jezzaboy

I like the look of the SR300E with the powerspan pickups. Good variety of tones there I imagine. I have owned a few 300`s and they have all been nice. Haven`t had a 174 but did have a TRBX 304 with an active set up and handy tone switching which is a nice bass but is £70 dearer than the Ibby, so the 300 is on budget. You would be better having a blast on the both of them and see what suits you best.

If it improves the quality of the performance. I`m all for using a tablet. Does anyone watching a band really care if someone uses a tablet?

Re the speakers. I have a ABM Mini 2 x 10, British made that has 2 Celestion speakers in it and they are black After reading this thread, I`m really missing my ABM 500 Evo. Might have to look into getting one again.

They should have asked Santa for a new paragraph for Christmas.

I feel really sad for his young kids. The passing of your father at any time is bad enough but at this time of year, it is especially sad. The only good thing is at least they will be able to look back at the performances and interviews that their dad did. I always liked Rick as he seemed quite honest about his lifestyle and didn`t try to hide the way he lived his life. And what a rhythm player he was. Look at some of the clips from the Frantic 4`s last tour, he was knocking the hell out of his Tele. Rip Rockin Rick.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1482311309' post='3199345'] Must admit an Ashdown ABM Evo amp-head is on my shopping list. I love the ABM cabs too, but they`re just a bit too heavy for me. [/quote] I had one of the last ABM 500 evo3`s and foolishly sold it. The guy I sold it to said I was mad to sell it! How right he was!! Bought a Peavey minimax but didn`t like it. Nothing against class D stuff, just didn`t like that amp. I now have a British made ABM 2x10 compact cab that weighs 21kg and a TE head that almost weighs the same but it sounds good to me so I dont mind a bit of carrying.

To be honest, whatever product I buy with supplied screws and plugs, I bin them and use good quality items as the ones supplied by the manufacturers are usually guff. Glad to hear the bass is mostly ok as that could have been an expensive one.

Korg Pitch Black. I prefer it to the Polytune clip which tends to pick up sounds from everywhere. And I hate the look of clip on tuners at a gig. Just looks wrong to me.

They are nice but not £1500 nice!!

Yamaha BB 1024x. In black.

I have owned Ashdown gear since 2005, various heads and cabs, have kicked their butt in various rock bands and haven`t heard the sound that you are describing. I am no doubting you by the way. Is there a BCer near you who would test your cabs through a different head to see if the head is the problem?

There are so many things wrong with this bass to make it a US Standard. Maybe the guy who is selling it bought it in it`s current guise (or disguise?) but there is no need for you to be taken in as well. If you were buying this s/hand in the UK it would be worth about £140 ish if it is in good condition.

The bridge is all wrong as well. It looks like someone has drilled some holes through a BBOT (bent bit of tin) bridge. Engage reverse gear and run in the direction of away..

I think this is a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz with a fake decal. The pics are very small. The tuners are cheap, US Jazz`s from 2010 have the truss rod adjuster at the body end but it has through body stringing which may have been done by someone after purchase.

In August this year, I was looking to replace the Peavey Mini Max head I had bought. I spotted a TE AH 600 7 band on Thomman for £280 down from £1100 odd!! It seemed like too good a deal to be true so I bought it. It came with a cover and a four way footswitch that was as heavy as the Peavey head it replaced! I don`t know if it was old stock or the last of the line but for the price, it was a no brainer. I have never used TE gear before but I have played a few gigs with it now and the drummer says he can feel the bass as well as hearing it. I`m still not sure of the best way to set it up, pre shape, graphic etc but apart from the weight, it is a great bit of kit. And it looks cool with the green light.

Cool bass but even cooler shoes

In order: 10 watt Epiphone amp bought with 1st bass. 65 watt Ibanez amp. I think it had a 12" speaker but it was useless for the first band I joined, so replaced it with.... Ashdown Mag 300, 15" combo. Used this for ages and eventually removed the head and used it with a variety of cabs. Still have it as a back up. SWR Tower of power head. Bought it as shop soiled for £200 from Guitarguitar. Big and heavy, 700 ish watts if I remember. Used it on a few gigs but moved it on as I was always scared of blowing up my cab. Eden Nemisis 2 x 10 combo. Nice amp but sold on here, cant remember why. Back to the Mag 300.. Tc BG115 250. One of the early ones that went up in smoke. Piece of garbage. Back to the Mag 300.. Behringher BVT 450. Bought after reading Discreets review. Decent amp but large and heavy. Punted it for £50. Still going somewhere I bet. Ashdown ABM 500 Evo 3. The best amp I have owned, one of the last ones. Used with 2 Mi cabs. Sold amp on (foolishly). Peavey Minimax 500. Got this to downsize but it felt cheap and didn`t sound good to me. Sent back to Thomman. Trace Elliott AH600. Bought from Thomman for the silly price of £280. Taking a bit of getting used to but a lovely bit of kit. Was going to pair it with a Markbass 2 x10 but the deal fell through so bought a Ashdown ABM mini 2x10 cab. There we go.

In a previous band, the lead guitarist didn`t have a mobile phone and was murder to get a hold of. I gave him one of my old ones, still a half decent phone and told him to get a PAYG Tesco sim card just so I could contact him. Did he get a sim card? Did he heck! And his wife works in a bloomin Tesco shop!! Just a lazy fecker. Funnily enough, I`m not in a band with him anymore.