JapanAxe

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1427638637' post='2732540'] The problem is nobody's tested one to find out what the total output. The berg hd212 is a dram cab but I don't know if the veyron would fry it [/quote] I wouldn't worry too much about the power claim. Behringer/Bugera routinely quote very optimistic (ahem!) figures for their amps. The [url="http://www.bugera-amps.com/PDF/Downloads/WEB_BUGERA_BV1001M_P0B1M_Product-Information-Document.pdf"]Product Information Document[/url] says nothing about the measurement conditions or how they came up with '2000W', but it is likely to be a peak figure. If they have used one of the commonly available Class D modules, it could be rated at about 500W to 800W depending on how they have 'managed' the power.

Nice playing and lovely tone Chris! I must admit I come to this page in the book, start into the piece, and give up. I need to 'get in the shed' as Mr Devine would say...

Dakota, Mr Brightside, Valerie. Predictable or what!

Another palm muter here, or to be more precise, palm-mute and pluck with thumb for a really old-skool sound.

Promoter fills a pub with hopeful bands and their friends and families. They spend at the bar. Pub pays promoter. Bands all go home. Nothing good will come of this.

Barefaced a good choice?[b] - Yes, in fact several good choices. Other makes are available...[/b] Alternative cabs? [b]- e.g. TKS, Schroeder, Bergantino[/b] Which Class D? [b]- Mainly down to personal taste, but Ampeg PF500 has a poor rep for reliability.[/b] Should I be bothering with Class D when the Ashdown weighs sod all anyway? [b]- No, if you like the sound of the Ashdown. Many swear by the 'heft' of conventional solid state amps.[/b] And the next question, how best to dispose of the Ampeg gear? [b]- [url="http://basschat.co.uk/forum/20-amps-and-cabs-for-sale/"]Basschat Marketplace[/url] - 12 months of selling for only £20, no other fees.[/b]

I have to say I've never given a thought to string spacing. I'm not fussy on scale length as long as it sounds good. I like a comfortable neck, which for me generally rules out a bound neck on a bass. I prefer solid colours to coffee tables. That's about it I think.

The Little Mark II delivers 300W into 8 ohms, so that is all you would get in terms of power. No idea how good or loud it would sound, and no experience of Ampeg cabs I'm afraid! You could add any cab via the parallel out, but (1) you need to ensure your amp sees the right impedance, and (2) the results of mixing speakers or cabs are very unpredictable. I suggest you have read of some of the sticky threads at the top of the Amps and Cabs section.

From the info on the plate it is an 8-ohm cab. It will handle up to 1200W so to get that out of it you would need an amp that can deliver 1200W into an 8-ohm load. The 'parallel out' is wired in parallel to the input socket so you could connect it to another cab - if you had 2 of these connected like that, they would present a 4-ohm load and could handle 2400W! Before you take the plunge: How is your back? Do you pay your roadies well? How will the landlord of the Sprout & Spittoon react when he sees that being manhandled into his skittle alley? Just some thing to think about...

Some discussion already [url="http://asschat.co.uk/topic/253891-new-ob1-series-from-orange"]here[/url], but not yet in the shops afaik.

IMO the MIJ version of [i]Smoke on the Water[/i] has one of the best live guitar sounds ever committed to vinyl (or aluminium and optical-quality polycarbonate), and the entrance of the bass just racks it up a gear.

[quote name='geofio' timestamp='1427412574' post='2730242'] I wonder if it makes a difference in the way you are treated in person in the shop ? my experience was via telephone, i have purchased thousands of pounds worth of basses from Guitar Guitar in Glasgow where i am treated very well, i just found this phone experience very annoying and totally unhelpful. it has made wonder about spending any more money with the Glasgow shop. [/quote] Mine was a distance purchase.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1427403451' post='2730075'] Well I wasn't expecting that! Thanks! [/quote] [b]You[/b] weren't expecting that? [b]I [/b]wasn't expecting that! But the Demeter is one of those bits of kit that instantly makes you think 'quality!' when you start to play, plus I could find a way to afford it, so the deal was done. BTW when you said 'Thanks!', did you mean 'Thanks a bunch for stoking my GAS', or 'Thanks for sharing that amazing event' - or something else?

And only £2,495!

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1427400451' post='2730021'] PMT in Manchester, have Orange Bass Terror, 500 watts in. [b]AT £359. BARGAINACIOUS [/b] Seems Orange have a replacement incoming... [/quote] That would be the OB1-500 (and OB1-300).

Even if there is just a 16-ohm cab, select 8-ohm on the back of the amp - you may 'only' get 250W to 300W but it will be fine. If you have set a cleanish sound on the preamp, your best guide to whether you are pushing a cab too hard is your ears - if it sounds like an elephant farting, turn down

This is the exact opposite of my experience! I had a TC head that went bang (literally) after a week. When I rang GG the first thing the guy asked was whether I was ok. Then he arranged for a next-day pickup of the dead amp from my work, and I had a replacement within a week.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1427377290' post='2729583'] JapanAxe is the man to ask - he tested the Demeter vs The Mesa recently [/quote] Indeed I did. I was savings this for a NAD, but what the heck... I took a trip to Bassgear specifically because I noticed they had a Mesa Prodigy in stock - rare as hen's teeth in the EC, and a nearly-new example so a £400+ saving over new. I had been heavily swayed by Mesa's YouTube video, but in the flesh with my '73 P plugged in, I struggled to get a sound I liked. It was a bit better once I found the sweet spot on the gain control, but in brief the Prodigy was unremittingly aggressive, and made my (usually well behaved) E string uncontrollably boomy. There will doubtless be a rock player who will love it. I had thought that my sound depended on the preamp being on the edge of breakup, so I hadn't considered the Demeter. Boy did I get a surprise when I plugged in! Difficult as it is to describe sound, this amp lets you hear your bass's voice. I should mention I put the Demeter through my BF Compact, and also compared it with my go-to Streamliner. I love the round warmth of the Streamliner but the the Demeter outdoes it for clarity whilst not lacking warmth. I pick up the Demeter next week, and will furnish a full report once I have tried every combination of bass and cab. In the meantime I am reluctantly selling off some other amps (see below). Oh yes, I also tried Dave Swift's Monique Dove Cage / Minnie 800 setup - fantastic sounds, incredibly flexible, but not the most convenient form factor, so more of a studio amp really.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1427382750' post='2729699'] I actually thought it was less than that. Sorry, 'fewer'. [/quote] Ah, a kindred spirit!