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Did anyone see the Mythbusters 'Subwoofer in a car' episode? Wasn't it 162 dB at 12Hz or such similar? Devastating! I'd love to try the John Chambers 1000w valve amp too!

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1342351077' post='1733516'] [attachment=113183:552479_301300499965548_1741037073_n.jpg] [size=6]BIGGER[/size] [/quote] Wow!

The daftest (really wished I had the photo!) was with the 600SMX in Bi-amp mode. On the low side.. 1 x Martin Audio 1x18" sub 1x Trace 1153 1x15" And the high.. 1 x Trace 1048H 4x10" 1 x Trace 2103H 2x10" That was truly monsterous and entirely ridiculous!

I would always look at crown amplifiers as I believe they make the finest power amplifiers money can buy. Not sure if they do a lightweight range but they're a great bit of kit.

The later 4 x 5" 'bright boxes' came equipped with fostex drive units. I expect theyre much in the same vein as the Audax units but I'm unaware of their availability. The Fane option above is probably a good one also..

I have often used HH gear, mainly in rehearsal studios. Thans to HH, I first understood many years ago what a parametric EQ was and how it worked, complete with Q control! I still have a 15" HH speaker residing in an old WEM cab that I have thrashed on occasion over the last 15 years and its never complained or given up. I've grossly overpowered its 150w rating using it as a sub wth a Crest VS650 in bridge mode! With regards to the new stuff, it looks great and hope its built as well as the old stuff as I always considered it really tough and well built. Best of luck with the new product line, Matt

I'm may well be repeating whats already been said, however.. I love my big Ashton rig, I love the sound and love the visual impact. Do I NEED it? No, not really, I've happily gigged with an 150w 1x15" Trace Elliot combo and would again if needed but I do love my 'big-rig' even if I do only play in a two peice at the min!

Don't all Warwicks have multi laminated necks? I can count six at the headstock and four on the main trunk of the neck..

I've had my 2001 Streamer LX5 from new and inspite of many basses coming and going over the years, this has been and will always be my 'go to' bass of choice. Most of the other basses have gone now (to make way for bikes, of course!) so the Warwick gets used all the time for the simple fact it always works and in any situation. I've gigged it up and down the country in a number of outfits and I'm still as pleased with it today as I was back in '01. With regards to the wood choice, I would have to say Wenge is the only option, I consider it to be a signature Warwick thing. My friend Will (longtimefred) commented on the maple necked bass he borrowed and said it was slightly lacking. We compared that one with my LX thought mine sounded much more 'Warwicky' for want of a better phrase.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1341272569' post='1716359'] I always have between one and four types of compression in my signal chain before it even gets to the amp [/quote] If one of those is the Trace Elliot dual band compressor, then fair enough! In fact give me a Trace DI all day, everyday as they're great as long as input gain has been set correctly..

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1341268467' post='1716313'] [i][b]The DI's on them are brilliant. Sound engineers love them![/b][/i] I must admit, Markbass amps aren't the easiest to dial a good tone in with SOME basses. But they're the easiest to get a nice sound in the mix, and be able to cut through nicely with. If you're not opposed to a bit of twiddling you'll be in love! [/quote] Lots of guys come through with MarkBass and the DI out is fine however it's down to the individuals sound. I always find a compressor helps bass fit in the mix irrespective of how 'good' a DI out is..

I've tried MarkBass stuff a few times, largely just in the shop when I've been having a go of a new bass. Only used it live once. The tmes in the shop were the single channel 2x10 combo and the isolated live event was the dual EQ channel 550w head with two 4x6" cabs. These are my observations: Plenty of horsepower Very powerful VLE and VLF controls for overall 'character' changes EQ was more for 'tweaks' than big changes I found them quite useable and it quite easy to get an approximation of my sound but they just seemed to lack 'that certain something'. This might sound a bit odd but the closest thing I could compare my experiences to were with Hartke equipment, again nothing really 'wrong' just not quite me. I guess I'm still sold on big glass bottles, heavy transformers and all that valve-like goodness. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against these modern high power switch-mode or class D or whatever amplifiers but I just can't to seem to get on with them. I think it comes back to what we expect from an amp/speaker combination, some (like me) expect the amp to add a little something whilst others do not. Trial and error goes a long way to finding the ideal setup for the individual irrespective of maker/origin/power/class/topology etc. To the O/P why not continue to use the EBS head but wth a smaller cab maybe 1x12" or two 1x10" for example?

It certainly doesn't look great and couldn't agree more with the price.. Mine was in the shop on sale for £299 and that included no modifications, marks/scuffs and a 12 month warranty.. Good luck with your sale, Matt

There's currently a slghtly cosmetically 'altered' one on ebay currently..

[quote name='chiSEERKIND' timestamp='1339616605' post='1691661'] VType: Definitely an accurate and hoest review on the BV300 there too! Got on with mine, but found a SVT II (non pro) going for a song, so now it has to go to a new home! [/quote] Cheers, I thought t was about tme I put my thoughts down in an honest and comprehensive manor. They do seem to be very chalk/cheese but I've a few comments on how well it sounds and the usual 'whats that amp, mate?'. It comes to something when I'm selling a 600SMX but keeping a cheapo valve amp! As for the SVT, if you found one on the cheap I guess you got to fly with it! Cheers!

It was all bought from Academy of Sound in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. I think it was the only one they ever had in there.. I'm sure Academy Pete (Mr B!) would confirm. From what I paid for the lot, I think they just wanted it gone as it had been in there for a while. I'm not sure it's still in production (with the Ashton badge at least) as I don't [i]think[/i] it was on their site last time I looked. It is however still listed on the Smarvo (OEM) site as a current model. Hope this helps.