dannybuoy

Perfect fit too, I was wondering whether my AD200 would be too wide for a vertical 2x12. You just pipped me to the post on that cab Jim, please let me know if you ever decide to sell it!

[quote name='Protium' post='1091897' date='Jan 16 2011, 10:15 PM']"Hate to say I told you so" but you can get somewhat close to that sound through any amp and an extremely common bass overdrive pedal [/quote] Fixed

Well, the Bass Terror a hybrid head with a tube preamp, but sounds nothing like it's bigger brother when overdriven. I love plugging my Peavey T-40 into my cranked AD200 and banging away on this riff, it makes me grin like a loon (go to 2:09)!

Word on the street is that there is a dirt cheap Arion clone that has more volume on tap if you can find one on ebay! Otherwise check out Aguilar or MXR, or see if sometime like Max @sfx can mod it for you!

300W is fine - you can always turn down if necessary! There are combos from Ashdown, Trace Elliot, Line 6, Peavey and Fender that wil all do a fine job and you can often pick them up dirt cheap from the for sale forum here, gumtree or eBay. It would also help if you told us where you are, whether you're after new or used, what your budget is and what music you play!

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I think I might go for one of these red ones, fit a black bridge and tuners, and add coil taps (which might need new pickups, not sure)...

[quote name='Muzz' post='1078227' date='Jan 5 2011, 08:31 AM']Sansamp BDDI, or, for the more budget-conscious, the Behringer BDI-21.[/quote] This or the VT Bass if you want the typical tubey rock tone as in the video you posted.

If you don't get on with the little ones, try those big triangles out! Practice makes perfect.

Yeah, I've ordered stuff from GAK (and others) where I ring up 2 weeks later to ask where the item is only to find it was never in stock even though the website said it was. Imbeciles.

I think a lot of it has to do with the strings and setup. I thought the B was a bit weak with the standard strings, but put some DR Sunbeams on it and it sounded spot on, with the B was very balanced with the other strings. I've since put some Dunlop nickels on and messed with the setup and the B doesn't sound as great now, I think I need to raise the action on it a bit, or try out another set!

You say an overdrive might not fit, but I think otherwise. Not something like the Boss Bass Overdrive of course which is actually a nasty sounding distortion pedal, but a nice low gain overdrive tomake your hybrid terror sound more like a proper vintage tube amp. I also play P-Basses with flats into an Orange Terror and have tried nearly every overdrive pedal going and I reckon for your application you can't beat the Catalinbread SFT, which for vintage thump with extra hairy balls, slays the VT Bass every time.

I recommend the Yamaha BB415, a bargain at only £269 delivered: [url="http://www.rattleanddrum.com/product/3110/yamaha-bb415-bass-black-pearl-5-string"]http://www.rattleanddrum.com/product/3110/...-pearl-5-string[/url] I bought one from the same shop last year. With both pickups on it has plenty low-end boom and top-end growl required for metal, plus it can do a decent P-Bass impression with just the neck pickup which is perfect for the blues. It's the best cheap 5iver going IMHO, and has a narrower nut (easier to play) and tighter low B than the Fender USA P5 I owned before it.

The cabs aren't as efficient as other designs, but they'll go very loud with lots of power going into them. It's been said that in speaker design you can only have 2 out of 3 when it comes to small size, deep lows, and high sensitivity, and these cabs sacrifice the latter.

My very first bass was a fretless, which I then proceeded to gig the hell out of in a punk/indie/grunge band, Guess I should have left it at home.