Painy

I had the same problem with my DB112s and this was my solution. These folding aluminum steps were cheap to buy on eBay even for a pair and made all the difference to hearing myself properly on stage. Surprising how little the cabs had to be raised to make them more audible up close. I did initially consider finding a way to kick the top cab back but I think this looks neater personally and means I can still keep the head on top where it's easily accessible.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1506844858' post='3381399'] buy her a ticket for a chick flick what the heck,she's your wife, throw in popcorn too, don't wanna look cheap hehe [/quote] Finally got around to watching it last night. Unfortunately my little boy isn't feeling very well at the moment and wasn't sleeping so I volunteered to sit up with him while my wife got some sleep and used the time to watch this undisturbed. I really enjoyed it!

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1508687892' post='3393807'] *Camera pans out, it's a dude with his beard draped over his shoulder* [/quote] It's not a beard. That's actually just dood!

Just stated on facebook that they'll be revealing the full spec online on Tuesday.

Hercules user here (mic stands and guitar stands). Can't fault them.

When our lead guitarist and I were at school we built a (horrifically unplayable) guitar together in woodwork. I remember reading in the 'build your own guitar' book that we used as a guide, that someone had built a guitar from a single piece of granite to try and achieve ultimate sustain. They apparently also had to construct a steel reinforced tripod to support it as it was too heavy to lift. I think I'll just use a compressor for sustain! Still don't like a bass to feel too light though personally.

£1099 according to the Ashdown facebook page. Not clear exactly what the difference is from the ABM600 yet though (apart from the compressor isn't there, the addition of the second VU meter on the output and the paint job). Not sure of the purpose of the second meter either. I know they put the meter on the output stage rather than the input on the CL amps so you can see how hard you're pushing the back end but this price point obviously doesn't realistically allow for a valve power stage. Be interesting to find out more detailed specs anyway.

I'm going to post on a car forum about the rattling noise coming from my car's engine and see if Vauxhall comment and offer to replace the engine for me for free despite it being a previous model that I bought used. I suspect the outcome wouldn't be quite the same as it was here.

I had a Spector Legend years ago that looked stunning but it sounded really thin compared to my Warwick Corvette which was my main bass at the time. It also felt really light in comparison which I know many people would see as a positive but to me it felt like it was made of balsa wood and the neck was too deep front too back to ever feel comfortable. The worst thing was I traded in a beautiful sounding and playing (although slightly less pretty) Yamaha TRB 5ii. I sold the Spector on eBay after about 6 months and despite losing a couple of hundred quid (and that TRB) I actually felt relieved to be rid of it.

There's a Tecamp Puma 300 up in the marketplace at the moment.

I once left an old but working microwave, a pair of stereo speakers that looked in good condition but weren't working and a single broken drawer with no handle on the front that came from a cheap old MFI bedside table, at the front of my house so a friend could collect it all and take it to the dump for me while I was at work. When he came to collect it all he found the speakers and microwave were there but someone had stolen the drawer. Always wondered why.

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1508107710' post='3389844'] Yeah I can certainly remember a time when I passed the BBs without so much as a second glance, but in recent years I've grown to love it, so much so that I ended up with one. Visually, the only difference between the 424/5x and the 1024/5x is the bridge. Much though it pains me, I MIGHT consider selling my 1025x in the next few weeks to help fund some hefty GAS. I won't be selling if I can avoid it though! [/quote] Don't sell it in the next few weeks whatever you do!!!! Wait about 6 months and then sell it. I need time to save up.

Don't know but it's interesting to hear the tone in isolation. I like it . http://youtu.be/6W5DSfHyUA4

Other than actual gigs, my band only get together to learn new songs to add to the set but having our own sound at rehearsals isn't an issue. For a long time we'd practice at our guitarist's house while his young kids were asleep upstairs so he'd play an acoustic, I plugged into a tiny 10w Hiwatt practice combo and the drummer would just tap the rhythm on his knees with his hands. Good enough to get the arrangements down anyway. If it's not a gigging band and you're just getting together to jam then that is your chance to enjoy using your hard earned gear obviously but if it's just preparing for the gigs where you get to make the most of your rig then I wouldn't worry overly about having your sound at a practice. As long as you can hear yourself okay to get your parts right then job done.

I have a P, a J and a Ray that are my trio of gigging basses. The P gets used for about 2/3 of the set and is my favorite of the three - both to play and tonally. I like the depth and power of the P but I do still like a bright, aggressive sound with lots of articulation so use Dunlop Superbright Steels on it which works nicely for me. The jazz is a fender Modern Player which is actually 2 coil tap-able humbuckers so I set it as neck humbucker / bridge single coil which then sounds very much like a P/J and then use that on all the songs that I play with a pick (P/J with a pick worked for Duff). The (Sterling SUB) Ray I just use on anything a bit funky or with a bit of slap in it. I could get away with any one of them at a gig to be honest (and have done) but I've got the option to use all three so why not?

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1507317300' post='3384797'] I could be wrong but aren`t these things boat anchor heavy? [/quote] There's a video somewhere on YouTube of Yolanda Charles talking about how much she loves her Blade but it was just too heavy for long gigs. She apparently mentioned it to Gary Levinson when she saw him at a trade show and a few weeks later he sent her 2 new basses - both below 8lb in weight.

I always used to think the body and the headstock both looked too big on the BB basses but it's a design that has really grown on me over the years and recently I've been feeling a touch of GAS for a 1025x. To be honest though, looking at this I'd be more than happy with a 425x. Looks lovely!

[quote name='EMG456' timestamp='1505901993' post='3375044'] Bought a Zoom effects unit from Loz. Great to deal with and super rapid delivery. Highly recommended! [/quote] I reckon Lawrence must have a box full of Zoom effects units he's selling as I too have just purchased one from him. I also found him excellent to deal with and actually received the pedal the day after payment (partial credit to royal mail for that though ). One of the best, deal with absolute confidence. Painy.

It's a shame I wasn't on Basschat years ago (in fact this would have been before there was a Basschat). I had a MAG head which I bought new from what was then Academy of Sound in Norwich (later to become Sound Control and more recently PMT). It had a fault that meant it kept burning out the on/off switch. Unfortunately the shop just kept replacing the switch instead of trying to fix the root of the problem. Ended up trading it back in because I was sick of it and it put me off using Ashdown ever since. If I'd been able to mention it on Basschat at the time to get this kind of service directly from Ashdown, I might have kept using them and saved myself a load of money over the years as I just picked up an ABM500 in a trade on here and the sound is absolutely epic. I'd say its completely cured my amp GAS if I didn't keep finding myself looking online at the CTM300 now.

I use a Joyo Roll Boost for this. Inexpensive, sturdy construction and works perfectly.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1507668061' post='3387183'] Interesting, as I am the complete opposite. I feel that rehearsing is a necessary evil in order to gig. For me, all the joy of playing is performing in front of an audience. My current band haven't rehearsed for months, we just gig, and if we want to try a new song, circulate it amongst ourselves then refine it over a few gigs. [/quote] I'm with you on this one. I've played well over 1300 gigs with my band over the last 21 years. If we're not rehearsed enough by now there's no hope for us. We tend to rehearse 2 to 3 times a year whether we need it or not purely to run through a bunch of new songs to refresh the set. I've always believed that live performances in front of an audience tighten a band up in a way that closed rehearsals never will. Practice can be fun but it's playing live that gets my blood pumping. With family commitments these days we're down to a couple of gigs a month now but once my kids are grown up I'll be looking to get back to doing 150+ gigs a year like we used to. Just hope there's a music scene to support that level of gigging by then.

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1507580193' post='3386560'] If you liked the AG500, why not try an AG700? I bought one after comparing with most of the current favourites. There's one in the marketplace at the moment (not mine - that's going nowhere). [/quote] Even At the decent price it's going for though, it's still well over the £500 top end of the budget unfortunately. (Edit:- and has now sold already anyway) Cost aside thought the AG700 would make a lot of sense. Perhaps you could just pay someone a fiver a time to carry an AG500 for you. Your budget would allow you to do 100 gigs that way.

If you can get the sound you want in a lightweight package then that's great but I'd rather lift something a little heavier than to compromise too much on tone - which is why I carted an awesome sounding but 95lb Ampeg BA500 combo (+ a 1x15 extension cab) to gigs for over 5 years. Just this week I've traded a fairly lightweight Aguilar AG500 head (lovely sounding amp but more of a surgical scalpel when I really need a sledgehammer) for an Ashdown ABM500 which is obviously heavier but better suited to the job I need it to do. Obviously it does still to be reasonably manageable though (the Ashdown is still a comfortable one handed lift) but for me I'd choose an amp based on sound first and weight second.