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D5's look nice.

Almost impossible! Cant find any over here, and not many in the rest of the world. Thomann seem to have a few still in stock though.

I had ups and thomann updates by text if this helps: 1. It said is was due on Monday morning (6 days after ordering). 2. Then on monday afternoon it said 'delayed'. 3. Eventually it recalibrated to say delivery due the Monday after. 4. Then on the Friday it said due on Tuesday between (11 and 3). 5. It turned up Monday afternoon 4pm. So, I think we have to bare with the couriers and distributors at the moment. We are only a month in, so problems are be expected, as frustrating as it is. There will be things that need updating, but I'm sure itll be fine soon.

Silver peg ordered

Certainly nails that Led Zep Heartbreaker tone!

I'm now so tempted by the other preamp pedals - silver peg etc - have you tried any of those?

Its also responsive the harder you dig in which I really like.

Apologies - it really DOES drive! You just have to turn up the volume knob on the pedal. That affects the drive and break up.

Received this today. Already love it! It tiny (around spectracomp size) and very well built. It runs on 9v adaptor, but also takes a battery if you havent got an adaptor, which was a nice surprise. Sound wise I'm very surprised. It's very versatile in that you can go from warm Motown style to pretty much bright clank and many sounds inbetween. It doesnt overdrive or distort (at low levels anyway) but has a real nice sound. I've never had an original acoustic 360, but this does a very good job of supplying 360 sounds I'd heard before and a great sound in it's own right. It's really brightened up my precision. Love it.

I got a pedal from thomann. Less than £135 in total. And that's all I paid. Took just under 2 weeks from ordering to receiving.

Itd be a 1x12 for me. Lots of people practice and indeed gig with a 1x12. I just think if you get a 2x8 and it doesnt work, you'll be stuck. If a 1x12 doesnt work you can always add to it and have a modular rig. To be honest if the 1x12 doesnt work, it's a fair bet the 2x8 wouldnt have done.

Managed to snap this up in great condition - Spector Legend 4 in Black Cherry. Mint condition, superb build quality and looks great. I always find the Spectors sit lovely when worn. Very easy to play somehow, and no back ache! I got this as it's a bit less showy than my current holoflash spector! Weirdly this one is Indonesian build and the holoflash Korean - I think the Korean one is slightly larger and thicker? Love them both! Great basses.

Managed to snap this up in great condition - Spector Legend 4 in Black Cherry. Mint condition, superb build quality and looks great. I always find the Spectors sit lovely when worn. Very easy to play somehow, and no back ache! I got this as it's a bit less showy than my current holoflash spector! Weirdly this one is Indonesian build and the holoflash Korean - I think the Korean one is slightly larger and thicker? Love them both! Great basses.

Just remember it has jack outs only, so you'll need at least x2 jack to Speakon cables as well.

It's good when you get used to it. It's different to the ABMs in that you dont have to max the input to get the drive valve working properly. So the sound can be achieved at a lower volume setting.

If I remember rightly, as a youngster in the 90s, trace gear, fender basses etc were SO far out of the reach of start up players it's hard to comprehend nowadays. They cost a fortune. Probably the equivalent to a few months wages for someone in their first job. There was no real second hand market (near me anyway) unless your local music shop managed to get something in on part ex. This also kept prices very high. In context my first bass amp (straight out of school) was a second hand gorilla 30w guitar amp, as it was all I could afford, and that was about 2 weeks wages! My next upgrade was a used, knackered carlsbro stingray 90 head and terrible no name cab - that set up cost me trading in my old amp and £200. So again a big payout for what was a load of rubbish. No decent second hand market meant the high end gear like Trace was also marketed at everyone from seasoned players to full rock stars all in the same promo material - and in a strange way it made it more desirable. Something to aspire to. Those catalogues bring back some great memories. Not necessarily of the actual gear, but the aspiration to own one.

That's were the concept falls down for me. Putting a tiny, small powered amp through a small 8ohm 2x10 in a large room is never going to get loud. You kinda need a large 4ohm cab (410) to get loud volume and max power from it. Then you're bringing a larger heavier cab to save a tiny amount of weight and size on an amp head. Itd be more efficient to bring a larger amp and smaller cab (2x10, 2x12 etc). I played the elf through a 30kg ashdown 2x12 cab and it only just coped (luckily we always di'd too). It was much quieter than a 3kg 500w head through a 1x12 cab. But, a band we gig shared with played an elf through a 4x10 old trace cab (DI'd) and it sounded awesome. But he had to lug around 40kg of cab around. Made no sense. However if trace developed a lightweight 410 and incorporated the head into a combo it would work much better.

I bought an elf. Like others I thought itd be great as a backup or emergency amp...... However, as soon as I realised i wouldnt be able to gig with it as my main amp, it started dawning on me that it would be no use as a backup should I ever need it. Unfortunate, because it was innovative, small, good sound, good DI, but just not enough. I can see it being more than fine in small venues and pubs etc though.

Yes. Different beasts imo. The iv can do everything the iii can do, and a whole lot more. Its punchier, louder and much more versatile. It can fit nicely in any genre. The 9 band eq is very versatile.

It's done it to me before, saying parcel had been delivered before I'd even sent it. Then after a day it seemed to update and go back to what it should. It could just be the systems not updating until tomorrow.

Ok, so it's probably the insanity of not practicing or gigging, but it's got me thinking more and more about what I'd like, and simple changes that could be made. Specifically for ease of set up, protection of equipment and transportation. So, I'll start - feel free to add any like quirks youd like to see changed on any amp or cab. I'm not saying its viable to do so, but you never know. Ashdown RM500 / 800 - the problem I have is that it needs a padded bag, or metal carry case to transport to keep the great front end (and rear) protected. However, it's already housed in a sturdy metal case, why dont they just add lightweight clippable front and back compartments (like with rack cases or the handbox stuff) which can then be just unhinged in a second and ready to play, or likewise put back on in a second and packed away. Add a carry handle to one of the ends and it's even easier to transport. Just an idea....