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Came across an ad featuring Nik West with an SWR Black Beauty combo: Some nice soul/funk groove playing : [url="http://www.myspace.com/nikkywest"]http://www.myspace.com/nikkywest[/url] Demoing the SWR Headlite: Playing some solo stuff: Looks good with a Fender bass too

[quote name='RichardH' post='873744' date='Jun 21 2010, 06:55 PM']Sounds like some DNS related problems that only affects some DNS servers.[/quote] Just tried from my office location & it zapped straight in - I'll try sending them a note about it

I must admit that the one I had blew something fairly major within only 2 weeks of owning it! Can't remember exactly what it was - just turned it on one day & it went 'bang'. The Bass Centre in Wapping repaired it under warrenty & it was fine for the next year or so before I sold it and, as far as I know, the subsequent owner used it for some time without any problems.

[quote name='Maverick' post='872678' date='Jun 20 2010, 03:43 PM']6 hours is a long time on eBay.[/quote] Jumped £200 in half an hour

[quote name='Gwilym' post='872540' date='Jun 20 2010, 12:33 PM']works for me on Firefox 3.6.3[/quote] How odd, I'm using exactly the same browser and I keep getting the 'can't find server' message. I've tried going to the deep-linked options direct from Google but get the same message for any page that I try.

Still nothing here. Cleared all cookie caches for each browser but all I'm getting is [i]can't find the server at www.bassmerchant.com[/i]

[quote name='alanbass1' post='872275' date='Jun 19 2010, 11:27 PM']That's why I kept my Markbass amps as well as the RH450 - the one sound that eludes the RH450 is that super hi-fi clean sound I can't get from my F500.[/quote] How does the WT compare in that respect Alan?

[quote name='JTUK' post='872146' date='Jun 19 2010, 08:50 PM']hmmmm..thinking about the SM900 as well... apart from the convert..what do you think the things will cost to import? I can see me having to go to the U.S to get what I am looking for....[/quote] Have a quick look around on TalkBass & see if there are any up for sale I'm a veteran of buying basses from the US so happy to help on payment, shipping, import duties etc.

[quote name='escholl' post='872080' date='Jun 19 2010, 08:01 PM']It really depends on the amp. Some amps it's as easy as flicking a switch, some need to have a couple connections changed, some adapt automatically, and some need an new power transformer. What is the amp? If it can be done, there's no reason to think it would be less reliable. Nowadays, basically any amp that you buy in the UK is identical to those released in north america and japan, manufacturer's don't change their designs -- the only difference is the voltage switch has been done at the factory.[/quote] The one I saw was an SWR SM500 - the thing that made me think it was not too hard was that I've just bought another SWR which has been adapted & it works just fine

Ok, so I have to own up that I'm struggling a bit to get the sound in my head out of my RH450 + RS212 / RS210 rig. It sounds really nice and 'warm' but I'm more of a modern 'hi-fi' sound kinda person and I can't seem to coax this out of the RH. I picked up an old SWR ST220 this week & love the sound of this straight out of the box without even touching the tone controls, dial in a little aural enhancer & it's pretty much exactly the sound I'm after. Nice and punchy & with lots of sparkly high end. I'm running this into the RS cabs so it's definitely something in the head I'm having problems with. I'd love to be able to replicate this sound with the RH because of the wonderful flexibility of the pre-sets & tuner but I can't seem to find it so far

I recently spotted an amp in the USA that I quite fancied but was put off by the thought of running a separate external voltage converter. However I recently bought a new amp that has had an internal conversion carried out & this made me think about whether this was an easy job for a pro amp tech or whether it would cost a lot of money and/or maybe unreliable for a gigging amp?

[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