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I switched off after "never play open strings".

If she seriously thinks the E on the A string is as dynamic as the low open E then ..... wow.

MATRIX UKP500 power amp.

great stuff. its very easy to be dragged into crazy situations without realising it. Taking a step back like you have can work wonders.

Rack wise I love my tech 21 vtrm.

All the sounds I need in one 1u rack.

Couple it with a big heavy power amp for big gigs, and small lighter one for small gigs without losing much tone.

now sold.

Sounds like he got got a bit over excited / enthused with how the band was going, and wanted to push even more as he started loving it so much.

Getting gigs is stressful, so when people dont reply, you can lose the potential gig in the case of 24 hours. I dont think nowadays with online calendars etc that theres any reason people cant get back with an answer the same day - working or not. Just my opinion though, i know some peoples family committments are more involved.

Track wise has always been singer led from the day bands were invented. If they cant sing them or dont want to - it aint gonna happen! 

I dont see any real bad points - just over enthusiasm. Trust me, the opposite (no enthusiasm) is much worse.

You can easily work it out.

To me it means something a bit different.

You can play in time and it be correct, but lifeless. 

Making a conscious effect to be as tight as possible with the drummer, creating as many Dynamics as possible, not necessarily as per record, is where it's at for me.

Good point. I'll send them an email.

The matrix new range looks really good, and in time I'll probably go for that, but £500 - £1000 just for the power amp section doesn't really make it good value compared to what you can get at the moment.

Usual case - if I had the cash it's be a no brainier, but im looking for a cheaper alternative at the moment, so may have to go heavier etc.

That's why I've hardly ever bridged.

Ah well....bigger amp it is!

I think you should be able to get an old school vibe out of any set up.

Breakdown the 3 items.

Bass - if probably roll some tone off, and primarily use the neck pick up, and roll off that bridge pickup snarl.

Amp - eq tweeks. If you're unsure how to achieve it, if roll all the eq off, then add back in dial by dial until you work out just how each one affects the overall sound and how they interact with each other. Having that knowledge will work wonders when adjusting live with the band.

Cab - hopefully by the time you get to this you'll be sorted, but if not, if there's an option to adjust the horn give that a try.

So, if i bought an amp which could run at 2ohm - like the QSC 1450 - that would mean bridged it would run at 4ohm, which would make it safe to run my 6ohm cab?

Or is it better just to get a bigger amp and run just on one channel?

Thanks, i think ive got it now.

So, the amp can only give out a maximum of 500w.

It can achieve that by putting out 250w per side at 4ohm using both channel/speakon outs.

Or it can put out 500w through one channel/speakon at 8ohm, because if it went lower ohmage it would in theory be putting out more watts which is impossible, or itd burn itself out trying.

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone could put my mind at ease....

Ive just bought a cheap second hand power amp to see if me vtrm preamp works well with a power amp. And it does.

The amp is a Matrix ukp 500.

Spec:

125w per side at 8ohm.

250w per side at 4ohm.

500w at 8ohm bridged.

Now, being used for a one socket bass cab, the bridge mode seems great - get really good power, one speakon out into one cab.

However.......... my cab is 6ohm (i know thats odd, but its a markbass 610). So is it safe to run it in bridged mode? or should i only be running bridge mode into an 8ohm cab?

I fully understand ohmage and 8ohm and 4ohm etc - but bridge mode has always confused me. 

now withdrawn.

Id get the following:

x2 Vintage V4 basses - cheap as chips and very versitile.

then id have x2 rigs, that were all interchangeable with each other - a light & small one and a big & heavy one - both able to give out and handle a lot of power.

Heavy Rig:

Cab: 6x10 - i love these. SO much power.

Head - Tech 21 VTRM rack head. Literally ALL the sounds i could ever want and very easy to use. Loads of routing options for PA.

Tuner - Korg pitchblack pro rack. Makes tuning on stage so quick and easy.

Amp - any A/B heavy duty 800-1000w amp. Matrix/QSC etc.

Light Rig:

MarkBass EVO (contains all fx and tuner) and weighs 3kg.

Cab: Any barefaced - super compact / super twin etc.

This means they can be interchangeable too, so i can use the small head with the big cab or the big head with the small cab, depending on venue/load in/transport.

Pretty much in excellent condition - maybe the odd tiny mark but youd never know.

Absolutely awesome amp - like anything really good you just keep finding more and more possibilities. Get almost ANY sound from this amp.

Power for days, PROPER AB POWER! the depth to tone is unbelievable.

The build quality and craftsmanship is pretty much second to none. Built like a tank and a thing of beauty.

Only selling as ive gone full on pre amp and power amp for big gigs and tiny amp for walk in gigs.

Collection only from Leyland Lancashire.

Those combos are not even that heavy.

If it had been near me, id have snapped it up straight away!

will now take £450.

I've wanted one of those for ages - can't find them anywhere now.

Completely agree. Isolated a lot of tracks sound rough - pretty uninspiring, clanky, and loose, but they really sound awesome I'm the mix.

I mean, there's always discussion on getting a super sound on here, and what head and can to use, but who here would class that tone on there as fantastic and just what they want to sound like? Not many. Yet in the mix it's outstanding.

For that you get:

- 500w dual channel amp weighting 3kg!

- trace elliot rig/gallien kreuger rig/ampeg svt rig/ ampeg blue rig/ fender bassman rig/ sunn rig/ marshall rig/ mark bass lm rig/ mark bass tube rig/ swr red head rig / and more.

- tuner

- compressor/envelope filter/delay/reverb

just to throw a curve ball in - years ago i switched from a 1x12 to a 4x10 and the whole sound changed. much tighter and defined.

perhaps try the mb head with a tc 4x10 (or another cheaper 4x10) first?

What I meant before is that having a bad sound to start with is the be all and end all. Unless you sort that sound at base level, turning up isn't going to make it better. And bands keep going up and up trying to fix it.