremely steady hand

[quote name='McCat' post='1051034' date='Dec 7 2010, 09:00 PM'], maybe some smooth bass would make them more laid back and 'cooler' in later life?[/quote] i like this mental image of playing children to much jazz turns them into cool cats

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1050896' date='Dec 7 2010, 07:12 PM']Works for me. I missed out on a 70s Dimarzio pickup recently on EBay... I wasn't pipped by you was I?[/quote] nah i got mine from a record shop in devon it was well worth the 20quid i paid!

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' post='1050852' date='Dec 7 2010, 06:41 PM']I like it Very em...different[/quote] haha yes its what happens when you use a belt sander to try and strip a finish. I think i'm part the way there to rescuing it though!

Right this started life as my first bass, a squire precision jobbie. All i have left of it now is the body so i thought i'd get off my arse and sort it out into a playable bass again! i sanded down the body before and did a bit of a pigs ear of it, so i've flatted it back in an attempt to get it flat and it's come out quite funky. I'm gonna keep it passive and i've got a nice 70's dimarzio pick up that nails the motown sound, i've no idea what the model is but its great. Plan from now is to, get it alot flatter and then finish the body in a gloss. Then to build a pair of necks for it (fretted / fretless) maple + rosewood fretboard. I'll try and keep this updated!

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1050113' date='Dec 7 2010, 12:50 AM']or that for full valveyness [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=113941"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=113941[/url][/quote] thats got a SS preamp. lower gain preamps are hiwatts , real orange amps, matamp, simm watts, soundcity etc. I see you want to go second hand so all those are viable.

[quote name='Christophano' post='1049812' date='Dec 6 2010, 08:24 PM']Have you got a schematic for a Dominator 45 Bass? I'd love to get my hands on it if you have.... Could I ask if you would kindly send it to me please?[/quote] havn't got the exact schematic on my computer, they're very similar to the dominater 50 though with a different speaker

[quote name='ianSB' post='1049985' date='Dec 6 2010, 10:45 PM']does the orange do a good clean tone ? and whats it like in a gig situation ? thanks[/quote] if you're after a clean tone i'd be looking at other 200watters with lower gain preamps

[quote name='ianSB' post='1048933' date='Dec 6 2010, 01:36 AM']basically i really want a valve bass head itll be my first one so im interested in what would be suitable and what would be a good start ill be using an ampeg 610 and competing with a loud drummer and 2 loud ass pretentious idiots called guitarists with their marshall half stacks any reccomendations out there ? trying to keep costs down so lower budget and second hand would be what ill be looking at[/quote] whats your budget?

[quote name='billyapple' post='1049960' date='Dec 6 2010, 10:26 PM']Thanks, I have been speaking to Matamp. I thought that Orange valve amps were UK built, is this not the case? What are your thoughts on 4x12's compared to 4x10s?[/quote] some orange are still handbuilt in the uk, they're very expensive though compared to the matamp equivelent. Can't comment on 12's vs 10's it all depends on the speakers and the box they're in

schematic says 12ohms

now thats awesome! bet it sucks trying to flip that over though!

wow absolutely mint!

confusing when i think futurama i think selmer!