Thornybank

If you like the sound - go for it, but don't expect trouble free longevity. Seen inside 'em. Much cheepnis evident. Seen some melty smokers... Wouldn't expect one to live long enough to become a classic...

WHen you are ready for the matching 2x15 cab, whistle....

Sold mine for: £1000 £1250 with matching 4x10 £1200 Price of valves has gone up since, but they are full of Ruby Tube Chinese KT88s, oft badged Trace Elliot. If it is being shipped, be sure to get the KTs removed and packed safely. There is room inside for bubbled valves to be packed neatly. Another good idea is to have a wooden wedge put into th espace between the top of each transformer and the cabinet. if hte amp is dropped on its end, then there will be hope for the chassis. Seen a few 'leaners' in my time... Good luck!

Pre-Gibson, but still naff build quality. Flying Pig used to turn them out cheap. The quality went to pot right after Series 6. Basic rule: if it is carpeted, it is downgraded. Be ready for repairs/death. If you want some of the good/best Trace, let me know...

As new DB700 combo is available here and now from Rumour6 with a custom cover for £325 delivered. Can't see past that for a modern giggable choose-a-sound solution. If you are into tone over funciton, a Trace Mk2 1x15 combo wrote the book, defining hte British bass sound. £400 delivered.

Nae probs. Easy as. Good comms. Aye!

Lee took care of business... I bought some valves - timely comms, well packed, quick return - even a wee extra! Supah!

[quote name='umph' post='706150' date='Jan 8 2010, 11:25 PM']so soldering things on instead of connecting them with spade connectors made it sound better? sounds like you've been sold snake oil chap.[/quote] I wasn't going to bother replying to this one, but here you go... ...try it and see just how much dif it makes. In almost every case. Because it does, friend. I have many, many dozens of heads and cabs and have heard ithat dif many, many times. This isn't snake oil or attitude: Solder involves the full circumference of each strand and locks the mechanical contact in place. In a non-vibrating, oxygen free environment you could maybe trust a friction contact -if he crimping put more than one or two cables strands into contact with the spade in the first place. And as soon as there is oxidation or less-than-perfect contact, how much signal is getting through? Ever needed to clean an input jack? Same thing.

If there was a list of 'waht to do' to get the music out of the gear, then here could be a standard shop prep routine that undoes all the jive. What amazes me is that a cab that is 'worth' £549 when it is sorted out is hiding inside something that sounds like s*** that they charge £549 for. That's £449 for a logo?