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Haha - I wish, can't afford it. Sadly it was a case of me replying on my phone and not remembering if I pressed sent.

Yep pretty much as cuzzie says! I'm using one trickfish 210v cab and no volume problem at all - usually running the head at a little over half way on the volume control

Yep pretty much as cuzzie says! I'm using one trickfish 210v cab and no volume problem at all - usually running the head at a little over half way on the volume control

Ampeg, Orange would sound great. Make sure whatever you get that you can defeat the tweeter on it as it can get a bit harsh and unpleasant especially when the amp starts to break up... I found sealed tweeterless cabs sounded better and more solid

Also it wasn't like I had gone through amps for fun, I used ampeg stuff for a number of years and then switched to orange for 6 years and then went to Eden but weight over tone was the reason I started to search again. I had ashdown and hartke rigs before using ampeg and had a EA micro for dep and local gigs... Everything else I used as rented back line at some point when what I wanted wasn't available!

Haha -yeah I can appreciate that it might seem like a huge leap of faith to make without trying it out first and yeah there's was a leap of faith sure... But it was calculated and made after a lot of research and speaking to both Paul at bassmatters and Richard at trickfish. I've played professionally/toured since I was 19 and have a lot of experience With many of these amp companies - so I knew what worked and didn't work for me, either from previously owning a certain amp or from having to use one as part of a rented back line. The need for something lightweight narrowed my search and nothing was really grabbibg me. The genzler gear looked great but didn't want all those features and for a while the EBS Reidmar was looking viable as I liked the 350/550 sound but wasn't overly excited about them. I liked the simplicity of my old orange ad200 - then I discovered the trickfish and it just felt right! Just does everything that I want very very well! Also I got bored yesterday and compared it to my Eden WTP600 and the trickfish just had so much more depth and weight to each note. Wheb I use the amp I don't have to think about it or feel the need to tweak any controls and I can just concentrate on playing. I don't feel like anything is a compromise with this setup.

Hey Al Know. Well I absolutely still love it. It just sounds good, warm and clear, incredibly loud and the simplicity of the amp is a god send! I don't miss any features like shape/enhance controls, built in compressors, overdrive circuits - when I get to a gig now I can get an amazing tone very quickly and easily without constantly adjusting something. I don't feel the need to use additional preamp/di pedals infront of it like I did with pretty much every amp I ever had apart from my orange ad200 ( I used a Darkglass b3k to sharpen it up a bit). I went to in ear monitors recently - after using a sansamp for a few gigs I figured out I could split the DI signal out post EQ and I now have the most enjoyable experience of playing live I've ever had in terms of hearing every nuance of my bass and playing. The thing I have to mention is that the DI out is incredible - best I have ever heard especially post EQ... The fact that I run it into my in ears and it's an enjoyable tone direct says a lot. Also you can mail the guys at trickfish even on a Sunday afternoon and you'll get a response!! They have great customer service.

He's doing his own thing that also appeals to non bass players and non musicians - he connects with people which is what I think music is about. Also lets not forget Thundercat isn't all that new.... As far as I can remember he was playing bass for suicidal tendencies and snoop dog I think in the early 2000s.... If some bass players don't consider what Thundercat plays as bass playing then I don't know what to think about patitucci, janek gwizdala, Stanley Clarke etc.... He's just pushing things as a solo artist. I agree there is a retro feel to his songs which I really like! I should also add I love the greats of the 60s/70s that I grew up listening to from my dads record collection as well as new virtuoso bass players.