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[quote name='99ster' post='871866' date='Jun 19 2010, 04:27 PM']I've got the owner's manual - I sold my SM400 a couple of years ago, but couldn't find the manual at the time to give to the guy (I had it from new - must have been over 20yrs ago) - it's re-appeared since when we moved house. I'll dig it out for you...[/quote] That would be really cool - my old one definitely had the recommended settings at the back but I'm not sure that every edition had these..

[quote name='JTUK' post='871835' date='Jun 19 2010, 03:53 PM']Yes, agree.. 220, same stable as the 400 without the stereo function, it seems. That Beller link is good but I can't believe he runs the enhancer at 6..????? I assume it has the same sub problem as the SM400. Anyway..a classic series and made for a Jazz bass, IMV[/quote] I'd seen the Beller stuff before but had forgotten all about it - enjoyed reading it again, thanks for that Count B I wasn't sure what he meant about the enhancer at 6 - I usually use 'clock face' positioning so to me '6' would be with the marker pointing vertically downwards & you can't actually do this. I assumed he must mean at 6 clicks from the off position which makes it about 1 o'clock I think. It really does work well with my Celinder J bass, maybe a bit too crystal clear for the Sadowsky (in my hands anyway as it shows up all my dodgy technique, lol).

[quote name='JTUK' post='871764' date='Jun 19 2010, 02:47 PM']Do you mean the SM220? The only hints I can see are on the SWR Eng web owner manuals page but it not that helpful. If it is the 220 and the same age as a SM400...I'd run bass no more than 12...as they have some ususable low subs. I'd start with Treble at 12 as well. Everything esle as 'flat' on the para but maybe boasting low mids Here is what the site says in this regard NOTE: When a slider is in the “0” position, that band has no effect on your signal regardless of the position of the Frequency knob below. TIPS: If you need to “cut through” the band, try boosting the 200–400Hz range. If you like a more transparent or “scooped” sound, try cutting in the 800Hz range. The enhancer between 10 and 2 for a kind of preset filter sound I had to use this to remind me [url="http://www.swrsound.com/support/manuals/"]http://www.swrsound.com/support/manuals/[/url][/quote] It is officially called a Studio 220 (or sometimes an ST220) but it is effectively an SM400 with a smaller power amp. I think the SM400 was released a couple fo years before the ST220 but the ST was an update of the PB200 which came out before the SM400 so the core design of the ST is older than the SM400. There's pics & history of the older models here [url="http://www.swrsound.com/support/vintage.php#proamps"]http://www.swrsound.com/support/vintage.php#proamps[/url] The original SM400 cam with a manual that listed about 5 different set ups for the graphic & other tone settings. I think also some 'blank' diagrams for people to store their favourite settings. I did find a batch of them online from a different manual but the 'studio' one wasn't there. I found 'rock', reggae' etc.

Dug out my PC laptop & tried Explorer, Firefox & Chrome - each one simply saying stuff like: [i]Server not found Firefox can't find the server at www.bassmerchant.com.[/i] [i]Oops! Google Chrome could not find www.bassmerchant.com[/i]

Totally refuses to open for me - it's been like this for about three days. I sent them a message via EBay, I wonder if it's a browser based problem? I'm using Safari - on my new iMac

Just picked up a Studio 22 and wanted to try some of SWR's recommended tone settings that I remember from my SM400 days. Seem to remember I quite liked the 'studio' setting

I'm voting for butterscotch as well

Although I'm up to 10 or so basses now I know that there's always room for more! On the list of things I'd like to own but are up in the very high price bracket would be a Fodera Victor Wooten: And an Alembic MK Signature

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='869400' date='Jun 16 2010, 08:23 PM']Hampstead Heath is a really nice place, its just certain parts have a bit of a funny reputation. Dont forget to go down to the Bass Cellar and make fun of the monkeys.[/quote] Ah, the good old Bass Cellar, I popped in the other day to see how long I could be totally ignored by the staff. The answer was that the 'staff' didn't look up from playing bluegrass on a Fender Strat at any point whilst I was in the shop, I'm used to getting a surly glance when I go in but this time I didn't even manage to raise even that much. I wonder if they ever sell anything?

The school hall is set well away from the street - someone would have to walk across the car park / playground, go through the front entrance into a foyer area and then into the hall itself. Can keep just one entrance to the hall open (from the foyer) - highly unlikely to get any people just passing by

Well, technically I have no less than four sig basses - All bought for very different reasons: Sadowsky Will Lee - because I really like the idea of a very narrow nut width & I can see that the mid boost switch would be very useful live. I think WL is a fine player but I wouldn't buy a bass just because it had his name on it. Alleva Coppolo Willie Weeks - quite a departure for Jimmy Coppolo to build a P bass with a pair of J pickups and his full active J circuitry. This was very appealing as I liked the idea of a P body but prefer two pickups. However I have to own up that part of the appeal of this one was because it actually belonged to WW himself and went round the world on a Clapton tour. Performance Louis Johnson Dragon - again I'm an admirer of Lj's work but not enough to buy a bass just because he helped in the design. Big attraction of this was that it's hand made by a great luthier team and this particular one is actually not a 'standard' LJ signature because it has an additional J pickup in the neck position instead of LJ's 'stock' design which has a single humbucker at the bridge. Traben Bootsy - no excuse at all for this one. I'm a huge Bootsy fan & always loved his star shaped basses. When one became available at a price I could afford I snapped it up, bought totally on a whim and hardly played but I like it a lot & it's the combination of his influence and crazy shape that I like (although I've just stuck it up for sale as I really don't play it enough & it seems a shame!)

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='865913' date='Jun 13 2010, 01:24 PM']I have [i]no idea[/i] what you're talking about. However, if I can blag a lift, the Bloody Explorer might make an appearance. [color="#FFFACD"][size=1][i](note to self: - draw the curtains next time)[/i][/size][/color][/quote] Bloodaxe was a comic figure in the Spawn series - loosely based on Eric the Bloodaxe a Norse viking character (or something along those lines, lol). I think also in other comics like Marvel's Thor etc

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='865902' date='Jun 13 2010, 01:05 PM']You've just given me a cunning idea... Hopefully more later.[/quote] You're not coming in full 'bloodaxe' fancy dress are you?

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='865895' date='Jun 13 2010, 12:58 PM'][b]I.D.[/b] Previous bashes have gone with a sign-in sheet & sticky labels with all writing on - seems to work.[/quote] Might look a bit cheesy but a label with site nick-name & then 'real' first name might help people to identify each other?

[quote name='Beedster' post='865837' date='Jun 13 2010, 12:02 PM']Hi folks Many thanks for the above, and apologies for taking my time to respond. First session with the new SR16 (courtesy of Molan) this afternoon, I'll let you know how it goes. C[/quote] Wow that arrived quickly That extra 90p was obviously well spent, lol. Hope it works well Chris