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[quote name='joeystrange' timestamp='1368542212' post='2078243'] I have this in my house (sorry about the crap pic)... [...] Although it's apparently called the VS212 though it looks identical to the CL range. [/quote] Ah! Thanks for posting! Now I get it. See, the LB range was succeeded by a whopping two different new ranges: The CL range is the successor of the LB range with bigger configurations. As far as I've understood, they are in a different price league than the VSs, and are built in England. However, I don't think any of them come with neodymium magnets. The VS range is or was the newish, cheaper and heavier successor of the LB range - IMS with smaller cabs. The LBs had been built in England, and spawned neodymium magnets. The VS is built in China and has trad magnets. Mind you, the LBs were[b] a lot[/b] heavier than Ashdown claimed, so the weight difference is not that much in real life. Yeah, I'm sure the VS-212 is a great cab. Reportedly, they sound quite like the LBs - which is a good thing in my book. (Me personally, I'm not looking though, as I got hold of the very last LBs that I could find in the UK - after several sleepless nights of intense searching. I searched not for the sound but for the lack of kilos, as I have back poblems.) Indeed, a lot has changed on the Ashdown website after the update, and my uninformed impression is that some products have vanished from there that are still available. best, bert

Hey Paul, Welcome! best, bert

Welcome! best, bert

Hi Geoff, Can't add anything. Welcome! best, bert

Hi Francesco, Welcome! best, bert

Hi Rodolfo, Welcome! best, bert

As far as I'm aware, Ashdown's CL range is their high quality, British built series that spawn the same type of classic sound as the defunkt LB series (Little Bastard). The defunkt LB-212 got fantastic reviews, but was only made in a limited number. I didn't think the CL series comes in a 212 format, but I may be wrong. I personally love the LB and its carefully rounded but not dull sound, but can't compare it to the Ampegs. Have tested it with Ashdown valve, Orange hybrid and Promethean discrete amps, and think it works wonderfully, but can not be specific about the CL-410/414h - - merely expect that they will be in the same league and of the same type of sound. If correct, maybe it might also partly explain the seeming lack of interest in reviewing them. The LBs did get reviews. Also, the CLs are very new (IMS a few months old only) and probably still have a limited user base only. best, bert

[quote name='douggie' timestamp='1367834147' post='2069875'] I think I was well within my rights to kick off at having my actual character questioned to the point of slander though (And by a moderator..Oh the irony....) But onwards and upwards, all water under the bridge. [/quote] Water under the bridge, eh? Is that why the thread title clearly suggests Kiwi is not lovely? Is that why you feel the need to repeat your oversensitive response to an interwebs remark? Is that why you feel the need to use constructs like "well within my rights" and "to the point of slander"? Well, I don't buy it. You could simply have said: "Kiwi, mate, I don't know what happened, but as far as I can remember, I've never done what you think I've done." We all know what you opted for instead. The pressure on Kiwi must have been enormous. Myself having been on the receiving end of similar, potentially income threatening remarks, I surely think I understand your feelings. They can however be dealt with in vastly better ways. best, bert

Hey Tom, Welcome! I'm sure you'll have a great time here. Just remember tomatoes are great in fruit salads even though they're greengroceries. best, bert

Oh, no! Another newb! Download times are augmenting excrutiatingly, recently. We really must do away with a few thousands unused accounts soon. Anyway, Welcome, colonel. I'll have an Islay. Cheers! Enjoy the site. Read a lot and ask a lot, and knowledge will be sent you way. best, bert

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1368177293' post='2074038'] and the responses from the BassChat crowd was vehement hatred. [/quote] Hm. I'd call it reasoned dislike rather than vehement hatred. Good reasons too. best, bert

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1368203691' post='2074474'] borked? [/quote] Shhhhh. We don't want the Bork to know that we know they're here.

Hey Robin, Welcome back and welcome! Your etikit is fine, as is your basskit. No worries. Now join the banter and the occasional info exchange, and enjoy it. best, bert

Leen, you're OK. It's not that you lack intellectual capacity, but just that you lack old age. Us old ones can still remember when the radio DJ announced the first proto punk songs as The New Wave in British Music, and we were longneckedly looking out for Punk Proper to emerge from Proto Punk's future ashes. I guess one had to be there. b, b

Hey Kev, Welcome back to the dark side! The light you saw was behind you. Be careful where you go. Enjoy! best, bert

Hey Manuel, Welcome! best, bert

Hey Andy, Welcome! Good ramblings, though some elements were less than uplifting. Let's hope your enjoying playing the thing will continue. Enjoy! best, bert

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1367671376' post='2068188'] Oh and how long before Marcus decides he fancies a Rickenbacker instead? or a Modulus, GB, Status, Fender etc etc [/quote] I'm quite disappointed that you would ask a tasteless and inconsiderate question like that, when everybody knows it's on Tuesday. b, b

Oooow. You are soooo seling that to me, and I'm officially a burst hater. Are you aware of the Date of Birth thread on the EBMM forum? http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-basses/1254-music-man-serial-number-database-520.html#post915684 If you ask nicely they'll not only provide the date, but also the configuration and where it was sent originally. Enjoy it! best, bert

[quote name='AmpDoctor.pl' timestamp='1367654995' post='2067920'] Sometimes I wonder if some people can read simple stickers like [color=#ffffff]"Fragile"[/color], sometimes I wonder if they [color=#ffffff]can read[/color] at all. [/quote] Huh? best, bert

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1367446027' post='2065918'] Erm... I took a look at the website, but I'm still not clear what material is being used. [/quote] Of course it's [b]ink[/b] they use. I'm flabbergasted that you even need to be told. best, bert

Yeah, at this price point, I expect a simple and cheap lowpass filter, with a few dB/Octave. But no-one would ever state that the tweeter can be closed with the EQ of the amp, so... But yeah, it's probably just bizarrely worded. Google Translate even maybe. b, b

Here's what I found on Thomann: [url="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/HBBT210T-wColorbuttontext_zps6ba84eb2.jpg.html"][/url] You'll see the text says that the tweeter may be "closed" (as in switched on and off?) with the [b]Color switch[/b] on fitting amps (as in some Ibanez Promethean, Beta Aivin, Harley Benton or RedSub (White Horse) amps) . I can't remember even having seen demands for a special cable or whatnot. Also, the amp manual says nothing about it other than that the [b]Color control knob[/b] adjusts the overall tone colour from vintage to modern. I don't believe it, and think it's quite illogical, but am open to being corrected. best, bert

If "song" is allowed to mean "any type of composition", then: It totally depends. I night start with just a chord or an interval, and "build the road as I walk on it". Other times, I might develop and repeat something in my head long enough so I've made myself a picture of the whole thing that I then might have a chance of possibly being able to write down. Ideas are never a problem (as in that gazillions of them pop up every day), and it doesn't matter what style or where I start (Top Down approach, or Element Commands Structure approach), but finishing the demn thing is always [b]very[/b] time-demanding if I write every note down, which is near always. best, bert

Hey Carlos, Welcome amongst the living and posting! Keep on enjoying! Oh, and we want to see your basses. We love basses so much that some of us even play them. best, bert